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Local Cowgirl Named 2024 Rowell Ranch Rodeo Queen
Castro Valley native Phoebe Bruns attended her first Rowell Ranch Rodeo before she could walk. This month—18 years later—she will be celebrated as the 2024 Miss Rowell Ranch Rodeo Queen. “I’ve come full circle,” Bruns told the Forum. “I used to attend the Queen’s ball with my friends...
LIST: Bay Area bars showing Canelo-Mungia pay-per-view fight
(KRON) — Canelo Álvarez, one of the biggest stars in boxing, is fighting against fellow Mexican Jaime Mungia this Cinco de Mayo weekend. Álvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) takes on the undefeated Mungia (43-0, 34 KOs) on Saturday, May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight will be shown on Amazon Prime and […]
Error sinks Bay Area high school swimmers' state championship hopes, athletes plead for exemption
To let them swim or not to let them swim? That's the question NCS officials are pondering after an error left 13 Acalanes High School swimmers ineligible for this weekend's championship meet.
Rucking gaining in popularity with hardcore hikers and exercise aficionados
There are a number of beautiful spots to go hiking in the Bay Area but for some, just walking the trails is not enough. "You could ruck on a dog walk, you can ruck in between your kid's baseball games, you can ruck with a friend," is how Bria Ruben described her workout routine. Ruben is part of Ruck Evolution, a group that offers training sessions while enjoying the outdoors. They strap on backpacks weighted with water and march - or ruck - through some of the most scenic backdrops in Marin County, all while burning more calories than they would on a normal hike. "It's not for the weak," said Courtney DiCarlo during a recent ruck. Rucking originated from military training when troops had to march with bags of equipment strapped to their backs. Ariel Levin is hooked on the new workout. "I've been rucking three times a week for the past two weeks." Ruben acknowledged some people are reluctant to pay for somebody to lead them on a hike but countered that rucking is about so much more than that. "Meeting new people, friends supporting each other, that is the magic of rucking."
Inside the fast-paced world of Peninsula Roller Derby
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rollins Road is a mostly industrial thruway that runs parallel to Highway 101, best known for the always bustling In-N-Out that sits at the Millbrae Avenue intersection. Just a few doors down is the Burlingamer, a facility currently owned by the Burlingame Soccer Club. While it is typically used for indoor youth soccer practice, on Thursday and Sunday nights the space is filled with the sounds of adults laughing, roller skating and occasionally knocking into each other.
Bridge & Back for Q.W.A.C. welcomes special guest
Richmond native Courtney Paulk raised eyebrows in the Lake Gaston community last October when she swam the 34-mile distance from Tailrace Park, below the dam separating John H. Kerr Lake from Lake Gaston to the public beach near the barrier separating Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake. Paulk started her swim shortly before 7 a.m. and finished at 3:14 a.m., a 19 hours and 39 minutes adventure. Paulk will be back at Lake Gaston at 8 a.m. this Saturday to meet with participants and onlookers of the third annual Bridge and Back for Q.W.A.C. at the Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2357 Eaton Ferry Road.
2024 Mavericks Big Wave Awards: Here Are the Nominees
Well, the nominees for the 2024 Mavericks Big Wave Awards are in, and they’re vying for a cash prize of $25,000. It’s an interesting event. Instead of donning a jersey and competing for judges in a certain contest window, Maverick’s surfers submit videos with their best waves through the entire winter season, which runs from October 1-April 15 each year.
Oakland Ballers unveil $1.6M plan for Raimondi Park
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Ballers on Wednesday unveiled the baseball team's $1.6 million plan to transform the city's historic Raimondi Park as its new home, complete with 4,000 seats. The team released renderings of what the park will look like, following the unanimous final vote by Oakland City Council...
Help for Youth Sports
Since its humble beginnings in a Stanford University closet in 1998, the Oakland-based national nonprofit Positive Coaching Alliance has gone on to reach more than 20 million youth, hold more than 20,000 workshops for coaches, athletes and parents, and create more than 3,500 partnerships with schools and youth sports organizations. Its national advisory board includes such sports luminaries as Warriors Coach Steve Kerr, former Giants Manager Dusty Baker and soccer star Julie Foudy.
HBCU coach out after winning first conference title
Lincoln University's head basketball coach Jason Armstrong steps down, replaced by Keyshawn McMahon. University launches national search for new coach. The post HBCU coach out after winning first conference title appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Filipino martial arts — a legacy for a Bay Area family
Inside a defunct Daly City elementary school-turned-studio space, a roomful of adult pupils was getting a lesson in how to fend off a knife attack, courtesy of one of the legendary practitioners of Filipino martial arts. Dressed in a black gi festooned with patches, Dr. Remy Presas Jr. demonstrated how...
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