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2 Oakland high school basketball teams celebrate state championship titles
Oakland has faced many issues in the last few years but if you ask these high school athletes who just won state titles this year, they believe hard work and resiliency can lead to success.
Sports Focus: April 2024
This episode looks at two Oakland teenagers whose talents in the world of weightlifting have garnered them an unprecedented scholarship offer. Plus, we meet n organization making tennis adaptive and inclusive for student athletes on the autism spectrum, and have a conversation with a CIF Spirit of Sport Award winner from Milpitas.
New Oakland ‘B’s’ preparing for inaugural season
“We’re stealing baseball back for Oakland. Fans first. Oakland forever.”. That’s the tag line for the Oakland Ballers social media accounts. The Oakland City Council is supporting these sentiments, as they unanimously agreed last week to negotiate and execute a one-year lease with the Oakland Ballers for the Raimondi Park baseball field. The agreement should receive final approval from the council next week.
Balnikhov Faces Full Field in San Fran Mile Repeat Bid
It will be a bittersweet day at Golden Gate Fields April 27 as the $175,000 San Francisco Mile Stakes (G3T) is slated to be the last stakes race ever held at the track that opened in 1941. Golden Gate is scheduled to close once the spring meet ends June 9.
Roots, Soul soccer clubs bring qualified coaches to Oakland youth
Oakland, CA - The Oakland Roots and Soul soccer teams are bringing their expertise to local elementary schools in a program to bring Oakland students more access to sports. One of the biggest barriers for kids in underserved communities is a lack of qualified coaches to train them, so the club created the Oakland Coach Academy.
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