High School Student Athletes

W. Soccer. Freshman Feature: Q&A With Rachel Mercik
Each week, CalBears.com will feature a freshman women’s soccer player, and this week’s participant is forward Rachel Mercik. Mercik, who prepped at Oak Ridge High School in the Sacramento area, is a member of the U.S. national under-20 pool and was recognized as the No. 18 player in the nation, according to the Top Drawer Soccer National Top-100 List. Cal head coach Neil McGuire notes that …
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How much losing can Toronto’s two university football teams take?
Despite a string of dismal seasons, new administrations at York and the University of Toronto remain hopeful of a turnaround and committed to fielding teams.
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Cuts at STLCC irk coaches
What is wrong with the administration at local St. Louis Community Colleges? Over the summer the St. Louis Community College system cut many sports programs at all four campuses, Forest Park, Meramec, Wildwood and Florissant Valley.
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For Lafayette College’s football freshmen, today’s start of classes opens a whole new challenge
The demands of athletics, academics and college life all start to come together.
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