Archive for April, 2010

SportsDashboards Salutes: Kim Scarsella

Saturday, April 17th, 2010 by

Tamalpais pitching ace Kim Scarsella

As the honors mount, Kim Scarsella is our nominee to be the poster girl for the value of youth sports programs.

Kim is a mound mainstay for the Tamalpais High School Hawks, who sit atop the softball standings in the Marin County Athletic League.

Last week, Kim was cited by the Marin Independent Journal as the girl prep star of the week. It was an honor well deserved. But calling her the “star of the week” is an understatement of the magnitude of calling Mohammed Ali a fairly tough guy. Or saying Lady Gaga has a strange sense of style.

Kim Scarsella is more than a one-week wonder, she dominates a softball game the way the best pitchers do. Statistics never tell the whole story, but here are some numbers that hint at the exceptional season she is having:

During the week for which she was honored by the Marin newspaper, she defeated Terra Linda 6-0 while striking out 17 and then bested Novato 6-2 while chalking up 11 more K’s.

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SportsDashboards Salutes: Central Marin Chargers Cheer National Champions

Monday, April 12th, 2010 by

Remember the old days? Cheerleaders wore skirts that came below the knees, accompanied by long-sleeve wool sweaters with the team initial on the front. Sometimes, they waved pom-poms. And every once in a while, they led a cheer.

Folks, those days are gone. Like everything else, cheerleading has evolved. The outfits today permit the freedom of movement that’s required for cheerleaders to perform acrobatics and dance routines. These routines are so challenging they prove that these girls are not just pretty faces, they’re also talented athletes.

Epitomizing that evolution are the Central Marin Chargers Cheer teams. In 2009, their midget cheer team won the USA Junior Nationals championship in their division. Only to be outdone by their peewee counterparts, who not only won their division, but were crowned Grand Champions for achieving the highest score for their routine.
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SportsDashboards Salutes: Southern Marin Broncos, 2009 AYF Jr. Midget National Champions

Thursday, April 1st, 2010 by

The Southern Marin Broncos Jr. Midget team didn’t just win the American Youth Football national championship; they did it the hard way, beating the defending champs from Shabbona Park, IL, 16-0 in the final.

Marin County, California, is no stranger to football greatness. Dan Fouts, the Hall of Fame San Diego quarterback, and Pete Carroll, the fabulously successful college football coach, both hail from Marin. But the 12- and 13-year-old kids on the Jr. Midgets team accomplished something Fouts and Carroll never did: they won a national championship in youth football.

The video shows highlights of their championship game. The clinching touchdown run comes at the 2:50 mark. It’s a great run, but look at the blocking!

Check out the trophy presentation at about 4:30 into the video.

Diligent preparation and flawless execution gave the Broncos their title. SportsDashboards salutes them!

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