Alice Evelyn Davis, seventeen, has generally gotten all she wants from life but when her college of choice rejects her, problems with her best friend arise, and she faces an unexpected loss, her new-found interest in running helps get her through.
When first-grader Freddy decides to try out for peewee hockey, his archenemy and school bully Max decides to also try out for the one slot left on the team.
Sh?o and his teammates on the Tokyo Select soccer team think they can defeat Kyushu Select easily, but a sudden attack leaves them behind, forcing Tatsuya to lead a counterattack against a seemingly unbeatable opponent.
In South Korea, the Tokyo Select team faces tough opponents--the Seoul Select--and have to rely on their passion for soccer to come back from a two point deficit.
When the coach places the players in unusual positions during a practice game, Sh?o realizes that he's going to have to try hard and change his approach, especially where Takashi, his rival for the forward position, is concerned.
With their team falling behind in the district finals, the Josui soccer team decides to resort to desperate tactics to win, and meanwhile, Sh?o learns something about his past.
Identical twins Ronde and Tiki Barber's excitement over the approaching state championship football game turns to worry when there is a chicken pox outbreak at Hidden Valley Junior High.
Soccer enthusiast Sho Kazamatsuri has worked hard to become an outstanding player, both as an individual and as part of the team at Josui Junior High, learning from mentors along the way--including the person who first introduced him to the sport.
During the off-season, superhero NASCAR driver Jimmy Dash skips practice to take over the lead role in a racing movie, unaware that the set is haunted by a stuntman determined to stop the filming.
