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Perry "the Playmaker" was always the Tigers' go-to guy until super-tall, ultra-talented Jason Carter joined the team. Handing the ball off to Jason guarantees the team a score, but Perry refuses to play nice with the teen who stole his thunder, which throws off the team's rhythm and endangers their chance at the state championship.

Picked last for kickball, Amelia Bedelia gets another chance to prove her athleticism when her class holds a mini-Oylympics.

Matty is the captain of the local soccer club, the Strikers, but he needs a girl named Lola and a group of streetballers to teach him to play with flare and intensity.

Three talented teenagers are competing in a BMX competition whose course has been kept a secret before the race, but one of them seems to be able to anticipate the course better than the other competitors.

The Titans are hoping to add track to their athletic program, and track season is about to begin, but Sully, "a natural born runner," is the only one who signs up, and if there is to be a track team, he needs to do some fast recruiting of other student athletes.

A graphic novel account of the career of Negro League pitcher Satchel Paige, discussing the show he put on as a popular player, as well as the respect he demanded as an African-American.

Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys.

Isaac Foster, captain of Team Rogue, is not sure what to expect from Kai Palakiko, who is new to snowboarding, but an expert surfer and a last minute addition to the team, and wonders if Kai can adapt his talent in time for the big competition.

Trey, the Spartans' team captain, becomes fast friends with Griffin, the newest member of their squad, but the rest of the Spartans think Griff, who used to play for the Spartans' biggest rivals, is a rat. His teammates want him to betray his friendship with Griff to save their season, but if they're wrong about Griff, then Trey will endup the rat.

Sly uses her detective skills to help her friends solve the case of the soccer switch, the kick craze and the basketball blues.