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LODI — Dylan Kubick ended his high school swimming career with second place finishes and All-American status at the Sac-Joaquin Section swimming and diving finals at the Tokay High pool on Saturday. The Oak Ridge senior took second place in the 200 intermediate medley with a time of 1:52.14 that earned him an automatic All-American [...]
On Mother’s Day weekend, May 11 and 12, art fans can visit the home studios of 16 talented artists. This free North Auburn Art Studios Tour is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors will see everything from photography to jewelry, watercolors, blown glass, pottery and much more. One of the [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — Three Oak Ridge High boys swimmers and one of the relay teams shined at the Delta River League meet at the El Dorado Hills Community Service District pool Saturday. Brandon Mills, Dylan Kubick and Trevor Dong set new league and school marks for the Trojans. Mills was first in the 200 [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — Brandon Mills continued to roll for the Oak Ridge High boys swim team. The senior took first place in the 200 IM with a time of 2:01.36, and the 100 breaststroke at 1:01.61 in Wednesday’s Delta River League tri-meet with intra-county rival Ponderosa and Sheldon at the CSD pool. Oak Ridge [...]
Softball Ponderosa 13, Rosemont 0 — In Tuesday’s non-league season opener in Sacramento, Ponderosa scored seven times in the first inning en route to the five-inning win. Ponderosa had 12 hits and was aided by seven Rosemont errors. Paris Hallums and MacKenzie Mueller split time on the mound for the Bruins, tossing a two-hitter. At the [...]
EDITOR: I’m a dog owner too. Yep, he’s got a case, and I got a good laugh! Maybe Esposito doesn’t subscribe to a statewide paper which — snow, rain, or shine — comes onto my yard each morning wrapped in 1-2 plastic bags. Been meaning to complain to this paper about it. At least, the [...]
By Dave Barry
McClatchy Newspapers
(MCT)
It was a cruel, cruel year — a year that kept raising our hopes, only to squash them flatter than a dead possum on the interstate.
Example: This year the “reality” show “Jersey Shore,” which for six hideous seasons has been a compelling argument in favor of a major earth-asteroid collision, finally got canceled, and we dared to wonder if maybe, just maybe, we, as a society, were becoming slightly less stupid.
But then, WHAP, we were slapped in our national face by the cold hard frozen mackerel of reality in the form of the hugely popular new “reality” show…
Tennis Section Playoffs Oak Ridge 3, Davis 6 Singles (OR first): Tori Trylovich def. Guinard 4-6, 7-5, 10-8; Rachael Librach def. by Paw U 2-6, 0-6; Teja Chalamcherla def. by Yang, 7-5, 4-6, 4-10; Hannah Crookham def. Cajandig 6-3, 7-5; Miranda Miller def. by Donahue 0-6, 6-7; Gabby Zeagler def. Mould 6-3, 6-3. Doubles (OR [...]
EL DORADO — Bryan Cole scored consecutive goals to break a fourth period tie as Oak Ridge held off host Ponderosa 11-9 to close the regular season at the Aquatics Center Wednesday afternoon. A lot rode on the outcome, hence the big crowd for the final intra-county match under a downpour, sun and a double [...]
On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the public is invited to visit the home studios of 14 great Auburn artists. This free event is a wonderful way to spend the day. Some of the artists on the tour include Sonja Hamilton, Cathy Cline, Don Crawford and Patty [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — The Oak Ridge High water polo squads opened the 2012 season with a sweep of visiting Bella Vista Broncos; the girls won a narrow 4-3 game while the boys came out on top 13-6 Thursday at the El Dorado Hills Community Service District pool. The girls squad, whose only senior is [...]
Softball Player of the Year Natalie Kessing, Ponderosa Gianna Bilotta, Ponderosa Sky Jerpbak, Ponderosa Paris Hallums. Ponderosa Lauren Bertoy, Oak Ridge Jackie Schmaeling, Oak Ridge Jade Matsumoto, Oak Ridge Bailey O’Mara, St. Francis Alexis Viramontes, St. Francis Stephanie Heyward, St. Francis MeShalon Moore, Sheldon Amber Glenn, Sheldon Alexis Cooper, Sheldon Amber Murray, Pleasant Grove Lindsey [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — The El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devils overcame archrivals Park Terrace Saturday, defeating the Penguins 416-373 at the El Dorado Hills CSD swimming pool. Both Suburban Swim League clubs entered Saturday’s contest with identical 4-0 records. “It’s going to be nails, man,” Taz head coach Jason Brown said before the epic battle. [...]
CAMERON PARK — The El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devils defeated the Sierra Sharks 422-367 last Saturday in an intra-county swim matchup at the Cameron Park Community Services District Pool. The meet was close, competitive and both teams demonstrated great sportsmanship. At various breaks during the meet, the spread was between 10-15 points. Individually, the Taz, led [...]
LODI — Qualifying for CIF Sac-Joaquin Sections in swimming is hard work; finishing in either the top eight for finals or top 16 for consolations is an honor. Swimmers from 27 leagues (over 175 schools) competed in prelims last Thursday and Friday at Tokay High with the top 16 from each event returning Saturday. El [...]
ELK GROVE — Competing in the Sierra Valley Conference meet at Cosumnes Oaks last week, El Dorado’s Track and Field teams showed their mettle in sweeping both varsity and frosh/soph divisions for the second year in a row. In all, the Cougars advanced 25 varsity athletes to this week’s Sac-Joaquin Section Divisional IV-V meet at [...]
“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of a man than the discovery of a star.” — Anthelme Brillat-Savarin More wanderings Jessie’s Café One and one-half miles through our weekday 3 mile walk, we circle the businesses at the corner of Pleasant Valley and Oak Hill roads. The one business [...]
SACRAMENTO — Seven Delta River League teams, including Oak Ridge and Ponderosa, converged last weekend at Jesuit for the league swim championships. From the Trojans, three individual and two relay championship records were broken. From the Bruins, two individual championship records were broken. Oak Ridge placed second in the team standings, the girls just seven [...]
The harmonious angle of the sun and Pluto pushes for beautiful transformations and fortuitous fateful encounters. The Leo moon is a cheerleader for the action, reminding us that we are but players on the stage of life — and so we may as well be playful. Change doesn’t have to be such a serious matter. [...]
Baseball El Dorado 5, Union Mine 3 — The Cougars turned four hits into five runs, including four in the top of the first inning, to win Thursday’s intra-county game over the host Diamondbacks. Nick Bonniksen pitched a complete game for El Dorado. Offensively, Chris Swineford had two RBIs and Justin Dillon and Alex Alvarez [...]