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Tennis CIF Playoffs Oak Ridge 9, Armijo 0 Singles (OR first): Brandon Sutter def. Mestas, 6-0, 6-0; Jacob Zetlin def. Marquez, 6-1, 6-1; Charlie Conarro def. Wadsworth, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Simon Chan def. Dolan, 6-2, 6-4; Matt Fergerson def. Nsayen, 6-2, 6-3; Matthew Lai def. San Miguel, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles (OR first): Clarence Lai-Scotty Lee [...]
Keaton Subjeck — The annual boys CIF State Wrestling Championships is without question the most difficult, grueling and challenging event a prep athlete faces. Simply gualifying is a big accomplishment but to come away with one of eight awarded medals is huge. The Oak Ridge 160-pound junior did just that last March at Fresno’s Rabobank Arena when [...]
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 [...]
SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento River Cats’ Triple-A baseball team, an affiliate of the Oakland A’s, named 36 local athletes to its 2011-12 Fall, Winter, Spring All-City teams. The athletes were honored in a ceremony prior to a River Cats’ game May 13. Those who chose to attend received a ticket to the game and an [...]
Ponderosa High School hosted its annual Scholarship and Awards Night on May 1. The school staff wants to extend congratulations to the Class of 2012 valedictorians: Skye Jerpbak and Samantha Kennedy and salutatorians: Maris Dyer, Ben Estacio, Connor Grubaugh and Ty Pensa. Ponderosa is also proud to announce the appointment of Amy Silverbush to the [...]
Morgan Aasen, Judi Adams, Christina Kiley Michele Adams-D’Onofrio, Anna Elizabeth Adamski, Taylor Renee Agricola, Matt Aguiar, Nicole Alberghini, Ryan Jet Albertazzi, Tyler Alberts, Duncan Alexander, Meagan Allstead, Lauren Almeida, Katia Alvaro, Dalton Amolsch, Elizabeth Marie Anderson, Jami Anderson, Kelsey Anderson, Wade Anderson, Brooke Lorraine Andrew, Kasandra Andrews, Ryan Ansell, Arvind Rajan, Gabrielle Attisani, Forrest Taylor Bacchi, [...]
Last week’s individual section’s tournament meant the end of the line for three area qualifiers who combined to go 2-3. At the Division I level, Ponderosa senior Kevin Valentine won his first-round match 6-0, 6-2 at the Brenda Athletic Clubs in Turlock but lost in the quarterfinals to Turlock’s Scott Gray, seeded No. 3, 4-6, [...]
FOLSOM — Ponderosa’s Kevin Valentine won the Delta River League Super Singles title Tuesday, defeating Oak Ridge’s Jimmy Giovannini in straight sets at the Broadstone Racquet Club. Both Valentine and Giovannini qualified for the individual section’s tournament. During league, Valentine went undefeated thanks to an aerobic weight training class that improved his quickness, speed and [...]
The return of good weather this week was good news for area tennis teams. With promising forecasts on the horizon, players returned to the courts after two weeks of rain around a week off for spring break that combined, nearly brought play to a complete stop. It’s back to business now. In the Delta River [...]
Tennis Oak Ridge 6, Pleasant Grove 3 Singles (OR first): Jimmy Giovanni def. Doty, 7-5, 6-1; Nic Atkinson def. Kankis, 6-2, 6-2; Jacob Zetlin def. Roberts, 6-2, 6-1; Simmon Chan def. McBroom, 6-3, 6-2; Charlie Conarro def. Velasco, 6-0, 6-0; Matt Fergerson def. Wagner, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Doubles (OR firts): Matthew Lai-Scotty Lee def. by [...]
Baseball El Dorado 7, Liberty Ranch 5 — In Wednesday’s Sierra Valley Conference game in Galt, the Cougars (2-0, 5-0-1) scored four times in the top of the first inning to account for half of their runs. El Dorado poked 10 hits and used five Hawks (1-2, 4-3) errors to its advantage. Timothy Hinrichs, Zack Brown [...]
Tennis Ponderosa 1, Jesuit 8 Singles (PHS first): Kevin Valentine def. Orlando, 6-0, 6-1; Jake Wiesner def. by Beynars, 3-6, 0-6; Trip Moore def. by Lin, 0-6, 1-6; Adrian Elkmans def. by Fretz, 1-6, 1-6; Brendon Sauer def. by Hambly, 2-6, 1-6; Max Donovan def. by Gilles, 2-6, 3-6. Doubles (PHS first): Spencer Preciado-Skler Levenson [...]
Girls soccer Ponderosa 1, Pleasant Grove 1 — Senior Aubrey Wimmer scored the Bruins’ goal. Oak Ridge 1, Sheldon 1 Boys tennis Oak Ridge 8, Sheldon 1 Singles (OR first): Nic Atkinson def. Andy Phan, 6-1, 6-2; Simon Chan def. Alvin Tan, 6-1, 6-2; Charlie Conarro def. Keith Thor, 6-0, 6-0; Matt Fergerson def. Andy [...]
Baseball Ponderosa 10, Roseville 11 — In a nonleague game Monday afternoon in Roseville, the Bruins led 10-3 going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That’s when the host Tigers scored eight runs for a come-from-behind win over Ponderosa (1-3), which had eight hits in the game. Blake Yaeger had one of those hits [...]
Baseball Golden Sierra 18, Rio Vista 13 — Bouncing back from Tuesday’s loss at El Dorado, the Grizzlies outlasted the visiting Rams in their Sierra Delta League opener Wednesday in a slugfest as both teams put up big offensive numbers. For Golden Sierra, Jeffrey Klahn went 3-for-4, Brayden Ellis had two singles, Kyle Moe had [...]
Softball Ponderosa 3, Vista del Lago 4 — Despite four errors, the host Eagles denied the Lady Bruins a season-opening win Monday. Ponderosa outfielder Taylor Eilders went 2-for-4 at the plate and Skye Jerpbak was 2-for-3. Shasta Stintson and Mackenzie Mueller split time on the mound for Ponderosa. Soccer Oak Ridge 0, McClatchy 5 Boys [...]
Five boys from El Dorado County, chosen from the five traditional high schools and sponsored by American Legion Post No. 119, participated in Boys State this summer and their lives were forever changed. The five Boys State participants were: Kyle Cerniglia, Joshua Jetter, Will Meigs, Oscar Rodriguez and Kevin Valentine. “I have a broader perspective [...]
Last year Pauline Murphy-Wachtel traded pennies for petals when she left the banking business and bought Cameron Park Florist. The flower shop has served the community for 33 years, providing beautiful arrangements for anniversaries, proms, weddings, holidays, funerals and those very important “I’m Sorry” moments. The shop also features plants, dish gardens and silk flower [...]
Baseball Player of the Year: Tyler Evanoff, Ponderosa Coach of the Year: Joe Potulny, Jesuit First team: Oak Ridge: Chris Muse-Fisher, Austin Ales, Cole Hansen, Jake Wehr, Zach Mahon; Ponderosa: Hunter Gallant, Jerrod Bravo; Jesuit: Zach Green, Logan James, Louis Mejia, Brian Celsi, Joe Williams; Pleasant Grove: Zach Stilwell, Josh Adams, Garrett Heisinger Boys Golf Most [...]