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ROCKLIN — The Dry Diggins Dolphins won the Valley Foothill Competitive Athletic League Championship Meet last Saturday at Sierra College to become the first group in the team’s 45-year history to win back-to-back titles. The Dolphins, with 2,037 total points, won convincingly. Second place Auburn tallied 1,308, Orangevale scored 1,125.5, Cordova netted 965.5, and Arden [...]
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV Placerville Speedway — Placerville, California 2nd Annual Bullring Nationals July 25, 2012 Car Count: 35 Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Gary Wright; 2. 18t-Greg DeCaires; 3. 21-Colby Wiesz; 4. 3c-Cody Lamar; 5. 14r-Stephen Allard; 6. 41w-Joshua Williams; 7. 69c-Chad Compton. Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Clayton Snow; 2. [...]
Placerville Speedway is known for some of the best sprint car racing in Northern California on any given Saturday night and annually the track hosts what has become known as Wild Winged Wednesday. Tonight is sure to be wilder than ever as the nationally known American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) roars in to ignite the [...]
Boys 6 and under — 25 free: 1-Liam Mellberg, 26.41; 2-Colin Barton, 29.11; 3-Carson Murphy, 32.12. 25 back: 1-Mellberg, 35.36; 2-Landis Mount, 35.95; 3-Tad Carlisle, 41.48. 7-8 — 25 free: 1-Mark Barsotti, 17.85; 2-Daniel Owen, 19.79; 3-Connor Carnahan, 23.57. 25 back: 1-Barsotti, 24.92; 2-Aedan Burge, 26.71; 3-Alexander de Gaust, 26.98; 25 breast: 1-Samuel McVeigh, 29.94; [...]
EL DORADO — The Placerville Dry Diggins Dolphins and the Auburn Robalos braved the cold weather last Saturday for an exciting VFCAL meet that ended with a victory for the Dolphins, their second straight. There were many exciting races to watch, and still more improved times from the team as a whole. “It was great [...]
ORANGEVALE — Placerville’s Dry Diggins Dolphins started their competitive season with a victory Saturday against the host Orangevale Tigersharks, winning 1,586.5-1,285.5. Despite the heat, Dolphin swimmers showed up ready to race, evident in many swims throughout the day. “It was a very exciting first league meet and many personal best times were swam. We have [...]
Baseball Union Mine 5, River City 3 — The host Diamondbacks picked up their first win of the season Tuesday behind the combined pitching of starter Tyler Leal and reliever Carlos Romero. Union Mine’s four-run second inning allowed the D’backs to lead the whole way. El Dorado 4, Vista del Lago 7 — The visiting [...]
El Dorado County Sports League Girls Basketball tournament results: 2011-12 Seventh grade Championship Markham 26, Herbert Green 21 — MAR: Caiyla Cotton 9 points and Taylor Quiada 5; HG: Ashley Boyd 11 and Lindsey Whited 4. Third place Sierra Ridge 26, Pleasant Valley 19 — SR: Amanda Logan 10, Hayley Hurst, N. Hanson, T. Bryte 4 each; PV: [...]
County Sports League Boys Basketball Tournament December 2011 Seventh grade Opening round Markham 29, Northside 12 — M: Emmett Wackford, 8 points; Gavin Wetmore, 6. N: Corey Mitchell, 4 points. Georgetown 33, Sierra Ridge 23 — G: Riely Larson, 10 points; Jake McKay, 8. SR: Bill Bumbaca, 14 points. Herbert Green 31, Pleasant Valley 28 — [...]
If you want your kids to fly in life, take them to the Aerospace Museum of California. There, in a modern structure that resembles an airport hanger (at the northeast corner of McClellan Park, formerly McClellan AFB), California’s event-filled aerospace history is retold while inspiring interest in science, technology, engineering and math among youth. Over [...]
The Dry Diggins Dolphins had much to celebrate at their annual end of season picnic and awards night. In the second year of operating as a parent-run organization, the Dolphins swept through the season undefeated and dominated “Champs” to complete a perfect year under head coach Kristen Stumbaugh. The Dolphin award is given to the [...]
Bullring Nationals Finale from Placerville Speedway Locked in from Friday Night’s Preliminary Feature: 38-Wayne Johnson, 87-Aaron Reutzel, 99-Brady Bacon, 57-Shane Stewart. Heat Races (Top 12 in Passing Points to “A” Main, including the four heat race winners; Balance to Two “B” Mains): Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 9-Wright, 2. 88-Crawley, 3. 0-Chappell, 4. [...]
The Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National series ventures into new territory this weekend with a debut appearance atop the high-banked, quarter-mile Placerville Speedway. Friday night’s action starts at 6:30 p.m., and the green flag waves Saturday night at 7:30. Saturday’s Bullring Nationals finale offers up $6,000 to win. Carrying the hot hand [...]
Boys 6 & under: 25 free: 3-Connor Russell, 26.37. 7-8: 100 MR: 1-Miles Tresser, Nathan Stoddard, Bryce Bacon, Logan Lardie, 1:25.75; 2-Preston Vukovich, Jacob Gemignani, Ben Parisek, Aiden Pellicano, 1:49.59; 3-Garrett Hubbard, Collin Eldridge, Cole Gerstle, Avery Hosier, 1:57.78. 25 free: 1-Tresser, 16.46; 2-Bacon, 18.36. 50 free: 1-Lardie, 38.32; 2-Parisek, 45.11; 3-Hubbard, 45.36. 25 back: [...]
CITRUS HEIGHTS — Saturday the Dry Diggins Dolphins came to win and win they did. In Citrus Heights at the Rusch Park pool, the Dolphins outscored every team, winning the Valley Foothill Competitive Aquatic League title for the first time in several years — and in only the team’s second year as a parent-run organization. [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — The El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devils and Sierra Sharks of Cameron Park/Shingle Springs waged a spirited contest through much of Saturday’s meet before the Taz pulled away for a 479-417 victory in Suburban Swim League action. The Taz win sets up another epic showdown with the two-time defending champion Park Terrace [...]
Suburban Swim League Sierra Sharks 544, Loomis Basin Dolphins 353 June 18 Girls 6 & under: 25 free: 1-A. Vos, 19.91; 2-Wurm, 26.99. 25 back: 1-A. Vos, 24.25; 3-Alyssa Harmon, 34.06. 7-8: 100 MR: 2-Makenna Swars, Samantha Bacon, Lauren Kott, Delaney Lardie, 1:30.87; 3-Mia Dale, Katherine Mansfield, Julianna Lenzi, Araceli Ramos, 1:48.15. 25 free: 1-L. [...]
Suburban Swim League Sierra Sharks 495, Broadstone Barracudas 396 June 11 Boys 6 & under: 25 back: 2-Pagcaliuagan, 37.84. 7-8: 100 MR: 1-Miles Tresser, Nathan Stoddard, Bryce Bacon, Logan Lardie, 1:25.29. 25 free: 1-Tresser, 16.22; 3-Stoddard, 18.26. 50 free: 1-Lardie, 32.89; 2-Ben Parisek, 42.46. 25 back: 2-Tresser, 21.43; 2-Stoddard, 23.69. 25 breast: 3-Lardie, 27.00. 25 [...]
Suburban Swim League June 4 Sierra Sharks 517-Folsom Sea Otters 379 Girls 6 & under: 25 free: 1-Analeis Vos, 19.72. 25 back: 1-A. Vos, 26.25. 7-8: 100 MR: 2-Lauren Kott, Samantha Bacon, Delaney Lardie, Makenna Swars, 1:32.43. 25 free: 2-Lardie, 18.37. 50 free: 1-L. Kott, 39.03. 25 back: 1-L. Kott, 21.35. 25 breast: 2-S. Bacon, [...]
Suburban Swim League June 4 Sierra Sharks 517-Folsom Sea Otters 379 Girls 6 & under: 25 free: 1-Analeis Vos, 19.72. 25 back: 1-A. Vos, 26.25. 7-8: 100 MR: 2-Lauren Kott, Samantha Bacon, Delaney Lardie, Makenna Swars, 1:32.43. 25 free: 2-Lardie, 18.37. 50 free: 1-L. Kott, 39.03. 25 back: 1-L. Kott, 21.35. 25 breast: 2-S. Bacon, [...]