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Softball NorCal Classic Oak Ridge 7, Ripon 5 — Lauren Bertoy drove in four runs on two home runs and a double to pace the Lady Trojans. Renee Bardini plated the other three runs on a 2-for-4 effort; Jackie Schmaeling went 2-for-4 with a double; and Jessica Burgess was a perfect 3-for-3. Oak Ridge 10 [...]
As has become tradition, the last two weeks of the year I glance back at the 50 cathartic home columns I’ve written, pull one takeaway tidbit of scenario-wrapped advice from each month and re-share them here. This year brought no shortage of material. In the first six months I moved into a new old home, [...]
Victory gives Trojans section title shot SACRAMENTO — Containing an explosive, run-oriented offense on one side of the ball and producing enough points on the other, Oak Ridge handled Burbank 24-6 Saturday at Titan Stadium. With the Sac-Joaquin Division I semifinal playoff win, the Trojans (12-1) return to the section title game for the first [...]
Fast course yields quick times FOLSOM — Clear skies, crisp temperatures and a compacted course resulted in very fast racing at Saturday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Cross-Country Championships at Willow Hills course near Folsom High School for the El Dorado, Union Mine and Golden Sierra squads. Several of the county’s top runners ran personal bests in [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — Withstanding the wind, weather and the option offense, the Oak Ridge Trojans blew out the visiting Enochs Eagles of Modesto 49-21 in the first round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs Friday. The two teams combined for four touchdowns within the first five minutes before Oak Ridge took over. “We [...]
Bruin Redor 6th ANGELS CAMP — Last Saturday’s Sac-Joaquin Section Sub Sections served as the all-important qualifier for the upcoming Section Cross Country finals this weekend at the Willow Hills course behind Folsom High. El Dorado County will be well represented as teams and/or individuals from all five schools qualified. In the girl’s Division-II varsity [...]
SACRAMENTO — Alex Sinigur (17:17) led the 1-2-7-9-14 finish for powerful Highlands in last Wednesday’s showdown for the Sierra Delta League cross country championship against Golden Sierra’s young developing squad at Renfree Field. Grizzly sophomore Hunter Hughes delivered a gutsy performance in the varsity boys individual race, finishing third and shaving over a minute off [...]
Tennis Oak Ridge 8, Folsom 1 Singles (OR first): Tori Trylovich def. Hayes 6-0, 6-0; Rachael Librach def. Crippen, 6-3, 6-1; Teja Chalmcherla def. Arcelli 6-0, 6-0; Hannah Crookham def. Wu 6-0, 6-1; Miranda Miller def. Tangella 6-0, 6-4; Gabby Zeagler def. Chow, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles (OR first): Lauren Roppolo-Heather Dunham def. Prazid-Montecillo 6-1, 7-5; [...]
SACRAMENTO — The Golden Sierra Cross Country teams opened Sierra Delta League competition with second place finishes Wednesday at Renfree Field. The fledging league in its third year showed marked improvement as five of the six schools competing had at least one team in either the Varsity or JV races. For the first time in three [...]
FOLSOM — The Oak Ridge and Golden Sierra High cross country teams competed in the Josh Ruff Memorial Trojan Invite Saturday at the Willow Hills course on the Folsom High campus. Approximately 963 from 25 high schools competed on the 3.1 mile course. In the varsity girls’ race, Oak Ridge earned first place with 48 points. [...]
Oak Ridge High 2012 Varsity Football Team Mascot: Trojans Colors: Navy and Gold 2: Bradford Buenzli 3: Josh Wellman 4: Justin Priest 5: Jason Samuels 6: Colton Giorgi 7: Blake martin 8: Trent Buenzli 9: Byron Spain 10: Jacob Sipes 11: Ross Dwelley 12: Kevin Valdez 13: Ryan Lamb 14: Michael DeBeau 15: Chad Augood [...]
RAMIAR M. MERRIKH, 55, of South Lake Tahoe, by TCHP on May 29, bail listed as $2,500. JAMES L. GIBSON, 41, by CHP on May 30, bail listed as $7,500. TONI D. HUGHES, 47, of Shingle Springs, by CHP on May 31, bail listed as $2,500. SHARON K. KRUEGER, 56, of Placerville, by EDSO on [...]
ELK GROVE — Cool temperatures and nagging winds affected performances throughout the day, but six qualifying finishes were achieved by El Dorado county athletes at Friday’s CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet at Elk Grove High, serving as the regional qualifier for next weekend’s CIF-State Championships at Buchanan High School in Clovis. Ponderosa girls’ team led the [...]
Jack Devan Aadnesen, Grace Christine Abela, Zachary James Achterberg, Brett Ahola, Joseph Akin, Melinda Nicole Albertsen, Travis Allec, Josephine Rae Alvarez, Benjamin H. Anderson, Maggie Anderson, Allison Helen Armstrong, Dana Jo Aros, Stefanie Lorraine Avilla, Alexander Bahro, Lara Michelle Bangs, Claire Marie Barnett, Savannah Elizabeth Barnhill, Samantha Loren Bartolo, Cole Jackson Bates, Joshua Matthew Battersby, Brooke [...]
EL DORADO — The Sierra Valley Conference swim championships came together without a hitch at Union Mine last weekend, the first time the Diamondbacks have hosted. Seven teams — El Dorado, Union Mine, Vista del Lago, Cosumnes Oaks, Liberty Ranch, River City and Galt — competed for the conference title. In the varsity competition, Vista’s [...]
GALT — The El Dorado High swim team traveled to Liberty Ranch last Wednesday and came home with a double victory as the Cougar girls (128-42) and boys (112-50) defeated the Warriors. The win places the El Dorado girls and boys in second place in the Sierra Valley Conference. This is the fifth straight meet [...]
El Dorado’s swim team shook off the the rain and cold last Wednesday to post double Sierra Valley Conference victories against visiting Cosumnes Oaks — the Cougar girls winning 123-47 while the boys prevailed 99-71. For the fourth straight meet, the girls won every single event. “The girls team is so strong that at this [...]
The El Dorado Union High School District Robotics Team is headed to the nation’s Championships in St. Louis, Mo., April 25-28, where there will be close to 400 teams from throughout the nation and other countries competing with their robots at the Edward Jones Dome. This will be the first time the 3-year-old team named [...]
July 17, 1926 — March 12, 2012 Hamel Lindle Smith (aka Louis Logan Smith) passed away on March 12, 2012. He was 85 years old. Hamel was born July 17, 1926, in Arkansas to William Bryan Smith of Missouri and Marietta Jamieson of Mississippi. Lou, as he became known later in life, was the oldest of [...]
Winning every race to be won, El Dorado’s swim team out-swam visiting Galt Wednesday – the girls prevailing 134- 35 and the boys outscoring the Warriors 120-35 in the Sierra Valley Conference meet. “We dominated every race,” said Cougar Coach Marc Hughes. “We owned the pool!” For the girls, double event winners were Marissa Garcia in [...]