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Gold Country Pro Rodeo kicks off in Auburn Friday
AUBURN -- The Gold Country Pro Rodeo kicked off Friday in Auburn. The event is one of the longest-standing rodeos in the state, dating back more than 90 years.The rodeo draws some of the best competitors across the country and is an official stop on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit.This year is also one of their biggest years to date, with about 40 professional riders per night.Tens of thousands of people are expected to be in Auburn this weekend, pumping more than $2 million into the city's economy.Beyond the economic boom, locals say this rodeo also holds a deeper significance for the region."It's amazing to bring the rodeo here to Auburn," Painted Lady rider Victoria Recendez said.Another member of the Painted Ladies Gabrielle Broton, out of Folsom, said, "The fact that we can show part of the history that's been here for years is also just amazing."The event goes through Sunday, but tickets are already sold out.
Andrej Stojakovic commits to Cal
CARMICHAEL, Calif (KTXL) – From Stanford to Cal. Andrej Stojakovic has reportedly decided to which school he will transfer, and it is not far from where he played last season. “It was just the overall transparency from Coach Madsen and his staff,” Stojakovic told ESPN. “We had many conversations about a development plan, what me […]
Finley named Athletic Director of the Year
If you’ve been to a Folsom High athletic event over the past 14 years, you’ve seen Lisa Finley. Finley has been Folsom High’s athletic director since 2010-2011 school year and is seemingly at every sporting event, routinely spending 12 hours a day, and 60-plus hours a week at the school.
Ryan Hall Hauls Up The Limit To Lead Day One Of BAM At The Delta
Pro angler Ryan Hall of Orangevale, Calif. junk-fished his way to the top of the Day One leaderboard at BAM Tournament Trail’s 3rd Pro/Am stop of the 2024 season at the California Delta with a five-fish limit that weighed 27.90, anchored by a 7.63 Big Bass. Hall’s bag boosted his standings more than six-pounds over his nearest competitor and cu.
Paris Olympics: Team USA qualifies in artistic swimming. Mixed-gender teams to compete for 1st time
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Team USA has qualified for the Olympic team competition in artistic swimming,something that hasn't happened since 2008. Artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, is considered one of the hardest Olympic sports. Swimmers need endurance, strength, and flexibility. They spend roughly half their competition time underwater....
NCAA Tournament bound: Sac State women’s tennis wins Big Sky Championship
The Sacramento State women’s tennis team are the Big Sky Conference Tournament champions, clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament, after defeating the Weber State Wildcats 4-2 on Saturday. This is Sac State’s first Big Sky Tournament championship since winning 11 consecutive titles between 2002-2012. The Hornets’ 12 championships...
San Juan Bautista Girls soccer team kicks into gear
Lea este articulo en español aquí. If the results of their first two tournaments are any indication, San Juan Bautista’s U15 girls soccer team, the Elites, is a championship team in the making. After taking first place in the 2024 California Rush Spring Cup on April 7, the team became the U15 Cal North State Cup finalist a week later. And the season is just beginning.
Ole Miss hosts Auburn this weekend on softball diamond
Playing in front of its home crowd for the final time this season, Ole Miss softball hosts Auburn April 26-28 for Senior Weekend. Friday's agme begins at 5 p.m. CT, Saturday's at 3 p.m. CT and Sunday's finale starts at noon CT. LEADING OFF. • The Rebels and Tigers have...
Timberwolves rally to beat Broncos, wrap up league title
Things weren’t looking good for Woodcreek High’s baseball team at Bella Vista on Friday. Through five innings, the Broncos were leading 3-1 and while Woodcreek had opportunities with runners in scoring position, they couldn’t get the hit they needed. In the sixth inning, that all changed, as...
Softball Game Preview: Granite Bay on Home-Turf
Granite Bay and Rocklin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Granite Bay Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Rocklin Thunder at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Granite Bay: 3.9, Rocklin: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Dynasty: Placer's Isaac leads Hillmen to another boys tennis title
Tom Isaac has lost count of how many league championships he has won in 26 years of coaching boys and girls tennis at Placer High School. Isaac's teams have won the league championship every season in boys tennis and all but one with the girls. After his lone second-place finish, Isaac led the Placer girls team to the Sac-Joaquin Section championship.
Another weekend sweep for Sac State baseball in Irvine
Sacramento State baseball had another tremendous weekend against the University of Southern California and Santa Clara University defeating both teams in a weekend sweep to improve their record to an even 21-21. Friday: Sacramento State 6, USC 3. Sac State beat another PAC-12 team in USC in their second-ever meeting,...
Wilson pitches Oakmont to 4-1 win over Miners
At 9-2, Oakmont’s varsity baseball team is sitting in first place in the Foothill Valley League with four games to play. The Vikings have a one-game lead over Lincoln and are two games in front of West Park, and have the tie-breaker on both teams, as they took two-out-of-three games against them.
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