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Placer High School’s Cam Staton was named defensive MVP of the Foothill Valley League for the 2023 baseball season. Staton was one of the most dominant pitchers in the Sac-Joaquin Section, as his 109 strikeouts against 39 walks helped lead the Hillmen to a Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV semifinal berth.

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Action and tradition will meet each other on Saturday, June 3, when the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series returns to Placerville Speedway. A $5,000 payday will go to the driver who can slay the field of the 32nd Annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial. This will be the only time the series heads to ‘Little Knoxville On The Hill’ this season.

Granite Bay pulls off another upset to defeat Rio Americano for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II title.

FAST FRIDAYS Main event results, May 26 Division I Scratch: 1. Dillon Ruml, 2. Broc Nicol, 3. Slater Lightcap, 4. Billy Janniro. Division I Handicap: 1. Slater Lightcap, 2. Bart Bast, 3. Louie Mersaroli. Division II: 1. Chase Kangas, 2. Aidan McNutt, 3. John Peters. Division III: 1. John Gauthreaux, 2. Catherine Moore, 3. Mike Newham. Youth 250: 1. Darren Armbruster, 2. Jameson Hutchinson, 3. Caden Cavrikas. Youth 150: 1. Wesley Rearick, 2. Riley Rearick, 3. Matthew Wright.

Whitney Montoya stood patiently waiting. The senior was stepping into the batter’s box with a chance to send the Ponderosa High School softball team to its first section championship since 2012. Ponderosa trailed Vista del Lago 3-1 heading into the final inning in Tuesday’s home playoff. But big at-bats...

The Granite Bay High baseball team won its third section title in school history with a 3-0 win over Rio Americano High at Sacramento City College last Thursday. The Grizzlies were led by their starting pitcher and junior Jack Ghufran, who also started the section title game in 2022 when the Grizzlies won 4-2. Ghufran pitched a complete game shutout last Thursday with 10 strikeouts on 100 total pitches. Ghufran is 4-4 on the season with a 3.07 earned run average and 70 strikeouts. His coach, Pat Esposito, explained what makes Ghufran a special player.

The Granite Bay High boys’ golf team shot a score of 380 at the NorCal Regional Championship at Berkeley Country Club on May 22 to place third and advance to the State Championship. The Grizzlies were led by junior Sam Lyons, who shot a one-under-par round of 71 with...

The best of the best track and field athletes in the area were in action at Davis High School over the weekend for the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters meet, as they competed for section championships and the right to go to the CIF State Championship meet. While no Auburn-area athletes qualified...

Glendale, Ariz., driver Ashton Torgerson showed his mettle Saturday night at Placerville Speedway, making a move by Tanner Carrick with less than 10 laps remaining to secure his first career winged 360 sprint car triumph. Sharing victory lane with the 16-year-old were Placerville’s Shane Hopkins with the wingless tour, Lincoln’s...

Oak Ridge High School softball was one out away from advancing to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I softball championship game Tuesday afternoon and with an 8-2 lead over Sierra Foothill League rival Granite Bay, it seemed like the Trojans were well on their way to a comfortable victory. But the...

AUBURN, Calif. — “I used to race for points, Now I’m racing for people," said professional drift racer, Garret Therriault. Therriault is talking about his new mission, driving a One Pill Can Kill-themed car racing and touring around America bringing awareness to fentanyl poisoning. "This is something...

A team of talented gymnasts from Cameron Park took multiple spots on the podium at the National Gymnastics Association Regional Championships. Competitors hailing from the western United States from Hawaii to Wyoming massed in Layton, Utah, for the championship competition May 12-14. Cameron Park’s Tumble Time gym brought a crew of 7- to 15-year-olds to regionals setting scores many other teams were unable to match. When the chalk had settled at the end of the weekend, the Tumble Time team had been crowned team champions in Level 2 and had secured 38 qualifications to compete at the national competition in New Orleans this June.

On May 24, 2022, the Granite Bay High baseball team faced Rio Americano High in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II title game and won their second title with a 4-2 win. The two starting pitchers in that game were Jack Ghufran for the Granite Bay Grizzlies and Chase Christenson for the Rio Americano Raiders.

Whitewater rafting outfitters are expecting this season to be one of the best in recent years. Central Sierra Nevada snowpack levels are epic this year — 325% above average for May 16, according to Department of Water Resources data — and the subsequent runoff is changing the game for El Dorado County rafting companies that faced challenges due to drought years.

Granite Bay Rugby’s motto this season has been “be comfortable being uncomfortable” and nothing defines that more than the last week for the varsity boys’ team. On April 30, Granite Bay’s Tyson Wasser suffered a massive stroke during a match, due to a blood clot in his neck. Wasser spent the next four days in the ICU before being transferred to Kaiser Medical Center in Vallejo for rehab where he remains today.

Cole Foster hit a three-run homer, Bryson Ware added a two-run shot and fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri

AUBURN — The introduction of Name, Image and Likeness has thrown a curveball into college sports programs across the country, and Auburn athletics is no different. Coaches Hugh Freeze and Bruce Pearl are still learning how to best navigate the challenges presented by NIL, but former Auburn basketball star Charles Barkley already knows where he stands on the topic.

In a battle between two former league rivals, the Granite Bay Grizzlies baseball team defeated the Woodcreek Timberwolves 11-6 in the first game of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II semifinals on Monday. The game, which lasted three hours and 10 minutes, was tied 2-2 entering the third inning when Grizzlies...

As you may know, my Son plays Rugby. He plays for San Joaquin Memorial High school. Prior to high school he played for the CenCal Rugby Club. CenCal Youth Sports is a 501c3 non-profit organization. They like to say that they “promote the characteristics of Hard-Work, Integrity, and Trust. They offer a variety of sports and fitness programs for players aged 6-14“, but really it’s more than that. Much more!

For the fifth time, the Granite Bay High boys’ tennis team is Sac-Joaquin Section champions after defeating Mountain House High 8-1 last Friday in the Division II title match. The Grizzlies have been led all season by sophomore brothers, Roshan and Yoshan Murugesh, with Yoshan finishing the season undefeated...