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Softball Game Preview: Pleasant Grove Takes on Lodi
The Pleasant Grove Eagles will take on the Lodi Flames at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory. Pleasant Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand McClatchy a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Pleasant Grove who now have 12 in a row.
Field of dreams: A look at Sacramento's major league ballpark that never was
SACRAMENTO — More than a decade before the River Cats home was built in West Sacramento, there was a plan in place—and under construction—to build a Major League Baseball stadium in Natomas. To this day, from the air, you can still see the outline of what that field of dreams would've looked like.Take a bird's eye view of what was going to be Arco Park: a baseball stadium being built next to the then-Arco Arena. It was meant to attract either the Oakland Athletics or an expansion team.My late, great friend Greg Van Dusen helped bring the Kings to Sacramento...
Over 40-year-old soccer fields at Sacramento park to undergo renovations
(FOX40.COM) — A park in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood is set to undergo renovations, according to the city of Sacramento. Renovations at Garcia Bend Park will include improving the soccer fields, which have been used for four decades by the Greenhaven Soccer Club. Garcia Bend Park, located near the Sacramento River on 7654 Pocket Road, has […]
Eagles Pull Off Upset for Section Championship
ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - During the regular season, the Jesuit Marauders dominated the Delta League with a 12-0 record, handing two losses to the runner-up with a 10-2 record to the Pleasant Grove Eagles. In both matches, the Eagles were able to only take one set in their favor...
Baseball Game Preview: Elk Grove Hits the Road
The Elk Grove Thundering Herd will head out on the road to face off against the Whitney Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Elk Grove: 2.6, Whitney: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Elk Grove is on a roll...
Franklin Pitcher Abraham is Strikeout Standout
ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - Changes of scenery are nothing new for Franklin senior pitcher Nic Abraham. His 8-0 pitching record, 6-foot-4-inch stature and 0.98 ERA on the season foreshadow a bright college future as he prepares to attend the University of Tennessee on scholarship. Through 164 innings pitched in...
West Sacramento home run: Success on the riverfront after 25 years of Sutter Health Park
WEST SACRAMENTO -- The city of West Sacramento and its riverfront, facing downtown Sacramento directly, both look a lot different present day than they did two decades ago.The boom in development is thanks to Sutter Health Park, home of the Sacramento River Cats, for the past 25 years. Since the team's first home game on May 15, 2000, the River Cats have brought more than baseball to West Sacramento. Pitching the stadiumWarren Smith is now a successful sports franchise developer. His accolades in the Sacramento region include bringing both the River Cats and the Sacramento Republic FC to the region. In the late...
Herd to Face Off in Semifinals Against No. 1 Seed Whitney
ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - Once again, a pitching gem from senior Russell Pettis gave the Elk Grove Thundering Herd the win, this time in the Division Two CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Baseball Playoffs quarterfinals against the Patterson Tigers by a score of 5-1. Pettis threw a complete-game two-hitter and allowed one unearned run with seven strikeouts. His head coach, Joe Bellotti, said Pettis’ experience in these types of games favors him.
Bauer, unbeaten Sutter UHS advance to SJS D-V Final Four: Sutter extends win streak to four-year high 25 games
Olivia Bauer opened her final postseason as a member of the Sutter Union High softball team with a five-inning no-hitter Tuesday to help the top-seeded Huskies blank No. 8 West Campus, out of Sacramento, 10-0 for their 25th straight win this season – the longest team streak in the past four years.
California Tracks at Odds Over Regulatory Cost Split
Officials from California racetracks, who battled over race dates in Northern California earlier this year, now are at odds over costs needed to fund the California Horse Racing Board. Speaking May 16 during a meeting of the CHRB in Sacramento, Calif., the board's executive director Scott Chaney said industry stakeholders...
Sac State, UC Davis in HERO Sports FCS Preseason Top 25 poll
(KTXL) – The start of the FCS season is in 100 days, so on Thursday, HERO Sports released its Preseason Top 25 poll. Sacramento State is No. 8, while UC Davis is No. 21. The Hornets, who begin their 2024 season on August 29th at San Jose State, have been ranked quite a bit in […]
Cardinals Send Broncos Trotting Home in First Round
ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The Laguna Creek Cardinals were not going to be timid. They jumped all over their first-round opponent in the Division Two CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Baseball Playoffs and defeated the Bella Vista Broncos at home 7-2. The Cardinals set an early tone with senior Ty Collum on the mound; he went on to pitch five solid innings to give the Cardinals their first playoff win at home.
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