Great pitching and a fast offensive start ignited the Oak Ridge Trojan baseball team to an 8-1 romp over the visiting Franklin Wildcats Wednesday. Trojan starter Alex Fitchett dominated, allowing only one run in five innings pitched. For the second game in a row an Oak Ridge pitcher carried a no-hitter deep into the game. [...]
Alex Ghilarducci knew time was limited for her Oak Ridge High girls soccer team to score in Wednesday’s intra-county Delta River League match against visiting Ponderosa. The senior midfielder took charge after a Julia Crawford pass to fire a shot into the net in the 76th minute to end the game in a 1-1 draw. “I ran [...]
El Dorado Hills Wrestling Club grapplers represented well at recent tournaments. At Folk Style State at Seland Arena in Fresno, March 17 & 18 Third-grader Justin Lamson made it to the finals and placed 2nd. Second-grader Ty Freehill placed 3rd First-grader Scotty Moore place 4th Fourth-grader Kaden West Placed 6th Sixth-grader Ryan Redhair 4-2 (won [...]
El Dorado Hills’ Christian Dardano was selected to the All West Elite Travelling Lacrosse team after an intense three-day tryout where Christian left it all on the field to be selected among the top eighth-grade boys lacrosse athletes in Northern California. All West Elite Lacrosse is centered on three core principles: Respect, Attitude and Effort. Along [...]
CAMERON PARK — Oak Ridge High boys golf coach Stan Iverson and Ponderosa coach Richard Fox were glad snow wasn’t on the Cameron Park Country Club’s golf course Monday afternoon during the Delta River League’s second tournament. Players and coaches donned slacks, jackets and gloves while playing the 18-hole course still wet from last weekend’s [...]
The Sacramento Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc held its annual Football Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet March 9 at the Sacramento Elks Lodge. MC’d by Fox News 40′s Jim Crandell, the event honored 41 top football players from area high schools/community colleges not just for their dedication to their [...]
A young Oak Ridge High volleyball team fell to visiting Rocklin 25-19, 25-9, 26-24 in volleyball action Thursday night in El Dorado Hills. “We’re still getting used to each others tendencies, and the team chemistry will come with time,” junior Michael Montejano said after the Trojans showed glimpses of greatness but inconsistency in the three-set [...]
