After Thursday night’s varsity volleyball game you would have thought the Lady Trojans had just won a state championship the way they and their supporters celebrated. Close. They just beat intra-county rival Ponderosa, 3-0. “We have so much confidence right now,” said Oak Ridge coach Becky Potter. “Players are starting to rise to the occasion [...]
Last Wednesday’s big showdown between visiting Ponderosa at Oak Ridge for two water polo matches determined which teams would advance to the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs. The Trojan boys toppled the Bruins 16-8 with a huge fourth quarter after trading leads throughout the first three quarters. “Our counterattack played really well today and we got a [...]
Monday’s rivalry soccer game between Oak Ridge and visiting Ponderosa was a tale of two halves. After a first half of tough defense and missed opportunities, the Trojans put on an offensive and defensive clinic as they coasted to their first Delta River League win with a 3-0 victory over the Bruins. Oak Ridge is [...]
Three El Dorado Hills Lacrosse players were selected to be on the Elite Titans teams run out of the Bay Area by professional players Chris Rotelli and Eric Martin. The Golden State Titan teams select only the best players from the Northern California area. Tryouts were extremely competitive and the selection process consisted of two [...]
SHINGLE SPRINGS — It’s a game both teams look toward each season. Friday night, Ponderosa and Oak Ridge continued their intra-county football rivalry and for the first half, it was a defensive gem. The Trojans only mustered a seven-point halftime lead but the second half was a different story as Oak Ridge got its offense [...]
Oak Ridge High School alum Sara Haley, now a junior swimmer at Louisiana State University, was named the Southeastern Conference’s Female Swimmer of the Week. In a write-up praising Haley last week it was noted that she “aided LSU to first-place finishes in two relays …. She won the 200 butterfly in 1:59.51 and earned [...]
Oak Ridge Jr. Trojans quarterback Jack Laing, 12, of El Dorado Hills has been named to the third annual Offense-Defense Youth All-American Bowl. Jack will join dozens of peers in his age group nationwide in an East meets West Clash that is part of a week long series of events leading up to the nationally-televised, sixth annual [...]
