SAN FRANCISCO — The Oak Ridge girls basketball team eliminated host Lowell by 25 points in Tuesday’s Northern California Regional Tournament opener at Kezar Pavilion. Seniors Natalie Stone and Dakota McLarnan each sank four three-pointers to lead the offense while Jenna Klein keyed the Trojans’ trapping-pressing defense that caused Lowell (28-5) fits. “They (Lowell) had a hard time [...]
El Dorado Hills has a new sports team to root for — the EDHY JV Lacrosse Trojans. Players completed tryouts and started practice three weeks ago. Lacrosse has grown tremendously in El Dorado Hills with more than 400 players on boys and girls teams in the El Dorado Hills Youth Lacrosse Club and high school [...]
The Oak Ridge boys varsity volleyball team knocked down two of its opponents in matches as easy as 1 … 2 … 3. Monday night the Trojans took on Vista Del Lago and won in three games — 25-15, 25-21 and 25-18. Chris Gomm and Jonathan Tuttle dominated the net with six kills each while [...]
By Justin Heinzer Hits were at a premium in Tuesday’s non conference intra-county varsity softball game between visiting Union Mine and Oak Ridge but the Lady Trojans outlasted the Diamondbacks to claim a 3-1 victory over their former league opponent. Oak Ridge starting pitcher Kasey Stanchek surrendered just one hit and one earned run while [...]
By Kelly Hunt El Dorado Hills’ Cooper Hunt placed second in the U.S. Kids Regional Championship “Desert Shootout” in Phoenix, Ariz., this past weekend in the 10-year-old division. He was the No. 1 player from the United States; Mexico and Germany were also represented. Cooper shot 79 the first round during pouring rain and windy [...]
The Oak Ridge JV team took second place at the Alhambra Bulldog Classic in Martinez on March 5, going undefeated in pool play against Ygnacio Valley, Berkeley, San Francisco and tournament hosts Alhambra. The Lady Trojans’ only loss was to Piedmont High School in the championship game. “This year’s JV squad is comprised of many players that are new to the sport of [...]
Twelve-year-old Allison Prior of El Dorado Hills traveled to Austin, Texas, last month to compete in the 12-13 year old Cadet 2 category in Sports Poomsae (forms) at USA Taekwondo’s 2011 U.S. Open. She topped all opponents. Allison’s field of competitors consisted of 22 athletes who traveled from Korea, Mexico, Canada, and 11 states. In [...]
