Qualifiers advance to Divisionals SHINGLE SPRINGS — Thursday’s Delta River League Track and Field finals was where host Ponderosa and Oak Ridge crown 13 individuals and one relay team league champions. All but six titles came on the track. The top five finishers in each category qualified for this week’s Divisional Time Trials and Finals [...]
Jenna Klein knows practice makes perfect, whether it’s in a team environment or honing her long-range shooting skills alone with her dad. “If we don’t do three’s at practice, I’ll go to the gym,” said Klein, who said she usually spends “about an hour” on shots behind the arc. The extra time paid dividends Thursday [...]
After the varsity girls basketball game between host Oak Ridge and Inderkum Thursday night, no one wearing the navy and gold left the court happy. The Lady Trojans prevailed 44-42 but coach Steve White wasn’t smiling. Citing the team’s poor execution, White gave kudos to the No. 14 Inderkum Tigers for making the game against [...]
OR water polo star featured in magazine It’s not uncommon for a high school athlete to make the local paper. They might even see their name in regional publications and blogs. But Oak Ridge High School senior Amanda Jones got a real surprise when her skills on the Lady Trojans water polo team earned her [...]
Oak Ridge High School’s girls varsity volleyball team celebrated coach Becky Potter’s birthday with a 3-0 win against the Nevada Union Miners Tuesday night. With cake and balloons waiting for her after the match, Potter couldn’t contain her happiness, saying, “Thank you to my girls for the best birthday present ever.” The hard-fought third game [...]
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section recently announced its list of 49 winners of the A. Dale Lacky/CSEA Scholarships totaling $34,400. The annual awards recognize student/athletes for their outstanding athletic performance, community service and academic success during their four years of high school. Three from El Dorado County made the list: Oak Ridge High’s Will Findlay and [...]
Oak Ridge High honored its student athletes for their outstanding academic and athletic performances at a dinner Sunday, May 15. Katie Vaughn (girls volleyball) and Vince Waldhauser (wrestling) were voted Outstanding Career Athletes for their four years of accomplishments while competing for the Trojans. The Senior Athletes of the Year are Samantha Ralstin (track, cross-country), and Will [...]
