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The 'golden days' of Colfax baseball

Kenny Barnes can still remember the sound of the crack of wooden bats at the baseball park at Rising Sun Mine. Barnes grew up in Colfax in the 1940s and looked forward to going w ...

Falcons dominate in the deluge

COLFAX — Placer High girls soccer coach Steve Cook knew goals would be at a premium for his club Tuesday afternoon as the Hillgals took on the defending Pioneer Valley League ...

Falcons fend off Placer

In a hard-fought final between two local rivals, Colfax edged Placer to win the Little Kendall Arnett Tournament title Friday afternoon at Earl Crabbe Gym. The Falcons won 52-46 as ...

Prime North Fork riverfront land near Auburn saved from development

AUBURN CA - A 40-acre swathe of undeveloped canyon land on the North Fork of the American River near Auburn is now under the protective wing of the Placer Land Trust. The non-prof ...

Football playoff brackets posted

The Sac-Joaquin Section football playoff brackets were unveiled Saturday afternoon and the possibility of a long anticipated Placer-Del Oro showdown became a reality. Placer and De ...

Placer can’t chase down Colfax

The Colfax High football team played a near-perfect first half Friday night at Le Febvre Stadium. The Falcons defended their lead throughout a smashmouth second half and drained th ...

Young gets better with age

COLFAX — Austin Young is perfectly honest when it comes to his relationship with Colfax High football coach Tony Martello. “I would say it’s bittersweet,” Young said. The t ...

Placer eager for another title shot

Despite all of Placer High’s recent success on the football field, a Pioneer Valley League title has eluded the Hillmen.Coach Joey Montoya has seen his team fall in its bigge ...

Hillmen hammer Lincoln 49-19

Some called it a “trap game” for the Placer High football team Friday night as the Hillmen hosted Lincoln. The contest was sandwiched between huge games with Bear River and Col ...