wrestling

McDade qualifies for Tournament of Champions

Colfax Thrasher wrestler Zane McDade posted a second-place finish at the recent Vista del Lago middle school tournament to qualify for the upcoming Tournament of Champions. McDad ...

Sac-Joaquin Section moves SFL schools into Division I in several sports

The Sierra Foothill League will compete in Division I in baseball, softball, wrestling, golf and tennis beginning next school year, the Sac-Joaquin Section announced late last week ...

Colfax Sports Briefs

COLFAX HIGH PANCAKE BREAKFAST SATURDAY If the baseball season is just around the corner, it must be time for the Colfax High baseball team’s annual pancake breakfast. The breakf ...

Branum into semifinals after beating Thornton

Del Oro High junior Austin Branum stopped Placer senior Joe Thornton at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament Friday in Stockton. The two standouts from the foothills met in ...

Corralejo carries Colfax’s torch

Colfax High wrestler Vinny Corralejo may be sporting the Falcons’ signature green and white, but he will be riding with his friends from the Bear River wrestling team to the ...

Weight debate in wrestling

Four years ago, high school wrestlers would work out in sweats and trash bags if they were desperate to lose weight. In 2006, however, the deaths of a few college athletes prompt ...

Sports Chatter: Bruins' sorrow shared

Heartfelt condolences from this side of the Dog Bar Bridge to the Bear River football community after the death earlier this week of Justin Butler, a junior wide receiver on the Br ...

Rocklin's Williams nets Athlete of the Week

After two weeks of voting, Rocklin High guard Tony Williams was the winners of our Placer Sports Athlete of Week for the weeks of August 11 and 18.Williams, who is averaging more t ...

Wrestling coach needed at Weimar Hills

Weimar Hills Middle School is currently seeking applicants to coach for the 2009-2010 wrestling season. Located just off I-80 between Colfax and Auburn, Weimar Hills' wrestling ...

The week in sports (May 13-18, 2013)

Monday, May 13   BASEBALL Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs (first round) Division I North (at 4 p.m.): Jesuit at Granite Bay, Rocklin at Pleasant Grove, Napa-Vintage at Elk Gr ...