Sports

Janniro wins scratch main event in thrilling finish at Fast Fridays

  It was a thrilling night of racing at Auburn’s Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway Friday night at the Gold Country Fairgrounds.  Billy Janniro, in the fi ...

A new height awaits racer Harraka

De-boarding a plane in Houston and racing to catch a tram to board another jet might wear out some travelers and leave others grumpy — but not Paulie Harraka. The Duke Unive ...

Delta Ducks win first football playoff game, 31-30

SACRAMENTO - It wasn’t pretty, but it got the job done. The Delta Ducks, a year removed from combining the Placer County Bears and the River City Gators into one squad, defe ...

Family matters: Father, son bond at Fast Fridays

“Bad Boy” Bob Hicks and son Colton kicked off their Father’s Day weekend where they like to spend time together most: on the track at Fast Fridays. It seems only ...

Yankees use long ball to triumph in Top of the Rock

In the annual Little League Majors’ Top of the Rock game between Rocklin and Tri-City’s best squads, the Rocklin Yankees hammered out a pair of 3-run homers to defeat t ...

Former drug addict running Western States to raise funds for disabled athletes

Ten years had passed since the last time they had talked. Both had experienced some difficult situations since their time playing rugby together at Jesuit High School. It was some ...

Non-native lice are leaving many deer hairless

Hunters often will have a deer tanned with its lustrous coat of hair on. But there are now bald deer. No hair or, at best, just a scruffy, patchy fur coat. The condition isn&rsquo ...

Del Oro looks ready for Sierra College football camp

If you are a prep football fan and need to whet your appetite before the start of the regular season in a few months, then Sierra College’s Buzz Ostrom Stadium should be y ...

Local competitions and fundraisers

SOFTBALL No less than 53 teams will converge on Rocklin this weekend for the 13th annual Piece of the Rock Softball Tournament, with play both Saturday and Sunday. The fast-pitch ...

Locals help California All Star Black Ops take World title

Ten local athletes helped make up the California All Stars Black Ops cheerleading team that won the 2013 Cheerleading Worlds Order of Competition Senior Medium Coed division held a ...