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SHUTOUT STATEMENT | Jesuit Football Blanks Clayton Valley For 5-1 Start

High School Football NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section October 1, 2023 0

With CJ Lee Shining At Quarterback And The Marauders Defense Getting More Stingy By The Week, Jesuit Football Zeroes In On Delta League Crown Addressing his team a few moments after Jesuit-Carmichael wrapped up a 26-0 win at Clayton Valley-Concord, head coach Marlon Blanton informed his team of its... Read more

NorCal Baseball Player Of The Year | Nolan Stevens

High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section June 20, 2023 0

RELENTLESS: Nolan Stevens Set Out To Do Everything In His Power To Lift Franklin-Elk Grove To Its First Section Title — And Delivered • PHOTOS: David Gershon Franklin baseball coach Bryan Kilby estimated he heard it at least 50 times. Nolan Stevens made a habit of telling his coach... Read more

Delta Revival | Franklin Softball Finds New Groove

High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section May 15, 2023 0

After Six Straight Losing Seasons, Franklin Softball Is Enjoying One Of Its Best Years Ever Behind A New Coach & Balanced Roster • PICTURED ABOVE: Franklin Senior Kealani Nitta Sprints Toward First Following A Hit Against Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove On May 5. (David Gershon photos) Jon Gudel’s first season... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.9: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 3)

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section September 8, 2022 0

The 7 Friday Night Team Returns For Another Week Of NorCal Football Picks, Some Feeling Better Than Others • We’re back for another week of NorCal football picks. 7 Friday Night host Chace Bryson is looking to build off of a strong week, while co-host Ben Enos and Coach... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.8: Football’s Gamblers & Winners

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section September 7, 2022 0

Host Chace Bryson Returns From Vegas Just In Time For A 7 Friday Night Football Buffet, Plus Sheldon-Sacramento Coach Chris Nixon Visits • PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of The Sheldon High Football Team Walk Off The Field During Their Win Over Nevada Union. (Sheldon HS Football photo/Twitter) After covering the... Read more

Aissa Silva | SportStars 2022 NorCal Softball Pitcher Of The Year

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section June 22, 2022 0

Elk Grove’s Fireballing Lefty, Aissa Silva Delivered A Dominant Junior Season While Navigating One Of NorCal’s Toughest Schedules • If hitters facing Aissa Silva were as selective as she is, her 2022 stat sheet would be a bit more humble. Instead it reads like it’s being shouted by Lil... Read more

Hope, Grace & Ws | Meet The Jenkins Sisters Powering Sac’s St. Francis Softball

High School Baseball/Softball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section May 20, 2022 0

Powered By Twins With Motivational Philosophies And Winning Attitudes, Saint Francis Softball Seeks First Sac-Joaquin Section Title Since 1986 • Hope & Grace. It sounds like a motivational memoir that fits nicely into your staged background for virtual meetings, somewhere between How to Win Friends and Influence People and... Read more

COVER STORY: One Last Run | Senior Quartet Powers Emerging Elk Grove Basketball

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section November 23, 2021 0

Fueled By Four Seniors And Longtime Best Friends, Elk Grove Basketball Will Be Among Sac-Joaquin Section’s Best — And May Just Raise A Banner • From sleepovers to step-backs, crossovers to companions, no one has a deeper bond on and off the court than Elk Grove High’s four standout... Read more

Golden Silva | Sophomore Ace Fuels Elk Grove Softball

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section May 6, 2021 0

Aissa Silva Has Some Of The Best Pitching Stats In The State For A Talented Elk Grove Softball Team Chasing A Delta League Crown UPDATED May 10, 2021 A road trip is only as good as its playlist. Elk Grove softball parents Erin and Manuel Silva prefer 2000s R&B.... Read more

Davis Football: Rise Of The Devils

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 6, 2019 0

YEAR OF ASCENSION: Two Years Removed From An 0-10 Season, The Blue Devils Roll Into The SJS Playoffs As 9-1 Delta League Champs • A series of blue and white banners hang on the wall of the Davis High gymnasium. Each symbolizing athletic success by sport. While the basketball,... Read more

Franklin Finds A Way

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section May 10, 2018 0

Franklin-Elk Grove Wildcats Survive A Frenzied Final Week Of Delta League Baseball To Emerge With Their First Title Since 2015 • For the last 19 years, the last remaining team in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section North bracket was from the mighty Delta League. Elk Grove, Jesuit, Davis and... Read more

Jesuit’s Rutherford is all Family Business

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section October 20, 2017 2

Like His Dad Before Him, Jesuit’s Isaiah Rutherford — An Alabama Recruit At Cornerback — Has Also Become A Game-Breaking Running Back • Story By STEVEN WILSON | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH Like father, like son. Former Cal running back Reynard Rutherford, who racked up over 2,200 yards... Read more