Playing ends, coaching begins
vacavilleinsider_1rm66q Kooper Richardson had the option in 2021 of remaining at UC Davis as a graduate student or entering the transfer portal. The offensive tackle would have probably remained with the…
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Punting on competitive equity
Football will be the first sport to gauge whether the Sac-Joaquin Section’s latest realignment will serve its intended purpose of fostering competitive equity. There is little chance of that in…
Summer semester for baseball
College players from across the country have enrolled in a summer baseball class with the Solano Mudcats. Third baseman Preston Freeman (above) came from Cisco College in Texas and made…
Olympian visits Vaca senior
Robyn Stevens figured Jessie Lenox could use a big bag when the Vacaville High senior goes to BYU, so the 2021 Olympic race walker brought one when she visited her…
Cancer no match for her smile
Any journalist worth his or her weight in ink will admit to capitalizing on the worst possible adversity to write an award-winning story. That was true in 2008 when a…
New home, league for Mudcats
Solano Community College will be the new home for the Solano Mudcats and their 2024 home opener is Wednesday at 5 p.m. against the Nor Cal Warriors. Playing at SCC…
Softball showdown for Dixon
Luck has turned its back on three of the five No. 1 divisional seeds in the Northern California softball playoffs. Two top seeds, St. Francis in Division I and Pleasant…
No surrender for pole vaulter
Seven boys cleared 15 feet in the pole vault at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters meet Friday afternoon at Davis High to automatically qualify for the state championships. Gavin Miller was…
Been there, done that, still at it
One perfect inning of relief Wednesday night did nothing more than lower Drew Pomeranz’s ERA to 7.71. And his appearance for the Dodgers’ Triple A affiliate in Oklahoma City came…
Majors so close, but yet so far
Oklahoma City left fielder Miguel Vargas is knocked off his feet when he is hit by a pitch on his left arm in Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to Sacramento at Sutter…