Stepping up to the tee on the 18th hole of the NorCal high school championship at Berkeley Country Club in El Cerrito on Nov. 12, Taylor Baker knew she was among the leaders, maybe first, but she also...

Boys Water Polo Rio boys water polo completed their dominant season by crushing Davis 19-11 in the San-Joaquin Section title game on Nov. 16. The team (5-0 league, 27-5 overall) swept through the...

For the second season in a row, the Raider football team reached the playoffs, but their season ended with a 41-35 loss to Merced last Friday. Despite the Raiders gaining 69 more yards, the Bears edged...

Referees have long used yellow and red cards to caution or eject players. Now they can hold them up to unruly fans and impose the same consequences.  The Sacramento-San Joaquin high school sports section...

Like the rest of the Rio Americano Raiders, Raymar Griffith knows how to bounce back from adversity.  When a long touchdown run by the junior running back was called back for a penalty in the first...

Football After opening the season with losses to two area powerhouses, Rio Americano football picked up its first win Friday night in dominating fashion, shutting out McClatchy 46-0 at Hughes Stadium.  Rio...

Ask any of Charlie Franz’s many friends and they would tell you that he likes to talk – a lot. But one thing he does not speak about is himself, so you could talk to Charlie for hours – you really...