HAFJELL, Norway (Feb. 16, 2016) – Keely Cashman (Squaw Valley, CA, 16, National Training Group/Squaw Valley Ski Team) grabbed 15th place Tuesday in the giant slalom at the Youth Olympic Winter Games. The giant slalom podium featured Switzerland’s Melanie Meillard finishing first, with Germany’s Katrin Hirtl-Stanggassinger finishing second and Switzerland’s Aline Danioth rounding out the […]
Lillehammer, Norway…Strawberry’s Keely Cashman was the top American woman today in the Super-G on the Hafjell Olympic Slope during the Youth Olympic Games. She skied into 10th place. Austria’s Nadine Fest took home the gold. Keely started her career on the Dodge Ridge Team and then to the Bear Valley team for several years before […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Game: One Net Better Ball of Two from Combo Tees plus One Net Better Ball of Two from White Tees. Four Person Team Score is the combination of the two better balls. 1st Place: Bert Sobon, Bob Heise, Doug Haslouer, Fred Russell 2nd Place: Mitch McDaniel, Charlie Creighton, Keith Jolly, Dave Brown […]
Santa Clara, CA…Super Bowl 50 matches each conference’s top seed for the third consecutive year as the Broncos represent the AFC in going up against the NFC champion Panthers on February 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This will be Denver’s eighth Super Bowl appearance (2-5) while Carolina is playing in its second […]
Kitzbuehl, Austria (January 20, 2016) – Six athletes from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s U16 National Training Group (NTG) gained some World Cup course experience, and got a taste of what it’s like to race in Europe, when they competed against nine other teams in the Hahnenkamm Juniors event Wednesday. Kaitlyn Harsch (Avon, CO) […]
Boston, MA….Angels Camp’s TJ Dillashaw was on the losing end of a split decision scorecard in the UFC Bantamweight Title fight tonight. The now former UFC Champion seemed to inflict more damage to Cruz but Cruz took him on points. This fight begs for a rematch. Dominick Cruz was a former champion that was battling […]
Santa Clara, CA…The San Francisco 49ers announced that Chip Kelly has been named the 20th head coach in franchise history. “We are thrilled to announce Chip Kelly as the new head coach of the San Francisco 49ers,” CEO Jed York said. “Chip has a proven track record at both the college and NFL levels that […]
Austria…Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) extended her super G win streak to four with a commanding victory over her top rival in the hunt for the overall World Cup title at Sunday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup. Despite some initial doubt, Vonn absolutely crushed the course for her 73rd overall World Cup victory. Switzerland’s Lara Gut, […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Game: Cha, Cha, Cha (One Net Best Ball on Hole #1; Two on Hole #2; Three on Hole #3; repeat sequence through Hole #18. 1st Place: Charlie Creighton, Ken Helmbacher, Mark Weinheimer, Don Chaisson. 2nd Place (tie): Bill Cloud, Glen Croshaw, Ray Walker, Dave Gigliotti. 2nd Place (tie): Bob Heise, Chris Niehuis, […]
Bear Valley, CA…The Bear Valley Snowsports Foundation (BVSEF) & Bear Valley Mountain (BVM) will welcome Daron Rahlves on December 19, 2015 for the NASTAR Regional Pacesetting Trials. The Trials will be in the morning, starting at 10am – pacesetters only – but spectators are welcome! By 12-noon we should be ready to open NASTAR to […]
Sacramento Ca Weekends — Sandhill Crane Wetland Tour at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve. CDFW docent-led public tours are available to view greater and lesser sandhill cranes at Woodbridge Ecological Reserve outside of Lodi, W Woodbridge Road (95242). Self-guided tours are also available and are enhanced with interpretive panels. For more information about tour times, please […]
Homestead Miami Kyle Busch after a serious wreck in the Xfinity Series at Daytona in February and a lengthy recovery has fought his way back to gain the 2015 Nascar Sprint Cup Championship Title!! Great job Kyle Busch on one of the most spectacular come backs from an injury to sit on top of the […]
Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released its schedule of Advanced Hunter Education classes for 2016. Several new offerings have been added, including Hunter Marksmanship, Hunt Planning and Basic Game Processing. Other popular clinics are still on the roster, including Wilderness First Aid, Wild Pig Hunting, Deer Hunting, Turkey Hunting, […]
Sacramento Ca At its Nov. 19 quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $11.5 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some of the 12 funded projects will benefit fish and wildlife – including some endangered species – while others will provide the public with access […]
Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) seeks public comment on its nine draft companion plans, which will supplement the recently revised 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). The public review period will run from Nov. 16, 2015, through Jan. 15, 2016. In addition, CDFW will hold a public meeting to present […]
Sacramento Ca Upland game hunters statewide are gearing up for the opportunity to bag their Thanksgiving dinner, as California’s 2015 general fall wild turkey hunting season opens statewide on Saturday, Nov. 14. The season extends through Sunday, Dec. 13, with a bag limit of one turkey (either sex) per day and no more than two […]
Sacramento Ca The second weekend of November brings a popular tradition for many families in California – the opening of pheasant season. Although the overall wild pheasant population has been decreasing in recent years and the number of shoot days have been reduced on some wildlife areas, opportunities are still available on state-managed lands. The […]
Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering waterfowl hunting opportunities at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Hayward. The reserve includes former salt ponds now managed by CDFW as low-salinity waterfowl habitat and areas restored to full tidal action. For the 2015-2016 hunting season, hunters will be also able to […]
Angels Camp, CA….Another Hole in One at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort in Angels Camp. Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort Men’s Club Member Randy Tonascia scored a HOLE IN ONE! On Friday October 16th, 2015 Randy drained his Ace on hole #13 from 120 yards with a 9 iron! Congratulations Randy (pictured below). Nice going! We all […]
Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) offer reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses to both resident and nonresident disabled veterans. CDFW also offers several special hunting opportunities for eligible veterans. Any honorably discharged, disabled veteran with a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability who wants to fish or hunt in California is […]
San Andreas, CA….Depending on how the district implements the new law forcing them to change their Redskins mascot. Last Friday’s Downtown Rally may have been the last Redskins Downtown Rally. If the mascot changes are needed or if it is just another instance of political correctness run amok time will tell. For the generations of […]
Vallecito, CA…Gordon Sadler Sr. of Vallecito died Oct. 19 of an aneurysm while attending a family event in his native Iowa. He was 77. Known to many as “Coach”, he taught and coached football and baseball at Northern California high schools for more than 50 years. His Lower Lake High teams won North Coast Section […]
Sacramento Ca Over the last two years, CDFW’s Wildlife Investigations Lab (WIL) has received more than 50 reports of sick or dead deer in urbanized areas from Siskiyou County to Fresno County. Evidence collected from deer carcasses suggests that adenovirus hemorrhagic disease is one of the main causes. While fatal to deer, it is not […]
Sacramento Ca After a multi-year effort involving conservation groups, agencies, tribes, private landowners and other stakeholders, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed the 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Update. The action plan is now under review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and should receive final approval in February […]
Sacramento Ca The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering a number of special hunt opportunities for young hunters, women, families and mobility-impaired hunters this fall and winter. All hunt opportunities are now listed on CDFW’s website. Below are the hunts with application due dates in early and mid-November: Tuesday, Nov. 3: Siskiyou […]
Sacramento, CA…(Yesterday Governor Brown Signed AB-30 which would ban the use of the Redskins Mascot Name. The following is an earlier press release that gives details on the bill) Assembly Bill 30, authored by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), passed the Assembly Floor on concurrence with a bipartisan vote of 59 to 9. Earlier this week, […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Bret Harte Bullfrogs hosted the Summerville Bears in a Mother Lode League Football match up Friday night. After falling into a two touchdown hole early in the game the Frogs clawed their way back into the game and held off the Bears in a last minute try for a two point conversion. […]
Sacramento Ca While some upland game bird hunting opportunities started in September, the fall hunting season gains momentum in the coming weeks, with the early pheasant archery season opening on Oct. 10 and quail, chukar and snipe opening statewide on Oct. 17. “The hot summers of California’s mediterranean climate finally give way to fall temperatures […]
Sacramento Ca. The Mendota Wildlife Area in Fresno County is refining its process of allowing the entry of reservation-holding waterfowl hunters during the upcoming hunting season. Mendota Wildlife Area was one of the few wildlife areas in California still using a system in which hunters lined up their vehicles on a first-come, first-serve basis, regardless […]
Sacramento Ca. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering a number of special hunt opportunities for young hunters, women, families and mobility-impaired hunters this fall and winter. All hunt opportunities are now listed on CDFW’s website. Applications for all October hunts are due by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30. October hunt […]
