Placer County Local News: Sports

Jeremy Reynolds claimed his fifth Tevis Cup title Saturday while The Haggin Cup was claimed by Haley Moquin of Spring, Texas for the first time.

The baseball coach at Oakmont High School had two former players selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Jessup University announced its acceptance into the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), with the Warriors expected to join the Division II PacWest Conference in fall 2024.

Bear River High School graduate Kyle Adamson earned a National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association All-America honor last week in the 100-yard backstroke, meeting the mark as one of the top 100 swimmers in the country in his event.

After previously helping lead the Sierra College women’s soccer team throughout the postseason to the CCCAA Regional Finals, Gianna Hall was called up to the Panama Women’s National Team for two games against Colombia on June 17 and June 21.

The 50th Western States Endurance Run saw 328 finishers complete the race in under 30 hours, tying 2010 for most in Western States history.

The Nevada Senate approved a deal for the use of $380 million of public money for a new ballpark in Las Vegas. However, that didn’t stop over 27,000 of Oakland’s faithful from showing up to RingCentral Coliseum as part of a “reverse boycott” to voice their opinion on team owner John Fisher.

Joe Petrali, a local racer who called Sacramento his home, was honored and remembered for his prolific motorcycle racing career.

Jason Lezak, who holds the fastest 100-meter freestyle split of all time in the 2008 Olympic games, gave a swimming clinic and motivational talk at Johnson Ranch Sports Club in Roseville.