The 10th annual Ione Veterans Memorial Park (IVMP) sporting clay shoot will be held at the Camanche Hills Hunting Preserve on Sunday, November 7. Individual or team shooters are welcome to this fun shoot. We will be shooting 100 clays at 12 stations. There will be a drawing for a Beretta A40…

In the second Mother Lode League cross country cluster meet of the season on Wednesday, September 29 at Sonora, Argonaut High School sophomore Maeve Klement continued to establish herself as a top contender for an individual league championship this fall with a first place finish in the vars…

The Amador High School boys water polo team took a major step in the direction of the postseason with an 11-8 victory at Bret Harte on Thursday, October 7 in Angels Camp.

When the Argonaut High School girls golf team suffered a disappointing loss to Escalon last month, losing by one stroke at smallish Escalon Golf Course, Argonaut coach Mike Alcoriza said he was looking forward to facing Escalon again on the Mustangs’ home course.

It’s rivalry week in the Motherlode Valley Football League with the Amador Junior Buffaloes set to host the Argonaut Junior Mustangs in the annual Amador County “Little Big Game” this Saturday, October 16 in Sutter Creek in the final week of the regular season.

The Jackson Junior High School sixth grade girls basketball team defeated the Toyon Warriors 11-8 in a Mother Lode Youth Basketball League game on Monday, October 4. Mia Maggi scored five points for the Jaguars, Maddison Miguel scored four points and Marlena Allen added two points.

A five-set loss to rival Amador on September 16 in Jackson left the Argonaut High School girls volleyball team frustrated and heartbroken, but perhaps more importantly at that still early stage of the season, it left Mustang players motivated.

On Friday, October 8 in San Andreas, the Calaveras High School varsity football team had visiting Sonora on its heels early with an uncharacteristic pass-heavy attack, building a 15-7 lead in the first quarter, but was unable to sustain its momentum as Sonora made adjustments and outscored C…

On Friday, October 8 in Sutter Creek, the Amador High School varsity football team trailed visiting Summerville 7-6 late in the fourth quarter, but were unable to breakthrough on the offensive end and the Bears eventually sealed the win with 13 unanswered points in the final 3 minutes of the…

Green and yellow, green and white, red and black … while the uniform colors may change week to week, one thing that has remained constant for the Argonaut High School varsity football team over the past five weeks is its utter domination of the opposition.

Q: Are there two populations of monarch butterflies in California?

It has been a busy 2021 competition and training year for local International Trap (Bunker) shooter, Aeriel Skinner. She participated in bunker competitions in Redlands, California in February, Kerrville and Fort Worth, Texas in April, Todi, Italy at the Beretta Green Cup in May and just rec…

The Amador High School varsity football team faced a powerful Sonora Wildcat team for the opening of Mother Lode League play on Friday, October 1, in Sonora.

The Argonaut High School varsity football team opened Mother Lode League play with a 35-0 victory over Calaveras on Friday, October 1 at Dan Barnett Field in Jackson, snapping an eight-game losing streak to Calaveras. 

The Ione Police and Fire Department will host a golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday, October 23 at Castle Oaks Golf Club, 1000 Castle Oaks Drive in Ione. With a 9 a.m. shotgun start, the 4 man scramble tournament includes the tournament, range, and tri tip lunch. Limited spots available, …

HOOK'D, 106 East Main Street in Ione, will host a Trolling Seminar. Fishing with grubs is one of the most productive ways to catch trout trolling. Special presentations by Brian Thomas Mike Clark, and Robbie Dunham - Koke Machine. Join HOOK'D on Saturday, November 6, 2021, from 11 a.m. - 1 p…

Youth girls basketball has officially returned to the Mother Lode after a year away. On Monday, September 27, the Jackson Junior High School sixth grade girls basketball team opened its season with a home game against the Mark Twain Badgers.

Q: What are the dates of the upcoming recreational spiny lobster season? Can I purchase a lobster report card before the season starts?

RANCHO CORDOVA – Ducks Unlimited (DU) Engineer Forrest Downing, Regional Biologist Matt Kaminski and Regional Engineer Brett Williams received a DU Excellence in Conservation Award for their work as DU’s San Joaquin Valley Conservation Team.

The Amador High School varsity football team came agonizingly close to its first win of the season, but was ultimately edged by the visiting Galt Warriors 19-18 on Friday, September 24 in Sutter Creek.

Argonaut High School sophomore Maeve Klement put her Mother Lode League peers on notice with an impressive run at the first league cluster meet of the season, hosted by Amador High on Wednesday, September 22 in Sutter Creek.

In a showdown between two of the top teams in the Valley Foothill League North division, the Argonaut High School girls golf team was unable to hand defending league champion Ripon its first loss of the season, falling 145-156 on Tuesday, September 28.

The Amador Junior Buffaloes Varsity youth football team stayed perfect this season with a 38-7 win over El Dorado on Saturday, September 25, setting the stage for a Motherlode Valley Football League first place showdown against fellow-unbeaten Sonora this weekend.

One week after the Amador High School boys water polo team placed third at the McNair Tournament, the Amador girls did the same, winning three out of four matches at the McNair Tournament on Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25 in Stockton.

The Amador High School JV football team scored 13 unanswered points after halftime to beat the visiting Galt Warriors 27-14 on Friday, September 24 in Sutter Creek, earning its first victory of the season.

For one night, Ione High School football was back and the Argonaut High School varsity football team made sure it was a good night.

Dan Leary Memorial Golf Tournament a Driving Success!

Tom DeLappe held off a late challenge by Blake “Doc” Artherton to claim his fifth La Contenta Men’s Club championship.

The number of unbeaten teams in the Motherlode Valley Youth Football League’s tough Novice division was cut in half after a pair of head-to-head showdowns between teams with perfect records on Saturday, September 18.

Calaveras High School senior Garrett Hesser finished first in a field of 150 runners in the varsity boys small schools race at the Frogtown Invitational on Saturday, September 18, clocking the fastest time ever for a CHS cross country runner at the annual meet in Angels Camp.