The last California Youth Shooting Sports Association (CYSSA) trapshoot for A&A Shooters was held at the Capital City Gun Club in Carson City on Saturday, May 20 with 36 team members competing against some tough teams from Lassen High, Colusa County, Clayton Valley, Intermountain Youth, …

Argonaut High School junior Jake Todden completed his record-setting 2023 season at the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 26 at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Buchanan High School in Clovis. Todden was one of 25 athletes from schools of all sizes across the state to qualif…

After dominating the competition in the Mother Lode League this spring with a fourth straight 15-0 league season, it was no surprise that the Calaveras High School varsity softball team also dominated this year’s all-league team.

On Saturday evening, May 27, Calaveras High School senior Logan Gomes completed his six day, 62.75-mile journey uniting all the Mother Lode League schools with a final run from Argonaut High School in Jackson to Amador High School in Sutter Creek. Joining him for the final 4.45-mile run were…

People of all ages and ability are welcome to come participate in a summer running group hosted by experienced local runners and coaches. Get in shape, bring friends! The group will meet on Mondays now through August from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at the Argonaut High School track for a session…

Amador County boxer James “Lights Out” Dorris will make his return to the ring when he represents the International Rescue Committee (IRC) at the SoCal Battle of the Badges’ Fight Night event on Saturday, June 3 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

The Jackson Junior High School track and field team concluded the 2023 spring season with a strong showing at the Hazel Fischer Relays on Friday, May 12 at Avery Middle School, highlighted by a first place overall finish by the eighth grade Jaguars.

The last memory may not have been the desired one, but it won’t be the lasting one for the Argonaut High School varsity baseball team from a season that ended with a runner-up finish in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

Amador County’s A&A Shooters youth trapshooting team competed at Stockton Trap and Skeet on Saturday, May 6 in fifth Series Shoot of the season sponsored by the California Youth Shooting Sports Association. There were more than 220 youth shooters from St. Mary’s, Sutter, Woodcreek, Galt,…

A historic track and field season just keeps getting better for Argonaut High School junior Jake Todden and he’s not done yet.

After a series of near-misses and missed opportunities over the past five years, the Amador High School tennis team finally got its blue section championship banner.

In a competition against top small school athletes from the Sac-Joaquin Section, a pair of Amador County throwers showed they can hang with the big boys.

The Calaveras High School varsity softball team’s quest to reach the section finals for a fifth straight season – and win its first section title in that span – was cut short with a 14-3 loss to a big-hitting Wheatland squad in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V semifinals on Thursday, May 1…

The Argonaut High School varsity baseball team is riding high into the section finals after a 5-4 walk-off victory in the deciding game of a best-of-three semifinal series against Vacaville Christian that the Mustangs simply refused to lose.

The best-of-three semifinal series between the Argonaut High School varsity baseball team and Vacaville Christian will come down to one deciding game at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 18 at Argonaut High School in Jackson with the winner advancing to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI finals.

Calaveras High School senior Logan Gomes officially concluded his 4-year career as a high school cross country and track runner at the 2023 Mother Lode League Track and Field Championships earlier this month in Angels Camp, but the biggest run of his high school career is still ahead of him.

A 4v4 volleyball tournament will be held on Saturday, May 20 at the Amador High School gym. Cost to enter is $60 per team and teams can consist of all males, all females or a mix. Each team is guaranteed to play at least two games. Tournament starts at 10 a.m. Deadline to register is May 18.…

A year ago, Hunter Lynch was helping lead his Amador County East Little League team to a Tournament of Champions title. On Monday afternoon in Jackson, the hard-throwing and hard-hitting freshman helped put the Argonaut High School varsity baseball team one win away from a trip to the Sac-Jo…

The Argonaut High School varsity baseball team came up one game short of winning a Mother Lode League championship this spring, but shifted its focus to winning a blue section championship pennant after a walk-off win over rival Amador in the final game of the regular season.

The Argonaut High School varsity softball team got the last laugh in this season’s back-and-forth rivalry series with a 3-1 victory over Amador on Friday, May 5 at Aime Field in Jackson.

Argonaut High School junior Jake Todden broke the school record for the boys shot put at a Mother Lode League cluster meet earlier this season, but actually finished in second place that day. So, when the league finals rolled around last week, Todden made certain to leave no doubt that he wa…

The Argonaut and Amador high school boys golf teams finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Mother Lode League this spring, but the season continued this week for three local golfers, who qualified as individuals for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V Championships.

The Argonaut High School varsity baseball team moved one step closer to a Sac-Joaquin Section championship with a 5-2 victory over Mariposa in the opening round of the Division VI section playoffs on Wednesday, May 10 in Jackson.

The Amador High School tennis team successfully completed its journey to the first Sac-Joaquin Section team championship in school history, defeating Summerville 7-2 in the finals of the Division II coed team tennis playoffs on Wednesday afternoon, May 10 at Oak Park in Stockton.

Jay Clifton and Elijah Malamed will represent Calaveras High School one last time before heading off to play college basketball when the senior duo plays in the second annual SWAG 209 Senior Showcase all-star basketball game this Friday night, May 12 at Stone Ridge Christian School in Merced…

One year after Argonaut and Sonora high schools became the first Mother Lode League schools to win a Sac-Joaquin Section team tennis championship, the MLL is guaranteed of claiming another blue section banner with Amador and Summerville set to face off in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II …

The Argonaut High School varsity baseball team came up one game short of winning a Mother Lode League championship this spring, but is set up well to make a run at a blue section championship pennant.

Members of the A&A Shooters youth clay target team earned eight individual medals at the fourth California Youth Shooting Sports Association (CYSSA) series trap shoot of the season, competing against shooters from Durham and Marysville high schools and the Bear River Sportsmen on Saturda…

The Amador High School tennis team took a successful first step on its journey to try and win the first Sac-Joaquin Section team tennis championship in program history, cruising to a 9-0 victory over sixth-seeded Turlock Christian in the opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II c…

Amador High School senior Ben Kiekhaefer picked a pretty good time to shoot his best round of the season.

A popular proverb says, “as iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Amador High School tennis teammates Ethan Krieshok and Myles Newton can attest to that.

It was one assist that won’t show up in any box score from the wildly entertaining first round NBA playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, but it was a moment 12-year-old Carson Gilliam of Pine Grove will never forget.

The newly formed Amador County Volleyball Club (ACVC) is hosting a youth volleyball clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 at the Amador High gym for ages 10 to 17 years old. All youth welcome; no experience necessary. Cost is $10 per player due at clinic (cash only). More informa…

Q: Can I use a 10-gauge shotgun to hunt turkey?

Fresh off winning a share of its first Mother Lode League championship since 2017, the Amador High School tennis team this week shifts its focus to the pursuit of a section championship.

Far from home and with the stakes as high as they have ever been in her young mixed martial arts career, the Mother Lode’s own Katarina “The Librarian” Legorreta stayed cool under pressure.

The Mother Lode League as we know it will soon be history. The Sac-Joaquin Section finalized its latest realignment cycle earlier this week and Amador and Argonaut high schools will both be moved out of the MLL and into the Sierra Valley Conference, which also includes Galt, Liberty Ranch (G…

A pair of Calaveras High School seniors will represent the Mother Lode League at the 26th annual Six County All-Star Senior Basketball Classic this Saturday night in Modesto.

When the Amador and Calaveras high school varsity softball teams faced off in Mother Lode League action on Tuesday, April 25 in Sutter Creek, the weather was warm and the ball was flying with the two teams combining to hit seven home runs.

The 2023 Mother Lode League Track and Field Championships are coming up next week and some Amador High School athletes showed they are ready by rewriting the school record book.

The Amador High School swim team caught a case of gold fever on Friday, April 21 in Angels Camp, grabbing six gold medals at the 2023 Mother Lode League championship meet at the Bret Harte High School Aquatic Center.

Winning a Mother Lode League championship for the first time since 2017 didn’t come easy for the Amador High School tennis team. Rival Argonaut made sure of that.

Just when it looked like it was all set up for the Argonaut High School varsity baseball team to snatch a victory – and the likely Mother Lode League championship – away from Calaveras in dramatic fashion … wait, what happened?

Q: Do I need a permit to use monarch butterflies for educational purposes?

Local mixed martial arts fighter Katarina “The Librarian” Legorreta is scheduled to make her professional debut, Friday, April 21, when she takes on Maddie Meacham of Ogden, Utah in a strawweight bout at the Fierce Fighting Championships 25 event at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah…

The Argonaut High School boys golf team completed a three-match season sweep of rival Amador with a 257-269 victory on Tuesday, April 18 at Castle Oaks Golf Club in Ione.

You may not be able to see the “Beam” from Amador County, but you’ve certainly been able to feel the love local basketball fans have for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings over this past week. The NBA playoffs tipped off last weekend and for the first time since the 2005-2006 season, the Kings are a…

A big win by the Argonaut High School varsity baseball team over Calaveras earlier this week has set the stage for an even bigger showdown this Friday, April 21, when sole possession of first place – and potentially, the outright Mother Lode League championship – will be up for grabs between…

The weekend last promised sunshine, breaking through the stormy pattern of the past three months; bringing visitors from all over Amador County and beyond to enjoy fluffy powder, prime conditions for snow activities. Mother-Ruckers Dave Gebauer and myself, Sarah Spinetta, also made the drive…

Several A&A Shooters added their names to the list of “Straight Shooters” on Saturday, April 1 at a California Youth Shooting Sports Association (CYSSA) competition held at the Fallon Trap Club in Nevada.