The Amador High School wrestling program celebrated its past and present in a 62-12 victory over Sonora in a Mother Lode League dual match on Wednesday, January 25 in Sutter Creek.

The USA Shooting national shotgun team competed in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Rabat, Morocco last month. To illustrate the overall strength of the United States team, they earned nine medals in all, including bronze in the Women’s Individual, two…

For the first time since high school girls soccer switched from being a spring sport to a winter sport, the Argonaut High School varsity girls soccer team has qualified for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

Local sixth, seventh and eighth grade boys basketball teams from the Mother Lode are set to compete for championships at the 50th installment of the annual AMA Boys Basketball Tournament starting Monday, February 6 and running through Saturday, February 11 at Mark Twain Elementary School in …

After a rare postseason absence a year ago, the Amador High School varsity girls soccer team is primed to return to the playoffs this winter thanks in part to a 1-0 victory over rival Argonaut in the first Big Game showdown of the season on Monday, January 23 in Jackson.

There was no shortage of school and community spirit on display when Amador and Argonaut high school teams faced off for the first of this season’s two rounds of basketball Big Games on Friday, January 20 in Sutter Creek.

Austin Hills is excited about the chance to play alongside some of the top high school seniors in Northern California and show that he has what it takes to play football at the college level. But more than that, the Argonaut High School senior is just excited to get a chance to play football again.

Q: I live near a park that is frequented by quail and I love watching them on my morning walks. What plants can I put in my own yard to encourage quail to visit my property?

A pair of local mixed martial arts fighters were in action this past Friday, January 13 at the Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 7 event at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento in Wheatland.

The Amador High School wrestling program is hosting its annual Alumni/Senior Night in conjunction with its only home match of the season on Wednesday, January 25 at 6 p.m. against Sonora in the Amador High School gym. All former Amador High wrestlers and coaches – from the earliest teams (es…

Jon Hickman is excited and ready for the opportunity to give back to the Argonaut High School community the best way he knows how. A Class of 2009 Argonaut High graduate and three-year starting quarterback for the Mustangs, Hickman was recently announced as the school’s new varsity head foot…

In a matchup of Mother Lode League unbeatens on Tuesday, January 17 in San Andreas, the Calaveras High School varsity boys basketball team led Sonora 45-31 with just more than 4 minutes to play in the fourth quarter, but had to hold off a late rally by the visiting Wildcats (10-12, 3-1) to p…

After opening Mother Lode League play with two straight losses for the first time since 2012, the Argonaut High School varsity girls basketball team is starting to better resemble the team that has won better than 80 percent of its league games over the past decade.

On Tuesday, January 17 in Sutter Creek, senior Kaylee Smith scored two goals and freshman Carmen Arellano scored one as the Amador High School varsity girls soccer team defeated the Calaveras Red Hawks 3-0 to pick up their second Mother Lode League victory of the season. In JV action, Amador…

The sound of squeaking sneakers could be heard throughout Amador County on Saturday, January 7 as Amador Youth Basketball – a recreational basketball league for boys and girls in grades pre-K through eighth – tipped off its 2023 season.

A season of rejuvenation for the Amador High School girls basketball program received its biggest boost yet with the varsity team’s first Mother Lode League victory in nearly 3 years.

On Tuesday, January 10 at Mark Giannini Memorial Gym in Jackson, the Argonaut High School varsity girls basketball team held the defending Mother Lode League champs nearly 10 points below their scoring average, but was unable to generate enough offense of its own in a 41-31 loss to the visit…

They are national champions and all-Americans and multi-sport stars. They were successful from the 1940s to the present time. The list of 16 inductees into the 2020 and 2022 classes of the Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame includes many of the best and brightest athletes, coaches, administrat…

Q: I live in a condominium complex in Orange County and coyotes sometimes run around the building, which worries those of us who have small dogs. Can I legally shoot a coyote with a compound bow if I obtain a California hunting license?

In its final tune-up before the start of MLL competition, the Amador wrestling team had five varsity wrestlers place in the top 10 of their respective divisions at the No Guts, No Glory Tournament at Natomas High School on December 29 and 30. Chris Chalupa placed sixth in the 220-pound divis…

The high school softball season starts next month and one Amador High School freshman is already counting down the days.

The Mother Lode League basketball season tips off this week with Calaveras High School hunting for an outright championship sweep this winter.

The Amador High School varsity girls basketball team is heating up just in time for the start of Mother Lode League play.

The Mustang/Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame originated as a means to honor alumni and community members from Argonaut, Ione and Jackson high schools. Earlier this year, a group of seven athletes, coaches and community members who exemplify the true spirit of athletic excellence and community pri…

Julia Kalika, a Calaveras County native, former Amador County Fair Rodeo Queen (2019-2020), former Calaveras County Saddle Queen (2013), former Folsom Pro Rodeo Queen (2021) and current coordinator of the Amador Rodeo Queen contest, has added the title of 2023 Miss California Cowboy’s Profes…

Tyler McMahan of Sutter Creek, a Class of 2022 Amador High School graduate, capped his first season of college football by earning first team all-Northern California Football Conference honors as an offensive lineman for the Modesto Junior College (MJC) Pirates.

Three years after helping lead the Amador High School varsity football team to a storied season, Nash Wylie helped another football program make history.

A big win in a bonus Big Game highlighted the three-day Jackson Lions Club Playoff Preview Tournament for the Argonaut High School varsity boys basketball team last week.

Q: Why does CDFW celebrate cultural heritage months like Native American Heritage Month in November and Black History Month in February?

Underground MMA fighter Ryan Firinaiu put a bow on a year full of big wins for local fighters with a submission victory at the World Fighting Championships 143 event on Saturday, December 10 at Bally’s Lake Tahoe.

On Saturday, December 10, Amador High School wrestlers spread out over three different tournaments with seven Buffaloes finishing first in their respective divisions.

The Argonaut High School varsity boys basketball team is king of the annual Argonaut Quarterback Club Basketball Tournament once again. In the 72nd installment of the tournament, held December 7 through December 10 at Mark Giannini Memorial Gym in Jackson, Argonaut dominated the competition,…

In the first time in at least a few years, the Amador High School varsity girls basketball team left a tournament with some nice hardware after placing second in the annual Rosemont Tournament in Sacramento.

Ryan Firinaiu of the Amador County-based Underground MMA/Buster Nighthawk Fight Team will be back in action for the first time since June when he takes on Wes Ruffer of Susanville in a light heavyweight bout at the World Fighting Championships 143 event this Saturday, December 10 at Bally’s …

The Ione Junior High School sixth grade boys basketball team headed into this week’s start of Mother Lode Youth Basketball League play loaded with confidence and momentum after finishing in first place at the annual Tip-Off Classic Tournament in San Andreas.

Optimism is high in the Amador High School wrestling room this winter and for good reason. Coming off a 2021-2022 season that included a third place finish in the Mother Lode League – the program’s best league finish in at least 15 years – Amador has 10 varsity returners back this season who…

The Argonaut High School football team was rewarded for a third place finish in the Mother Lode League with five players earning first team all-league honors, including three on defense.

Argonaut High School junior Maeve Klement placed 45th in a field of nearly 200 runners in the Division V girls race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 26 at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Twelve-year-old Ian Smylie of Ione capped a big season fishing on the Gold Country Junior Bass Tour with a first place finish – and Big Fish honors – at the organization’s season-ending Tournament of Champions on October 9 at Lake Pardee.

A little more than a month after the quickest fight of her young career, local mixed martial arts fighter Katarina “The Librarian” Legorreta endured her longest bout yet.

The 72nd installment of the Argonaut Quarterback Club Basketball Tournament is set to tip off on Wednesday, December 7 in Jackson with full eight-team brackets in both the varsity boys and varsity girls divisions. Sponsored by Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort, the tournament runs through Satu…

Schools from Amador and Calaveras counties will be among the participants in the annual Tip-Off Classic boys basketball tournament this Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4 at Calaveras High School in San Andreas. The tournament will feature sixth, seventh and eighth grade divisions. Teams …

The 20th annual Amador County Turkey Trot was held at Lake Tabeaud on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 24 with 244 hearty walkers and runners participating in either the short course (2.7 miles) or long course (5.4 miles). They were accompanies by 20 canine friends. All proceeds from…

The Amador High School varsity girls soccer team recorded its first victory of the season with a 6-2 win over Encina Prep of Sacramento on Monday, November 28 in Sutter Creek. Emily Bullard scored two goals for Amador with Kaylee Smith, Sage Smith, Jasmine Alorro and Ashlyn Churchill scoring…

It’s pretty rare for a player from a team that finished at the bottom of the Mother Lode League to win the league’s top individual honor, but Miles Cowan is a pretty rare player.

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talent which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”

The 20th annual Turkey Trot, with proceeds benefitting the Amador Interfaith Food Bank, will be held on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 24, at 8 a.m. at Lake Tabeaud. There will be a 2.7-mile walk/run (once around the lake) and a 6.4-mile walk/run (out and back). For entry, please c…

The Argonaut High School varsity boys basketball team officially opened the 2022-2023 season with a 60-26 victory over former Mother Lode League member Linden on Friday, November 18 in Jackson.

Long before Aaron Judge was terrorizing pitchers as the most feared power hitter in Major League Baseball, the 2022 American League Most Valuable Player was a three-sport star at Linden High School, giving opposing players and coaches around the Mother Lode League nightmares.