We all knew this would be the result … Demi Runas has become the first UC Davis golfer to earn an LPGA Tour card. After a forcing a three-way, first-place playoff at the Symetra Tour Championship on Sept. 21, the former Aggie superstar lost the shootout but earned $11,872. That total vaulted her from 15th on the […]

Nate Walker — an emerging sophomore cornerback — was lights out in a first half that saw UC Davis go toe-to-toe with invading bully Eastern Washington. Standing 5-foot-9 and weighing 170 pounds, the former Crespi High (Los Angeles) defender was asked to stay with the larger, sometimes quicker Eagle receivers in Saturday’s 37-14 Aggie home […]

In the Big Sky Conference opener for both football teams, visiting Eastern Washington eventually broke loose from UC Davis and took a 37-14 decision on Saturday at Aggie Stadium. But for a while, many of the 6,954 in attendance had visions of the 1980 U.S. hockey team dancing in their heads. Would this night be another miracle? UCD […]

“If the left one don’t a-get you, then the right one will…” — Tennessee Ernie Ford, “16 Tons” Stop quarterback Vernon Adams. If opponents could just keep the magnificent Eastern Washington player from his normal stats of 376 yards passing and four touchdowns per game, then the Eagles could be somebody’s prey. But wait … […]

There were three terrific men left standing four months ago when interviews for the new Davis High football coaching position came down to decision time. When I was told the choice was John Wiley, it was double-take time. Who? When the smoke cleared, it was revealed that all-everything Blue Devils Marc Hicks and Jason Fisk […]

As hinted by its very name, the Big Sky Conference has some mighty mountains to climb. “It’s conference play now, everybody’s thinking zero-and-zero,” Northern Arizona football coach Jerome Souers told The Enterprise. “The games this time of the year are the ones that really count most, so we’re approaching it like everyone else is — […]

Sometimes soccer leaves you scratching your head. Playing at home in front of more than 600 fans on Friday, the UC Davis men unleashed a 24-shot attack on visiting Air Force, yet came away with another double-overtime tie — this time 1-1. “I think we’re a way better team than our record (2-0-4) indicates,” explained veteran Aggie […]

Most 15-year-old wannabe drivers are happy just to have their learner’s permits. Simply parallel parking is a primary concern. Then there’s Zack Dante, a Davis High sophomore who has been spending weekends in Italy, drafting on race-course straightaways at 200 mph. Dante gets to make steel-nerve inside moves on hairpin turns, passing drivers twice his age while the speedometer rarely dips […]

When the Aggie women’s volleyball team returns to town next Friday (to take on Hawaii at 7 p.m.), local fans will be treated to a constantly evolving attack that should make UC Davis a handful in the Big West Conference. As an example, Allie Wegener is a high-flying outside hitter from St. Francis whose 14 kills and […]

Rumor has it that a bye week in football means players get a chance to squeeze in a little rest and relaxation. While it was practice-as-usual for UC Davis on Thursday, fall classroom instruction doesn’t start for another 10 days and many of the Aggies were chillin’ once the final morning-workout whistle blew. Not so for Mark Martindale … The […]

SACRAMENTO — They call it The Hornets’ Nest. The way they turn up the thermostat at Sacramento State, it should be renamed The Greenhouse. In a steamy environment Tuesday evening at Debby Colberg Court, it was Sac State that in the end melted, losing a nonconference women’s volleyball match to UC Davis in five games in front of 318 sweat-drenched fans. For the […]