Second-year Davis High field hockey coach Sandie Marotti-Huckins knew her 2012 team might be one for the ages. “We have seven pretty good seniors — five of them could be pretty special,” the veteran mentor explained way back in August. Marotti-Huckins was excited by how her summer program had gelled and how close-knit her Blue […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Nick Watney took a few peeks at the leaderboard, and heard the echo of raucous cheering at regular intervals in the distance as Tiger Woods was commencing his last-round charge. Watney, starting two groups behind Woods, knew it was going to take a very special kind of round Sunday to win […]

The inaugural UC Davis Men’s Basketball Reading Program will give Division I athletes, who are in the midst of training for their upcoming season, an opportunity to serve as role models — teaching the importance of education to impressionable youths. The Aggies, under the supervision of assistant coach Chris Davis, have committed themselves to visiting and giving […]

During this Halloween week, to most football observers, a date with the region’s No. 3 school, Elk Grove, would be downright scary. But Davis High head coach Steve Smyte speaks for his whole team when he says, “We fear no one. But we respect everyone.” After a spirited Monday practice — and a weekend filled […]