SACRAMENTO — Their four-game run in the Sac-Joaquin Section Softball playoffs is over. But this Davis High squad made it as exciting as Blue Devil fans’ hearts could take. After an 8-7 setback to old “friend” Elk Grove on Monday night at the Sacramento Softball Complex, DHS exited the postseason with a long checklist of … Continue Reading
SACRAMENTO — You win some in heart-stopping fashion and you lose some when the prom looms large and shadows are getting longer. Such was the mercurial first day for Davis High in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs on Saturday at the Sacramento Softball Complex. “I’m proud of how we played,” Blue Devil skipper Art Guerra said … Continue Reading
By Niki Reina-Guerra We’ve all been there. Times are tough all around. What does a resourceful family do when financial times are tight and we need to weather the storm of economic hardship? Do we cut out food, water, shelter, or starve our children of life sustaining necessities? Of course not. We cinch our belts on … Continue Reading
Most softball teams stress getting the first hitter on. The top of the order is key. For Davis High, which opens Sac-Joaquin Section tournament play Saturday in Sacramento, that lead-off spot has been well represented with senior Melanie Habib. A sensational shortstop who will next roam the infield for Pacific, Habib brings a .380 batting … Continue Reading
Off days rarely get more exciting than this. The Davis High softball team started off Wednesday by winning a coin toss to give them the Delta Valley Conference’s top seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs, then entertained the visiting Pioneer Patriots for an afternoon scrimmage. After the Blue Devils (19-5, 9-1 DVC) shocked Elk Grove … Continue Reading
“We are Delta Valley Conference Champs; you can’t take that away from the kids,” an excited Davis High softball coach Art Guerra told The Enterprise after Tuesday’s 11-3 victory at Franklin in the regular-season finale. With the win, the Blue Devils clinched a tie with Elk Grove for the league title and a coin flip … Continue Reading
It has been 31 games and 19 years since Davis High last beat Elk Grove in softball. Check that. It had been … On Thursday — an afternoon during which a crowd of almost 300 bid bon voyage to six Blue Devil seniors — DHS third baseman Rita Allen-Sutter drove in four runs as The … Continue Reading
For many softball teams, a six-run win would be exceptional. But for the Davis High squad — which has put up double-digit hits and runs in its last three games — a six-run lead just meant having to play a full game. The Blue Devils, whose last three games were mercy-rule shortened, topped visiting Monterey … Continue Reading
Have mitt, will travel. Only two Davis High softball players finished Thursday’s game in the same field position as they started. Rita Allen-Sutter held down the hot corner and Aimee Jackura set up camp in right field, while the other 11 Blue Devils made their way around the diamond in a 16-0 mercy-rule shorted home … Continue Reading
After taking spring break off from competition, the Davis High girls lacrosse team got back into the swing of things in a big way on Tuesday night. Eleven Blue Devils scored — including sophomore defender Elizabeth Leshuk notching her first varsity tally — as DHS won at Ygnacio Valley, 17-2. Like a waitress at a … Continue Reading
“Fashion is not something that exists in clothing only. Fashion has to do with ideas, with the way we live, with what is happening. Clothing tells the truth about an age.” — Bjork By E. Emmet Brady Heather Caswell has always envisioned The Wardrobe, her downtown Davis fashion boutique, as more than just a retail … Continue Reading
“It was our worst inning of the season …” Davis High softball coach Art Guerra stated flatly. On paper — despite five Vanden runners crossing the plate — it didn’t look like a complete disaster. But an error, a throw to the wrong base and a couple of walks were things that the first-year Blue … Continue Reading
Davis High coach Art Guerra didn’t like see two of his top players get hurt in Monday’s 6-2 road win over Christian Brothers, but he loved to see the rest of his team step up and fill in. After Blue Devil team leader Melanie Habib went out early with a twisted ankle, Kaitlyn Lagattuta took … Continue Reading
WOODLAND – “I think the girls are just ready to get going,” believes first-year Davis High softball coach Art Guerra. “We have done a great job of going forward each and every day. “I can’t be happier right now as things just keep getting better and better. We learn from our mistakes and move on.” … Continue Reading
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