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PULLMAN — UC Davis men’s golf standout Tyler Raber, a Davis High graduate, completed his outstanding college career on Saturday with highest postseason finish ever, tying for 23rd at the NCAA Division I Pullman Regional. Raber who was in strong contention after three rounds to advance to the NCAA Finals, shot a final-round 4-over 76 [...]
Hyundai has been on a roll recently. The old Sonata should have worried Toyota and Honda — the new one should keep them up at night, because it is much better than the old car and possibly better than the Accord and Camry. To find out, we managed to borrow a Sonata Limited and what [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeremy Barfield went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs to help the Sacramento River Cats blank the Nashville Sounds, 9-0, at Herschel Greer Stadium on Tuesday. With the win, the Cats completed a four-game series sweep and improved to 22-17 on the season. Sacramento jumped out to an early lead, [...]
By Frances Andrews Fittingly, the Davis junior varsity baseball team wrapped up its season with a May 7 game against its biggest rival, Elk Grove. In a contest that bore many resemblances — including the final score — to the teams’ first match-up of the season, the outcome was in question right down to the [...]
By Carolee Gregg Finishing off their track season in fine form, the Davis High frosh/soph girls won the title at Friday’s Delta Valley Conference championships. The Blue Devils girls earned 154 points, defeating Franklin (124), Monterey Trail, Elk Grove, Laguna Creek and Grant. DHS’ boys tied for second with Monterey Trail (116 points), just behind [...]
By Kari Peterson The Davis High freshmen finished the 2013 baseball season in top form, capturing both ends of a home-and-home series against Whitney last week — 10-8 and 6-3. Coach David Watts said he was pleased with his Blue Devils as they completed the league slate with an 8-3 record (11-9 overall). In the [...]
Cavan Schraner and Grant Chastain each had two-RBI hits in the last inning to provide the Dodgers with a dramatic 7-7 tie with the Red Sox during recent Davis Little League AAA action. Hank Doreo’s steal of home and Cooper Welsh’s two timely hits had helped the Sox take a 7-4 lead at one point [...]
Derek Lerman went 2-for-2 — including a single and a three-run homer — as his Orioles and the Nationals went toe-to-toe in a 6-6 tie this week in the Davis Little League’s Majors division. Kyle Kordana had a two-run double, Brennan Peiffer added two singles and Nate Ade, Kayden Hoal and Danny Honeychurch had important [...]
The Associated Press Ford’s newest C-Max is the ultimate plug-in gasoline-electric hatchback for fuel- and environmentally conscious drivers yearning for something new. Introduced for 2013, the C-Max Energi is an electric plug-in, tall, five-seat car that has a four-cylinder, gasoline engine as a backup. A driver can typically travel for up to 21 miles on [...]
The Davis Lady Blue Devil Rugby Club finished their regular season with a 5-4 record to earn a spot in last weekend’s Northern California Invitational Tournament, which was contested at the Cherry Island Sports Complex. With Davis’ numbers dwindling, the locals were joined by a few players from the Bowling Green Dragons (Sacramento). The combo squad [...]
The Davis Berzerk, a U16 girls soccer team, went to the Bay Area for the Pacifica Fog Classic last weekend and, after four hard-fought games, emerged as the tournament champions. The Berzerk was paced by a smart, effective defense that did not allow a goal the whole weekend. They did it with skillful goalkeeping from Mari [...]
The Davis High girls junior varsity lacrosse team gave a commanding performance on April 30 in a 12-8 win over Bella Vista on a very windy day. Then last Friday, the Blue Devils came from behind to tie Granite Bay, 7-7. DHS was down early in the first half against Bella Vista, but managed to [...]
The Davis High junior varsity girls wrapped up their 2013 soccer season, improving their final record to 19-1-1 with a convincing 3-0 road win over Elk Grove last week. The Blue Devils controlled play from the start, but did not find the back of the net until midway through the first half when Hannah Thompson [...]
SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili’s 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry, who had 44 points in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday. The game-winning shot came 43.7 seconds after [...]
