Boys Cross Country
- PREP ROUNDUP: Chavez leads Yuba City soccer past Natomas
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- Michael Chavez recorded a hat trick and the Yuba City High boys soccer team cruised past Natomas 4-0 in a Tri-County Conference matchup at home on Monday.
The win sets up a pivitol match against River Valley on Wednesday as the two teams sit atop th... Full story
- Y.C. cross country runners advance
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- The Yuba City High cross country team competed against over 150 schools at the Sac-Joaquin Subsection meet in Angels Camp on Saturday.
Junior Jo an Fernandez took 14th place out of 173 runners on the 3.0-mile course with a time of 17 minutes and 9 s... Full story
- Boys Athlete of the Week: Abdul Ghafour
- Name: Abdul Ghafour
School: River Valley
Class: Senior
Sport: Cross Country
Last week: Finished the season as one of the top runners in the Mid-Valley area
Honorable Mentions: Josh Hill (Faith Christian), Erik Machuca (Lindhurst), Clint Johnson ... Full story
- Practice makes Perez
- By Ryan Klocke/Appeal-Democrat
- When he was a freshman at River Valley High school, Tony Perez yearned for the gridiron.
His mom had a simple answer for his football dreams — no.
"I wanted to play football for River Valley and she told me no," Perez said. "So I had to go ru... Full story
- Youth Roundup: Ghafour named TCC MVP
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- River Valley's Abdul Ghafour, who earned Tri-County Conference boys MVP, placed 26th with a time of 13:19 on the 3.1-mile course at the Sac-Joaquin Section cross country finals in Folsom on Saturday. Meredith Salazar, who was named all-TCC, finished ... Full story
- Roundup: Sutter boys take Butte View League crown
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- Tony Perez's impressive season continued on Wednesday with a solid run that led the Sutter High boy's cross country team to a Butte View League championship.
Perez finished the three-mile course in 16 minutes, 17 seconds to take first place. Finishi... Full story
- Razzada, Hamill lead YC cross country in Hayward
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- Rashad Razzada paced the Yuba City High cross country team at the 25th annual Moreau Mariner Saucony Invitational at Garin Park in Hayward on Saturday.
In a field of 209 runners, Razzada (18:49) finished 58th in the varsity boys large school 5K race... Full story
- Wy named top boys runner
- By Richard Myers/Appeal-Democrat
- When this past fall�s prep cross country season began, both River Valley High senior T.J. Wy and Wheatland freshman Jessica Carpenter were somewhat unknowns.
Wy was a little familiar, having run track last spring, but otherwise the two entered ... Full story
- Measured by the tape
- Four locals test skills against best in the state
- By Richard Myers/Appeal-Democrat
- River Valley High’s T.J. Wy already is carrying the banner as being the Falcons’ first runner to qualify for the State Cross Country Meet.
But the senior carries the added incentive of running in honor of his grandfather, who passed away last we... Full story
- Faith teams, River Valley's Wy advance
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- The Faith Christian High cross country teams ran their way into this week’s Sac-Joaquin Section Div. V meet in Folsom with top-five finishes in the Sac-Joaquin Section subsection meet at Angels Camp on Saturday.
The girls squad, headed by Hannah B... Full story
- Wheatland's Rodriguez runs away from field
- Wins BVL race by 38 seconds
- By Richard Myers/Appeal-Democrat
- The future of girls cross country in the Butte View League looks bright, as three of the top four finishers at Thursday’s league championship are underclassmen.
The host Pirates have lots to cheer about as senior Martín Rodriguez and freshman Jes... Full story
- Almanza top Yuba City runner
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- The run-happy Honkers – competing in their third 5,000-meter race in eight days – took to the 3.1-mile course at the 34th annual Stanford Cross Country Invitational late Saturday and finished 32nd out of 43 teams in the Division 2 race.
Jose Alm... Full story
- Falcons runner making big strides
- River Valley senior has lost 45 pounds
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- Long after the top runners had crossed the finish line, River Valley High cross country runner Alex Tai finished the 3.1-mile course at the ninth annual Yuba-Sutter Invitational at Beckwourth Riverfront Park on Saturday.
Like much of his life prior ... Full story
- Outsiders dominate Y-S Cross Country invite
- Salazar, Feddersen dash for local bragging rights
- By Richard Myers/Appeal-Democrat
- With Ponderosa and Del Campo runners dominating the races out front, it was River Valley High’s Meredith Salazar and Marysville’s Sarah Feddersen who gave the Beckwourth Riverfront Park crowd something to cheer about under the storm-gray skies at... Full story
- Wy wins Las Plumas invite
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- River Valley High’s T.J. Wy covered the 3-mile course in Oroville in 16 minutes, 22 seconds to win the Las Plumas Invitational on Friday.
Yuba City’s Cristobal Pinedo was third (17:20), Darric Faires of Wheatland was fourth (17:30), followed by ... Full story
- YC's Pinedo races to win
- Cristobal Pinedo, the heir apparent to the Yuba City High cross country throne, won the John Orognen Fun Run along the Feather River levees at Beckwourth Riverfront Park on Saturday.
Pinedo covered the 2-mile course in 10 minutes, 44 seconds to edge... Full story
