Gold Country Media News Service | 9/30/11 Brett Ransford – Roseville Press-Tribune | 9/30/11By extending its Development Academy season to 10 months, the U.S. Soccer Federation now forbids its players to compete in high school An ultimatum recently was handed down by the U.S. Soccer Federation, asking players in its Development Academy who also compete … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 9/14/11 Brett Ransford – Bicycling draws the professional riders, but the family events of the fourth-annual Folsom Cyclebration bring the festivities for everyone else. Hundreds of people will gather on Friday and Saturday Sept. 16-17 for three events hosted by the City of Folsom and local sponsors. The Fam Jam at Cummings … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 9/7/11 Brett Ransford – Mountain bike events make up a large portion of the fourth annual Folsom Cyclebration on Sept. 16-18. Through three days of events riders will compete on the rough and rugged terrain of Folsom and Northern California’s great outdoors. Mountain biking includes five events: the Fam Jam, Time Trial … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 8/31/11 Brett Ransford – Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series of stories on Cyclebration, leading up to the event on Sept. 16-18. Next week’s story will feature the mountain bike events. The fourth annual Folsom Cyclebration brings around 600 bicyclers to the three-day event and the road bike … Continue reading
Battle of the Badges VIII, a charity boxing event, will take place Saturday in Citrus Heights, as 22 law enforcement, firefighter and military personnel participate in the all new boxing series. Battle of the Badges Sacramento, an organization of public safety and military amateur boxing, benefits numerous local charities on recommendation from the fighters, who … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 7/20/11 Brett Ransford – The California Storm of Sacramento ended their Women’s Premiere Soccer League regular season with a 5-0 win over visiting San Francisco Nighthawks on Saturday at Folsom High’s Prairie City Stadium. Former U.S. Women’s National Team player Aly Wagner returned from injury and contributed a goal in the 61st … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 6/29/11 Brett Ransford – The California Storm of Sacramento missed their chance to step into first place, losing 3-0 to visiting Bay Area Breeze on Saturday night at Folsom’s Prairie City Stadium. Recent injuries have kept the Storm to a minimized roster. Seven players, including two-time gold medalist with the U.S. National … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 6/24/11 Brett Ransford – Folsom’s Thursday Night Market welcomed a special guest and all the fans that followed for an NBA Draft viewing party at Hacienda Del Rio restaurant on historic Sutter Street. Sacramento Kings small forward Donte Greene entered the second story restaurant to a crowd of purple and black as … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 6/19/11 Brett Ransford – The Blade Pirates from Germany raised the 2011 Woz Cup trophy on Sunday at Prairie City Stadium in Folsom as champions of the sixth annual event. Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder, and the self-title Woz Cup welcomed around 1,000 fans through the three-day International Segway Polo Association (ISPA) tournament, … Continue reading
Folsom Telegraph | 6/8/11 Brett Ransford – The California Storm improved to 2-1-1 after a 5-2 win over the Clovis Sidekicks on Sunday night at Folsom’s Prairie City Stadium. The Storm, formerly known as the Sacramento Storm, play in the North Division of the Pacific Conference in the Women’s Premier Soccer League. Manager Jerry Zanelli … Continue reading
