The Hillgals played stong all day and hardly worked up a sweat beating West (25-7, 25-13), Cougars (25-6, 25-16), and Notre Dame (25-14, 25-12). The Championship match was against Pleasant Grove, …
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Placer’s Freshman girl’s volleyball team opened up the Pioneer Valley League (PVL) season with a win against Mesa Verde 25-7, 25-5. The Hillgals serving was just too hot to handle for Mesa: …
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The Hillgals overpowered Mesa Verde with excellent serving and solid offense. Erin Ellner served up 16 points for Placer. Kailey Gaffney had 5 aces, 4 kills and 5 assists. Nicole Parrish had 3 aces, …
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The Hillgals ended their 09 season by flying by the Colfax Falcons 12-2. Placer had strong bats and a solid defense. Haley Tupen was 1-for-3 with a two run RBI homer, Shanna Heller was 3-for-4 with …
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The Hillgals started off with a bang but were overcome by the mighty Lincoln Zebras, losing 15-9. Lincoln came up with aggressive bats and proved to be too much of a match for Placer. Early in the …
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The undefeated and now 11-0 Lincoln High Zebras proved why they are a No. 1 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section, Division IV playoffs, routing the Livingston Wolves at home 49-15 …
In response to Thad Westphalia’s letter (Reader Input, Nov. 17), it is mildly amusing that some who claim to be free thinkers and advocates for peace stoop to the lowest …
