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Coaches’ short tempers affect Placer student athletes
October 11, 2011 • Kerry McCullough, News Editor
Girls golf team set to play against Placer teachers
September 28, 2011 • Lauren Taber, Features Editor
This golf season, the Lady Hillmen Golfers may not be the only ones using their nine irons in competition; there is the possibility of a Lady Hillmen versus Placer High Faculty Golf Tournament. Until recently, it had been a tradition for the boy’s golf team to compete against the faculty seasonally....
Placer kicks South Anchorage back to Alaska
September 28, 2011 • Hannah Gregg, Sports Editor
Placer High’s first game of the season had an unusual aspect to it- our rivals were visiting from over 2,000 miles away. The Alaskan football team came to California to face the Hillmen for Placer’s first home game of the 2011 season. Hailing from South Anchorage High School, these players have been...
Freshman girl takes stance by joining football team
September 28, 2011 • Jeff Branson, Messenger Staff Writer
Out of 126 football players at Placer High School, Ashley Moore is especially unique. The freshman is the only female player at any level in the Hillmen football program. There are three teams. Freshman, JV and Varsity. There is rarely a girl in any of these groups. Moore always goes hard and tries to...
Junior varsity football team short on players
September 27, 2011
Almost half of the JV football team is shown prior to their game against Casa Roble. By MaKayla Ratcliff Messenger Staff Writer Although the JV team is often stuck in the shadows of the Varsity team one thing that is really noticeable are the shortage of players. New Placer high JV football assistant...
Football team changing logo to help team fly again
May 27, 2011 • Lauren Taber, Messenger Staff Writer
The image of a bulky football player, burning across a field at full speed is not complete without an air of intimidation; one that is undeniably brought together by one hardy symbol of football toughness: the helmet. Recently, rumors have been swirling through the school that this coming season, the...
Teams take part in offseason training to one up competition
May 27, 2011 • Kerry McCullough, Messenger Staff Writer
What happens to all the fall and winter athletes in the off-season? Spring sports are in full swing but for some Placer High School athletes the spring and summer seasons are all about conditioning and preparing for next year’s season. Basketball and football teams are often seen practicing on Placer’s...
Super Bowl full of problems
April 5, 2011 • Zak Liske, Sports Editor
The Super Bowl is over, but many were left with a bad experience. A large issue has come to attention and that is that 1250 temporary seats that were not useable due to fire hazards. This year’s Super Bowl was played at the new Cowboys Stadium in the Dallas, Texas area. The stadium boasts a large seating...
Rest in peace: Sacramento Kings (1985-2011)
April 5, 2011 • Zak Liske, Sports Editor
The Sacramento Kings are all but extinct. They are all but ready to officially become the Anaheim or Los Angeles Royals, readopting their former name from the days in Kansas City. The team has gone through a win drought in the past five or so seasons and have slowly lost their talent from the glory days...
March Madness
April 5, 2011 • Zak Liske, Sports Editor
The month is March and that means one thing in the sporting world: March Madness. The greatest college basketball tournament started on March 15th and is set to end in the first week of April. This year in college hoops has been one with no definitive leader or team on top. Multiple teams have been ranked...
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