San Joaquin County Local News: Sports

04/26/2024
The San Joaquin Board of Supervisors approved a $10,000 grant to the Tracy Boys and Girls Club to support youth sports programs.

03/14/2024
The Lathrop Planning Commission is reviewing plans for River Islands neighborhood designs which includes a football stadium, lakes, parks, housing and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial use space.

03/04/2024
Following a hiatus of over 10 years, Calla High’s sports program is back, recently completed the volleyball, flag football, and basketball seasons, and currently participating in softball.

02/15/2024
When and if California legalizes sports gambling, the policy should honor the laws established in partnership with tribes decades ago, says Assemblyman James Ramos.

01/29/2024
The “pop, pop, pop” that’s become synonymous with Pickleball may soon be a racket of the past. That’s the goal promised by a new generation of equipment developed to lessen the overall acoustic burden of the sport.

01/19/2024
The status over a local developer’s obligation to provide money for a proposed aquatics center is still in limbo after a San Joaquin County Superior Court declined to order the developer to make the payment.

01/17/2024
Proposed California legislation that would ban tackle football for kids under 12 had gained momentum until Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear he’d veto the bill.

01/15/2024
The Assembly has until the end of January to decide the fate of the youth tackle football bill, which would prevent kids under 12 from playing the sport to protect them from brain trauma.

01/12/2024
An avalanche was reported Jan. 11 at a resort near Lake Tahoe, one day after a major avalanche roared down an adjoining mountain, trapping several people and killing a 66-year-old man.

01/12/2024
An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10 as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope.

12/05/2023
A recent investigation by Voice of San Diego revealed that nonprofits that provide staff at local stadiums could be raising money without doing charity work, while also paying labor below minimum wage and under the table. Now, multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating.

11/18/2023
The sport of pickleball is rapidly growing, and residents are hoping the city will add more courts to its parks.

11/17/2023
Three years after the NFL's Raiders abandoned Oakland for Las Vegas, MLB's Oakland A's announced they're moving there too. The owners of the teams unanimously approved the MLB team’s move.

11/07/2023
The Fresno Grizzlies announced their sale to Diamond Baseball Holdings, a major operator of minor league clubs in the U.S., including the San Jose Giants.

10/25/2023
After 18 years of operations, Stockton Arena has a new name. The facility, opened in 2005, was officially named Adventist Health Arena during a ceremony in front of the brand-new 360-degree LED center-hung display board.

09/22/2023
The $700 million price tag sets a $7 billion mark that would make the Warriors one of the world’s most valuable sports teams.

08/30/2023
University of the Pacific is poised to become the first college campus in the country with a sports complex for one of the fastest-growing sports in America.

08/17/2023
Entering Year 10 of its existence this fall, Mountain House High has been a success not only academically but also with its outstanding athletic accomplishments.

08/09/2023
The Sacramento Republic FC has signed Da’vian Kimbrough from Woodland, making him the youngest athlete in American professional team sports.