Remembering Tom Homer Colfax Record editor and photographer
Colfax mourns the loss of Tom Homer a longtime editor and sports aficionado who moved to Colfax four years ago. Known for eye catching photos and the Only in Colfax column he covered local fires accidents and high school games while sharing a newsroom bond with fellow reporters from Auburn Journal and Grass Valley Union.
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Foothills
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California Newspaper Publisher Association
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Giovanni’s
Fresno
Auburn Journal
Grass Valley Union
Placer-Nevada Union
Michigan
Colfax girls rely on youth as team status in league play
Colfax High softball coach Bill Ellis says the Lady Falcons are the youngest team in the league with five freshmen and three sophomores. The 5-10 start comes after a 3-2 run at the River City Tournament in West Sacramento. They are winless in Pioneer Valley League play, with a 3: make-up game against Oakmont and a 3:30 p.m. Colfax home date with Mira Loma. Olivia Ellis pitched a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over Bear Creek and Colfax then beat Vacaville Christian 17-0 and San Juan 9-2 before dropping the final two in the tournament.
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Lincoln
Oakmont
Mira Loma
Bear Creek
Stockton
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Vacaville
Christian
San Juan
Colfax Lady Falcons See Strong Pitching Amid Early Struggles
Colfax softball shows Olivia Ellis posting a 1.15 ERA over 55 innings with 61 strikeouts while the team hits .186 early. Krista Vincent leads with a .300 average, Allycen Keatley at .267, Rosie Bangert .214. The Falcons beat Davis 4-1 and Yuba City 3-1 in league play.
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Yuba City
Ellis
Colfax
Olivia Ellis
Falcons
Krista Vincent
Allycen Keatley
Rosie Bangert
Sophia Ellis
Emily Matekel
Samantha Scott
Colfax Lady Falcons roll past River City 10-0 in five innings
Colfax batted to a 10-0 mercy-rule win over River City in a non-league girls softball game at Led by Emily Matekel 3 for 4 and key doubles from Olivia Ellis and Kristin Brown Colfax built a 4-0 lead in the second and 8-0 after four frames Sophie Ellis Sam Scott and Kate Vincent fueled the early rally while Matekel DeCesare and Ellis provided rbi hitting. Colfax improves to 6-10 on the season after placing seventh in last weekend’s River City Tournament.
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Colfax Lady Falcons
Colfax
Emily Matekel
Olivia Ellis
Kristin Brown
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River City
Bill Ellis
Oakmont
Mira Loma
Ellis
Sophie Ellis
Sam Scott
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RBI
Krista Vincent
Vincent
Allycen Keatley
Colfax Aims to Spark Offense Versus Mira Loma
Colfax High varsity baseball seeks improvement after two shutout losses and a 3:30 p.m. PVL game hosting Mira Loma. The Falcons, who had a bye, emphasized extra batting practice following a 10-0 loss to Lincoln and a 5-0 defeat to Oakmont, with Reed and Bodily safeties and Reed stealing two bases.
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Colfax High
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Mira Loma
Colfax
Lincoln
Oakmont
Zebras
Lyell Marks
Grant Fowler
Preston Gulimet
Reed
Chris Bodily
Falcon golf team sharpens win streak vs Zebras and Mavericks
Colfax High golf rose to 4-1 in the Pioneer Valley League with two wins over Lincoln and Mesa Verde. Freshmen Patrick Bauer Bradley Freeman and Trevor Blair led the scoring pace with medalist rounds of 37 39 and 41. Spears and Kern added solid 43s to seal the 201-235 win.
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Lincoln
Mesa Verde
John Lamb
Falcons
Sun City
Lincoln Hills
Colfax
Patrick Bauer
Bradley Freeman
Trevor Blair
Bauer
Freeman
Blair
Eric Spears
Steven Kern
Spears
Auburn Valley
Kern
Sunset Whitney
Rocklin
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