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Fourth straight win for Lady Miners
Nevada Union's Lady Miners hosted Rocklin's Lady Thunder Tuesday night in a Sierra Foothill League battle between basketball teams living on the playoff bubble. more...
  02/09/2010 11:40pm
Miners face SFL wrestling champs Thursday
Though they were hoping for another chance to go toe to toe with four-time defending Sierra Foothill League Del Oro, Nevada Union's wrestling team didn't get the opportunity at Saturday's section team duals to avenge its lone league...
  02/09/2010 11:35pm
Local Roundup: Bruins lose steam, fall to Zebras
The Union staff

Jumping out to a 15-11 lead over host Lincoln Tuesday night, the Bear River Bruins looked to be in good position to knock of the second place team in the Pioneer Valley League.

But that lead was shortlived.
  02/09/2010 11:32pm
Power ratings: Four teams likely playoff bound
The Sac-Joaquin Section on Tuesday released its latest boys and girls basketball power ratings, which determine playoff qualifying at all five division levels.

The top 16 teams in each division earn a section playoff berth.
  02/09/2010 9:19pm
Depth helps lift NU ski team to 1st place
Monday's slalom race at Boreal did not get off to the best of starts for the Nevada Union Alpine ski team, as two of the teams top skiers suffered setbacks that left things in limbo.
  02/08/2010 11:05pm
Miner grapplers fall short at team duals
Nevada Union's first trip to the Sac-Joaquin Section Team Dual Championships in five years came to a stop in the semifinal round Saturday, as the Miners fell to eventual champion Ponderosa, 48-12.
  02/08/2010 11:02pm
Boosters keep basketball games going
As area schools brace for another round of budget cuts, their sports programs are more than ever thankful for the folks who help keep the games going.
  02/08/2010 10:55pm
5 questions with ... NU's Kyle Newman
Nevada Union senior Kyle Newman has helped lead NU's wrestling program back to prominence this season. The Miners claimed second place in the Sierra Foothill League and, for the first time in five years, qualified for Saturday's Sac-Joaquin Section Team...
  02/06/2010 12:25am
All-American nominee Ritchart carries FLC to win
The morning before Josh Ritchart played in his final homecoming game on the Forest Lake Christian floor, his school surrrounded the senior with a pep rally Friday that included a prestigious honor.
  02/05/2010 11:56pm
FLC's size, depth deliver loss to struggling Delta girls
Friday night's opening tip off of the Forest Lake Christian-Delta varsity basketball doubleheader was a matchup one team fighting for higher seed in the playoffs and the other simply fighting to find some sort of success on the...
  02/05/2010 11:50pm
Local Roundup: Grizzlies bury Miners with fast start
A blazing hot Granite Bay team buried visiting Nevada Union under a 23-9, first-quarter deficit Friday night, as the Grizzlies downed the Miners 74-54 in Sierra Foothill League varsity boys basketball.
  02/05/2010 11:40pm
Miners hope to oust perennial powers Del Oro, Ponderosa
Considering it is the first time they've qualified for the Sac-Joaquin Section Team Wrestling Tournament in five years, it would be easy to understand why Nevada Union's Miners might just be happy to be here.
  02/04/2010 11:24pm
Colomb, Milhous carry Lady Miners down low
Sitting 15th in the Sac-Joaquin Section's Division II power ratings, Nevada Union's Lady Miners know their margin for error is pretty slim down the backstretch of the Sierra Foothill League season.
  02/04/2010 11:22pm
NU 2010 football schedule released
Though kickoff is still seven months away, Nevada Union High School has released its season schedule for the 2010 football season.
  02/04/2010 11:17pm
Niederberger, Pettinato sign Division 1 letters
Eric Niederberger remembers watching fellow Miners like Taylor Dever and Zach Masch realize the dream of playing Division I football by signing their names on the dotted line of a national letter of intent.
  02/03/2010 11:29pm
Local Roundup: Lady Bruins land victory in overtime
Outscoring host Placer 9-4 in overtime, Bear River pushed past the Lady Hillmen for a 53-48 victory Wednesday that kept the Lady Bruins standing in second place in Pioneer Valley League basketball.
  02/03/2010 11:23pm
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