August 24, 2012 10:48 pm
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Ripon, heavily favored to win the 2012 Trans Valley League football crown, started its season on a strong note by defeating host Bret Harte 45-0 on Friday night.
For full story, photos and comments from players and coaches, pick up a copy of The Union Democrat on Monday, Aug. 27.
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August 23, 2012 10:22 pm
Editor’s note—Rob Miller, 49, of Liberty, MO., is a nationally renown motivational speaker who specializes in helping kids reach their maximum potential through sports.
Miller was team captain on his Spring Arbor (Michigan) College basketball team and then later its coach. He has also coached high school girls’ and boys’ basketball. He served as commissioner of the Sun Conference (NAIA) and later spent eight years with the NAIA as Director for its Champions of Character program.
Miller now runs his own motivational program entitled “Character Based Athletics.”
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August 20, 2012 11:11 pm
Signups for the Fall Mother Lode Gun Club Junior .22 Rifle Program will begin on Sept. 4 at 4 p.m.
Registration will be accepted online at www.motherlodegunclub.com.
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August 20, 2012 10:57 pm
By PATTI SCOTT-BAIER
For The Union Democrat
Great teamwork by Tuolumne County Aquatic Masters swimmers led to a sixth-place team finish at the three-day Pacific Masters Long Course Championships on Aug. 10-12 at San Mateo Community College.
Each of the 22 local swimmers contributed to the team point total by scoring in the top eight in individual and relay events. The TCAM team set 23 new team records and numerous personal bests in the 50-meter pool.
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August 15, 2012 04:04 pm
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By RUTH ABREO
For The Union Democrat
Leading off this week’s report is Robert Porovich who rolled a perfect 300 game in Jokers Wild.
Last week, he missed perfection by just one pin in the same league. The 299 game with a 772 series is high for the men for this report.
High for the women is Arleen Williams and Kay Hunter (both of Young at Heart) with 224 games and 532 series, respectively.
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August 15, 2012 03:49 pm
 Surrounded by family on July 12, Dan Molieri, pen in hand, signs with Stanislaus State. Behind him (from left) Karson Clifton, 11, Kirk Clifton, mother Dee Clifton, and Kade Clifton, 8. MAGGIE BECK/UNION DEMOCRAT
Ohlone owns a Pacific Coast Conference-leading record of 10-1. Skyline’s top starter, Forrest Armanino, is on the hill.
Skyline’s top reliever, Dan Molieri, hasn’t tossed a warmup pitch. Armanino’s pregame instruction from Skyline 15-year coach John Quintell was “pitch five good innings and then turn this game over to Danny.”
But Quintell calls an audible. He wants Molieri. Now. Immediately.
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August 09, 2012 04:39 pm
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 Former Mother Lode League stars Gary Gellerman (5), Zach Roberson (11) and Scott Maldonado are teammates at the University of Mary in North Dakota. RHONDA OLSON/COURTESY PHOTO
One of Roberson’s roommates, Scott Maldonado, on the telephone, interrupts his long-distance conversation.
“Hey, Zach,” yells Maldonado, a Calaveras graduate of 2007, “can you please take off that ugly shirt?”
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August 08, 2012 09:56 pm
The Mother Lode Fly Fishing Club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Tuolumne Utilities District offices in Sonora at 5:30 p.m.
This meeting will be a seminar on a variety of things. Amongst those are setting up for deep water trolling and fly patterns for local lakes, entomology, instruction on your basic set-up, and fly tying demonstration. This seminar is open to anyone.
If you wish additional information, please call Club President Cary Westbrook at 533-2314 or Membership Chairman Jerry Whaley at 532-1699.
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August 07, 2012 09:38 pm
 Brian Finigan, of Mi-Wuk Village, recently completed the Coeur d’Alene triathlon in Idaho after recovering from crippling injuries in 2007. AMY ALONZO ROZAK/UNION DEMOCRAT
And the 51-year-old Mi-Wuk Village resident should know. A 2007 work accident left the avid triathlete severely injured, depressed, and in a wheelchair.
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August 02, 2012 10:37 pm
By LEN ACKERMAN
For The Union Democrat
A recent study by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) indicates that fishing remains the most popular recreational activity in the country.
The key finding on fishing participation was that in 2011, 46.2 million Americans participated in fishing, an increase from 45.4 million in 2010.
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