BROWN SOX 12U HOSTING WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT

On Sunday the Brown Sox 12u baseball team will be hosting its first annual wood bat tournament at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley. The first two games (8 am) will pit the Brown Sox Gold team versus the Lincoln Outlaws on field #1 while the Brown Sox Brown team will play the Rocklin Pilots.

The winners of the first two games will play each other while the teams that lose will also play. This is a double elimination tournament.

The Brown Sox 12u team is made up of players from 6 different Little Leagues. It has been interesting to watch the boys grow as players as well as teammates.

The Brown Sox 12u Roster
Dustin Thompson - Nevada City Little League
Trevor Neilson - Nevada City Little League
Bennett King - Nevada City Little League
Tucker Ramos - Grass Valley Little League
Dominic Buendia - Grass Valley Little League
Kai LaBarbera - Grass Valley Little League
James Nolan - Penn Valley Little League
Carson Cullers - Penn Valley Little League
Nick Noll - Penn Valley Little League
Noah Sims - Penn Valley Little League
Nathan Van Patten- Bear River Little League
Brennan Schad- Bear River Little League
Ryan Bradford - Bear River Little League
Dean Hopper - Bear River Little League
Jake Walston - Lakeview Little League
Shawndell Williams - Lincoln Little League
Steward Eskridge - Lincoln Little League

Going into the Wood Bat tournament the Brown Sox 12u team holds an overall record of 21-7.

ASPOA - MEET YOUR CANIDATES - NOV. 9, 2013

Dear ASPOA Member,

Just a quick reminder that the official ASPOA “Meet Your Candidates” event will take place tomorrow, Nov. 9th, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., at the Alta Sierra Country Club.

The candidates will give a short presentation, and will then be assigned a table at which you may join them to have your questions answered.

Your candidates, listed in alphabetical order by last name, are:

· Diane Coelho
· Gerald Gates
· George Horrigan
· Laura Rose McLeod
· Enid Powell

Official ballots have been mailed, as well as copies of the candidate summary. A limited number of these candidate summaries will be available at the event, as well. If you plan to take notes, please bring paper and a pen.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

The Nomination Committee:

Julie Siegenthaler
Julie Reaney
John Ford

BROWNING (FOLSOM HIGH) VERSUS WILSON (COLFAX HIGH)

I will not attempt to show Michael Wilson of Colfax as a better passer than Jake Browning of Folsom but I will note that Wilson is having a great year in his own right. Wilson is a senior while Browning is a junior. Look out Sierra Foothill League teams as you will have to play against what I will call the 2013 National Player of the year in his final high school season. 

Below are a series of charts which compare Wilson and Browning head to head.

Yards per game, only in week two did the Colfax senior have more yards than Browning.

Browning has 49 touch downs on the season which is off is 2012 total of 69. Also in 2012 Browning threw for 5,238 yards. That is what Wilson has done in two seasons.

The ever so popular QB rating is also in favor of the Bulldog's signal caller.

Michael Wilson is a very skilled D-4 high school quarterback and very well may play in the college ranks in 2014 but one thing is for sure for Browning he will be playing at Folsom High next season. He is a must see player. If you would like to see a modern day gunslinger, then click here for his next show down.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE FUNDRAISER

Bear River Little League is asking for a little help on Sunday, November 17, 2013 from 1:00pm until 4:00pm
at 10286 Braemar Way, GV 95949. They will be holding a Holiday Open House fundraiser where vendors will be lending support to our local Bear River Little League. A few of the companies who will be in attendance are Mary Kay, Thirty-one Gifts, Tupperware, gold canyon candles, Jamberry, Silpada, Pamper Chef, + more.

Its not too early to do some Christmas shopping while helping the Little League.

ASPOA ANNOUNCES BOARD CANDIDATES

The official list of ASPOA candidates are:

Diane Coelho

George Horrigan

Gerald Gates

Enid Powell

Laura McLeod

Ballots will be mailed to all members this week, and are due back by December 2nd. There’s a “Meet Your Candidate” night on Nov. 9th.

BEAR RIVER CROSS COUNTRY - ALL LEAGUE - NEXT UP SUBSECTIONS

The Bear River cross country team's two top ten finishers, Sierra Mitchell (2nd) and Viviana Chavez (5th) earned All-PVL honors.

The cross country team raced in Lincoln this past Wednesday. In the Varsity Girls race, Sierra Mitchell was the first Bruin to cross the finish line in 2nd place with a time of 20:23 for the 3 mile course. She was followed by Viviana Chavez in 5th, Jessica Meylor in 11th, Cecilia Malik in 18th and Olivia Kirks in 34th, Taylor Autrey in 38th, Olivia Scinto in 44th and Amanda Beardsley in 52nd. 

 Lauren Wegner took 8th in the 2 mile Frosh/Soph Girls race. On the boys side, Brandon Murphy placed 14th in the Varsity Boys 3 mile race. Racing Frosh/Soph Boys was Patrick Gillis in 5th and Justin Dooley in 10th. Overall the Varsity Girls were 2nd place in the PVL.
The team will race at Subsections in Angels Camp November 9th. (Mitchell)

ASPOA ELECTION - BOARD CLARIFIES CONFUSION

From an email from the ASPOA Board of Directors.

Dear Alta Sierra Resident,

The ASPOA Board has received many inquiries regarding confusion over the two upcoming elections. We hope to clarify the issue for you.

The official ASPOA election takes place on December 2nd, and ballots for that election will be mailed to members. There are a total of six candidates presented to fill 3 open director positions. There has not been a balloted election for many years; due to increased interest and participation this year, there are more candidates than vacant positions.

Here are the important official election dates for you to remember:

Monday, Nov. 4 The last day to join ASPOA to vote in the official election (visit

www.aspoa.org/membership to renew online)

Wednesday, Nov. 6 Ballots mailed to all ASPOA members

Saturday, Nov. 9 (9-11 AM) The “Meet Your Candidates” event at the Alta Sierra Country Club

Friday, Nov. 29 Mailed ballots must be received at: ASPOA, P.O. Box 2749 Grass Valley, CA 95945-2749

Monday, Dec. 2 Board Meeting / Election Day, Ballots must be dropped off by 10AM

We encourage you to participate in this official election, and to carefully review your list of candidates. The candidate statements will be available online next week at www.aspoa.org.

Tomorrow’s (11/2) election sponsored by RecallASPOA, with 11 candidates on the slate, is unsanctioned by ASPOA and any results will not be valid unless a court order is issued in their favor. They are attempting to fill 8 board positions they believe were vacated with their recall efforts, despite the lack of a ruling in their favor by a judge. The hearing to resolve this matter has been postponed until November 21st, though we cannot be certain there will be a decision made until after the official election.

Thank you for your continued support and participation!

The ASPOA Board of Directors:

Paul Hoefler
Lee French
Kathy Carey
Jim Barrilleaux
Don Bessee
Dave Johnson
Gene Jovich
John Keefe
Julie Siegenthaler