John R. Hull

John R. Hull I am a sportswriter for the Elk Grove Citizen. Daily, I blog with the latest sports news from the City of Elk Grove.

Web Site: http://www.blogger.com/profile/08069816250893360042


Valley Hi Country Club To Host Fundraiser to Help Brothers Become Professional Golfers

Oct 29, 2012
Valley Hi Country Club To Host Fundraiser to Help Brothers Become Professional Golfers

Triplet brothers Grant, Cameron and Trevor Rappleye all enjoyed baseball and soccer growing up in Elk Grove, just like thousands of other boys. As they grew they also developed an interest in golf, following their dad, Kevin, to Va...

Week 9 scoreboard: Elk Grove high school football

Oct 26, 2012

Delta Valley Conference Elk Grove 54, Monterey Trail 40  Frazier (EG) 16-217 yards, 5 TD's; Parker (EG) 22-178 yards, 2 TD's. Powell (MT) 14-159 yds., 3 TD's; Robinson (MT) 13-101 yards, 2 TD's. Franklin 66, Laguna Creek 8 Grant 48, Davis 14 ...

Midweek Notebook:Backs To The Wall-M.T.,Jesuit

Oct 25, 2012
Midweek Notebook:Backs To The Wall-M.T.,Jesuit

There's two weeks remaining in the regular season of high school football. In order to qualify for the Div. I-IV post-season the teams must finish first or second in their league. Then the next best 24 teams in the 40 leagues that comprise the Sac-Jo...

Results from the Fittest of Elk Grove Contest

Oct 24, 2012
Results from the Fittest of Elk Grove Contest

Here are the results of the third annual "Fittest of Elk Grove" event held this past weekend at Bartholomew Park. Congrats to Dallas Broussard, who is older than me, and won the 50+ men's event and his wife, Pam, who was second in the same age group ...

Results of Div I North Girls’ Golf

Oct 22, 2012

Despite the rain and wind, the girls' golf teams competed Monday in the Sac-Joaquin Section's Division I -  North tournament at Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills. The four teams that qualified for next Monday's Section Masters tournament ...

Franklin Plugs EG Rushing Attack, Wins 17-7

Oct 19, 2012

Elk Grove came into its biggest game of the year Friday night, a showdown against Delta Valley Conference foe Franklin, averaging 354 yards rushing a game. But, the Wildcats had plans to stop the Herd and its top running back, Robert Frazier, a senio...

Franklin vs. Elk Grove: Maxpreps’ national game of week

Oct 19, 2012
Franklin vs. Elk Grove: Maxpreps’ national game of week

The top high school football game nationally tonight is our top game locally, Franklin vs. Elk Grove. That according to the popular prep sports website, Maxpreps. On its homepage, Maxpreps has a photo of EG running back Robert Frazier and F...

Franklin women win DVC golf title

Oct 18, 2012
Franklin women win DVC golf title

Ten years ago when Shelly Walsh, a golf instructor at Valley Hi Country Club, agreed to coach the girls’ golf team at Franklin High School she was just hoping she’d have at least five girls come out and play. She needed at leas...

Who Will Make The Playoffs?

Oct 17, 2012

As Franklin and Elk Grove are preparing for their Delta Valley Conference showdown Friday, Pleasant Grove will host Jesuit Friday in a Delta River League contest. A win by the Eagles here in week eight pretty much assures them of a post-season positi...

Nugent: Former Herd quarterback, now Ironman competitor

Oct 16, 2012
Nugent: Former Herd quarterback, now Ironman competitor

It’s now been more than 30 years since Terry Nugent played football for Elk Grove High School. The 51-year-old remains quite active physically. That’s because he competes regularly in Ironman triathlons. Earlier this year he...



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