Sports Briefs 10/5 – 10/9
October 6, 2015
Girls Tennis
League Record: 6-0
Last week: On Tuesday 9/29, they defeated Woodcreek 7-2 in their league play. On Thursday 10/1, they beat Nevada Union 9-0.
This week: Tennis plays @ Granite on Tuesday 10/6. On Thursday 10/8, they play @ Nevada Union.
Fun Fact of the week: On Friday night 10/2 the team got together at the tennis courts and set up a movie screen and watched movies together for the night.
Cross Country
League Record: none
Overall Record: none
Last Week: Saturday 10/3 Rocklin freshman boys got 1st place at the Del Oro meet, varsity got 3rd place overall.
This Week: Saturday 10/10 – Whitney Invitational @ Springview Park (all); times TBA
Dance Team
League Record: none
Overall Record: none
Last Week: Relay for Life event on Saturday 10/3.
This Week: No home game; preparation for Homecoming next week
They said it: “It was my first time going to this event [Relay for Life] and I thought it was really fun. It was definitely a new experience for me getting to walk with a bunch of people on the team whom I have never talked to before. All the activities were really creative and that made it a lot more fun. This was also for sure team bonding experience. After the event, we had a little team sleepover afterwards and did a lot of team bonding there too.” – Alyssa Moss
Varsity Boys Soccer
League Record: 3-0
Overall Record: 7-4-1
Last Week: They beat Woodcreek 2-1 on Wednesday 9/30. They also won their game on Friday 10/2 against Folsom with a score of 2-1.
This Week: They play @ Granite Bay on Wednesday 10/7.
Bright Spots: Josh Thibeault scored the game winning free kick against Woodcreek on 9/30. On Friday 10/2, Rocklin was down 1-0 against Folsom at halftime and came back to win 2-1 with goals from Arjan Chahal and Cody Lane.
Freshman Girls Volleyball
League Record: 3-1
Overall Record: 11-6
Last Week: Won 2-1 vs. Nevada Union on Tuesday 9/29; lost 1-2 vs Christian Brothers on Thursday 10/1.
This Week: Game @ Oak Ridge on Tuesday 10/6, game @ Del Oro on Thursday 10/8
JV Girls Volleyball
League Record: 3-1
Overall Record: 13-3
Last Week: Won 2-1 vs. Nevada Union on Tuesday 9/29; won 2-0 vs. Christian Brothers on Thursday 10/1.
This Week: Game @ Oak Ridge on Tuesday 10/6; game @ Del Oro on Thursday 10/8
Varsity Girls Volleyball
League Record: 4-0
Overall Record: 20-3
Last Week: Won 3-1 vs. Nevada Union on Tuesday 9/29; won 3-0 vs. Christian Brothers on Thursday 10/1.
This Week: Game @ Oak Ridge on Tuesday 10/6; game @ Del Oro on Thursday 10/8
JV Football
Overall Record: 4-1
Last Week: Played Oak Ridge on Friday 10/2, won 28-14
This Week: Play @ Del Oro on Friday 10/9.
Bright Spots: Jake Nigh intercepted the ball, which pushed the team to a victory against Oak Ridge during their homecoming game.
They said it: “We could have done better on defense. We should have been up 28-0 and we also need to focus on our roles better.” – Richard Purvis
Varsity Football
League Record: 0-1
Overall Record: 3-2
Last Week: The Thunder took on the Oak Ridge Trojans and left El Dorado Hills with a heartbreaking loss of 22-38. This was Rocklin’s second loss of the season.
This Week: Rocklin will be taking on one of their biggest rivals, the Del Oro Golden Eagles. This should be a close game, as the teams have similar records.
Bright Spots: Quarterback Will Floyd found Kier Gibson Adams for a touchdown at the end of the first half. Floyd to Overton for a touchdown with 9:01 remaining in the game. A successful two point conversion brought the score to 38-22.
They said it: “I feel embarrassed because of the way we played. We got killed basically in front of everyone and it was even worse because it was their homecoming.” – Sean Gruber
Girls Golf
League Record: 4-4
Overall Record: 4-4
Last week: Played Oak Ridge on Thursday 10/1, defeated 219-196.
This week: Play Del Oro on Tuesday 10/6 and Woodcreek on Thursday 10/8.