Kayak adventure of a lifetime

Well, here's a San Joaquin River story that hasn't gotten much attention - unless you're plugged into the expedition kayaking community. It's about four adventurers who took advantage of an unexpected release to complete a historic first descent of the river's South Fork.

Events, news & notes 11/5

Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon & Half
When: Sunday
Where: Start line on Friant Road just north of Audubon Drive; finish in Woodward Park

Buddy up on a hike, but only if it's a fit

Never hike alone. That message has been drilled into my head since I first learned about the buddy system as a lowly Tenderfoot.

Week 9 review

** Most striking of Week 9 results is the obvious -- D-II strength similar to D-I. Friday, we had D-II Frontier lose 17-15 to D-I Stockdale, ranked No. 3 in the Central Section; and D-II Edison lose 17-14 in double...read more »

Cage fighting anyone?

Four local cage fighters opened the evening with victories in the MMA Strikeforce Challenger Friday at the Save Mart Center. Fresno's Casey Olson (11-3) scored a first-round TKO in 2:33 over Sacramento's Chris Culley (4-6) at 145 pounds; Clovis High...read more »

Final: Bullard 17, Edison 14 (2 OT)

11:05 p.m: Bullard sophomore Sean Kuehter, after missing a 31-yarder in the first OT, drills a 30-yarder in the second OT to win the epic battle of County/Metro Athletic Conference rivals. 10 p.m: We're going OT, tied at 14. 8:58...read more »

  • Bullard tops Edison in second OT

    Sean Kuehter is a sophomore kicker replacing one of Bullard High's all-time football greats in Blake Dunn.

  • Thunder forecast in Idaho

    MOSCOW, Idaho - Bulldog Stadium was alive with the sounds of football Tuesday night as the Fresno State football team pumped up speakers surrounding the field to imitate crowd noise and band music for the first time since the week they played Cincinnati.

  • Washington stops Dos Palos, takes NSL title

    DOS PALOS -- In this, the year of the star quarterbacks around the Central Section -- particularly those in the greater Fresno area named Bray, Orender and Taubler -- don't forget about Adam McCurley.

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