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Catalytic Converter Etchings

We’ve reported far too many stories on stolen catalytic converters------the most recent earlier this month when three people were arrested for stealing them from cars in the long term parking lot at Sacramento International Airport…….Elk Grove Police want to help you keep from becoming a victim and they’re doing something about it next month…..EGPD is teaming up with Jiffy Lube and offering free catalytic converter etchings on June 4th……….If you take your car in your license plate number will be etched on to the converter which could possibly keep it from being targeted and if your converter is still stolen the information can help police track down both the stolen item but also the victims and the suspects……..It’s all happening Tuesday, June 4th, from 10 am to 5pm at the Jiffy Lube shop at 9611 Auto Center Drive in Elk Grove.  

 

Elk Grove High Baseball Wins

Elk Grove High School is one win away from another Sac Joaquin North Section baseball championship---The Herd beating Pleasant Grove 5-0 last night in a winners’ bracket game at Sacramento City College…..David Smith struck out 13 and allowed only four hits while Mikey Wright had 5 RBIs in the victory……..It means that Pleasant Grove will play Franklin Thursday night in an elimination game-----the winner will play Elk Grove Friday night and will have to beat the Herd twice in order to advance to the section title game……..If the Herd wins it would be their 7th North title in the last eleven years under coach Jeff Carlson----no matter who wins the Elk Grove Unified School District will be represented in next week’s section championship.

 

Big Truck Day

It is “Big Truck Day” at Elk Grove City Hall today…..This is a free event where the city will bring in more than a dozen trucks, buses, large vehicles, and all kinds of construction equipment and kids get a chance to sit in it, probably climb it, and no doubt honk as well………There will be story times at 11:30 and 1:30 provided by the Franklin Community Library and  four mobile food trucks with “kid friendly” food will be there too…..It all begins this morning at 11am and runs until 4pm at the Elk Grove City Hall---the address is 8401 Laguna Palms Way.

Down To 4 In Baseball Playoffs

The CIF Sac Joaquin North Section Division I baseball playoffs are down to 4 teams and the odds are good an Elk Grove School will win…………Over the weekend Pleasant Grove defeated Jesuit 6-3 and Elk Grove knocked off Franklin 9-6 to set up the final round of games………..Tonight at Sacramento City College Davis and Franklin will square off-----the loser is out in the double elimination part of the tournament and the winner moves on to meet the winner of the Tuesday night showdown between Pleasant Grove and Elk Grove……..Either the Eagles or the Herd-----whoever wins Tuesday night----will sit back and wait knowing the championship is theirs unless they  lose two out of three next weekend….If you want to see the complete bracket here’s the link http://cifsjs.org/sports/spring/baseball/baseballd1northbracket_13.pdf

More Baseball Playoffs

The Sac Joaquin Section Northern Division baseball playoff continued Thursday and this time mixed results for the teams from Elk Grove…….In Division 1 Pleasant Grove followed up a play in win with a  5-2 win in eight innings over Vacaville………..That sets up a Saturday 2nd round game against Davis----the Blue Devils 2-0 winners over Jesuit last night……..The other 2nd round game Saturday is a cross town city rivalry renewed as Franklin takes on Elk Grove…….In Division IV the news isn’t as good-----Cosumnes Oaks beaten by Oakdale 3-0 but still the best ever season turned in by the Wolfpack.

Baseball Playoffs

It was a  good start for the locals in the  North Sac Joaquin Section Division I playoffs Wednesday night at Sacramento City College…………..Franklin, the defending champion, followed up a play-in win over Rodriguez by beating the number one seed, Oak Ridge, 4-1 and ending the Trojans 12 game win streak……Connor Adams threw a complete game for the Wildcats and Tyler Blake contributed a home run as Franklin improved its record to 16-13 for the year……..In the other game Elk Grove had to go 8 innings before beating Woodcreek 8-5….Rowdy Tellez had a two run homer and  RBI single for the Herd……Two more games set for tonight at SCC--- Pleasant Grove plays Vacaville at 4pm and Jesuit and Davis at 7pm.

Hometown Heroes BBQ

One more reminder about this weekend’s Hometown Heroes Barbeque being hosted by the Elk Grove American Legion Post 233……..It’s happening this Saturday, May 18th, from 11am to 2pm at Elk Grove Regional Park next to the old school house………This is open to all current and past military service personnel and their families……..There will be a variety of booths set up providing information on employment opportunities, benefits available, education and training, the wounded warrior project and other programs set up to help both veterans and their loved ones……..It’s free for the vets and their families and they’ve even set up some fun for the kids with a bounce house, face painting, and music…….Special thanks to the corporate sponsors-----Walmart, Cummins West, Pepsi, Raley’s, Chase, and Frontier