Down 35-6 at one point Saturday night at Sacramento State, Folsom High School scored 19 unanswered points to trail by 10 points in the third quarter, and it looked like it was Game On. But unable...
Author - Steve Martarano
A resident of Sacramento since graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, Steve spent the 1980s at The Sacramento Union, working as a sports writer, music reviewer and crime reporter, among other assignments. He's spent the last 25+ years working in government public affairs for both state and federal agencies and currently is with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Bay-Delta office in Sacramento. He has shot just about every local sports team for the Sacramento Press, including local colleges, the Sacramento River Cats and Sacramento Republic FC. He resides in Curtis Park with his wife Sharon.
In what could be a preview of the NCAA’s March Madness tournament scheduled to hit Sacramento after a ten-year hiatus, Golden 1 Center played host to four California NCAA basketball teams...
A steady rain or a loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t spoil the Sacramento King‘s opener at the NBA’s newest arena Thursday night. The Kings, coming off an...
The Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento officially opened its doors to the public on October 1 and, since then, close to 200,000 have already checked the new place out. It’s been an impressive...
As the front doors opened at 6:30 p.m, fans jubilantly charged into the opening event of the Golden 1 Center Tuesday night, and then cheered even louder as Sir Paul McCartney broke into “A Hard...
On Aug. 1, 2014, work on what was soon to be known as the Golden 1 Center began with a ribbon cutting ceremony serving as a prelude to the jarring sight of the landmark Downtown Plaza being...
With the Western Conference title locked up, Sacramento Republic FC rides an 11-match undefeated streak into the United Soccer League playoffs at Bonney Field Saturday night. The Sacramento Republic...
The second annual City of Trees Festival may have found a home at Bonney Field. A year after the musical success at Gibson Ranch, the multi-act show moved to the home of the United Soccer...
Bonney Field, home of the Sacramento Republic FC and located at the same location as the long-gone Cal Expo Amphitheater (1983-1998), makes its music debut on Saturday with the annual multi-artist...
The last home series of 2016 begins Monday, and while many players have strapped on a uniform at Raley Field, not all of them had that Major League glow about them. Some were on a fast track to the...
Sacramento Republic FC (12-6-7, 43 pts) will be back at Bonney Field Saturday night to begin a short two-match home stand when the squad faces the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (11-6-7, 40 pts). Kickoff...
It’s a packed schedule at Raley Field this weekend: Equality Night with Project MORE, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center, on Friday; possible rehab appearances by San Francisco Giants stars...
It was a holiday weekend sellout at Bonney Field on Saturday night and Sacramento Republic FC looks to win it again tonight. Coming off a thrilling 2-1 home weekend win against the Seattle Sounders...
Sacramento was center stage on Sunday playing host to its eighth appearance of the famed Amgen Tour of California race, and the State Capitol didn’t disappoint. On a breezy sunny day, fans once...
A true ruffian’s delight, PRO Rugby has arrived in Sacramento. The results last Sunday weren’t exactly pretty for the home team — Sacramento dropped a spirited match to Ohio 31-11...
You know about the Sacramento Kings, the River Cats and the Republic FC. Meanwhile, PRO Rugby launched in 2016 and is the first team sport professional league to debut in the U.S. since Major League...
The start of the 2016 season for the Sacramento River Cats is off to an interesting start. Mired in last place of the Pacific Coast League’s Pacific Northern Division for most of the early...
San Francisco Giants fans know one thing — 2016 is an “even” year. With World Series titles coming San Francisco’s way in 2010, 2012, and 2014 — and not even a playoff...
A pair of one-goal losses to open any season might usually be a cause for concern, but in the case of the Sacramento Republic FC — not so bad. Those two friendly losses, coming at Bonney Field...
Sacramento area fans yearning for professional hockey will get their wish Friday night Dec. 18 at Raley Field. That’s when the Stockton Heat and Bakersfield Condors will hook up for a rare...