The annual Quiz Bowl at the California Scholarship Federation/California Junior Scholarship Federation spring conference was originally started in 1995 as a high school competition. Last year, the competition was opened … Click to Continue »
Read More »Check out the intense competition at the Spartan Race obstacle course
Reebok’s Spartan Race made a stop in the Sacramento area at the Van Vleck Ranch in Rancho Murieta as challengers faced more than 20 extreme obstacles on Nov. 11 and 12. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winners of Sun-Star’s ‘Excellence in Business’ competition announced
Eight Merced County businesses and organizations and one individual are winners in the Merced Sun-Star’s third annual Excellence in Business competition. Awards are presented in a variety of categories, including … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dos Palos High wins first in county’s mock trial competition
And the verdict in Merced County’s first mock trial is in favor of: Dos Palos High School. Dos Palos High finished ahead of two other schools participating in the Jan. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater FFA students prepare for national competition in Indiana
Atwater seniors and Future Farmers of America members perform a titratable acidity test on a sample of milk to test for bacterial growth and possible contamination at Atwater High School in Atwater, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. Nine FFA members will be competing in the California National FFA CDE Finals …
Read More »Murphy outpacing competition in fundraising
Cash is flowing into the Merced mayor’s race, and the candidate with the most money through June 30 outpaces the second-highest earner by three times. Mike Murphy, a sitting City … Click to Continue »
Read More »Modesto man named winner of ‘The Voice’ competition at Sacramento’s Arden Fair mall
‘The Voice’ tryout draws wannabe stars from throughout region Winner Brandon Davis of Modesto gets chance to meet show talent scout Local judges include former ‘Voice’ contestant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High winter guard fourth in Western Region competition
Merced High winter guard performed to an a cappella version of Sia’s ‘Chandelier’ Young guard improved with each performance Group setting its sights on next year’s championships in Ohio … Click to Continue »
Read More »We Are Fresno: Local teams compete in robotics competition
Fresno county is now home to a world-champion robotics team. Several valley teams traveled to the First Robotics World Competition in Missouri and one of them took home the top prize. Megan Rupe, reports.
Read More »Local Spelling Champ headed to Scripps National Competition
Porterville’s Sameera Nasseem Hussain is in Maryland, ready to compete for a national spelling bee title. The sixth grader at Westfield Elementary says she likes to play basketball, and enjoys math and biology. One day she hopes to become a neurologist. Preliminaries begin Wednesday morning. The finals are Thursday. Good …
Read More »Skateboarding competition held by local school district
Skateboarding is not often recognized as a sport, but Fresno Unified is changing that. It held a skateboarding competition over the weekend. It’s the first time a skateboarding competition has been held by the school district. It’s an attempt to reach out to all students. The plan is to also …
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