http://www.atascaderonews.com http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1125 The Atascadero Youth Football League hosted the Central Coast Youth Football League Jamboree on Saturday, with 32 teams taking part from Atascadero, Templeton, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Cambria and San Luis Obispo. CCYFL teams from south of SLO had a separate jamboree in Orcutt. “It Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:45:46 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1094 The Atascadero High School volleyball team has been in the gym this week preparing for the start of the upcoming season. The big news with the team this year is the coaching change, as Trent Lunceford, who was in charge of the team through the Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:38:05 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1093 Colleen Allen, a 2007 graduate of Atascadero High School, has committed to the Women’s track and field team at San Francisco State University for the 2008-09 school year. She will compete in the pole vault under Coach Terry Burke. SFSU is a division II school Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:37:16 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1092 The Atascadero High School football team has begun official practices in preparation for the season opener on Friday, Sept. 5 at Clovis. The Greyhounds started practice on Friday and will run two-a-days through Saturday, Aug. 23. “It’s been a good three days,” AHS coach Vic Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:44:50 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1091 When Cooper Bishop was 11, he told his family he wanted to go to the Olympics. Not as a spectator, but as a competitor. It’s not exactly an uncommon dream for someone that age, but his coach at Pacific Coast Gymnastics Center said it Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:29:13 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1090 Creston resident Gina Miles, a Cal Poly graduate, won the silver medal in the eventing final of equestrian at the Olympics on Tuesday night in Hong Kong, finishing just behind Hinrich Romeike of Germany. Kristina Cook of Great Britain earned the bronze. Miles, riding her Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:25:35 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1089 USAC/CRA 410 Sprint Cars make their final 2008 appearance on the third-mile oval at Santa Maria Speedway Saturday, Aug. 16. NMRA TQ Midgets and Mini Stocks will be in action as well. Temecula’s Mike Spencer has moved into the USAC/CRA Sprint Car points lead since Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:24:14 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1061 As she prepares to enter her freshmen year at Templeton High School, Savannah Camacho has already established herself in the world of competitive distance running. Camacho, who began running track during her seventh grade year at Templeton Middle School, continued with that sport during her Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:48:22 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1060 Photo by Julia Bluff — Juliana Hooson, 10, flings herself off the diving board at the Atascadero High School pool during a fundraiser for the city’s aquatics program. The community services department for the city of Atascadero hosted a fundraiser for the aquatics program on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:46:15 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1059 The Central Coast Grizzlies’ game on Saturday against the Valley Trojans was cancelled due to a facilities mix-up. The game was scheduled to be held at Coast Union High School but there were no janitors available. The school’s athletic director was out of town and Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:17 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1058 Bandit Sprint Cars, D&S Automotive IMCA Modifieds, Mini Stocks, and VRA Dwarf Cars, augmented by several members of the Bay Area Dwarfs, put on a memorable show Saturday night at Santa Maria Speedway. Justyne Hamblin wowed race fans and surprised triple-point leader Peter Murphy, of Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:44:34 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1057 The Catalyst Soccer Club held a camp at Paloma Creek Park this week to teach local youth from the ages of 4 to 14 fundamentals to become better soccer players. The camp is hosted by current Cal Poly coach Paul Holocher. Boys and girls ages Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:22:20 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1056 The city of Atascadero hosted its second annual water polo camp at the Atascadero High School pool this week. The camp was set up with the goal of improving participants’ skills with focus on water polo swimming techniques, ball-handling skills, passing, catching and shooting techniques Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:21:24 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1033 The California Mid-State Fair hosted the Country Rodeo Finals on Saturday night, where the top performers in the rodeo earlier in the day got a chance to show off in front of thousands in the Main Grandstand Arena. The event started off with a performance Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:30:01 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1032 The crowd let out an audible gasp as Brian Canter, a 22-year-old bull rider out of Randleman, North Carolina, lay gut-wrenchingly still in the dirt, apparently knocked out after the bull that he was riding in the final round of competition came down hard on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:29:06 -0500 http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.atascaderonews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=1031 In the final All Comers Meet of 2008, 166 athletes participated, making for the largest turnout of the year despite competition from the California Mid-State Fair. “It was a great turnout,” said meet director Harry Marra, who has been in charge of the meets for Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:08:27 -0500