Athletics News 12/18/15
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Athletics Department and the over 500 student athletes who represent the Troubadours throughout the season.
The basketball teams continue tournament play over the holiday break. The varsity team will travel to Arizona for the Nike Tournament of Champions December 18-22. The freshman squad will play in a tournament at Del Campo December 21-23. The varsity team will compete in the West Coast Jamboree after Christmas Dec. 28-30, the JV team will play in a tournament at Antioch (December 28-30) and the freshmen team will play in a Rocklin tournament (December 28-30). For a complete look at the athletics schedule, click here.
Natalie Woodruff’s Make-A-Wish Moment
St. Francis volleyball player Natalie Woodruff helped light the Tree during the Holiday Party at The Wishing Place on Dec. 10. Following the lighting, Natalie learned that her wish to go to New York at Christmastime would be coming true. Special thank you to Wells Fargo for generously sponsoring her wish and Make-A-Wish® Northeastern California & Northern Nevada. Have fun in New York Natalie! Watch it here.
Golf Coach Cindy Mah-Lyford Resigns to Accept Collegiate Position
St. Francis golf coach Cindy Mah-Lyford has resigned to accept a collegiate coaching position. Read the complete release here.
January Madness
The St. Francis varsity basketball team will play Davis on Friday, January 8 at Sleep Train Arena at 6 p.m. and at Christian Brothers for the Holy Hoops contests on Saturday, January 9. The Davis game is part of a doubleheader with the Jesuit- Davis boys game tipping off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased online for $30 and includes a ticket to the February 29 Sacramento Kings game against the Oklahoma Thunder . To purchase tickets, go here. Holy Hoops Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, December 29. Students will receive a link to the online sale to their school email account.
Preseason Soccer Tryout Notes
Here are the pre-season notes about soccer tryouts for the upcoming season for the three levels. Click here.
Troubie TV Broadcast Information
St. Francis is excited to provide fans with live-stream broadcasts of Troubadours athletic events! If you are unable to attend a Troubadours sporting event, you don’t have to miss out on the action! Watch our games live online on the NFHS Network from anywhere in the world on your iPhone, Android, tablet or computer.
Broadcasts are available for both LIVE and on-demand* viewing. To view St. Francis broadcasts, fans must register for an account, and then go to NFHSnetwork.com/redeem and enter your access code (troubies) OR click here: [ SCHOOL NFHS NETWORK LINK ] and continue the login process. Once you have a redeemed your code, you can watch for free all year long.
Last Week on TroubieTV: None
Next Week on TroubieTV: Basketball vs. Davis at Sleep Train Arena.