Marysville Track & Field and Cross Country

Marysville Track and Field is sending 3 athletes to the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet this week. Good luck to Jovoni, Hannah, and Matthew!!

Local standouts Leanne Jarvis, Holly Tarr set to be honored by Northern California Sports Association Two local prep standouts will be honored on Saturday night by the Northern California Sports Association. Per yearly tradition, the NCSA will hand out scholarships to local athletes as part of their Hall of Fame induction ceremony.... Those athletes will each receive scholarships worth $2,500. All proceeds from this yearly Hall of Fame banquet fund the scholarships. River Valley High senior Leanne Jarvis and Marysville senior Holly Tarr are the two local athletes set to be honored. Tarr has been a multi-sport standout as well, earning four varsity letters in basketball and track, along with three in volleyball and two more with the boys golf team. In all of those seasons playing sports, Tarr has earned All-Academic Golden Empire League honors each season. Last year, she was named to the Appeal-Democrat's All-Area track squad as well as earning GEL Field Athlete of the Year honors. Tarr plans to attend UC Santa Barbara next year on a track scholarship and throw the javelin. Along with her strong academic and athletic achievements, Tarr has volunteered her time in youth sports in the community, served as president of the Marysville High Interact Club and she has also donated her services to various on-campus clubs. Austin Clark (West Valley-Cottonwood), Angelica Arellano (Winters), Macaylea Mitchell (Placer-Auburn) and Leonard Andrew (Bear River-Lake of the Pines) will also receive scholarships. These scholarship recipients, along with the 10 Hall of Fame inductees will be honored on Saturday night at St. Isidore Catholic Church's Parish Hall in Yuba City, beginning with a cocktail reception at 4:30 p.m. Tickets to attend cost $30. To get tickets and for more information, call John Rice at 916-296-1501 or Joel Guthrie at 743-2089. See more

Marysville Shines at Honker Mini Invite: Leading the charge for Marysville's boys was sophomore Darius Rucker, who placed first in the 200 (25.23) and third in the 100 (12.12). Rucker also ran the anchor of the first-place 4x100 relay (47.53) with teammates Joey Rehermann, Ricky Campos and Neil Lingenfelter. Campos placed first in the triple jump (39-2) and Michael Lawson won the pole vault (12-0).... Junior Danny Lewis took second in the long jump (19-9.5) and fourth in the 100 (12.13). For the Marysville girls, junior Hannah Stueve placed first in both the pole vault (8-0) and 100 hurdles (18.59). Freshman Baylee Plumb took second in the 200 (28.74), third in the 100 (13.60) and third in the long jump (14-0). Plumb also ran a leg on the 4x100 squad, which took second (54.22) with teammates Victoria Escheman, Mariyah Watkins, and Holly Tarr. Watkins placed third in the 200 (28.84) and fourth in the 100 (13.65). Marysville's JV boys were led by David Kerstan, who won the 800 (2:16.94) and placed second in the 1600 (5:10.48). Matthew Butcher won the high jump (5-8) and Noah Childers won the 110 hurdles (18.63) and placed fourth in the 100 (12.57).