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The California League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in California. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The league temporarily operated for the 2021 season as the Low-A West before reassuming its original moniker in 2022.
Modesto is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,069 according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, it is the 19th-most populous city in California.
Northern California is a geographic and cultural region that comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's 58 counties. Northern California in its largest definition is determined by dividing the state into two regions, the other being Southern California. The main northern population centers include the San Francisco Bay Area, the Greater Sacramento area, the Redding, California, area south of the Cascade Range, and the Metropolitan Fresno area. Northern California also contains redwood forests, along with most of the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite Valley and part of Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta, and most of the Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions. Northern California is also home to Silicon Valley, the global headquarters for some of the most powerful tech and Internet-related companies in the world, including Meta, Apple, Google, and Nvidia.
The San Joaquins is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak in California's San Joaquin Valley. Seven daily round trips run between its southern terminus at Bakersfield and Stockton, with onward service to Sacramento and Oakland. For Fiscal year 2025, two additional trips to Sacramento will be added.
Central California is generally thought of as the middle third of the U.S. state of California, north of Southern California and south of Northern California. It includes the northern portion of the San Joaquin Valley, part of the Central Coast, the central hills of the California Coast Ranges and the foothills and mountain areas of the central Sierra Nevada.
KWSX is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to Stockton, California, the station has a sports format and has been owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and its predecessors since 1996. KWSX broadcasts the national Fox Sports Radio network for most of the week in addition to play-by-play coverage of local college and professional sports teams, including University of the Pacific men's basketball and Stockton Ports.
The West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the West Coast Conference (WCC). The award was first given following the conference's inaugural 1952–53 season, when it was known as the California Basketball Association. The only season in which the award was not presented was the conference's second season of 1953–54. There have been six ties in the award's history, most recently in 2022–23 between Brandin Podziemski of Santa Clara and Drew Timme of Gonzaga. There have also been 13 repeat winners, but only one, Bill Cartwright of San Francisco, has been player of the year three times.
The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Big West Conference's most outstanding player. The conference was formed in 1969 and known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association until 1988. The award was first given following the 1969–70 season. No player has won the award three times, but there have been eight two-time players of the year. Larry Johnson of UNLV was also the national player of the year in 1990–91, the same season of his second consecutive Big West Player of the Year accolade.
The Northern California Junior College Conference (NCJCC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference with member schools located mostly in California. The conference was founded in 1922 as the California Coast Conference (CCC) and initially had both junior college (two-year) and four-year college members. The California Coast Conference was formed at a meeting held in Fresno, California on May 12 and May 13, 1922. The conference's eight charter members were divided into two groups. The northern group consisted of Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico, San Jose State Teachers College—now known as San Jose State University, Modesto Junior College, and the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific. The southern group included Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno, Loyola College of Los Angeles—now known as Loyola Marymount University, Santa Barbara State College—now known as University of California, Santa Barbara, and California Polytechnic Institute—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Schedules were drawn up for competition in four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. Southern Oregon Normal School—now known as Southern Oregon University—joined the conference in 1929, but withdrew after the football season that fall.
The Central Valley Conference (CVC) is a junior college athletic conference affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A). Its members are located in Central California. The CVC was formed in 1979 with eight charter members: the College of the Sequoias, Columbia College of Sonora, Fresno City College, Merced College, Modesto Junior College, Reedley College, West Hills College Coalinga—now known as Coalinga College. Columbia, Merced, Porteville, and West Hills Coalinga were previously members of the Central Conference. Fresno City, Modesto, Reedley, and Sequoias has been members of the Valley Conference. The CVC began operation in 1980.
The 1940 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 94 to 81 for the season.
The 1929 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1929 college football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Erwin Righter, and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton. Pacific compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 88 to 67 for the season.
The 1923 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the California Coast Conference (CCC) during the 1923 college football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Erwin Righter and played home games at a field on campus in Stockton. Pacific compiled an overall record of 7–0 with a conference mark of 4–0. The Tigers dominated their opponents, outscoring them 171–12 for the season, and had five shutouts in the seven games.
Headreach Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in northern California. A naturally-formed island existing in a complex with Tule Island to the southeast and Fern Island to the northwest, it was used for farming as late as the 1920s. While several proposals for real estate development on the island were made in the late 20th century, it now consists mostly of marsh and submerged land. Black rails live on the island.
The Empire Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California, United States. It has been used for agriculture since the 1800s; in the early 20th century it was used to plant potatoes, and United States president Herbert Hoover operated a beet farm there. In the 1960s, natural gas deposits were discovered beneath the island. In 1936, it was connected to the mainland by the Eight Mile Road Bridge, across King Island. As with many islands in the Delta, the Empire Tract has experienced considerable subsidence, and is well below sea level.
Chain Island is an island in Suisun Bay, downstream of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in northern California, and the westernmost piece of land in Sacramento County. In the late 1800s, it was considered an "obstruction to navigation" on the Sacramento River. As it was built up significantly from hydraulic mining tailings upstream on the river, plans were made in the early 20th century to remove it and recoup costs by mining the debris. However, this never happened; it was sold by the California State Lands Commission to a private individual in 1959, who listed it for sale the next year. In April 2016, the deed for the island was transferred; as of December 2022, Sacramento County assesses its land value at $18,622.
The Coast Valley Conference (CVC), sometimes written as Coast-Valley Conference, was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Central California. The conference was formed late 1987 and began operation in the fall of 1988. The Coast Valley Conference's seven initial members were Allan Hancock College, the College of the Sequoias, Columbia College of Sonora, Fresno City College, Kings River Community College—now known as Reedley College, Porterville College, and West Hills College Coalinga—now known as Coalinga College. In the spring of 1988, Dave Adams, athletic director at the College of the Sequoias, was appointed president of the Coast Valley Conference. Don Wilson of Santa Maria, California was named the league's commissioner. Taft College joined the conference in 1989.
The Northern California Football League (NCFL) was a football-only junior college athletic conference with member schools located in the Central Valley, in Central and Northern California. It operated for four seasons, from 1990 to 1993. The league had seven members: American River College, Fresno City College, Merced College, Sacramento City College, Santa Rosa Junior College, College of the Sequoias, and Taft College.
The Big Eight Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California that operated from 1950 to 1962. The conference began operation as the Big Seven Conference for the 1950–51 basketball season. The conference's initial seven members were Modesto Junior College, Sacramento City College, City College of San Francisco (CCSF), the College of San Mateo, Santa Rosa Junior College, Stockton College—now known as San Joaquin Delta College, and West Contra Costa Junior College—now known as Contra Costa College. Oakland City College joined as the league's eighth member for the 1954–55 basketball season. The Big Eight Conference dissolved in 1962. Four of its members—CCSF, Contra Costa, Oakland City, and San Mateo—joined the newly-formed Golden Gate Conference. Three members—Modesto, Stockton, and Sacramento City—joined the incipient Valley Conference. Santa Rosa joined the Golden Valley Conference.
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- ↑ "Paul Starr Is Commissioner Of New League". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. March 14, 1962. p. 4D. Retrieved April 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Remington, Ben (May 25, 1962). "Mustang Officials Big Adieu To Big 8 And Discuss New Valley League". Stockton Record . Stockton, California. p. 32. Retrieved April 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Unlimited-Sub Rule For Valley League". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California. June 13, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
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