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MARCH 9, 2022
TAKING THE TR PHY ■ Trojans win NorCals on penalty kicks Thomas Frey Staff writer
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The Division 1 CIF Northern California girls soccer championship was on the line as Oak Ridge senior Emily Lieber walked calmly to the 4-yard line to take the Trojans’ fifth and final shot in penalty kicks against Buchanan Saturday night. Both teams came into the game ranked nationally in the top 10 and Trojans’ junior goalkeeper Kate Plachy had just made her second save of the penalty kicks to send the team jumping for joy with a near capacity home crowd screaming at the top of its lungs. Seniors Grace Goins, Samantha Torres and junior Sophia Moness each made their penalty kicks, giving Oak Ridge a 3-2 lead with the team’s leading goal scorer stepping to the line for a final shot and a chance to accomplish everything the team wanted. As soon as the referee signaled for Lieber to shoot, she didn’t hesitate and kicked the ball into the right corner while the Buchanan goalkeeper dove left, earning the Trojans the NorCal title. “I had a responsibility to my team,” Lieber said. “We came this far and I knew they were counting on me. I was
The Trojans celebrate their win over Buchanan in the Division I CIF NorCal varsity soccer championship in penalty kicks Saturday. It’s the first NorCal soccer championship in Oak Ridge history.
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See TROJANS, page 7
EDH Fire finally turning dirt on training center Noel Stack Managing Editor The El Dorado Hills Fire Department will break ground on its new training center in the EDH Business Park March 10, a ceremony years in the making. Last week the EDH Fire Board awarded an $11.7 million contract to DG Granade Inc., a Cameron Park-based construction company, for phase 1 of the project. The contractor will build two-story and threestory residential Class “A” live fire training structures of approximately 10,000 square feet and a 1,600-square-foot classroom as well as complete a water reclamation area plus grading, paving and utilities groundwork for this and future phases. DG Granade plans to use many local subcontractors, noted Deputy Chief Dustin Hall, who has led this project since joining the fire depart-
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EDH Fire has long planned to build a training center in the community, complete with burn buildings. Construction on the first phase of the project will begin this spring. ment two-and-a-half years ago. He noted the bid comes with an 8% contingency ($856,447). “We wanted to be sure we were prepared for whatever we ran into,” he told EDH Fire Board directors at the special
March 3 meeting. The contract was unanimously approved. Funding will primarily come from the development fee fund (75%) with the rest coming from the department’s general fund (the amount
was included in the 2021-22 budget). The department received seven qualified bids for the project though one bidder withdrew a submission before the contract was awarded.
At-home training “Training is the foundation for our firefighters,” EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson told Village Life at a special workshop held late last year.
The chief noted at this facility, when complete, firefighters will have the opportunity to train for high frequency/low risk and low frequency/high risk scenarios without having to leave the community. “This will challenge our firefighters and give them experiences they will face here,” Johnson explained, adding that opportunities like this are not available at other area training facilities. Other training opportunities to carry out different search operations and active-shooter scenarios as well as tool/ equipment training and medical training come with the new facility. “It will be an asset for the entire region.” Johnson said, adding that the department will likely charge a use fee to other agencies; however, he stressed, “It’s not a profit center ... that’s not how a training facility works.” ■
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