Into the Vault: Year-old Silhouette

Woodland High School's Miriam Leon lofts into the sky in the pole vaulting event at last year's Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet at the Elk Grove-Laguna Creek Stadium on May 29, 2014.

When Leon, at left below, first met Wolves pole vaulting coach Scott Strohmeyer, at right below, as a freshman she thought he was "pretty intimidating. But with time Leon, who is now at UC Berkeley, felt otherwise: "He's the best," she told me for my story in the Woodland Daily Democrat. "I love him so much. He's just such a great coach."

Pioneer girls soccer program's first playoff win

Pioneer girls soccer celebrates goals in the program's first playoff win, a 3-2 defeat of host Christian Brothers on Tuesday in the first round of the Division III Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs. Patriots Tanya Rodriguez (12, scored twice) and Nicole Sanchez (9, scored), Julia Quintero (10), Ally Martin (4), Rachel May (19) and Hawai'i-bound goalkeeper Alexis Mata are featured.