Longboard Racing: the Origins of Skiing

Johnsville, a quaint, historic mining town located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, is home to the oldest recorded sport skiing in the western hemisphere. In the mid 19th century, miners would pursue speeds of up to 80 miles per hour to win money on skis reaching a maximum of 15 feet long called “longboards.”

Although the racing ended in 1917, the Plumas Eureka Ski Bowl at Johnsville annually hosts this longboard racing tradition. In the video above, experience locals race down the slope on historic skis decked out in old miner clothing in an attempt to recreate longboard racing, the origins of skiing.

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Menlo Atherton's First Wrestling State Champion: Chelsea Wilson

2017 was a historic year for the Menlo-Atherton High School Girl's Wrestling Program. Just two years prior there was only one girl on the team, Chelsea Wilson. Now, with a full squad behind her, Menlo-Atherton won the CCS Championship. 

A couple weeks later, Wilson found herself 7 points down in the last match of her high school career. Determined to win, Wilson performed an incredible comeback to claim Menlo-Atherton Wrestling’s first State Championship.