Pre-1995 Coverage
From
August
1989 until 1996 I worked as Sports Editor of The Orangevale News. I
began
covering Fair Oaks Post 383 in the summer of 1990 (I was too late for
the
1989 season). Here are some stories and pictures I have dug out of my
files
from those early years. - Joe Blenkle
1989
Origins: The Fair Oaks Post 383 "Oaks" First Year
Post
383 1989 Statistics
1990
Fair Oaks Team Wins Big in Weekend Action (July
11, 1990)
Post 383 Takes Final Game From Woodland (July
18, 1990)
1991
Post 383 Starts Season With 4-0 Hardball Win
(June 5, 1991)
Post 383 Edges 61 After Losing Late-Inning Lead
(June 12, 1991)
Fair Oaks Post 383 wins again, record now 9-2
(June 19, 1991)
Fair Oaks tops Elk Grove 8-6 (June 26, 1991)
Fair Oaks team stages late inning rally for win
(July 3, 1991)
Fair Oaks stays in first with two wins (July
10, 1991)
Fair Oaks Post 383 heads to division playoffs
(July 17, 1991)
Fair Oaks falls to Yolo in District 6
tournament (July 24, 1991)
1992
Post 383 outlasts W. Sacramento 4-1 (June 10,
1992)
Fair Oaks glad to see error-plagued week end
(June 17, 1992)
Poor pitching, ejections plague Fair Oaks (June
24, 1992)
Post 383 downs Haggin Grant (July 1, 1992)
Post 383 loses game, but wins protest (July 8,
1992)
Post 383 moves into second (July 15, 1992)
Fair Oaks meets Fort Sutter in playoff opener
(July 22, 1992)
Post 383 starts strong then falls (July 29,
1992)
Post 383 season ended too soon (Aug. 5, 1992)
1993
Shorthanded Post 383 starts AL season (June 2,
1993)
Fair Oaks splits to open league season (June 9,
1993)
Post 383 wins, then drops doubleheader (June
16, 1993)
Post 383 wins fourth straight game (June 23,
1993)
Fair Oaks 'trips' up against Auburn (June 30,
1993)
Post 383 drops two to Charles Eggen (July 7,
1993)
Post 383 manages lone weekend win (July 14,
1993)
Fair Oaks salvages win against CH (July 21,
1993)
Post 383 wraps up frustrating season (July 28,
1993)
Final Stats - 1993 Season (July 28, 1993)
1994
Fair Oaks Post 383 opens American Legion season
(June 1, 1994)
Post 383 wins pair over Citrus Heights (June 8,
1994)
Post 383 sweeps Auburn Legion team (June 15,
1994)
Post 383 picks up series win (June 22, 1994)
Hot-hitting Post 383 takes pair from HG (June
29, 1994)
Post 383 takes series from Cordova (July 6, 1994)
Post 383 maintains pace in AL race (July 13,
1994)
Fair Oaks begins playoff quest today (July 20,
1994)
Post 383 ends long baseball season (July 27,
1994)
Post 383 wraps up 1994 baseball season (Aug. 3,
1994)
Final Stats - 1994 Season (Aug. 3, 1994)
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