Sheldon High School Softball: Welcome

Sheldon High School is located in southern Sacramento County just north of Elk Grove, California.

Welcome to the Sheldon Husky Softball web site. The goal of Sheldon softball is to provide young student-athletes, through competitive softball, the opportunity to develop the personal attributes of commitment, dedication and integrity, and lifelong skills of leadership, sportsmanship and teamwork that are needed to be successful adults.

Twelve years ago we opened our doors and competed at the varsity level with only freshmen and sophomores. Our motto was “Courage” because we felt it took courage to compete as a varsity program in the Delta League, which was known as one of the most competitive high school softball leagues in Northern California. Our first eleven years have been full of successes at both the jv and the varsity levels, balanced with our share of losses. We believe: “There is always something to be learned from a loss, let’s just not have too many of them.”

Ours has been a program of “firsts.” We first made Sheldon history by making the playoffs in only our second year and have done so every year since then. In eleven years, we have won 6 Delta League Championships. We were the first Sheldon team to win a Section Championship in 2002, followed by Women’s Basketball in 2006 and, most recently, Men’s Basketball in 2007. Three years ago was the final year of the Delta League and we were the last softball team to win the championship before the leagues split into two new leagues. Two years was the first year of the Delta River League. Our Varsity Football team won the first football league championship in the Delta River League and we won the first softball league championship and went on to the Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs, winning our second Section Title. We were also ranked 6th in the nation by the USA Today/NFCA and 2nd among California D-1 schools by Cal-Hi Sports. Last year we began the season ranked #1 in the nation and remained there for most of the season. We won the nationally ranked Nike Faster to First Tournament in Huntington Beach and came in 2^nd at the prestigious Livermore (CA) Stampede. We won the Delta River League Championship for the 2^nd year in a row but fell short of a 3^rd Section Championship coming in 2^nd.

The Husky softball program is now deep in tradition and success. Our players find that being a part of this program is demanding. It requires a high level of commitment on and off of the field of play. The Husky softball coaches view our program as an extension of the high school experience. It is a privilege that is earned with a positive, team-oriented attitude, a commitment to our program goals and the desire to achieve “the best.”

We emphasize the importance of family support, performance in the classroom and commitment to the team. We expect our athletes to succeed in the classroom as well as on the field and to uphold the traditions and values of Sheldon High School both now and in the future.

We are excited about the 2010 season. As we enter into competition, we are filled with anticipation and renewed focus. We’ll work hard. We will practice with purpose. We’ll have fun. We will play with passion. We’ll represent our school with determination and respect. We live the motto “Husky Pride”. IT IS A GREAT DAY TO BE A HUSKY.