Sports & Recreation

Best unsung local sports team

1. Sac City Rollers
www.saccityrollers.com

2. Sacred City Derby Girls
www.sacredcityderbygirls.com

3. Sacramento River Cats
www.rivercats.com

Best spot on the river

1. Paradise Beach
entrance at Sandburg Drive

2. Discovery Park
off Garden Highway

3. Crawdad’s
1375 Garden Highway, (916) 929-2268, www.crawdadsontheriver.com

Best ski resort

1. Northstar-at-Tahoe
1111 Sierra-at-Tahoe Road in Twin Bridges, (530) 659-7453, www.northstarattahoe.com

2. Heavenly Mountain Resort
corner of Wildwood and Saddle in South Lake Tahoe, (775) 586-7000, www.sierraattahoe.com

3. Squaw Valley USA
1960 Squaw Valley Road in Olympic Valley, (530) 583-6955, www.squaw.com

Best skate park

1. 28th and B
28th and B streets

2. Granite Skate Park
on Romona Avenue off Power Inn Road

3. Epic Indoor Skatepark
1104 Tinker Road in Rocklin, (916) 408-4200

Best place for a hike

1. American River

2. Auburn

3. Folsom Lake

Best place to entertain your visiting mother

1. Old Sacramento

2. Thunder Valley Casino
1200 Athens Avenue in Lincoln, (916) 408-7777, www.thundervalleyresort.com

3. Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street, (916) 808-1289, www.crockerartmuseum.org

Best martial arts studio

1. Kovar’s Satori Academy of Martial Arts
various locations, www.kovars.com

2. Ajay’s Karate
9643 East Stockton Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 686-3478, www.ajayskarate.com

2. Cassio Werneck Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
3732 Auburn Boulevard, (916) 482-2505, www.cassiowerneck.com

3. NaKoa Kenpo
9589 Second Avenue in Elk Grove, (916) 207-1574, www.nakoakenpo.com

Best local sportscaster

1. Del Rodgers, KCRA
www.kcra.com

2. Grant Napear, Sports 1140
www.khtk.com

3. Jim Crandell, KTXL Fox 40 News
www.fox40.com

Best new name for Power Balance Pavilion

1. Arco Arena

2. Anything but Power Balance Pavilion

3. Sacramento Pavilion

Best Kings player

1. Tyreke Evans

2. DeMarcus Cousins

3. Jimmer Fredette

Best gym

1. 24 Hour Fitness
various locations, (800) 223-0240, www.24hourfitness.com

2. California Family Fitness
various locations, (877) 564-6233, www.californiafamilyfitness.com

3. Sacramento Pipeworks Climbing and Fitness
116 N. 16th Street, (916) 341-0100, www.sacramentopipeworks.com

Best golf course

1. Haggin Oaks Golf Complex
3645 Fulton Avenue, (916) 481-4653, www.hagginoaks.com

2. William Land Golf Course
1701 Sutterville Road, (916) 277-1207, http://williamlandgc.com

3. Ancil Hoffman Golf Course
6700 Tarshes Drive in Carmichael, (916) 482-3284, www.ancilhoffman.com

Best dog park

1. B and 28th
B and 28th streets at Sutter’s Landing

2. Sierra 2 Green Dog Park
2791 24th Street

3. C-Bar-C Dog Park
8275 Oak Avenue

3. Howe Ave Dog Park
2201 Cottage Way

Best day trip

1. San Francisco

2. Lake Tahoe

3. Napa Valley

Best casino

1. Thunder Valley Casino
1200 Athens Avenue ini Lincoln, (916) 408-7777, www.thundervalleyresort.com

2. Red Hawk
1 Red Hawk Parkway in Placerville, (888) 573-3945, www.redhawkcasino.com

3. Cache Creek Casino Resort
14455 Highway 16 in Brooks, (530) 796-3118, www.cachecreek.com

Best bowling alley

1. Strikes
3443 Laguna Boulevard, Suite 50 in Elk Grove; (916) 226-2695; 5681 Lone Tree Boulevard in Rocklin, (916) 632-8200; www.strikesbowling.com

2. Capitol Bowl
900 W. Capitol Avenue in West Sacramento, (916) 371-4200, www.capitolbowl4fun.com

3. Country Club Lanes
2600 Watt Avenue, (916) 483-5105, www.countryclublanes.com

Best billiards

1. Blue Cue
1004 28th Street, (916) 442-7208, www.bluecue.com

2. Corner Pocket
7777 Sunrise Boulevard, Suite 1400 in Citrus Heights; (916) 722-2582; www.cornerpocketonline.com

2. Jointed Cue
2375 Fruitridge Road, (916) 456-2284

3. R15
1415 R Street, (916) 930-9191, www.r15bar.com

Best bike shop

1. Mike’s Bikes of Sacramento
1411 I Street, (916) 446-2453, www.mikesbikes.com

2. Sacramento Bike Kitchen
1915 I Street, (916) 538-2725, www.sacbikekitchen.org

3. City Bicycle Works
2419 K Street, (916) 447-2453; 7885 Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, (916) 726-2453; www.citybicycleworks.com

Best animal at the Sacramento Zoo

1. Giraffes

2. Tigers

3. Monkeys

3. Red pandas