Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

No person has had greater impact on the health of modern day Rancho Cordova youth sports than Dennis Lamantia, who died unexpectedly in July 2022. The longtime president of Rancho Cordova Little League, he is also credited with rescuing Jr. Lancers Football and Cheer from the brink of extinction, founding the RC Track Club, and stabilizing Rancho Cordova Youth Basketball, running four leagues simultaneously in an era marked by special challenges created by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.  He was a founding member of the Rancho Cordova Athletic Association. Though his own children were long past their playing years, Lamantia continued to share his skills with new generations, was instrumental in bringing large track competitions to Rancho Cordova and pioneered improvements to RC Little League and Cordova High sports facilities.