Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

Appino starred in football, baseball and basketball for the Lancers during Cordova’s “decade of dominance,” the 1970s. Appino and Greg Krajewski anchored a 1-2 punch at linebacker, were named Optimist All Stars and later reunited with Coach Dewey Guerra at American River College. In baseball, Appino was a power-hitting outfielder whose .488 batting average earned him All-Camino Norte Conference MVP in 1983 at Sacramento City College. Appino spent two seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system, enjoying his best year in 1983, batting .306 for Paintsville.