Stars power Franklin over Whitney in clash of top teams to capture first section title

For all the star power, the role players and the journey just to get here, one thing especially stands out for the Franklin Wildcats baseball team this season: sportsmanship and a deep sense of appreciation. Facing defending champion Whitney on an unseasonably cold night at Sacramento City College in front of an overflow crowd, Franklin on Friday night backed up its Bee No. 1 ranking for all but a week of this campaign. The Wildcats of Elk Grove beat the Wildcats of Rocklin 6-2 to capture the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship, the first in program history. These were…