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Trying to master this predictions thing
It's time to confess. I love predictions. For whatever reason, reading opinions on why a future outcome will happen based on convoluted thoughts fascinates me.
Cowboy tradition
By JAGADA CHAMBERS Staff Reporter of the Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin With the opening of the 2011 season the Manteca Cowboys youth football program is continuing their focus on developing players and, of course, winning championships. The Cowboys had experienced a great deal of success since their 2003 inception, managing to win a host of team championships including back-to-back Super Bowl titles at the junior varsity level. The agenda has not changed, and the coaching staff ...
Recharged
It's been a stressful past few weeks for Manteca Chargers president Jon Shaefer. Not that he's complaining. "I spent part of my day ordering 55 more helmets and 30 more shoulder pads because we picked up more kids this year," Shaefer said during the varsity team's practice at Sierra High Tuesday. It's a nice problem to have considering the state of the organization when Shaefer came on board as vice president in 2006. Shaefer said ...
Staying the course
The primary objective has not changed one bit for the Manteca Jaguars youth football program, and it won't this year as the squad is still focused on developing players into high school athletes heading into the 2011 season.
Bonner helps NorCal capture America’s Cup
Andrew Bonner's phenomenal summer run continued last week with an outstanding effort in the 39th annual Junior America's Cup at Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen, Colo.
Rebels on the rise
The 2009 season may have marked the beginning of the end for one of Manteca's oldest youth football and cheer organizations.
GET IN THE HOLE!
One of the most pressure-packed moments in sports is the sudden-death playoff hole in golf. A few area youth got to experience just that Thursday during a junior golf clinic conducted at Manteca Park Golf Course. Of course, there was nothing pressure packed about it. Jacob Frisk, for example, initially putted from about 15-20 feet out and sprinted toward the hole as his ball settled just a few inches wide of the cup. All smiles, ...
Dog days of summer
STOCKTON – Twenty years ago kids played baseball into the summer and usually switched out their baseball spikes for football cleats in preparation for the transition from one sport to the other.
Gomes retakes lead in Southwest Tour after victory in Utah
Jacob Gomes earned the third win of his sophomore season in the Spears SRL Southwest Tour last Saturday.
Lady Cyclones bring IFA title back to Ripon
The Lady Cyclones 12-under softball team of Ripon put together an impressive two-day tournament run, winning the Independent Fastpitch Association Western World Series championship in Stockton over the past weekend.
Continuing on to Cooperstown
A pair of Northgate Little League standouts will continue their baseball seasons when Vince Cabeceiras and Guise Hulsebosch make the long trek east to Cooperstown, New York to participate in the National Cooperstown Tournament of Champions 12-and-under travel-ball tournament the first week of August.
Grappling for gold
Trevor Smith and Juliana Triplett of the Ripon Tribe Wrestling Club fell short of their goals at the ASICA/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships this past week.
Rampage U12 takes second in Western World Series
The Ripon Rampage softball program left its mark in the 2011 National Softball Association Western World Series in Sacramento and Elk Grove earlier this week.
Manteca all-stars fall in Section 3 finals
It turns out that Belmont/Redwood Shores Little League of San Mateo has two pitching aces at its disposal.
Nuanez is Oklahoma bound
While Alex Nuanez was looking to the future, his dad and coach, Alex Sr., took a quick glimpse at the past.
Articles by Section - SPORTS
Warriors take 3-1 series lead behind Curry’s 31 points
OAKLAND (AP) - His star point guard slowed by a sore left ankle, Warriors coach Mark Jackson told Stephen Curry in the first half he might shut him down for the rest of the game.
ATHLETICS RALLY LATE
OAKLAND (AP) - His face full of dirt and his body atop the third base bag, Eric Sogard was more concerned with being safe than watching the throw from Baltimore's Manny Machado sail into left field.
Warriors take 3-1 series lead behind Curry’s 31 points
OAKLAND (AP) - His star point guard slowed by a sore left ankle, Warriors coach Mark Jackson told Stephen Curry in the first half he might shut him down for the rest of the game.
Giants swept by Padres; skid reaches five games
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants played some regulars Sunday who might have otherwise rested after a night game and it still didn't keep their losing streak from reaching a season-high five games.
Do or die Tuesday for Stockton Thunder
STOCKTON – The Alaska Aces used three goals in the third period to stave off a rally and playoff elimination, sending the Stockton Thunder to a 4-2 defeat in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals in front of 4,327 fans at Stockton Arena on Sunday.
Celts top Knicks 97-90 in OT, avoid sweep, forces 5th game
BOSTON (AP) - Jason Terry's nose still hurt. He wasn't about to let his pride suffer as well.
Inbee Park wins North Texas LPGA
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Inbee Park was already preparing to congratulate Carlota Ciganda for winning the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout.
Rafael Nadal beats Almagro to win 8th Barcelona Open
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - All those months of hard work and rehab are starting to pay off for Rafael Nadal. Yet he is still not sure what this means for the French Open.
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