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Brink tops area rivals to win Oakdale Classic

Sixteen-year-old Mantecan Will Brink posted his best round of the summer when he won the Oakdale Rotary Junior Classic at Oakdale Golf and Country Club Monday.

July 22, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Bonner shows well at U.S. Junior Am

Andrew Bonner's exhausting summer schedule is about to get busier. But first, he is going to bask in his most recent performance. The star golfer out of Ripon High is two days removed from being eliminated from the 64th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the Gold Mountain Olympic Course in Bremerton, Wash. Bonner was knocked out in the first round of match play by Chelso Barrett of New Hampshire, but getting to that point was ...

July 22, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


MBC falls short of Mattingly World Series

Manteca Baseball Club's run toward a Mattingly World Series berth ended Wednesday at Beyer High in Modesto, but it was an impressive run nonetheless.

July 21, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Playing catch

DANVILLE - The game fittingly ended with two spectacular diving grabs in left field. It was defense, after all, that keyed the Manteca Little League 9-10 all-stars' 4-1 victory over California Little League Section 3 Tournament host San Ramon Valley at Los Cerros Middle School Wednesday. Isaac Maldonado charged toward the infield and laid out to make those catches, robbing Jake Benno and Tanner Ruschell of base hits. Manteca committed just one harmless error all ...

July 21, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


In record time

Demitrius Snaer went out with a bang. After failing to place in the 35-39 men's division 100- and 200-meter dashes, the 36-year-old Mantecan anchored the winning 4x100 relay team in the World Masters Athletics Championships at Sacramento State's A.G. Spanos Sports Complex Sunday. Snear was joined by Antwon Dussett, Thachvu Ho and Lyndell Pittman, and together they set a new record time of 41.89 seconds. A team from Great Britain held the old record (42.51) ...

July 20, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Key to relaxation: The right kind of work

Tilting my day toward the night hours makes me feel like I am running behind, so I prefer waking up early in general and on vacation, especially since many of my vacations involve fishing.

July 20, 2011 | | SPORTS


Manteca knocked into Section 3 consolation bracket

DANVILLE - Manteca Little League's 9-10-year-old all-stars hadn't faced a pitcher they couldn't hit until Monday.

July 19, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Ripon 3-peats

The Ripon Sea Lions' reign continues, as the longtime program clinched its third straight conference title in the Mid-Valley Swim League Championships Saturday at Oakdale High.

July 19, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Bowling News

MANTECA BOWL & FAMILY FUN CENTER JUNIOR SUMMER: Dylan Taylor 500, Tristan Alfred 479, Lane Cheatham 472, Krystal Nieto 274, Kylie Pugliese 218, Kaitlin Beer 140. PEE WEES: Nicholas Pugliese 196, Grant Acosta 177, Connor Giovannoni 171, Mak Bailey 190, Jessi Suggs 187, Dani Acosta 160. MONDAY NO-TAP: Bob Smith 273-300-795, John Reaves 255-264-266-785, George Whitis 278-248-736. TUESDAY SENIORS: John Lewis 216-243, John Reaves 233, Hank Nascimento 220, Jack Smith 200. ...

July 19, 2011 | | SPORTS


All-Manteca battery keys Mayhem’s title run

A pair of young Manteca softball players played an integral role in the Mayhem Fastpitch 10-under softball team's 2011 NSA Nor Cal State Championship run. Pitcher Lindsey Walljasper and catcher Katie Johnson helped outlast five other teams for the coveted state title.

July 16, 2011 | Jagada Chambers | SPORTS


Mantecans make splash at Junior Olympics

Four Mantecans representing Tiger Aquatics competed in the Adam Szmidt Memorial Pacific Swimming Junior Olympics Championships July 7-10.

July 16, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Cougars focused on basics during week-long camp

STOCKTON - Some programs attack the summer months to fine tune offensive schemes and readjust according to player personnel.

July 15, 2011 | Jagada Chambers | SPORTS


Capture the flag

TRACY - Zach Chamberlain got the final out of Manteca Little League's 15-5 victory over Tracy American with a nice throw from the third-base side of the infield.

July 15, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Learning on the fly

TRACY - No passing scrimmages, no passing tournaments, no camps. Tuesday and Wednesday marked the first - and last - days of the summer that Lathrop High's football program was placed in a competitive setting against teams from other schools. With the Sac-Joaquin Section's Dead Period in effect next Monday, the three-day, full-contact camp at West High's Steve Lopez Stadium gives the Spartans a chance to see what they have against stiff competition until a ...

July 14, 2011 | Jonamar Jacinto | SPORTS


Tracy American forces ‘if’ game with extra-inning defeat of Manteca

TRACY - The Manteca Little League 11-12-year-old All-Stars were two outs away from the District 67 title, but a stubborn Tracy American Team turned a game-tying run in the sixth inning into a season-saving 5-3 eight-inning win.

July 14, 2011 | Jagada Chambers | SPORTS


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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.

April 29, 2013 | | SPORTS


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.

April 29, 2013 | | 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.

April 29, 2013 | | SPORTS


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.

April 29, 2013 | | SPORTS


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.

April 29, 2013 | | SPORTS


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.

April 29, 2013 | | SPORTS


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.

April 29, 2013 | | SPORTS


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.

April 29, 2013 | | SPORTS


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