Things weren't exactly looking good for the Manteca High School girls varsity soccer team during their home match against Oakdale High Tuesday afternoon at Guss Schmiedt Field.
There isn't anything slowing Manteca High when it comes to their dominance on the tennis court.
The East Union sophomore baseball team continued an impressive run of late, blasting the Cougars 12-0 for a Valley Oak League win Tuesday.
WESTON RANCH – The Weston Ranch softball squad cut a 4-0 Manteca High lead to three with a run in the bottom of the third, but that would be as close as the Cougars would get in Manteca's 12-3 Valley Oak League win Monday.
LATHROP – The East Union Lancers got an impressive outing from starting pitcher Colby Seibel, who went the distance in East Union's 12-2 Valley Oak League victory over the Lathrop Spartans Monday.
STOCKTON – None of the area golfers were able to walk away with medalist honors at the Bear Creek Invitational Golf Tournament at The Reserve at Spanos Park, but there were a couple of standout rounds over the 18-hole action Monday.
Fighting for a rebound or tussling for a loose ball on the pitch will never measure up to Airenne Curry's heavyweight title fight with hereditary spherocytosis.
Sierra and Ripon Christian high schools each have a student-athlete represented on the Sac-Joaquin Section's list of A. Dale Lacky Scholarship Award winners for the second straight year.
RIPON - Robbie DeVries had quite the act to follow. Clayton Prins' perfect game in Ripon Christian's 3-0 stunner over Modesto Christian Wednesday had area baseball fans hung over from the buzz Thursday when the Knights met traditional powerhouse Escalon. DeVries' bid for perfection Thursday against Escalon's vaunted lineup ended just three pitches in when leadoff hitter Josh Miguel singled off a 0-2 pitch. He worked his way out of the jam and continued the ...
WESTON RANCH – ReAnna Schmitt raced the length of the East Union sideline, avoiding Weston Ranch defenders and navigating through traffic. She stopped on a dime and found a crossing Ode Castillo and the Lancers were up two goals minutes into the second half, on their way to a 3-0 Valley Oak League win Thursday.
RIPON - With only two postseason spots available to the Trans Valley League, Ripon's first of two dual matches with defending champion Escalon Thursday came with major implications.
RIPON - It didn't take long for Ripon High's baseball team to shake off the cobwebs from Wednesday's 14-0 drubbing it took from Escalon..
STOCKTON – After four innings of perfect baseball from starting pitcher Matthew Mueller, Manteca High's baseball team needed a late offensive outburst to keep its winning streak alive in a 12-2 victory over Edison High Wednesday.
RIPON – There wasn't much that Escalon's Spencer Franceschetti had to do when he stepped up to the plate to face Ripon's David Knell in game's fifth inning.
RIPON – Everything lined up for Ripon Christian senior Clayton Prins, as he accomplished the rarest of baseballs rarest feats, twirling a perfect game in a 3-0 Trans Valley League win over Modesto Christian Wednesday.
The past along with the present is being recognized this week in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Central California Lions All-Star Football Classic, one of the state's four original prep contests of its kind.
A productive year at the plate might be an understatement when referring to the type of season Ripon Christian's now-graduated senior Dominic Nelson just had.
Guillermo Nunez was praised for his high basketball IQ.
Backed by a good-sized contingent of supporters - including former teammates, classmates, teachers, and friends and family - Will Brink played his final round as an East Union Lancer during Wednesday's CIF/CGA State Boys Golf Championship in scenic Carmel.
Nick Olmo reiterated on Tuesday that he doesn't put much stock into rankings.
Ripon's softball team certainly pitched and played defense this spring.
One of just two sophomores in the sprint events, Weston Ranch High's John McDonald was understandably wide-eyed upon his rival at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis - the site of the CIf State Track & Field Championships.
Manteca High junior Jake Corn had an astounding season on the bump this spring.
ELK GROVE - The kid they call "Texas" is competing in the California Interscholastic Federation Track and Field State Championships for the first time next week.
Allie Walljasper has already won two section titles, three Valley Oak League MVP awards, two VOL crowns and was named this year's all-league Pitcher of the Year for the first time.
ELK GROVE - Run the straightaway or walk the podium?
The budding friendship between Carl Chandler and Lechi Nkwocha was first tested on the pitch.
Twenty one area athletes will compete in the final Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet today and Friday, the last stop before the CIF State Championships.
LODI - Manteca was one pitch away from advancing to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV finals for the second time in three years.
Limping, Kianna Lamont entered the game in the eighth minute and nearly changed East Union's fortune with one good leg.
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