Holding the line

The Manteca High boys varsity basketball squad had several advantages over Lathrop on Wednesday.

East Union outlasts late Kimball surge

The East Union Lancers walked into the locker room protecting a one-point lead, and it took everything in their power not to let that lead slip away in a 62-60 Valley Oak League win over the Kimball Jaguars Wednesday.

Spartan sophomores earn first league win

Ripon Indians claim come-from-behind win

ESCALON – When the Ripon Indians trotted into the locker room at halftime with a one-point lead, their matchup with Escalon looked every bit the barnburner most people expected it to be.

No chance

The Oakdale Mustangs did not know where to turn for a basket and the suffocating Sierra High defense did not help matters, holding the Mustangs scoreless through the first period in a 46-11 Valley Oak League blowout Tuesday.

Manteca mauls Spartans

LATHROP - The Buffaloes made use of their advantages against host Lathrop High on Tuesday.

Ripon girls hold Escalon scoreless in 1st, 4th

RIPON – The Indians improved to 2-0 in the Trans Valley League Monday with a lopsided 51-6 victory over visiting Escalon.

7 STRAIGHT WINS

STOCKTON – The ending could have only been better for Devon Woodall if his first round pin would have come in the championship, but the East Union Lancer will accept an area-best third place finish in 4th Annual Big Valley Classic at the Stockton Arena.

THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS

Sierra High boys basketball coach Scott Thomason called it an "impressive win."

Godfrey pours in 37 in loss

WESTON RANCH - The Manteca High boys varsity basketball team favors slowing down the game.

Improving Indians torch Downey in second half

Ripon High's boys basketball team continued its steady improvement Friday, soundly defeating Division-I Downey 63-43 in Modesto.

Area wrestlers closing in on Big Valley Classic finals

STOCKTON - The 4th Annual Big Valley Classic Wrestling Tournament saw 75 wrestling programs show up looking to seize an opportunity for a strong showing in a challenging tournament, and for a handful of area wrestlers that opportunity is close to becoming reality.

LANCERS RALLY LATE

Things weren't looking good for East Union during the third quarter of its contest against intracity rival Sierra Thursday night.

Cougars’ late charge comes up short

Trailing by as much as 19 points in the second half, Weston Ranch's girls basketball team managed to remain a threat in the fourth quarter before falling 63-53 to Manteca High Thursday at Winter Gym.

Lathrop falls to Sonora

Kelli Keefe accounted for 11 of Sonora High's 17 fourth-quarter points, helping the Wildcats race past host Lathrop 53-34 in a Valley Oak League contest Thursday.

Buffs fire blanks in loss to Calaveras

Manteca led for the first 30 minutes of its Ron Peterson Tipoff Tournament semifinal against Calaveras at Riverbank High, but a poor shooting night ultimately doomed the Buffaloes in a 44-42 loss Friday.

LHS boys team forms offseason squad

First-year Lathrop boys soccer coach Alfredo Reynaga didn't need to look far for a program to model his after.

Sierra controls boards, beats McNair

STOCKTON - Hunter Johnson and Josh Patton accounted for 36 points and 28 rebounds to lead Sierra to a 69-54 win over host McNair in non-league boys basketball action.

LITTLE GIANT

LATHROP - George Contente isn't fooling anyone.

Buffs withstand late Riverbank charge for victory

Manteca put its talent and inexperience on display against Ron Peterson Tipoff Tournament host Riverbank on Thursday.

Sierra comeback falls short in Summerville

If Sierra coach Martha Spivey learned one thing about her team through its first two games of the 2014-15 season, it's that it will fight until the final buzzer.

START WITH A BANG

The only thing that could slow Sierra's roll on tuesday was the running clock in its season opener against visiting Golden Valley of Merced.

Ripon battles but unable to keep pace with Livermore

RIPON - After trailing by 11 at the end of the first quarter, Ripon battled back to within a point late in the third period but then watched Livermore go on a 15-2 run to pull away in a 50-32 win for the visiting Cowboys in non-league girls basketball action on Tuesday.

PLAYING FOR KEEPS

RIPON - For a game that Manteca High coach Brett Lewis called a "glorified scrimmage," it sure didn't play out like one Monday night at Ripon.

Lancers clamp down on Ripon Christian

RIPON - The East Union defense was suffocating Monday night, forcing host Ripon Christian to turn the ball over 31 times in a 53-25 Lancers win in a Sac-Joaquin Section Foundation basketball game. This is the 13th year for the Foundation games which provide funding for the Section's A. Dale Lacky Scholarship program. This year, 152 games were played at 81 different sites in the section with the results not counting in the teams' records. Lathrop visited Golden Valley, while Weston Ranch took on Lincoln in doubleheaders. The Sierra girls hosted Sonora.

Four Indians make All-Trans Valley League team

A trio of seniors and a sophomore represent Ripon High's volleyball team on the All-Trans-Valley League team.