MODESTO – Manteca High's varsity baseball ran out of time in its Johansen Tournament 5-5 tie against Los Banos, but simply did not play well in a 7-3 loss to host Johansen Saturday in preseason play.
SACRAMENTO - "Tiger Claws" were never unsheathed. That was the play Ripon Christian boys basketball coach Ron Vander Molen called with the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V title game tied at 61 and with 23.3 seconds left against top-seeded Victory Christian of Carmichael at Arco Arena Friday. A turnover kept No. 2 RC from possibly ending it in regulation, and Victory (27-3) went on to capture its second section title 68-64 in overtime. The Knights (22-7) ...
BAKERSFIELD - Bob Blanco theatrical reenactment of a takedown at the edge of the mat inside Rabobank Arena left Sierra High junior Alex Nuanez with a small glimmer of hope, but the official would not change his stance, signaling an end to area wrestling as the last of three Mantecans saw his season come to a close.
SACRAMENTO - It was a bittersweet end to the Ripon Christian boys basketball team's run through the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V playoffs for the Vander Molens.
RIVERBANK – The East Union High softball team opened its season as well as the Ceres Tournament hitting on all cylinders, handling Patterson High 3-1 before taking the nightcap from Modesto Christian 6-1 Friday at Rainbow Fields.
LATHROP – On the back of a strong performance on the mound by Oscar Calix, the Lathrop Spartans erupted for 10 runs in a five-inning rout of Rio Vista for their first varsity win Friday.
The Manteca High varsity soccer team wasted little time separating itself from its opening-round opponent of the 2nd Annual Buffalo Cup, blowing past Los Banos in a hurry with a 7-0 win Friday at Guss Schmiedt Field.
RIPON – Mitchell Evans didn't expect to see his Ripon Indians surrender double-digit runs to Modesto's Central Catholic when they squared off Friday afternoon.
TRACY – The Sierra High swimming program got a convincing 113-57 win over Tracy High on the girls side, but dropped the meet on the boys side 97-73 Friday in non-league action.
Rigid non-conference and Trans Valley League schedules helped Ripon Christian's boys basketball team prepare for the Sac-Joaquin Division V playoffs.
The Valley Oak League's reigning MVP, Kyle Harman, has some competition. And it's coming from his own team. The senior standout shot an even 37 in East Union's 199-265 Valley Oak League season-opening victory over crosstown rival Manteca Thursday on Manteca Park Golf Course's front nine, but sophomore Jordan Duvall did him one better with a 36 for medalist honors. East Union, which has aspirations to advance to the state tournament as a team this ...
RIVERBANK – The Sierra High varsity softball team came a few minutes short of opening the Ceres Tournament with a pair of wins, but the squad will take a 1-1 start after handling Merced High 3-0 in Thursday at Rainbow Fields.
WESTON RANCH - The next generation of Manteca High boys tennis players are picking up where their predecessors left off.
STOCKTON – Sierra High formed its non-league schedule with a purpose and the squad is not shying away from the top Sac-Joaquin Section Division I schools, beating Lincoln 2-0 Thursday for its first win.
MODESTO - The late-winter showers didn't seem to faze Manteca High's baseball team in its season opener in the Johansen Tournament Thursday.
Sammie Morris finished with a hat trick and set Manteca High's girls' varsity soccer scoring mark at the same time during an 8-0 rout of Lathrop on Tuesday.
Manteca was highly competitive against Valley Oak League-leading Sonora on Tuesday afternoon at the Manteca Park Golf Course.