Robbie Wise looked helpless as he leaned against the chain-linked fence separating the end zone of Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium from the snack bar on the northern end of the facility.
RIPON – When quarterback Alex Gustin found a wide-open Jake Carlson in the Calaveras endzone, the Ripon Indians had put themselves in position for the squad's third dramatic come-from-behind victory.
FAIR OAKS - It would have been easy for the Lathrop Spartans to roll over after heading into the locker room down 35-0 against the undefeated Bella Vista Broncos Friday.
WESTON RANCH - The Weston Ranch Cougars rode the wave of several big plays during Friday's 27-7 homecoming victory over East Union High.
RIPON - Tiger Shelton, by his own admission, is a fiery individual. The sixth-year head volleyball coach at Ripon Christian High isn't shy about getting in his players' faces for making mistakes. But there he sat nearly motionless at the end of the bench while his Knights were being taught a lesson by host Ripon in the third of three games Thursday night. Save for a timeout, he hardly said a word. The Indians did ...
For the second time in four days, the Manteca Buffaloes found themselves looking up at a 1-0 half time deficit against Sierra
­Sierra High made quick work of the Weston Ranch Cougars, disposing the squad in three straight for the fourth consecutive Valley Oak League win.
Sierra High had little trouble snatching its eighth win in Valley Oak League play when it rolled by the Central Valley Hawks 5-0 Thursday at East Union High.
Host Sierra was 40 minutes away from being the first to blemish crosstown rival Manteca's perfect record in Valley Oak League frosh-soph soccer action Thursday at Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.
The Manteca High freshman football team won 26-18 against Sierra Thursday at Guss Schmiedt Field. For additional game information, look for the Bulletin's freshman roundup in Sunday's edition.
In Thursday's edition of the Bulletin's sports section, it was noted that East Union High's football team haven't beaten a Manteca Unified rival since 2003. The Lancers defeated Weston Ranch 35-34 in 2007, and the two will meet tonight at Weston Ranch High. The Bulletin regrets the error.
Victories over crosstown rival Sierra had been a rarity for Manteca High's boys basketball team leading up to last year.
Valley Oak League MANTECA (3-1) at SIERRA (4-0) • Kickoff: Friday, 7:15 p.m. • Last year: 7-6, Sierra. • Key matchup: Manteca LB Adam DeCosta vs. Sierra RB Jarrod Daniels. Daniels pounded out 145 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries against Manteca last year. He is currently the area's leading rusher with 523 yards and 12 TDs, while DeCosta leads Manteca with 35 tackles, a sack, two forced fumbles and two ...
The Manteca High volleyball team had no interest in rolling over for the Sierra Timberwolves, yet it was unable to muster a victory during a lopsided 3-0 loss in Valley Oak League play.
RIPON – Things started out relatively slow on Wednesday when intra-city rivals Ripon and Ripon Christian battled at Mistlin Park in a Trans Valley League matchup.
Going into the regular-season finale between East Union and Manteca girls soccer teams there's plenty of intrigue beyond feuding neighbors.
RIPON – For Tami Kamper and the Ripon Christian tennis team, the matches will get infinitely harder beginning with the Sac-Joaquin Section Team Tournament.
Ripon Christian's boys golf team got even with Southern League rival Turlock Christian in the conference tournament Monday at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.
Nick Sharp could feel the shadow cast and left behind by arguably the most gifted golfer to play for Ripon High's tradition rich boys program.
Celina Cooper needed just two innings to rack up six RBIs, and Peyton Rose twirled a mercy-shortened three-hitter as Manteca walloped visiting Lathrop 17-0 Friday.
Those pesky Warriors from Orestimba were at it again.
Marc Wilson had a huge game from the plate on Thursday.
Yok Jing Ma repeats as a champion, while Angel Tejada gets to go out as one.
East Union is starting to peak at the right time.
Nick Sharp brought his best to Stevinson Ranch on Thursday.
Manteca lost its outright grip on the top spot in the Valley Oak League with its 3-1 defeat at Oakdale Thursday.
Ripon made quick work of visiting Modesto Christian on Thursday, amassing seven runs in the second inning en route to a 10-0 mercy-shortened win. The Indians plated their final two runs in the bottom of the fifth to end it early.