T’Wolves cruise in win over Central Valley

CERES – Bret Wilson led a balanced Sierra High scoring attack in its Valley Oak League win over the Central Valley Hawks Wednesday.

BUFFS SWEPT BY SONORA

There is much more than bragging rights riding on Thursday's rubber match with rival East Union.

Manteca boys drop one spot in D-III

Manteca High's boys basketball team stretched its first-place lead while clinching its second straight Valley Oak League championship by beating second-place Sierra 66-49 Friday, but that did not improve its position on the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoff power ratings.

Goslinga, Knights win free-throw battle in crunchtime

RIPON - Ripon Christian had the right guy at the right spot with the game still on the line with 3 seconds left against host Ripon.

Feddersen hits from inside and out to lead Indians past RC

RIPON – Ripon Christian's varsity girls basketball team fought off every blowout attempt that visiting rival Ripon threw its way, yet the Knights could not fight off their second Trans Valley League loss to the Indians in a 60-46 defeat Tuesday.

Lathrop’s late run not enough to stop Lancers

LATHROP – The Lathrop Spartans had one last opportunity to record their one and only win of the Valley Oak League season, but even a valiant fourth quarter effort could not help Lathrop earn its first victory in a season-ending 52-48 loss to East Union Tuesday.

Manteca sophomores nearly stun Sonora

Even with the Valley Oak League sophomore girls basketball title already wrapped up, Sonora High wants to close its season on a high note.

SPRING TRAINING

Woodall VOL’s top heavyweight

WESTON RANCH - East Union High heavyweight Devon Woodall's goals moving forward are simple.

MUST BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Despite a relatively close halftime score, Weston Ranch-based George Komure School went to work in the second half of the Manteca Unified Student Trust championship boys championship basketball game, rolling to a 43-31 victory over Shasta School Friday at Sierra High.

BUFFALOES GO BACK TO BACK

Ernie Pimentel was the last of the Manteca High boys basketball players to hop off the ladder with a piece of history in hand.

EU evens record on homecoming to stay in the hunt

East Union High's boys basketball team kept its slim postseason hopes alive Friday with a 60-53 victory over Central Valley on homecoming night.

Crusaders explode in third; clinch outright

LATHROP - Ripon High's boys basketball team did well to make it a game for a half, but Modesto Christian had too much in its arsenal for the Indians to keep up for the long haul.

Cheung torches Central Valley for 31 points

Wayne Cheung single-handedly outscored Central Valley in East Union High's 58-30 homecoming victory Friday in sophomore boys basketball action.

BUFFS RALLY LATE

Sharon Washington hit the big shot to help Manteca High's girls basketball team beat Sierra the first time the two teams met, and she was at it again Thursday in the Valley Oak League rematch with postseason berths on the line for both squads.

No rest for EU’s frosh standout

Despite her disappointment, Loretta Kakala stuck around near the Cal State Stanislaus discus ring, watching closely as if taking mental notes of some of the more experienced competitors still alive in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV/V meet on May 20.