TAYLOR MADE

Daniel Taylor, East Union's first-year offensive coordinator, knows a little about the quarterback position.

WEEK 2 FOOTBALL OUTLOOK

Anaya leads Ripon in drubbing MC

RIPON – All that stood between Ripon and an undefeated preseason was a 5-4 shootout loss in the Big Valley Tournament championship.

Ceres’ Beck too much for Buffs to handle

CERES – Jamie Beck, a 6-foot, 2-inch junior, is leading a Ceres volleyball reawakening this season and Manteca was on the opposite end of her hard-hitting wrath Wednesday in a 0-3 (16-25, 22-25, 22-25) road loss.

Buffs have trouble with Sonora in loss

Sonora showed up at Manteca High Wednesday and showed what Wildcat tennis is all about in a 15-0 win over the upstart Buffaloes.

LIGHTS OUT

Sierra has been a lights-out team in the second half of its games so far this season.

Brayton too much for RC in TVL opener

RIPON - Following a 17-25, 14-25, 20-25 loss to Escalon in the Trans Valley League opener Tuesday at home, Ripon Christian head coach Tiger Shelton said that Cougars outside hitter Kaitlin Brayton could be the best player in the conference this season.

Hard-working Buffs continue to impress in win

The Manteca High tennis team continued its impressive turnaround Tuesday afternoon with a 10-5-4.5 win over visiting Central Valley.

Marin scores four for Buffaloes

Giovanni Marin poured in four goals in Manteca's 7-1 romp over visiting Sierra Tuesday at Guss Schmiedt Field, but only one of them scores will be remembered.

Spartans hang tough

LATHROP - Considering how hotly contested the first three games were, the deciding fourth, clinched easily by visiting East Union 25-10, was somewhat of a downer.

T’Wolves battle VOL champ to deadlock

CERES - Jose Montes hoped for a tie, and he got it in spectacular fashion.

Indians nab Knights’ crown

RIPON – A weekend after finishing runner-up at the Big Valley Tournament in Modesto, Ripon travelled across the street to capture the Ripon Christian Invitational title with a 3-0 win over Lathrop.

T’Wolves continue to impress at own Invitational meet

MODESTO – Over 1,200 runners gathered at Legion-Tuoumne Regional Park in Modesto Saturday for the Sierra Cross Country Invitational. The host Timberwolves put on a show, winning both the small and large school divisions in both boys and girls action.

Ripon tops field of 36 for Golden Valley championship

MERCED – Rack up another crown for the mighty Indians of Ripon.

Finding strength in setback: James, EU and walking away

Throughout my life, in times of struggle, I've turned to my mother in search of solace.

Alexander great in final 80 seconds

STOCKTON – Elisabeth Alexander sold the pump fake, lifting her defender into the air.

IMMEDIATE IMPACT

Manteca High head coach Dave Asuncion had opportunities to keep 6-foot-6 freshman Tydus Verhoeven off the varsity roster.

THE GREAT EIGHT

FOLSOM – Six of the eight area wrestlers who punched tickets to this weekend's Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament in Stockton all came up empty during the finals of their divisional tournaments on Saturday.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

By JONAMAR JACINTO