Omar Leon and his Central Valley Hawks breathed a collective sigh of relief. Jose Montes and the Sierra Timberwolves exited Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium feeling that business was left unfinished following a hotly contested 2-2 final against the Valley Oak League leaders Tuesday. "I thought we could win this," said Sierra striker Braian Gomez, who scored the game's first goal in the fifth minute. "I was pumped. We waited a long time for this game. ...
WESTON RANCH – After the first half of play it was all Weston Ranch, and nothing changed over the final 40 minutes of action, during the Cougars' 11-1 thrashing of the Lathrop Spartans Tuesday.
RIPON-Riverbank High set out to grab its first win in Trans Valley League play, but the Ripon Christian Knights would have none of that, holding off the Bruins 3-0 to break up a two-game losing streak.
SONORA – The East Union High golf team has put together an impressive season, and the squad has no interest in turning around now, putting together an impressive showing at Phoenix Lake Golf Course in Sonora for its latest win.
Every time the Sierra Timberwolves needed a boost, middle blocker Jaslynn Liotard gave it to them.
Sierra head coach Jose Montes was worried about how his Timberwolves would respond to a lackluster first-half effort that happened 20 days and six games prior to Monday's delayed second half with host Manteca at Lincoln Park.
MERCED - The Ripon High sophomore volleyball team claimed its third tournament championship this weekend, winning five matches at Golden Valley.
WESTON RANCH – Manteca relied on its running attack during the second half of Friday's sophomore victory at Weston Ranch.
There are few ways to top how the Sierra High freshman football team opened its 2009 Valley Oak League season, handling the East Union Lancers with ease in a 40-0 shellacking Thursday at Sierra High.
WESTON RANCH – As a team, the Buffaloes are a work in progress. Unfortunately, that turned out to be bad news for Weston Ranch High. On Friday, the Cougars were blanked by visiting Manteca in the Valley Oak League opener, 44-0. During the past eight quarters, the Buffaloes have outscored opponents 99-0 while racking up back-to-back shutout victories. Eric Reis came away pleased with his team's effort. "We played four good quarters of football," the ...
Sierra High's Anthony Hall had never played free safety before Friday's crosstown clash with host East Union and its vaunted aerial attack.
MODESTO – The Lathrop Spartans found themselves in an unusual position late in the fourth quarter on Friday night at Big Valley Christian.
ANGELS CAMP - When it was all said and done, the Ripon Indians were able to use the tenacious face of adversity as momentum in their 26-14 win over Bret Harte in a non-league road victory.
DENAIR - The Ripon Christian Knights did all they could to ruin the Denair Coyotes homecoming celebration, but a lackluster third period proved to be too much to overcome in a disheartening 34-27 non-league loss.
When Alejandro Hernandez's header found the back of the net as time expired, it was simply the final blow in East Union's one-sided 2-0 victory over the visiting Manteca Buffaloes at Dino Cunial Field on the East Union High campus.
Ripon resident and Central Catholic senior Aimee Rose has signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her volleyball career at Notre Dame de Namur University. She will major in kinesiology at the Belmont-based Catholic school.
Manteca was 15 outs from missing out on a postseason berth altogether after starting the Valley Oak League season with a two-game lead in the standings through eight games.
Sierra senior Gabby Olmo came up clutch during a Valley Oak League finale against host East Union at the Northgate Softball Complex Tuesday.
Ripon Christian got redemption during Tuesday's Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI Tournament at Stevinson Ranch Golf Course.
Ripon momentarily kept its playoff hopes alive Tuesday thanks to a 5-1 victory over visiting Hilmar, but another game in Newman ultimately knocked the Indians out of contention.
Austin Plunk nearly led Lathrop High to an upset win at Oakdale, which would have been the Spartans' first against the Valley Oak League champion Mustangs.
Courtney Range and Bri Moore were teammates for one season at St. Mary's.
The Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV and V tournaments both ended dramatically on Monday.
Ripon Christian dropped two three-set heartbreakers in a very competitive 6-3 loss to Escalon in Monday's Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Coed Tournament quarterfinal at the Ripon Community Center.
East Union coach Dan Triglia saved the best for last on Monday.
The Valley Oak League isn't traditionally known for its sprinting, but the 2013 class is poised to make some noise.
Tyler Moss has returned in time for Sierra to make a run at a Sac-Joaquin Section playoff berth.
Manteca High's tennis team was well represented in the first day of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Individual Tournament on Thursday.
Tiana Chacon and the Ripon softball team got their revenge.