FAIR OAKS - There weren't a whole lot of smiles in the congregation that formed around the end zone following Sierra's 39-10 loss to Del Campo at Cougar Canyon Friday.
MODESTO – Scoring doesn't seem like it will be a problem for East Union freshman Jordan Kron, as he continued an impressive start to his high school career with his third consecutive 20-point outing in the Lancers' 80-55 win over the Buhach Colony Thunder Friday.
VALLEJO – The Manteca High girls basketball team bounced back from a three-point loss Thursday with an impressive 81-26 blowout over Deanza High.
ELK GROVE – The Sierra High Timberwolves rebounded from a tough first round loss in the Elk Grove Tournament with a strong performance in a 67-46 win over Florin High.
Ripon High captured its fourth straight Trans Valley League title this season and with it the conference's Most Valuable Player award in as many years.
MODESTO – Manteca High is just trying to get better each time it takes the court, and the Buffaloes seem to be doing just that with another impressive outing in their second round 90-70 win over Johansen in the Modesto City Classic Thursday at Enochs High.
MODESTO - Ripon wasn't always sharp on offense, but it more than made up for it on the defensive end during its Big Valley Christian Tournament opener Thursday.
WESTON RANCH - Weston Ranch High's Tony Gomes lost a tough 6-4 decision in the first match at 171 pounds Thursday night.
Ryan Dimino can throw. Ryan Dimino can run. But the best thing Ryan Dimino does is play defense, where UC Davis plans to use him at linebacker. Dimino leads No. 2 Del Campo Friday when it hosts No. 3 Sierra in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs semifinals in Fair Oaks. Both teams bring 11-1 records to the contest and hopes of meeting either top-seeded Inderkum (12-0) or No. 5 Oakdale (11-1) on Dec. 12 ...
Jarrod Daniels accepts just partial credit for his record-breaking numbers. Sierra High's standout running back broke single-game and single-season rushing records during last Friday's 40-39 victory over visiting Benicia in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs. Daniels eclipsed his own single-game rushing record by compiling 296 yards on 27 carries while punching in four first-half touchdowns. The performance also pushed his season total to 1,677 yards to set the new standard ...
Ripon High opened the game on a 12-0 run and refused to let up in the first half, rolling to an easy early-season victory over the host Sierra Timberwolves.
MODESTO – Manteca High opened the Modesto City Tournament on the right track, cruising to a 66-41 victory over the Central Catholic Raiders.
After helping elevate the East Union golf program to Valley Oak League supremacy, a pair of the Lancers signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers with the Simpson University Red Hawks golf team.
SACRAMENTO - The sting from Ripon High's last defeat to Christian Brothers in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV finals on Nov. 19 was quelled by the thought that its season would still continue, and with it a chance to meet the Falcons one more time down the road.
Sierra High head baseball coach Jack Thomson became the school's third representative to be recognized with the Sac-Joaquin Section Model Coach Award Tuesday.
Manteca bounced back from consecutive losses against Oakdale last week and took out its frustration on Kimball Tuesday.
Manteca High's boys tennis team ended a four-year slide in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division-II playoffs with Monday's commanding 8-1 victory over Western Athletic Conference No. 3 seed Livingston at Manteca Regional Tennis Center.
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.