Knights soldier on in rebuilding process

RIPON - Tiger Shelton, by his own admission, is a fiery individual.

GOMEZ STRIKES FOR THREE GOALS

For the second time in four days, the Manteca Buffaloes found themselves looking up at a 1-0 half time deficit against Sierra

Timberwolves sweep past Weston Ranch

­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 serves past Hawks

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.

Manteca survives scare; remains undefeated

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.

Manteca 1, Sierra 0

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.

CORRECTION

RIVALRY REBORN

Victories over crosstown rival Sierra had been a rarity for Manteca High's boys basketball team leading up to last year.

WEEK 5 OUTLOOK

Manteca no test for Timberwolves

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.

Ratto’s hat trick carries Indians past Knights

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.

Lady Lancers still unblemished

Everything went according to plan for the East Union Lancer golf squad as they remained unbeaten with a convincing win over the Ceres Bulldogs.

Buffs slide by Sierra in three

The Sierra High Timberwolves were able to put up a strong fight yet it wasn't enough in Manteca's 2-1 win in Valley Oak League action.

SWEET REVENGE

Coach Julia Bylow's focus was split between her No. 2 doubles pair of Ciara Jones and Kim Paulson and top singles player Megan McCleary.

Sierra, CV all knotted up — again

Omar Leon and his Central Valley Hawks breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Buffaloes bounce back after suffering first loss

Manteca got back on the winning track Thursday as it knocked off Lathrop 8-1 during a Valley Oak League matchup.

DINK & DUNK

Sierra senior Allie Walljasper and East Union freshman Alexis Erich dueled for seven innings Wednesday and yielded three hits apiece, but in the end it was Erich's Lancers who eked out a 2-1 Valley Oak League win.

‘Dead legs’ come alive for Knights

RIPON - Ripon Christian appears to have fully recovered from what head coach Kevin Tameling called "dead legs."

McGovern fans 10 straight in RC victory

Ripon Christian head coach John De Visser was well aware that ace pitcher Connor McGovern was on his game Wednesday against visiting Denair.

Sierra boys stay undefeated, but girls take 1st loss

It was a back-and-forth meet Wednesday between the Sierra and Kimball girls track and field teams, two early favorites for the Valley Oak League championship.

Matthews’ breakout effort anchors Ripon

With some of its veterans a bit off their game Wednesday, Ripon looked to its newer players to step up against rival Ripon Christian in a nonleague match at Spring Creek Golf & Country Club.

WALK KINGS

Patience proved to be a virtue for host Sierra on Tuesday as the Timberwolves drew 11 walks in just four innings and defeated Kimball 13-3 in a mercy-rule victory in Valley Oak League baseball action before the rain rolled in.

Buffaloes sink Weston Ranch, Lathrop

After opening the Valley Oak League schedule with losses to two contending programs, Manteca High's swim teams picked up its first victories while braving the cold weather Tuesday in a double dual against visiting Lathrop and Weston Ranch.

Three Timberwolves tally hat tricks

The rain did little to slow Sierra's girls soccer team on Tueseday.

Manteca FC to honor top student-athletes

Six standouts representing the Manteca Futbol Club are being recognized for their talents off the pitch as well as on it.

BATTLE TESTED

The area's two best high school girls wrestlers competed against some of the best in the nation this past weekend and came away with All-America honors.

Sierra’s Cardenas earns Lacky Scholarship

Sierra High senior Anna Cardenas is one of 51 student-athletes to be awarded a scholarship by the Sac-Joaquin Section.

NUMBERS GAME

Ripon's boys and girls swim teams won all but two races at East Union on Friday, but the host Lancers were able to make things interesting with their superior depth.

Sierra grinds one out at WR

STOCKTON - Allie Walljasper struck out 14 in six innings, Julie Deanda and Maddie Penner each rapped two-run hits and Devi Coglio legged out a home run in Sierra's 8-0 win at Weston Ranch on Friday.

Firsts for Manteca, EU

Manteca has finally broken though against Kimball, already a Valley Oak League powerhouse in just its fourth season as a varsity club.