YELLOWJACKETS STING SIERRA

Jose Montes makes it a point to throw his Sierra Timberwolves into the flame every preseason.

EU makes short work of Gustine

East Union fell behind 6-3 in Game 1 of a preseason tilt with Gustine Tuesday at Dalben Center, but from that point on it was all Lancers throughout, as EU walked away with a breezy 25-16, 25-7, 25-13 sweep.

Indians take out defending champions

LINDEN - Ripon got its big non-league win out of the way, and head coach Jamie DeBruyn hopes his Indians can carry it over to the rest of the season.

Lancers off to hot start with win

With 14 returning players off last season's squad and five newcomers in the mix, the East Union girls tennis team is showing signs that the program is headed in the right direction under second-year head coach Julia Bylow.

Joaquin leads Buffaloes to VOL victory

Kaylee Joaquin carded a rock-solid 6-over-par 43 to lead Manteca to a 282-381 victory over Ceres in their Valley Oak League opener at Manteca Park Golf Course Tuesday.

Manteca falls to Enochs despite quick start

The Buffaloes got off to a great start Tuesday at home against Enochs, but a few uncharacteristic mistakes spelled doom in a 25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 20-25, 7-15 loss.

Buffaloes swept in first loss

The Manteca sophomore volleyball team fell for the first time this season, 9-25, 21-25, to Enochs at home Tuesday night.

Timberwolves open golf league with victory

Sierra High's girls golf team teed off its Valley Oak League season with a 253-351 victory over Weston Ranch Monday at Manteca Park Golf Course.

SCRIMMAGE SCRAMBLE

TOURNEY TIME

The mercury hovered around triple digits Saturday afternoon at Sierra High, where the T'Wolves boys soccer program hosted the 17th Annual Timberwolves Cup.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

LANCERS IMPRESS

Numbers aren't supposed to lie, but in this case they do.

Rodriguez leads huge comeback in Sierra win

Down 17-24 in Game 4 and facing match point against Tracy Thursday at Sierra High, Modesty Rodriguez stepped to the end line just hoping to extend the contest as long as possible.

Marin brothers lead Manteca past Modesto

It took a while to get going at Lincoln Park Thursday, but once the Manteca frosh-soph soccer team kicked it into gear, it was lights out.

GET IN THE HOLE!

LICENSE TO KILL

On multiple occasions this past fall season, Dani Erdelatz and some of her Ripon Christian teammates acknowledged that the 2014 Knights lacked the star power of their predecessors.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

STOCKTON – His name is Joseph Mayorca, but the Weston Ranch midfielder's grandmother calls him "Yo-Yo" and it's easy to see why.

Lancers run out of gas against Liberty

TRACY - Jim Agostini burned his final timeout with 1:33 left in regulation, hoping to get his East Union girls basketball team one last breather.

Sierra gets revenge, tournament title

STOCKTON - The Sierra High put together a total team effort to claim the Adidas Trojan Christmas Classic Tuesday at Lincoln High.

Ripon Christian lassos Mustangs to win own tourney

Ripon Christian defended its own court and tournament title with, well, hard-nosed defense.

Manteca falls in Tracy tourney consolation final

TRACY - For a quarter-plus in Tuesday's Tracy Breakfast Lions/Tom Hawkins Tournament consolation-bracket final, Manteca showed how much it has improved since its season opener a little more than three weeks ago.

Cougars settle for 6th at MC Classic

One awkward finish on Monday led to another on Tuesday at the Modesto Christian Holiday Hoops Classic.

Weston Ranch rallies past International

Weston Ranch busted out of the halftime break with a 6-0 spurt and didn't look back in a 64-46 win over International in the West Coast Jamboree Coral Division consolation championship at Antioch's Deer Valley High School.

Patton, Sierra pound Lincoln tourney host

STOCKTON - Joshua Patton stood head and shoulders above the competition on Monday.

Ragsdale stays hot in Weston Ranch win

SALIDA - As far as measuring sticks go, the Chavez boys basketball team gave Weston Ranch very little to work with.

GOING THE DISTANCE

Mahir Pepic may never know just how good he can be.

Tillema’s 20 rebounds propel Knights

RIPON – Head coach Ed Mulder doesn't have the luxury of a Teagan Manus to steady and steer the Ripon Christian girls basketball team.

Ripon Christian cruises to Oakdale Classic title

Ron Vander Molen expects the road to get rougher in the coming week, but for now he and the Ripon Christian boys basketball team are enjoying the ride.

Lancers rebound from first defeat

East Union bounced back from its first loss of the season and will play for fifth place in the Tracy Breakfast Lions/Tom Hawkins Tournament today.

Ripon stifles Sierra in revenge win

Ripon didn't have to wait long to exact revenge against Sierra, though both teams had to travel farther for the rematch.