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.

Ripon nets rare win over Hilmar

Through the years, the Ripon-Hilmar girls soccer rivalry has been the stuff of legend – tug-o-wars for league championships and dramatic playoff matches.

Unbeaten Ripon edges Bruins

Ripon won four out of the five doubles matches at Riverbank and returned home with a 5-4 victory and their perfect Trans-Valley League record still intact.

New lineup does not affect East Union

East Union showed no ill effects from a lineup change in Wednesday's 8-1 Valley Oak League victory at Sierra, claiming all but the No. 3 doubles match.

Upstart Sierra rallies to 7th straight win

One streak has ended while another continues for Sierra.

Lathrop tops Weston Ranch, program records

New program records were set by Lathrop High's girls soccer team Thursday.

Lancers complete sweep of Sierra

Things are looking up for East Union with the return of Nick Roundsville to the roster.

Sierra boys race past champions

It was a tighter meet than Rick Cuevas had anticipated, but the end result was more or less what Manteca High's first-year track and field coach expected.

Mother Nature cooperates

RIPON - The Ripon High enjoyed near-perfect baseball conditions on Wednesday.

Sierra swimming secures city title

The Sierra High boys and girls swim teams improved to 2-0 in the Valley Oak League on Tuesday after topping crosstown rival East Union. The boys won 95-74, while the girls triumphed handily, 114-55.

NOT AGAIN

Sydnee Canales and Leah Manuleleua bumped and banged, pushed and shoved, jostling for every ball that traveled through the middle of the field.

Rose’s 38 anchors Sierra win

Matt Rose edged out Justin Morrish by a stroke for low-medalist honors, but the team scores weren't as close.

Corn twirls 2nd career perfect game vs Ranch

By JONAMAR JACINTO

Kimball tops Buffs in 1st-place battle

Defending champion Kimball proved to be the team to beat once again in the Valley Oak League on Tuesday, but the gap between the Jaguars and the rest of the field doesn't appear to be as wide as it was in 2013.

Former Lancer leads CPP to D2 Final Four

Danelle (Liles) Bishop's coaching career reached new heights Tuesday when she led the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team to an 81-61 win over Edinboro of Edinboro, Pa. in front of a partisan crowd at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pa.

Mustangs trample Lancers

USC-bound Bryce Dyrda proved to be too much for East Union on Tuesday as he no-hit the Lancers through five innings in a mercy-rule-shortened game won by Oakdale 13-0 win in Valley Oak League action at Agostini Field.