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Vicente fires 11 k’s as Dodgers cruise
TRACY - It took one pitch for the Spreckels Park minor division Dodgers to get warmed up in their District 67 Little League Tournament of Champions opener against the Lathrop Pirates at Jefferson School.
Crescini swats walk-off grand slam for major A’s
Steven Crescini picked the perfect moment to hit his first grand slam. With the score still scoreless between his Manteca major division A's and intracity rival Spreckels Park Indians in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday evening at Bassi Field on the campus of Neil Hafley School, Crescini drilled a shot well over the wall in left-center. The mammoth walk-off blast scored Tanner Peterson, Ryan Vasquez and Chuck Good before the hero came around ...
RIPON CHRISTIAN BASEBALL CAMP
Ripon Christian High School conducted a four-day baseball camp for 4th-6th graders at the Knight's sophomore diamond. On Thursday, participants received instruction from RC's athletic director and former varsity baseball coach Joe Darretta.
Fishing as a pro requires money, so consider risks
Many bass anglers start off fishing for fun and eventually start to wonder if they can out-fish other anglers.
RED HOT SOX
The Northgate Little League Major Division champion Yankees are tough to beat. Wednesday at Gillen Field on the campus of Neil Hafley School, Derek Gordon was tougher. In the quarterfinal round of the District 67 Tournament of Champions, the Weston Ranch Red Sox starter was outstanding, striking out six in five and a third innings work, to lead the streaking Sox past the Yankees, 6-1. With the win, Weston Ranch now moves on to face ...
Spreckels Park junior teams advance to semifinal
WESTON RANCH - Anything can happen in baseball tournaments, but one thing is for certain: Spreckels Park will be represented in the championship round of the junior division District 67 Tournament of Champions.
TAKING IT TO THE HOOP
Ripon High head coach Rod Wright, varsity assistant coach Kevin Bergman and Ripon freshman head coach Danny Moulyn worked with advanced-skill campers Wednesday during the third day of the Ripon High Basketball Camp.
Interesting turn of events in 99’s WLM feature
There was some unexpected intrigue for last Saturday's Western Late Model feature at the New Stockton 99 Speedway.
Pitching anchors Manteca majors
Pitching depth is essential for teams to make it out of the consolation bracket, and Manteca Little League's major division A's proved on Tuesday that they have no shortage of arms in their 6-1 victory over the Lathrop Giants at Neil Hafley School.
Part II of Lund’s adventure through Canada
Before I was even 200 kilometers from the Skeena River, I knew fishing would be tough. Everything draining into it was rich and roaring. The Skeena would be a torrent. I was right, but I made myself a sandwich and waded out a couple feet to toss in the biggest fly in my box anyway. To my right was the slowly decomposing carcass of a beautifully (even in death) colored steelhead. The red went almost ...
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
WESTON RANCH – The District 67 Junior Division Tournament of Champions kicked off Saturday at Paul Weston Park with a quadruple header.
LITTLE LANCERS
East Union High hosted a basketball camp Thursday at Dalben Center. The three-day camp, which ended Thursday, drew over 60 boys and girls after not being held last year.
Cooler-than- usual weather makes fishing less predictable
This time of year, I'm usually hoping for a cooler day as 100-degree temperatures have traditionally become the norm.
ATHLETICS HANG ON
Highlighted by Brandon Elliott's inside-the-park home run, a spectacular diving catch from Kevin Peck and Danny Gouveia's complete game, the first-place Athletics moved to 10-2 on the season with a 6-5 win over the Twins Thursday at Sierra High. The Manteca Babe Ruth 14-15-year-old division resumes play Saturday at Manteca High when the A's meet the third-place Giants. The top three teams, the A's, Dodgers and Giants, are currently separated by just a game and ...
Holmes leads wire to wire for third win of season
Last season, after incurring a flat tire, Escalon's Eric Holmes was somehow able to claw his way back through the field to earn a hard fought, come-from-behind victory on the tight confines of the.375-mile bullring at Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Ore. This year, the defending NASCAR Camping World Series West champion followed a much easier path by jumping out in front and staying there for all 150 laps to win last Saturday's Toyota/Bi-Mart 150 presented by NAPA.
Articles by Section - Regional Sports
ARMS AND HAMMERS
Ryan Ward and Dylan Gross of the Manteca Little League Brewers combined for a one-hit shutout of the Spreckles Park Giants on Tuesday in a 5-0 quarterfinal win in the District 67 Majors Tournament of Champions at Jefferson School.
STAYING ALIVE
Avery Flores hit a walk-off RBI single that plated Benny Slaughter and gave the Northgate Little League Red Sox an 11-10 win over the Patterson Angels in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday.
ORIOLES SOAR IN OPENER
STOCKTON - Jesse Espitia kept the Northgate Dodgers bottled up for most of six innings Friday and four runs came in off the bat of Jonathan Shaefer as the Manteca Orioles prevailed 12-5 in opening-round action of the Little League District 67 Juniors Tournament of Champions at Paul Weston Park.
KNIGHT SCHOOL
RIPON – Ripon Christian's annual Knights Volleyball Camp had its biggest turnout in the history of the week-long summer camp Thursday.
HEAVY MEDAL
Oscar Guitron and Cedric Harris-Dixon competed in their first track meet for the Manteca Track Club this past weekend, and both earned berths to the USATF Pacific Association Junior Olympic Championships.
FAST AND FURIOUS
Scott Tolman led the Manteca Dolphins to a third-place finish with five meet-record performances Saturday in the Oakdale Invitational, while Matthew Trejo of second-place Ripon is the new standard bearer in three individual events.
Former EU catcher is All-American as third baseman
Mantecans might remember East Union 2011 graduate Brittany LaMar playing behind the dish during her years in an All-City Softball and Lancer uniform.
BOYS IN BLUE
Sometimes, it is not how you start that matters, but how you finish. Just ask the Spreckels Park Little League minor-division Dodgers.
Bordi among 3 Mantecans to win in Titan’s Cage 5
Three Manteca residents representing Cortez Martial Arts Academy came up victorious in the Titan's Cage 5 mixed-martial arts card in Elk Grove on Saturday.
WINNERS TAKE ALL
It is now win or go home.
CLASH OF THE TITANS
Vince Bordi's last MMA fight only lasted 12 seconds.
Lyons is king of Big Sky hurdle events
Manteca High graduate Paul Lyons wrapped up his successful sophomore season with Sacramento State's track and field team last week.
SCORE LEFT UNSETTLED
With their backs against the wall on Wednesday the Manteca Little League Pirates came from behind to defeat the Diamondbacks 5-2 and force a winner-take-all contest to determine the minor-division champion.
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