RIPON - Women's tackle football is alive and well thanks to promoters like Aaron and Dineen Goodwin of Ripon and their 45 player roster making up the Modesto Maniax.
Manteca Mayhem president and 2009 Team USA Softball Clinic organizer Brian Johnson called the two-day instructional camp, which was held Thursday and Friday at Big League Dreams Sports Park in Manteca, a "who's who" of the local and national softball worlds, and it's not hard to understand why.
Last week, I was in Scheels Sporting Goods in Great Falls, Mont. checking on some archery equipment I had on order and was talking to Travis Maphies, who is the manager of the archery department.
Third generation driver Justin Philpott, of Tracy, picked up his first career feature win in a Western Late Model last Saturday at Stockton's New 99 Speedway.
With a rare break in the schedule, Manteca's Scott Speed will get a welcome weekend off before the grueling 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season resumes on March 22 at the famed Bristol Motor Speedway quarter mile in Tennessee.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manteca/Lathrop are conducting try-outs/assessments for the Junior High and High School Basketball Leagues.
The deadline to sign up for the youth coed soccer league for ages 7 to 14 is Thursday, March 19, at 5 p.m. at the Manteca Parks & Recreation Department, 290 Magnolia Lane.
In-Shape Health Clubs is taking a stand in the fight against childhood obesity. The 32-location health club chain – that includes a Manteca location on East Yosemite Avenue at Pestana Avenue and a Lathrop location on Harlan Road - has replaced its Kids Club movies, cartoons, and TV programming with exercise DVDs for kids. "If a TV is on in one of our Kids Clubs, it should only be showing kids how to exercise," ...
The 2nd Annual Mary Ann Wallace Pangburn All-Star Classic basketball event went off without a hitch Saturday at Sierra High.
With the 2009 Spring Session starting today at the Manteca Baseball Softball Academy, Saturday was supposed to be the Grand Opening of the new MBSA facility located at 460 Industrial Park Drive.
FONTANA - Although Rick Hendrick Chevrolet teammates Jeff Gordon and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson dominated the top of the speed charts in Friday morning practice at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, it was Team Red Bull's Brian Vickers who stole the pole for Sunday's Auto Club 500 in the afternoon qualifying session.
When I buy flies, spinners, swimbaits or spoons, I know it's not going to be a lifelong relationship.
If Friday night's 8th grade boys Manteca Unified Student Trust championship basketball game between Komure and Great Valley - two Weston Ranch High feeder schools - was any indication, the future of Cougars basketball is in good hands.
Mikayala Hasal hit two 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 14 points Friday night at Manteca High where the Lincoln 8th grade girls basketball team topped Mossdale, 38-29, to claim the Manteca Unified Student Trust basketball championship.
Many anglers are home waiting for the weather to get a little better before venturing out. I've learned through the years that the best fishing will come and go if you wait until it's comfortable for you. This week I was able to sneak out and was pleasantly surprised at the results. Not really expecting to catch much, I was immediately struck while using a reaction bait. Continuing down the bank, I decided to go ...
That too-skinny and too-slow Nick Ortiz you used to know is now an NCAA Division I scholarship athlete.
Teammates turned rivals were recognized by the California Pacific Conference on Wednesday.
STOCKTON - Lakeport's Derek Thorn grabbed the lead from polesitter Cameron Hayley on the opening lap and never looked back to take a dominating victory in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West G-Oil 150 at Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday night.
Bradley Hatfield has a huge leg and even bigger potential.
Manteca Little League's major-division Brewers have had two outstanding pitching efforts this past week.
Nigel Malone has received an NFL audition.
Top Guns, indeed.
STOCKTON - Both teams settled down after a mistake-laden first inning Wednesday, but Sierra did more damage in its part of the opening inning and went on to a 5-1 Valley Oak League softball win against host Weston Ranch.
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