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Several decades ago I was hunting bears in the Sierra. It was dusk and I walked down a dusty dirt road looking for bear tracks. After about an hour, I turned around and began walking back to my camp. Looking at my tracks in the dusty road, I discovered mountain lion tracks right over the top of my footprints! A lion had tracked me for over two miles. I had no clue he was there. I guarantee you that will make the hair on your neck stand up! Mountain lions are like tan ghosts, you never see them until its ...
September 21, 2014
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By DON MOYER
Outdoors Columnist
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Sports Columns
Oh, Roger, you still don't get it.
September 21, 2014
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
Associated Press
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Sports Columns
Every year, there are new fishing products that come out and quickly become the hot item.
September 19, 2014
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By Jarod Ballardo
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Sports Columns
Bulldogs don't belong in a catbird seat, so East Union defensive coordinator Jason Stock's decision to leave the press box should come as no surprise.
September 16, 2014
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James
Burns
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Sports Columns
The two-point conversion has long been the nemesis of Manteca High football coach Eric Reis.
September 09, 2014
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James
Burns
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Sports Columns
He bounced near the starting line - wrists wrapped, hands covered in powder. The entire arena bounced along with him.
September 02, 2014
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James
Burns
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Sports Columns
I had every reason in the world to take in everything that South Florida had to offer.
August 26, 2014
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Jason
Campbell
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Sports Columns
The stakes just keep getting higher and higher for the football programs at Manteca and Oakdale high schools.
August 26, 2014
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James
Burns
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Sports Columns
SONOMA - Scott Dixon patiently stalked race leaders Graham Rahal and Mike Conway over the closing laps of Sunday's GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma before blowing by Conway with just three laps to go in the 85-lap race to capture his second Verizon IndyCar win of the season.
August 24, 2014
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By DALE BOSOWSKI
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Sports Columns
Manteca was supposed to help break in Levi's Stadium next Friday, Aug. 29.
August 23, 2014
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Jonamar
Jacinto
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Sports Columns
The other day while driving home from work I saw a truck towing a trailer with a couple snow mobiles on it.
August 22, 2014
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By JAROD BALLARDO
Fishing Columnist
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Sports Columns
I recently got an email forwarding an article about a woman from Pennsylvania who appears to be in the process of being railroaded into prison by the justice system in New Jersey.
August 17, 2014
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Sports Columns
The sounds of high revving go-karts continued all weekend long on the temporary street circuit in the heart of downtown Modesto at the inaugural Save Mart Supermarkets Modesto Grand Prix for the Superkarts! USA SummerNationals.
August 03, 2014
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Sports Columns
If you've never shot black powder guns before you ought to give it a try. It transports you back in time as you pour the powder down the barrel, drop the lead ball or shot in and tamp it down with a ramrod You had to let the smoke cloud blow away before you could see if you hit your target!
July 27, 2014
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By Don Moyer
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Sports Columns
Using his front row starting position to maximum advantage, Upper Lake's Jeremy Doss was able to snatch the early lead in Saturday's Spears Manufacturing SRL Southwest Tour Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats 125 at the Stockton 99 Speedway where he spent the rest of the race fending off multiple challengers to earn the checkered flag.
July 27, 2014
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Sports Columns
