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Leading Lady Lancers East Union goalie Taylor Maruca played solid throughout the Lancers’ action in their three-team tournament Saturday, but her final play proved to loom largest, as the Lancers rode Maruca’s penalty kick goalie-stand to the tourney title in front of the home fans. 
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Gebhardt Cup eludes Timberwolves Everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong for Sierra High during a four-minute, tournament-costing portion of its 3-2 Vern Gebhardt Champions Cup loss to the Turlock Bulldogs Saturday in Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium
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LITTLE LEAGUE OPENS Manteca Little League opened the 2010 season Saturday at Lincoln Park going from 200 players last year to 270 this year.
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1950: Buff baseball opens season with win over Lodi Ninety years ago, on March 12, 1920, the San Joaquin-Stanislaus Counties baseball league has been formed and the first game will be played April 4. The plan outlined two weeks ago did not materialize so the new league will be composed of Manteca, Tracy, Newman, Modesto and Keyes. For the Manteca team, P. J. Peltier has been re-elected manager and C. L. Callendar has been chosen secretary. Manager Peltier spent three days this week in ... |
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This week in varsity sports March 15-20 MONDAY, March 15 Soccer Riverbank at Ripon, 4:30 p.m. Golf Central Valley at Manteca, 3:30 p.m. Ripon Christian at Yellowjacket Invitational (Stevenson Ranch), 8 a.m. TUESDAY, March 16 Baseball East Union at Escalon, 3:30 p.m. Lathrop at Manteca, 4 p.m. Sierra at Johansen, 3:30 p.m. Weston Ranch at McNair Tournament, 3:30 p.m. Ripon at Bret Harte, 3:30 p.m. Summerville at Ripon Christian, 3:30 p.m. ... |
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Sierra holds turf with two shutouts The pressure of hosting the 5th Annual Vern Gebhardt Champions Cup as defending champions didn’t seem to faze Sierra High’s soccer team, as the Timberwolves came out of pool play with a 3-0 win over Downey and a 2-0 win over Stagg Friday.
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SWIMMING IN THE RAIN Sierra High’s girls swimming team clinched its second straight outright Valley Oak League championship and third in a row overall in its final regular-season dual meet against East Union last year.
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Lancers dominate Cougars in opener East Union High’s track and field team found strength in numbers in blowout wins against undermanned Weston Ranch Thursday. |
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Buffaloes can’t keep up with Oakdale OAKDALE – The Oakdale Mustangs took advantage of their home course, getting five solid rounds in less-than-favorable conditions during their 225-289 Valley Oak League win over the Manteca Buffaloes Friday at Oakdale Golf and Country Club. |
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EU BOOTS AWAY VICTORY AT BLD It was a pitchers’ duel for five innings. Then the bats woke up while defenses fell asleep. East Union’s softball team led by a run heading into the seventh inning, but visiting St. Mary’s capitalized on two multiple-base errors to sneak away with a 5-2 non-league win at Big League Dream’s Yankee Stadium Thursday. “We took victory and turned it into defeat,” East Union coach Brian Goulart said. The Lancers dropped their first game of ...
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Gatorade honors Gray as California Player of the Year Another day, another high-profile award for Manteca native Chelsea Gray. The St. Mary’s High (Stockton) guard and Duke-bound senior was named the Gatorade California Girls Basketball Player of the Year Thursday. Gatorade, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, will announce the winner of the National Player of the Year distinction later this month. Such accolades are nothing new to Gray, who averages 16.1 points, 6.3 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.1 rebounds. She is also a finalist ...
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Buffs trample contending Oakdale OAKDALE — With the toughest two-match stretch of the Valley Oak League season behind them, coach Frank Fontana and his Manteca High boys tennis team can breathe a sigh of relief — for now — after beating Oakdale 11-4 Thursday. |
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Defense helps Timberwolves top Atwater Sierra High can be proud of several things after its 6-4 non-league victory over the Atwater Falcons, but superb defensive play will likely reign supreme after a clutch catch from centerfielder Kenny Leasure wrapped up the Timeberwolves’ second win in two days.
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Goslinga, Ratto share TVL honor In-town rivals Ripon and Ripon Christian’s boys and girls basketball teams were awarded for successful seasons during the year-end coaches meetings.
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Manteca clobbers Chavez STOCKTON – Manteca shrugged off a tough 6-2 loss Wednesday against Davis High and took it out on the Chavez Titans in a 15-0 blowout Thursday at Chavez High. |
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Sierra in cruise control over Hawks CERES – The Sierra High golf team didn’t need its best effort, but the squad came close nonetheless, in beating Central Valley with relative ease in a 179-292 Valley Oak League win at River Oaks Golf Course Thursday. |
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Hafed hat-trick leads Cougars over McNair WESTON RANCH – Wafa Hafed put on a performance to remember as the Weston Ranch soccer squad rolled the McNair Eagles 6-0 to close out its non-league schedule with an impressive win. |
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T’Wolves too much for Modesto The Sierra High sophomore softball team exposed the Modesto Panthers in a 15-0 non-league blowout Wednesday at Sierra High. |
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Delta veterans struggle in TroKar Duel practices The Bassmaster TroKar Duel in the Delta has begun. Pre-tournament favorites of the event always seem to be the anglers with the most experience on the Delta — native Californians. The last time the Bassmaster Elite Trail visited the Delta, Californian Aaron Martens, took home the top prize. Practice reports have been very bleak from most anglers, including those who have fished the Delta for years. Last weekend during a local tournament, a 21-pound catch ... |
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ROUND ONE The Valley Oak League unquestionably has some of the best golfers in the Sac-Joaquin Section and a handful of them were on display Wednesday when Sierra High was edged out by East Union 204-216 Wednesday at Manteca Golf Course.
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Bordi following familiar path to Nationals Vince Bordi has taken a familiar path to success in his final season for San Francisco State’s wrestling team.
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Buffaloes battle, fall to Grace Davis The eyes of Major League Baseball were watching and Manteca High junior Matt Burrows was poised to take the spotlight. Burrows came close, but he was unable to match the performance of Grace Davis standout pitcher Jake Sisco during the Buffaloes 6-2 loss to Davis Wednesday at Manteca High.
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Lancers blow past Buhach Colony The East Union Lancers have picked up a little steam and now they are rolling into Valley Oak League action, putting together another shutout Wednesday in a 3-0 non-league win over Buhach Colony. |
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T’Wolves roll over Modesto High with ease Sierra High broke open a close game with a six-run fourth inning and kept things out of reach with a dominant pitching performance from senior Gabby Hawkins in a non-league victory over Modesto High Wednesday. |
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Dominant pitching lifts Sierra over Crusaders SALIDA – The Sierra High baseball team got a nice opening to its 2010 season, beating a talented Modesto Christian team 2-1 in the squads’ season debut. |
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Season ending Knight-mare RIPON – Ripon Christian’s basketball squad could not have opened its first-round California Interscholastic Federation State boys Championships game against Liberty Christian any better, but its perfect start could not have been more misleading, as the Knights fell 76-73 in overtime Tuesday for a season-ending loss.
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Ripon Christian’s road stops in Oakland OAKLAND – One of the most entertaining teams this postseason finally met its match, as the Ripon Christian girls basketball team closed out its improbable postseason run with a 59-36 in the opening round of the California Interscholastic Federation State Championships Tuesday. |
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Big inning pushes West past Manteca West High’s softball team didn’t waste any time pushing two run across the plate and that wouldn’t be all the Wolf Pack would tally in an 11-2 non-league victory over the host Manteca Buffaloes Tuesday.
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Buffaloes battle tough second-year Cosumnes to tie For a school with no seniors, Cosumnes Oaks of Elk Grove already has a girls soccer team to be reckoned with. |
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Maestretti’s clutch hit clinches win for Sierra LINDEN — Sierra’s softball team rapped out 10 hits, but only one of them drove in runs. |
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East Union, Manteca notch big wins Just two contests into the season, East Union’s boys tennis team has already matched its Valley Oak League win total from a year ago.
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Joseph shines in Cougars’ second win WESTON RANCH — Antonio Joseph hurt Edison with his arm as much as he did with his bat Tuesday. |
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Summers, Gonzales lead Manteca past Ceres Nick Gonzales and Kenny Summers shared medalist honors, and Manteca High’s golf team evened its Valley Oak League record to 1-1 with a 248-272 win against Ceres. |
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An indication of things to come After six and a half years of puttering around great bass fishing grounds like a sophomore too scared to ask the senior he really likes to dance, I made a move to dance with bass. |
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Delta Rebels signups continue Thursday The Delta Rebels youth football and cheer program is conducting registrations on March 11 and 25, April 8 and 22, and May 6 and 20 at Manteca Straw Hat on Main Street. Fees are $150 for football and $300 for cheer. For more information contact Angela Ott at (209) 456-1834, or email angott39@msn.com |
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Bonus time: RC’s season continues at NorCals The Ripon Christian boys basketball team’s 68-64 overtime loss to Victory Christian in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V finals at Arco Arena Friday didn’t prove too costly for seeding purposes in the California Interscholastic Federation State Championships.
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East Union shows early-season rust It could have been the unusually cold weather, or the lack of practice time outdoors because of the recent rainstorms.
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Buffaloes edged out by Pitman in extra inning Manteca’s baseball team again pitched well enough to win, but lapses elsewhere led to another non-league loss, this time by a tough-to-swallow 3-2 margin in eight innings to visiting Pitman of Turlock Monday. |
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EU opens season with win over defending champs The East Union High tennis team’s delayed start to the Valley Oak League season ended up being worth the wait. |
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Squires can’t overcome 11-run inning Tracy High’s sophomore baseball team did all the damage it needed to inflict in the second inning when it rallied for 11 runs to upend host East Union 12-3 Monday. |
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Major changes to hunting regulations made in Montana If you are one of the many hunters who make the trip to Montana each year to hunt big game, there have been a few changes to the regulations that you need to be aware of. |
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BOWLING NEWS MANTECA BOWL & FAMILY FUN CENTER |
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TRX workout can get you to ‘the next level’ Wendy Deulus – a personal fitness trainer who specializes in the TRX suspension system – suggested I try a 45-minute session. |
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ADULT BASKETBALL PLAY
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T’WOLVES TOPS The Sierra High track and field program invited nearly 30 programs to participate in the 12th Annual Tom Moore relays and it was the Timberwolves who looked most impressive, winning the varsity boys meet and taking second in varsity girls action for an impressive team finish Saturday at the recently completed track in Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.
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Buffaloe Bragging Rights The Manteca High varity soccer program is off to a grand start when it comes to accomplishing its goals, winning its 2nd Annual Buff Cup tournament title with a convincing 4-0 win over Bret Harte Saturday at Guss Schmiedt Field.
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Lancers roll in pool play to tourney title RIVERBANK – The season is just getting underway, but East Union High’s softball squad is pretty close to mid-season form after continuing its dominance in the Ceres Tournament with two victories and a pool play championship Saturday at Rainbow Fields. |
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Buffs can’t get on track in Johansen tournament MODESTO – Manteca High’s varsity baseball ran out of time in its Johansen Tournament 5-5 tie against Los Banos, but simply did not play well in a 7-3 loss to host Johansen Saturday in preseason play. |
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1950: Buffaloes win first hoop title in 14 years Thirty years ago, on March 5, 1980, Manteca High’s senior front line partners Fred Nelson and Mitch Crawford, along with East Union High jumping-jack Kelly Stewart, topped the list of selections to the annual all-Valley Oak League basketball team, which was chosen Tuesday night by the league’s coaches in Modesto. Nelson, the 6-1 forward, carted off MVP honors after leading the VOL in scoring with an 18.5 average in 10 games. Crawford, a 6-5 center, ... |
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VICTORY IS VICTORY’S SACRAMENTO — “Tiger Claws” were never unsheathed. That was the play Ripon Christian boys basketball coach Ron Vander Molen called with the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V title game tied at 61 and with 23.3 seconds left against top-seeded Victory Christian of Carmichael at Arco Arena Friday. A turnover kept No. 2 RC from possibly ending it in regulation, and Victory (27-3) went on to capture its second section title 68-64 in overtime. The Knights (22-7) ...
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