High School Sports Section
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THE NEXT LEVEL Going to college has been a part of David Reyes’ plans for as long as he can remember and those plans are almost developed as Reyes signed his letter of intent to play soccer for the San Francisco State Gators Monday in front of close family and friends in the Sierra High Library. 
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Ripon Christian responds after sluggish start ESCALON – Ripon Christian’s varsity girls basketball team found itself looking up to a 13-5 deficit after one period of play, but that only sparked the Lady Knights as they went on to devour the Escalon Cougars 43-26 Monday in Trans Valley League play. |
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Triplett closes invitation with Section Crown STOCKTON – After it was all said and done Ripon High standout Juliana Triplett cemented her dominance on the girls wrestling scene with a Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Wrestling championship Saturday at McNair High. |
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Manteca finishes season sweep of Cougars Staff reports of the Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin With a double-digit lead going into the locker room Manteca seemed in position for an easy win, but the Buffalos had to work to close the deal in their 63-54 win over the visiting Weston Ranch Cougars Saturday in Valley Oak League action. Weston Ranch (6-6 VOL, 13-10 overall) fought back into contention with a 16-point third quarter, but clutch free throw shooting from Manteca’s Sharon Washington in ... |
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BUFFS BANG COUGARS WESTON RANCH – Manteca High’s boys basketball team came into Weston Ranch’s gym with one purpose, and a offensive onslaught -- led by Kiwi Gardner’s 41 points – was more than enough to conquer its mission in a 89-74 Valley Oak League win Saturday.
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Knights Clipped RIPON – It was the type of moment that most athletes would dream to find themselves in. After being down by as many as 12 points to the visiting Riverbank Bruins, Ripon Christian rallied back to put itself back into the mix in the fourth quarter thanks a solid defensive outing and plenty of six-foot, eight-inch Tyler Goslinga – who stepped to the free throw line with just over one second remaining with a chance ...
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Weston Ranch can’t stop Ceres WESTON RANCH – Weston Ranch had minimal success early on offensively, struggled down the stretch defensively, yet with less than a minute to play the Cougars were still in position to win the game. That would not be the case as the Ceres Bulldogs played a splendid fourth quarter for a 63-58 Valley Oak League win Friday.
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Local girls hardly break sweat in section opener STOCKTON — It was easy come, easy go for three area grapplers in the first day of the Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Wrestling Invitational at McNair High Friday.
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Ripon runs away on senior night RIPON – The Ripon High seniors will have something to remember when thinking about their last Friday home game of the season. |
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Ripon runs away on senior night OAKDALE – The East Union varsity boys basketball team could not have orchestrated a better opening period, dominating the Oakdale Mustangs on both ends on its way to a comfortable 48-40 Valley Oak League win Friday. |
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Squires regain sole possession of VOL lead OAKDALE — Its loss to crosstown rival Sierra Monday knocked East Union High’s sophomore boys basketball team into a first-place tie with Oakdale. |
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EAST UNION HOLDS TURF One streak stayed alive Thursday night at Dalben Center, and East Union High’s girls basketball team is inching closer to continuing another one.
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Buffaloes exact revenge against Central Valley Manteca High’s girls basketball team avoided getting swept by the Ceres schools with its 57-41 victory over Central Valley at home Thursday and kept its postseason hopes alive in the process. |
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Girls competing in section invite A handful of area girl wrestlers have put together quality seasons and a few are hoping to close things out with strong performances in the Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Wrestling Invitational Tournament at McNair High in Stockton.
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Squires can’t recover from slow first half Kristen Piasecki scored all 12 of East Union High’s fourth-quarter points Thursday, but it wasn’t enough in a 52-39 loss to visiting Oakdale in Valley Oak League sophomore girls basketball action. |
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Toreros answer the Bell Reggie Bell’s hard work on the football field paid off, but he is also reaping the benefits of hard work in the classroom.
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T’wolves solid in win over Spartans Coming out focused to take on a winless opponent proved not to be a challenge for the Sierra High boys basketball team in its 68-31 thrashing of Lathrop High Wednesday in Valley Oak League action.
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LATE SURGE After holding a 12 point lead early in the game, Manteca High seemed to be cruising right along as they picked apart the Ceres Bulldogs with efficiency.
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Weston Ranch drop second league game in Sonora SONORA – The trip east did not go according to plan for the Weston Ranch boys basketball team, dropping its Valley Oak League contest with Sonora High 61-45 Wednesday. |
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Sierra holds on against Lathrop Sierra High’s sophomore basketball team jumped out on the visiting Lathrop Spartans and never relinquished, rolling to a 58-46 Valley Oak League win Wednesday. |
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SWEET REVENGE Trevor Nogueira and Jerrod Patton picked a good time to have breakout performances for Sierra High’s boys basketball team.
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UPTEMPO INDIANS ROLL ESCALON RIPON – Once the tempo reached warp speed the Escalon High boys basketball team had no idea Ripon High was prepared to keep pace, as the Indians found the up-tempo pace rewarding in a 67-52 Trans Valley League win Tuesday.
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Lathrop denied first VOL varsity win LATHROP — Lathrop High nearly made history Tuesday but couldn’t pick up the school’s first Valley Oak League varsity girls basketball victory in a 44-41 loss to rival Sierra. |
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Crusaders hold off late Ripon Christian run SALIDA – The Ripon Christian varsity boys basketball team together a fight it can be proud of, but still came up on the short end of a 66-54 Trans Valley League contest against Modesto Christian Tuesday. |
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Berry free throws give Timberwolves win For the second time this Valley Oak League season the Sierra High sophomore boys basketball team gave the East Union Lancers a defeat in its 51-47 win over the Lancers Tuesday. |
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Power ratings released: RC boys No. 1 in D-V The parity in the Valley Oak League has made for an exciting season for boys and girls basketball, but it also has several teams scrapping for postseason berths according to the first release of the Sac-Joaquin Section’s playoff power ratings. |
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ANOTHER CLOSE CALL It’s all about control for East Union High’s girls basketball team these days. The Lancers control their own destiny in their quest for a fourth-straight Valley Oak League championship, and they increased their lead to three games over idle Sonora and Weston Ranch with a 41-33 win at Sierra Monday. East Union (10-1, 18-4 overall) overcame a poor shooting night, foul trouble and a comeback charge mounted by the upset-minded Timberwolves (5-6, 10-11) who were ...
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Cortez, Lancers show well at Pitman’s ‘Rumble’ TURLOCK — East Union High’s varsity wrestling team brought just four competitors at Pitman High’s 5th Annual Rumble in the Jungle Saturday, but all four produced noteworthy results. |
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Vaughn helps EU escape with victory CERES — A loss at Central Valley would have been disastrous to the East Union boys basketball team’s postseason hopes, and they were a few big plays, from emerging junior Robert Vaughn, away from letting that happen. |
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Telles pours in 21 to spark Squires Alison Telles scored 16 of her 21 points to highlight East Union’s 50-28 sophomore girls basketball victory at rival Sierra Monday. |
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The battle for ripon
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE LATHROP – By the time Lathrop High’s girls varsity basketball team found a handle on its Valley Oak League contest with Oakdale High, the Mustangs were in the midst of an 18-2 run and easily on their way to a 51-28 win over the Spartans Saturday.
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HAMPERED AT HANFORD HANFORD – A handful of area wrestlers made their way south to compete in the California Girls Wrestling Invitational at Hanford West High just outside of Fresno. The tournament is the final tune-up for the Sac-Joaquin Women’s Masters Tournament taking place Feb. 5-6 in Stockton.
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SHINING KNIGHT RIPON – Ripon High piqued the crowds’ anxiety to maximum heights when Andy Bunting pulled the Indians to within three on a layup after a steal with 1:23 remaining, but that would be as close as crosstown host Ripon Christian would have it in its 52-47 Trans Valley League Friday.
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T’wolves clamp down on Ceres’ potent offense A telling statistical category for Sierra High’s boys basketball team this season is points allowed.
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Kiriluk, Martin go off on EU SONORA — Sonora torched undersized East Union in the post in its 81-67 win on Jan. 6. On Friday, the Wildcats did it from the perimeter. Led by 6-foot-4 wing forward Alex Kiriluk’s 28 points, Sonora completed the season sweep, 63-51. The X-Factor was Josh Martin, who dropped in four 3-pointers to account for the majority of his 18 points. “He killed us tonight,” East Union coach Brett Lewis said. “I thought our defense was ... |
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Strong fourth lifts T’Wolves over Ceres The Sierra High boys sophomore basketball team entered the fourth quarter trailing by four points, but a dominant final period lifted the Timberwolves to a comfortable 59-51 Valley Oak League win over the visiting Ceres Bulldogs. |
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RIPON ROLLS VS. RIVAL RC RIPON — It took 7 minutes, 34 seconds for Ripon High’s girls basketball team to sink its first field goal Thursday — a jumper from the right elbow off the fingertips of Adrianna Mayberry.
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Sierra standouts selected to all-state medium schools team Sierra High’s football team reached unprecedented heights last fall and was rewarded for it.
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East Union survives Sonora’s second-half comeback Trailing by double digits going into halftime provided the Sonora Wildcats with all the motivation they would need, mounting a ferocious comeback only to fall to the host East Union Lancers 47-42 in Valley Oak League girls basketball play Thursday.
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Defense leads to offense in Manteca win LATHROP – Manteca High’s girls basketball team used a stifling defensive first quarter to hold Lathrop to just three points, and then got things going offensively in the second quarter for a comfortable halftime lead on its way to a 57-32 Valley Oak League win Thursday. |
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Lancers run out of time against Sonora The East Union girls sophomore basketball team put forth a valiant fight but fell short in its quest of giving the Sonora Wildcats their first loss in a 49-47 heartbreaker Thursday at the Dalben Center. |
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