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EASY AS 1-2-3 DAVIS — Ripon Christian had not lost a postseason game, let alone a match, leading up to its Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship-round meeting against top-seeded Bradshaw Christian. 
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Ripon falls to Christian Brothers again DAVIS — Ripon has proven time and again that it can beat Christian Brothers. The Indians just haven’t. Their best chance to do so may have been Thursday in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV championship match at UC Davis. Down two games, the No. 3 Indians turned a quick and disappointing sprint into a riveting five-game marathon but fell short — 14-25, 20-25, 25-14, 25-23, 12-15. Ripon was on the cusp of winning the program’s ...
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‘Mickey Mouse’ boots make winter fishing bearable The cold mornings are finally making anglers wonder where fall went. Winter fishing isn’t my favorite time of year to fish for obvious reasons, but it can be made more bearable for those who come prepared for the cold. Over the years, I’ve created a small list of my favorite winter fishing items. I hate having cold feet and have gone through great lengths to find a solution. It was in the Army where I ... |
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Manteca set to do battle with defending champs Eric Reis is a fan of the Sac-Joaquin Section’s new playoff format. Last year, his Manteca Buffaloes went 8-2 but missed the postseason after finishing third in the Valley Oak League, and it just so happened to be the year that the conference was allotted just two berths. Back in the postseason for the fifth time in six years, Manteca (7-3) is itching to get back to a fifth section final game this decade. The ...
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Third-seeded Sierra returns to playoffs with title hopes Sierra will venture into familiar territory Friday when the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs kick off but will wear an unfamiliar target on its back. |
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Indians must beat Summerville again to extend season Back in September it seemed like a nine-point loss to a middle-of-the-pack Trans Valley League team, now Ripon High’s 32-23 win over the Summerville Bears glares as the only blemish on an otherwise perfect Summerville season. |
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SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Division III • Frontrunner: No. 1 Inderkum (10-0) … The Tigers are ranked eighth overall in the section according to MaxPreps.com. Defense has four shutouts and allows just nine points per game, and offense features two terrific backs in Antonio Bumpers (1,682 yards, 27 TDs) and Devin Hartley (858 yards, seven TDs). Inderkum is one of just seven teams section wide with a perfect record. • Contenders: No. 2 Del Campo (9-1), No. ... |
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Five Timberwolves on first team Area goal leader Braian Gomez was one of five Sierra Timberwolves named to the all-Valley Oak League first team.
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UC Davis meet Ripon volleyball Neither squad has anything to prove. They have played for Sac-Joaquin Section titles and won them, just as they have walked off the court as the runner up. Now these two highly-respected programs will lift the city of Ripon onto their shoulders and stroll into the UC Davis gym in search of a section banner. “At the beginning of the season my personal expectations were high,” Ripon High head coach Larry Keethe said. “The team ... |
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T’Wolves lead local all-VOL honors A strong showing on the 2009 season lifted Sierra High into the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Volleyball Championships and some of the squads’ top individual performers were recognized.
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BUSINESS AS USUAL RIPON — Just getting to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV girls volleyball championship at UC Davis Thursday would have thrilled the seventh-seeded Summerville Bears, but the berth merely seemed like business as usual for No. 3 in its 3-0 sweep over the visiting Mother Lode League champions.
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Knights continue surprise playoff run AUBURN — Ripon Christian is back in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V title match for the third straight year with a chance to win a third straight title. |
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Nose running faster than legs in marathon jog My typical post-half or full-length marathon lines are generic. “It was awesome running down the chute then eating everything I could at the tents, just awesome.” Sometimes it’s not as positive. “It was pretty cool, I passed out for about a half hour under the first aid tent because I was hyponatremic, but it was pretty sweet.” But for the hours during the run, the thoughts of post-race meals, wearing the Finisher Bling are usually ... |
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East Union softball hosting can-food clinic East Union High’s softball coaching staff and Manteca Parks and Recreation will hold its third annual Holiday Can Food Drive Softball Clinic today from 5-7 p.m. at Northgate Softball Complex. |
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Indians, Knights back in semis For the fourth straight season, in-town rivals Ripon and Ripon Christian are in the Sac-Joaquin Section’s final-four round. |
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Lecce spearheads Arsenal’s run to under-12 title Kayle Lecce racked up five goals in four Manteca Area Soccer League Tournament matches on Nov. 7 and 8 to lead the Arsenal to the under-12 girls championship.
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Spreckels Park LL holds signups today Early registration for Spreckels Park Little League begins today at Eddie’s Pizza in the Save Mart parking lot (corner of Yosemite Ave. and Union Rd.) from 6-8 p.m. |
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STEEL CURTAIN RISES WESTON RANCH — The Lathrop Steelers are still perfect at the varsity level, and they played a near-perfect game in shutting out Bradshaw Christian 20-0 Saturday at Weston Ranch High.
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Cowboys varsity, JV qualify for Super Bowl The Manteca Cowboys youth varsity football team had to go through one set of Eagles to get to another. |
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SIERRA JV C0-CHAMPS The Sierra High junior varsity ended the football season as co-champions of the Valley Oak League with a 28-0 win over Weston Ranch High on Friday.
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THINGS TO DO Northgate Little League will hold early registration for the 2019 season on Nov. 19 in the McFall Room of Manteca Library from 2-5 p.m. |
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NORCAL STATE CUP Manteca Futbol Club’s Bocca battled Santa Clara Sporting Sunday as the Manteca Futbol Club hosted the NorCal State Cup at Woodward Park. There were 160 teams participating.
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Manteca, Sierra hosting 1st-round games Manteca head coach Eric Reis tried to anticipate whom his team would face in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs, narrowing it down to a handful of candidates. |
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Bowers’ seventh place finish good for State meet berth FOLSOM – Those who were running in the Sac-Joaquin Section Cross Country meet had already outlasted most of the high school distance runners, but that was not enough for Sierra High senior John Bowers who extended his season with a berth in the CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. |
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MANTECA BLANKS EU The Manteca High freshman football team used three second quarter touchdowns to blow past East Union High 56-0 in the Valley Oak League’s final contest for the season.
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Soph Timberwolves claws thru Cougars When the Sierra High sophomore football team took care of business in a 28-0 thrashing of the Weston Ranch Cougars they had no idea what its reward would be. |
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Sierra captures first VOL title Sierra High knew what it had to do to close out its Valley Oak League season, and there was nothing the Weston Ranch Cougars could do about it during a 35-14 league championship clinching victory at Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.
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T’Wolves celebrate championship, but work left to be done No banners. No ceremonies. No pomp. No circumstance. There was no indication of Sierra High being 48 minutes away from clinching a share of the Valley Oak League championship. Players and coaches filed out of the locker room and went into pre-game warm-ups with hardly any emotion. Their focus was on the opening kickoff. “We came out business as usual,” Sierra running back Jarrod Daniels said. Sierra erased last week’s paramount 44-42 upset of Oakdale ...
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Manteca rolls into postseason Marquis Miller had a personal goal of scoring five touchdowns. Manteca High’s speedy 5-9, 194-yard senior running back accomplished just that against crosstown rival East Union in the Valley Oak League finale Friday at Guss Schmiedt Field, amassing 231 yards on 16 carries in the process. But more importantly, he led the Buffaloes to a lopsided 69-21 win to secure a Sac-Joaquin Division III playoff berth. “There’s a chance we might host a first-round game,” ...
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Escalon continues domination of playoff-bound Ripon RIPON – After getting beat 11 straight times, it’s safe to say that there’s going to be a little bit of intimidation.
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Team Mizuno holding tryouts for under-13 baseball teams Team Mizuno, sponsored by Little Leaguers and Beyond Sporting Goods, will hold tryouts for its competitive baseball teams at Morenzone Field Nov. 15 and 22 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
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Mantecan heading to Duke STOCKTON — Chelsea Gray is St. Mary’s floor general with unusual talents for her height (5-foot-11), and she has the ability to take and make pressure shots with regularity.
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Veterans Day brings back memories of catch in Army I hope everyone enjoyed on Veterans Day and would like to thank all of those who served or are currently serving. |
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Firing Blanks CERES — The third time was not the charm for Sierra. Ceres swept the Timberwolves during the Valley Oak League season with two one-goal wins and completed the trifecta Thursday with a 2-0 victory in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV semifinals at Bulldog Stadium. Ceres (16-5-3) will try to get a monkey off its own back Saturday during its section straight finals appearance. Two-time defending VOL champion and crosstown rival Central Valley, which is 4-0-2 ...
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Season comes to close for formidable Sierra doubles team ROCKLIN – It took more than 30 matches, but the Sierra High No. 1 doubles team finally met defeat during the quarterfinals of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Girls Individual Tennis Tournament Thursday in Rocklin. |
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Big Valley no test for Ripon Christian; Knights slay Lions MODESTO – In what seemed like record time, the Ripon Christian volleyball team showed up to Big Valley Christians gym and ruined what was a terrific season when the Knights pulled off a second-round 3-0 upset of the hosts Lions.
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Indians one win from championship RIPON – Things looked like business as usual for the Ripon High volleyball team as it continued steadfast on is mission for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV title with a 3-0 straight-sets win over Orestimba High. |
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Modesto Christian triumphs in clash against Knights MODESTO – Isaiah Burse made sure that Ripon Christian will never forget its last game in the Trans Valley League. |
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End of an era at Sierra Tevani Liotard had 2009 in mind when she accepted Sierra High’s head volleyball coaching position back when the school opened in 1994.
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Spreckels Park early signups kick off today at Eddie’s Pizza Spreckels Park Little League opens registration for the 2010 season today at Eddie’s Pizza from 6-8 p.m. |
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PREPPING FOR POSTSEASON Jeff Harbison opened his postgame speech at Oakdale High with a simple statement that he repeated during an interview with the media.
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Timberwolves face familiar foe in Ceres Sierra High went into the Capital Valley Conferecne’s No. 1 seed’s home field and ended their season, now the Timberwolves have to travel to Ceres and try and end another streak and keep their season going. |
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Ripon, Ripon Christian vying to survive second round Tournament play began with 18 teams looking for a spot on the U.C. Davis courts come Nov. 19, but that number has been chopped to eight teams and the volleyball programs of Ripon and Ripon Christian High’s are looking to join each division’s final four. |
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Robinson signs on with Seawolves RIPON – The Sonoma State Seawolves have put together a solid program during the eight-year run of head coach Bear Grassl, but the program got even better after the National Letter of Intent’s initial signing period’s inking of Ripon High standout Ashley Robinson
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Bowers paces Timberwolves to section meet ANGELS CAMP — Sierra High produced mixed results at the Sac-Joaquin Subsection meet Saturday at Frogtown.
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Fishing and football: The perfect Saturday When three hours shy of the sleep-routine mark, one might think the previous night was not worth the ensuing funk. |
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Sierra stuns Dixon in opener DIXON — When Sierra High scored just 22 seconds into the match it seemed like there was no doubt it would move on, but reality was far from that as the Timberwolves outlasted the Capital Valley League champion Dixon Rams 2-1 in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs.
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Injury-hampered Indians cruise into quarterfinals RIPON — Third-seeded Ripon High closed its Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs first-round sweep of No. 14 Marysville with its most dominating game, doing so with its best player resting on the bench.
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Hard-hitting Golden Eagles eliminate Sierra in D-III playoffs LOOMIS — Sierra didn’t reach its Sac-Joaquin Section Division III first-round destination until there were about 15 minutes left till the start of the match. |
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Patterson ousts Ripon again with second-half outburst PATTERSON — After battling each and every game through an always-challenging Trans Valley League season, the Ripon Indians were forced to make the trip to Patterson to open the postseason. |
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