Pitman, Turlock swing into action

The Pitman and Turlock boys tennis teams will face each other in their annual meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the Pitman High tennis courts. Expect the match to be a close one, especially since the Pride and Bulldogs split the CCC title last season.The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m.It also marks one of two crosstown rivalry ...

Pitman softball out to hot start

Judging by how things are working out so far, the Pitman High Pride's softball season is going to be unlike recent years. The Pride are already 7-2 overall after Wednesday's Central California Conference opening victory over league favorite Merced High. That number of wins has already surpassed last season's total.Against Merced, the Pride won 2-0 with production from all over the field.<span style="font-family: ...

Pitman soccer earns another shutout

Every time the ball was kicked into the vicinity of the goal, the Pitman High girls soccer players morphed into a swarm of bees and treated the round object as if it was honey. This approach frustrated their opponent.It also resulted in two goals.And they were more than enough in a 2-0 win over the Merced High Bears in a ...

Softball teams look to overcome challenges

Here's the scoop on this season's softball teams.

It’s a new season, but soccer teams have same goals of reaching playoffs

To say the least, there will be some shakeups in high school girls soccer this season.

Bulldogs dominate tournament

In the 27th Atch Pedretti Tournament last week, the Turlock High baseball team outscored opponents 34-3. That's just one example of how dominant the Bulldogs have been.

Youth team to play in prestigious tourney game

The Turlock Fire Elite U-17 boys soccer team will play in Sunday's Nor Cal State Cup quarterfinals at Turlock Sports Complex, with the game kicking off at 11:30 a.m. The team, which is ranked second in Northern California and 15th in the nation, completed its round of 16 games last weekend, defeating Juventus SC Black 93 of Redwood City in 3-1 fashion.

Turlock football represented in all-star event

The 38th annual Central California Lions All-Star Football Game will once again have representation from the Turlock area. The event will be held June 18 at the University of Pacific's Stagg Memorial Stadium in Stockton.

Bulldogs in title game

The scoring output wasn't the same as the previous night's, but the Turlock High baseball team's dominant ways did not change.

Pride defeat Panthers in tourney play

Pitman High's Brandon Lewis pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts to carry the Pride to an 11-0 win in five innings over Modesto High on Friday afternoon in the consolation bracket of the 27th Atch Pedretti Tournament. Lewis, Clay Cozzitorto and Adam Nascimento all finished with two RBIs apiece, helping Pitman jump out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. The Pride play again today at 1:30 ...

Turlock players, coaches sweep top league honors

This was Turlock High's year when it came to basketball in the Central California Conference.

Eagles conclude season at State

The end was inevitable for the Turlock Christian girls basketball team, but the Eagles experienced it on the state's biggest stage once again.

Local baseball teams look to make long-lasting runs

It's time to sit back and watch the stories unfold.

Local wrestlers finish with medals, but short of state titles

BAKERSFIELD - The disappointment was written all over their faces, soon after the buzzer sounded to signify the end of their respective semifinal matches in the 2011 CIF State Wrestling Championship on Saturday at Rabobank Arena.

3 left in state meet

BAKERSFIELD - It wasn't a good way to start, especially in an event of this magnitude.

Before he became QB of the 49ers, Kaepernick was a Pitman standout looking for a chance to play coll

The piece of binder paper is slightly wrinkled. Surprisingly, it's still rather white after being stored in a manila envelope for about seven years. On the sheet are words written by an 11-year-old boy. This boy made a collection of bold predictions in Bret Sutterley's fourth-grade class at Turlock's Dutcher Elementary School. In 1998, the teacher instructed his students to write a letter to their future selves with thoughts on what they'll be ...

Goodbye, Turlock

Though I grew up in the Central Valley, I knew very little about Turlock. I knew it had a college, a couple high schools, good places to eat and shop &hellip; and that was about it. Call me na&iuml;ve back then. After three years at the Journal, I will never look at Turlock the same again. I started as an education reporter in September 2008, but a few months later I segued ...

Pitman breezes through first round

The first two sets were a breeze. As for the third set? The Pitman High volleyball players knew they had to stay cool against a Kennedy High team that wanted to capture just one set before a long drive back to Sacramento. The setback, however, was no big deal for the No. 6 Pride, who overcame two late deficits for the 25-8, 25-8, 25-23 win at the Pitman High gym on Tuesday ...

Pride water polo’s fast start results in postseason win

MODESTO - It wasn't much of a challenge, not because Pitman High boys water polo faced a much lesser opponent. It was just that the Pride made it look that way. "Our guys just came out real hot," coach Drew Clute said. That statement perfectly summed up Pitman's performance against Johansen High, the top seed from the Modesto Metro Conference, in the opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Tournament ...

Bulldogs water polo stomp over Modesto, enter today’s quarterfinals

MODESTO - In Saturday's Sac-Joaquin Section Division I opening round match against Modesto High, there was a sequence that made veteran Turlock High boys water polo coach Steve Feaver think, "Oh, wow." It happened near the end of the second period, when the Bulldogs were down two defenders. Usually, when a team is on the defensive, the players give up an easy goal. Not this time. Senior goalkeeper Neil Wraske knocked down ...

Pitman, Turlock, Hilmar football set for playoffs

Last week, the Pitman High and Turlock High football teams produced a Harvest Bowl classic. The game ended in the final seconds in the regular season finale. Pitman celebrated joyously after winning 16-13, while Turlock came together for a somber post-game meeting. But now, it's time to move on. The No. 7 Pride (9-1 overall) will host No. 10 West High of Tracy (6-4 overall) at Debely Stadium on Thursday at ...

Another close one

Pitman, Turlock football trade jabs in recent Harvest Bowls

For the first few years, the main location of the Harvest Bowl trophy was on the Pitman High campus. But for the last four years, it's been moving from place to place like an unstable sports franchise. Truthfully, the owners of the Harvest Bowl trophy don't do too much to the shiny object. Maybe they'll take a picture with it or show it off from time to time. Other than that, it ...

THS, TC golfers end season at Masters

STOCKTON - For golfers from Turlock High and Turlock Christian High, their season ended among the best golfers in the Sac-Joaquin Section. At Monday's Masters Tournament, which was set in nice, non-windy weather, Hannah Gong shot an impressive 13-over par 85 to finish as the top Turlock scorer at The Reserve at Spanos Park as her Bulldogs finished with a 466 - not enough to move on - and beating last year's team ...

Not enough for Hilmar

HILMAR - In perhaps the biggest game since winning the 2008 Sac-Joaquin Section title, the Hilmar High football team knew what was at stake Friday night in the mega-showdown against Escalon High, which is best known as the defending state champ in Division III. But a poor first half was too much for the Yellowjackets to overcome. Despite holding the Cougars scoreless in the final two quarters, as well as rendering standout ...

Bulldogs soccer wins first league title in 15 years

After Tuesday's loss to Golden Valley High, the Turlock High boys soccer team thought its hopes of a Central California Conference title were gone. "We basically thought we lost it already when we lost to Golden Valley," Turlock junior forward Ty Hyer said. But they didn't. They needed to beat crosstown rival Pitman High for a third time on Thursday afternoon, and that's what the Bulldogs did - though just barely. ...

In Feaver’s home farewell, Bulldogs finish with undefeated season

In front of hundreds of cheering fans, and as the night fell cold underneath the lit up Turlock sky, Steve Feaver took a dip into the swimming pool. With his clothes on. Well, it was more like a forced dip, a sort of water polo's take on the Gatorade bath popular in other sports. His Turlock High players wanted to congratulate him in what likely was his final home match at the facility ...

Turlock water polo handles Pitman in season finale

When the season started, Turlock High girls water polo coach Sonja Raynes wasn't sure about her team. The Bulldogs were young. But after Thursday night's 9-1 win over crosstown rival Pitman High in the regular season final, Raynes knew what she had. The Bulldogs controlled the match from the very beginning and never let up, thanks to standout performances by Kristine Groteguth (two goals, one assist, six steals), Haley Raynes (two goals, ...

THS’ Barton top runner in final league meet

Though seemingly out of breath, Ron Barton walked past race officials and other runners around the finish line area and found a tree to lean on - well beyond his team's designated park tables, while other finishers slapped hands and talked about their performance. No one was around him. He wanted to be alone. In terms of time, he had completed his best race of the cross country season at the ...

Bulldogs lose starting QB to injury

Sean Downs, the tough and relentless Turlock High sophomore who quarterbacked the Bulldogs to a playoff berth, is out for the season. He fractured his collarbone during last week's 27-24 win over Golden Valley High at Veterans Stadium in Merced. He is unable to play for four weeks. The injury happened in the final 2 minutes of the Central California Conference game, when he sprinted toward the sideline and tried to get ...