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Ready, set, draw
Turlock and Pitman High met for the first time this season Tuesday afternoon as girls from both schools assembled at the Turlock Regional Sports Complex. After 90 minutes of effort neither the Bulldogs (4-0-1 CCC) nor the Pride (3-0-2 CCC) walked away with a win. The final score was 1-1.
Pride baseball set to face Buhach for first place in CCC
Pitman High's baseball team set out at the beginning of the season intent on bringing home its first Central California Conference championship. Last weekend the Pride (1-1 CCC, 8-2 overall) won their first Pedretti Tournament Championship in what many hope is a good omen for the rest of the year. So far the Pride are on course to challenge Merced High and Buhach Colony High for the top spot in the CCC. Their ...
Still on the mat; club wrestlers earn top marks at state folkstyle competition
High school wrestling season has ended but a handful of wrestlers continue to compete, sharpening their skills and staying in shape for next season. Those wrestlers, members of the Turlock Wrestling Club, took part in the 2012 Cadet-Junior Folkstyle State Championships last weekend and their performances earned TWC a team championship in both the Cadet and Junior classes. "Most of the kids you see do well and make it to State continue to ...
Turlock taekwondo students impress in Santa Cruz
Tony Merafuentes has been a taekwondo practitioner for 35 years and an instructor for 22 of those years. Merafuentes' instructing career began in Modesto when he was just 24 years old, but three years ago he brought his knowledge and love for the Korean martial art to the Turlock Academy on East Main. Since then Merafuentes has welcomed those interested in taekwondo, guiding and teaching them in the many areas of the art. ...
Hilmar, TC swimmers compete for time
While high school swim teams around the area focus on team scores and performances, Hilmar and Turlock Christian high's focus is aimed at the individual level. Due to their small numbers and the absence of team swimming in their leagues, the Yellowjackets and Eagles have been forced to forge their own path in the water. "Because we are not able to score in those (team) swim meets, our main focus is improving these ...
Bulldogs, Pride ready to serve it up
The boys at Turlock and Pitman high are in full swing as the 2012 tennis season is underway. Last year the Pride beat out the Bulldogs for their seventh Central California Conference championship and fifth undefeated season. Turlock sat in second place for the second year in a row behind Pitman, something the Bulldogs plan on changing this time around. "We got down to the nitty-gritty," Turlock's head coach Juan Alaniz said of ...
No state salvation for TC
Turlock Christian's girls basketball team officially ended its season on Saturday after a 61-57 loss to St. Joseph Notre Dame High in the second round of state playoffs. The loss caps off the best performance from a girls basketball team in TC's history which included a SAL championship and an appearance in the Division V SJS Championship game. "It was a good, exciting game," TC's head coach Edwin Santiago said. "It was tough ...
Pitman baseball takes Pedretti title
Pitman High won its first Pedretti Championship over the weekend by defeating Lincoln High, building up a heap of confidence for this year's baseball season. Turlock High missed the final round by one run and finished in third place after beating Lodi High on Saturday. The first round of the Pedretti tournament began on Thursday as Pitman faced Oakdale and Turlock battled Johansen. The Pride got out to an early lead against ...
Denair, TC track teams place in top three
Turlock Christian and Denair High performed well in the first Southern Athletic League track meet, held March 8. TC's girls finished in second place as a team and its boys finished in third. Denair's team total was similar as its boys finished second and its girls ended the meet in third place. "I was very happy with everybody's performances," TC's head coach Pam Franco said. "Overall, I think we did okay, even ...
Eagles in second round of state playoffs for first time
Last week Turlock Christian came up short in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V Championship game, disappointing its girls and their fans. It wasn't the end of the road though; TC still had the Division V State Basketball Tournament to look forward to. The season wasn't over. On Wednesday, the Lady Eagles (27-4 overall) transformed their disappointment into motivation as they battled with North Section semi-finalists Durham High. Although the Trojans (11-17 overall) didn't ...
County meet a success for Pitman
Sixteen schools gathered at Joe Debely Stadium on a hot and sunny Friday afternoon for the Stanislaus County Track meet. Turlock and Pitman high were among those schools in attendance, competing against each other as well as the rest of the field in one of the first tests of the 2012 track and field season. When it was all said and done Pitman came out ahead of its cross town rival, taking first ...
Hilmar soccer eyes league title; TC, Denair rebuilding
Last season the Hilmar High girls soccer team finished in third place in the Trans Valley League for the second straight year, missing the league title by a few points, before advancing all the way to the second round of playoffs. Turlock Christian and Denair High weren't as lucky as they finished in seventh and sixth place in the Southern Athletic League, respectively. This season the girls of Hilmar, TC, and Denair plan ...
Bulldogs, Pride dive into the season
Turlock and Pitman high's swimmers and divers are making waves as they prepare for another competitive season in the Central California Conference. Turlock is grooming a young and talented crop of swimmers who will compliment the experience of its returners on the boys side while Pitman, with first year head coach Kim Corgiat at the helm, plans on making a serious run at league and sections with its girls team. The Bulldogs ...
Turlock wrestling ends season at State Tournament
Turlock High was one of 262 California schools to compete in the 2012 CIF State Championship this past weekend with four wrestlers in the tournament - Jason Valdovinos, Isaac Bertalotto, Erick Parsons, and Ernesto Guiang. After a earning a CCC championship and finishing fifth at Masters, the Bulldogs were confident heading into Friday's competition. By Saturday, however, only one Bulldog remained. Parsons advanced to the top-12 finale after a dominant first day performance. ...
Pitman soccer aims to defend crown; Turlock looks to bounce back
Girls soccer is back as Turlock and Pitman high officially kicked off the 2012 season on Tuesday. After five straight top-three finishes in the Central California Conference, the Pride finally earned their second league title last year with a 13-1-1 season. The Bulldogs, who had defended the CCC title for five consecutive years prior to last season, finished in fifth place with a disappointing record of 2-7-3. Now, with the first CCC game ...
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