The season began as it has concluded - with a ton of high powered offense coming from both the majors and also the minors side of the Turlock American Little League. With only one weekend left of action for the regular season, players are preparing for the postseason. In the American League majors, six teams sit over .500 with at least nine wins, the Tigers stand at first place having already clinched a ...
May 24, 2013
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Eddie
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Youth
It was the final opportunity for the Iron Birds to keep their playoff hopes alive and they did just that. After taking down the undefeated Rivercats 11-4 in the season finale on Friday the Iron Birds currently sit tied in the fourth and final spot of the playoffs in the minors American Little League. "We got behind, especially late in the game, we have not been in that situation all year, and the ...
May 24, 2013
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Eddie
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Youth
Four local athletes placed in the top six of their respective events at the Sac-Joaquin Section Track and Field Division I Masters at Elk Grove on Friday. No Pitman or Turlock athletes will move on to State, however. "I think the girls ran very well, they continued to improve and ran one of the best races of the season, they worked very well. It's cool to get these kids taking the challenge because ...
May 24, 2013
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Eddie
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High School Sports
Only 4 percent of all Boy Scouts attain the Eagle rank, and Turlock teen Ryan Burns can proudly count himself among those elite. A member of Turlock Troop #451, Burns earned Eagle Scout status after obtaining 27 merit badges and successfully completing a community service project. "It's a great feeling to be recognized for all of my hard work and efforts over the years," said Burns. The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award ...
May 24, 2013
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Nancy
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Local
Joe Petty 93 of Turlock Ca. passed away Monday at Paramount Court Senior Living In Turlock, Ca. Joe was in the Air Force from 1941 to 1945 as a crew chief on B 17 bombers. He retired from the Livingston post office as a rural mail carrier after 28 years. Joe is survived by one son Gary Petty sr. (Jane) of Hilmar and one Grandson Gary Petty Jr. of Patterson. He also leaves behind three ...
May 24, 2013
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OBITS
Frank Shiba died peacefully after 91 full years of life. He was born in Gilroy, CA to Gengoro and Mutsu Shiba, the youngest of 6 children, 3 brothers & 2 sisters, all of whom have preceded him in death.
May 24, 2013
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OBITS
Many could argue that 2013 was Turlock High's most successful baseball season to date. The Bulldogs won both the Atch Pedretti and Dick Windemuth tournament titles, stormed the Central California Conference championship with an undefeated league campaign, and set a new Turlock record with a 26 game consecutive win streak. Despite all this, however, Turlock was unable to best its greatest Division I Sac-Joaquin South Section foe, St. Mary's High, in Wednesday's championship ...
May 24, 2013
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Frankie
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High School Sports
The Cal State Stanislaus men's golf team's season came to a sudden end as the Warriors just missed out on qualifying for the NCAA team match play rounds. The Warriors were one of many to score in the 300s on another hot and humid Wednesday as they ended up in ninth place after three rounds.
May 24, 2013
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College
For the third straight meet, CSU Stanislaus' Thomas Gesser nailed another personal best in the hammer throw as the senior earned an All-American award on Thursday at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
May 24, 2013
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College
Air Force Airman Jose I. Medina graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Medina is the son of ...
May 24, 2013
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Local
The Portuguese culture was alive on Monday night as 100 students from the Jorge de Sena School performed traditional Portuguese songs for their end of the year presentation at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church. Jorge de Sena is an after school program language class that originated in 1985 by a group of parents who wanted their kids to learn the language and culture of Portugal. Today, Jorge de Sena School houses over ...
May 24, 2013
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Local
• Pushpinder Kaur and Tejinder Singh of Keyes are the proud parents of an 8-pound-4-ounce girl born on May 15 at Emanuel Medical Center.
May 24, 2013
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Births
More than 57,000 drivers were ticketed for handheld cell phone talking or texting during April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety and the California Highway Patrol. The citations written by CHP officers, as well as over 250 local law enforcement agencies across the state, match the number handed to drivers in last year's April campaign. The monthly number of cell phone tickets outside of this special ...
May 24, 2013
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STAFF REPORTS
Turlock Journal
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Crime
Raley's customers can now support disaster relief efforts in the tornado-struck town of Moore during their stop at the local grocery store. Raley's announced that it is designating all donations to Food for Families collection boxes at its checkstands in its 128 Raley's, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source stores to Moore, Okla. tornado disaster relief, now through June 24. Raley's will absorb all administrative costs to ensure that all ...
May 24, 2013
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