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Girls Soccer Preview 2010
Hilmar Yellowjackets 2009 record: 16-6 overall, 11-0-4 WAC Head coach: Louie Bettencourt Top returners: Haylee Bettencourt (forward), Riley Fielder (goalkeeper), Monica Pires (defender), Nina Arrigale (defender), Lexie Cico (forward) Top newcomers: Alyssa McFaddin (forward), Morgan McFaddin (midfielder/forward) Outlook: There's no question that the Yellowjackets' main objective is not only reaching the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship game for the third time in four years, but also winning it all. Last season's attempt was short, thanks ...
With a number of returners, Turlock soccer gears up for another deep run
The girls soccer season didn't necessary begin for Turlock High on Feb. 27, when the Bulldogs faced Central Valley High in a nonconference game. No, it started months before that -- going all the way back to fall of last year.
SWIMMING AND DIVING PREVIEW 2010
Pitman Pride 2009 record: 3-3 CCC for boys; 6-0 CCC for girls Head coach: Drew Clute (boys, second year), Anne Cornell (girls, seventh year) Assistants: Justin Jones (boys), Doug Jones (girls) Key returners: Ian Roos, Michael Funk and Myles Garton for boys. Brittany Funk, Lexie McCaskill, Stephanie Young, Kyndel Fletcher for girls. Key newcomers: Julien McClellan and Brian Austin for boys. Kamrin Waite for girls. Outlook: The Pride boys have a trio of returners who ...
BOYS GOLF PREVIEW 2010
Turlock Bulldogs 2009 record: 12-0 CCC, 17-2 overall Head coach: Ben Culala (seventh year) Assistant: Jason Boswell Key returners: Paul Smith, Travis Souza, Jeff Chapman Key newcomer: Tyler Gomes Outlook: The Bulldogs lost their first league match in 60 tries earlier this week, but coach Ben Culala says his team will still be a Central California Conference contender. In fact, they have won six consecutive league titles. But Culala expects it to be a little ...
BOYS TENNIS PREVIEW 2010
Pitman Pride 2009 record: 12-0 CCC, 22-5 overall Head coach: Jeff Hayes (fifth year) Assistant: Brian Davis Key returners: Michael Davis, Morcos Boutros, Dillon Weddle, Tiki Brown, Alex Leven, Jacob Bolloli, Jason Moitoso Outlook: Coach Jeff Hayes welcomes a lot of new faces but the goals are all the same for the Pride, who reached the finals of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I postseason with a boatload of talent and experience. There's still some ...
With a determined coach, Hilmar dives into swimming
HILMAR - What Hilmar High coach Howard Tremble is doing is what history books are made for: He's building a sports program from the ground up.
TC junior golfer feels no pressure against the boys
Kathleen Rojas was first introduced to golf at age 3, not long after learning how to walk. About a decade and a half later, she's reached an apex. "Personally, I don't think I've played this well before in my life," she said. It could be viewed as a sort of warning for her competitors, especially because it comes from a teenage girl who regularly plays against the opposite sex. Rojas is one of two female ...
Three local wrestlers return with state medals
Five area wrestlers competed in the CIF State Championships in Bakersfield last weekend and all of them came back to Turlock with plenty of stories to tell. But none returned with the ultimate story.
TC girls fall in state tournament opener
The Turlock Christian girls basketball team ended their season with a 36-74 loss to St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda Tuesday evening, making their exit from the first round of the 2010 California Interscholastic Federation Division V State Championship.
Turlock’s historic season ends in a blaze of athleticism
OAKLAND - There were dunks almost on command. There was a 3-point showcase by various shooters. And there was athleticism the Turlock High boys basketball players rarely, if ever, witnessed and competed against back home.
Prep Baseball Previews 2010
PITMAN PRIDE 2009 record: 16-11 overall, 7-5 CCC Head coach: Mick Tate (8th year) Assistants: Eric Reza, Andy Walker, John Acha, Scott Gehl, Spencer Snodgrass Key returners: Hayden Baldwin (INF/P), Colton Risley (INF), Michael Melendez (OF/P), Kirk Renshaw (OF), Brandon Lewis (INF/OF/P) Key newcomers: AJ Derr (C/INF), Steven Kha (C/INF), Zach Olsen (OF), Clay Cozzitorto (INF), Shea Patterson (OF/P) Outlook: The most troubling thing about this season's Pride is their pitching. There's not much to ...
Turlock’s Kramer a solid contributor for USA Baseball
The 16-under U.S. National Team is showcasing its dominance in the World Youth Baseball Championships in Taichung, Taiwan. It's been convincing win after convincing win.
Local water polo teams make a splash
The Modesto-Stanislaus 18-under water polo players and coaches had a number of things they wanted to achieve this season. For the most part, they were successful.
Turlock’s Kramer survives hellish week to achieve a dream
Imagine if you were told to think and do just one thing, with just a 50-percent chance of making it all worthwhile.
Turlock junior makes USA team
Kevin Kramer had a good-enough showing at the USA Baseball trials to make the cut for the U16 National Team late Friday night.
Articles by Section - High School Sports
Journal to cover Delhi athletics
Historically, the Turlock Journal has covered Turlock, Turlock Christian, Pitman, Hilmar and Denair High athletics as well as other youth athletes from these areas, providing our readership with up to date results and information for everything from football to swimming. Now, starting with the 2012-13 school year, the Journal will add Delhi High to the mix, widening our coverage and giving the school's athletes an opportunity to be recognized for their accomplishments. Delhi's ...
Local All-Stars win 3rd annual cross-county baseball game
Stanislaus County continued its streak of dominance over Merced County with an 8-0 shutout in the Merced-Stanislaus County All-Stars game on Sunday. Merced's All-Stars were no match for the arms of Stanislaus' pitchers - Pitman High's Damian Sousa-Johnson, Enochs High's Kyle Dunnegan, Downey High's Robert Schauer, and Turlock High's Tyler Murphy - who held Merced to only six hits and no runs. Sousa-Johnson manned the hill for the first two innings, finishing with ...
Turlock, Pitman All-Stars to represent Stanislaus County
Last weekend, West met East at the 23rd annual Modesto Sunrise Rotary Baseball Classic. The best high school players from Stanislaus County faced each other in an evenly matched showdown, treating the spectators at John Thurman Field to a thrilling and fittingly competitive game. When the dust settled, West coach Mick Tate and East coach Mike Glines came together and chose the crème of the crop from both teams to represent Stanislaus County ...
Turlock Christian names new athletic director
Shane Smith was officially named the new athletic director for Turlock Christian High School this week. He replaces Randy Hopkins, who served eight years as Turlock Christian's athletic director, and will return full time to the elementary classroom. Hopkins will serve as athletic director of the elementary and junior high school programs. Smith came to Turlock Christian out of Texas Christian University. A native Texan, he was hired as a junior high/high ...
All-Stars forced to settle for a tie
As the West and East teams met on John Thurman Field Saturday for the 23rd annual Modesto Sunrise Rotary Baseball Classic, each player had the same goal in mind - winning. With All Star athletes from around the region occupying the same field it was no secret that the game would be competitive. Still, few could have foreseen that both teams would be denied the satisfaction of victory, but that's exactly what happened. ...
South falls to North, 30-0, in All Star stomping
After months of anticipation and a week of practice, the South team thought they had what it took to defeat the North in the 39th annual Lions All Star Football game at Modesto Junior College. They had formed bonds, found team chemistry and developed a high degree of confidence, but by the end of Saturday's game it was apparent that enthusiasm alone could not compensate for lack of preparation. "I don't think ...
Rivals team up for Lions All Star game
The high school football season has long since been over and the NFL season is still some ways away but football fans have the chance to satisfy their hunger for the pigskin tonight at the 39th annual Lions All Star Football Classic at Modesto Junior College. One time adversaries will have to rely on each other tonight when the North and South teams square off in search of pride and bragging rights. Quarterback ...
Rotary Baseball Classic features nine local players
The best junior and senior baseball players Stanislaus County has to offer are set to compete in the 23rd annual Modesto Sunrise Rotary Baseball Classic today at John Thurman Field in Modesto. Nine players from the Turlock area will participate in today's All-Star game, representing Turlock High, Pitman High, and Turlock Christian High. The Pride will also be represented by Mick Tate and his staff who were selected to coach the West team. <p ...
Pitman’s Mick Tate retires
Ten years, 146 wins, three 20-win seasons, a 2006 Division I South Section title, and at least 10 former players turned collegiate athletes. These are Mick Tate's statistics as Pitman High's head baseball coach, but numbers alone cannot define him. Players have described him as an old school kind of guy, someone who wasn't afraid to push his athletes and who was always willing to go the extra mile for them. If he ...
Turlock’s Lindy Avila signs with William Jessup
Lindy Avila's time at Turlock High has come to an end but her academic and athletic careers are far from over. After a highly competitive senior season on the court, Avila is set join William Jessup University's women's basketball team. She will be the sole incoming freshman on the squad. "It's very exciting," Avila said. "It's going to be different but I'm looking forward to making new friends and meeting people." The ...
TC’s Chase Gonzalez selected for national super football combine
Last year Turlock Christian's Chase Gonzalez suffered a mid-season collar bone injury, forcing the Eagle's starting quarterback to miss half of the season's scheduled games. Gonzalez didn't let his injury keep him down, though, as he returned to finish the final few games under center and end the season with 1,588 passing yards and 12 touchdowns in his second year as a varsity player. Tenacity and pure ability are the qualities that allowed ...
THS wrestlers prepare for national freestyle event
This year's wrestling season was one to remember for Turlock High. The Bulldogs finished with an undefeated league record, a CCC Championship, a Division I South Championship, and sent four wrestlers to the State Tournament. Freshman Isaac Bertalotto and sophomore Albino Orozco played a big part in Turlock's successful season, proving that a young team and a championship team weren't mutually exclusive. With their high school season well behind them, the Bulldog pair ...
Yellowjackets stung by Escalon in Section final
Hilmar struck first - plating a run in the top of the third inning - but Trans-Valley League rival and defending state champion Escalon was up to the task, scoring two runs in the fourth inning and hanging on for the win.
Local athletes record personal bests at Masters
Turlock, Pitman and Hilmar High each saw its track season come to an end at the SJS Masters tournament in Elk Grove last Thursday. A combined nine athletes from the three schools competed in various events throughout the day, with a majority competing in the girls division. The Bulldogs had four female representatives: Joy Ndem, Mallory Patino, Cierra Booz, and Katrina Tate. Ndem qualified for the 400m race but suffered from a false ...
NCGA, Stevinson Ranch and Delhi High team up to develop youth golf
Golf is viewed as an elitist sport by many, on par with tennis when it comes to the high cost to participate and develop as a player. Because of this, a lot of young athletes don't consider golf to be a viable option, resulting in a large, untapped demographic of potential golfers. That's what prompted the Northern California Golf Association Foundation to step in with its "Youth on Course" program, hoping to promote ...
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