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Masters of their fates
STOCKTON - Fabian Garcia and Emilio Saavedra are two different wrestlers from two different sides of Turlock.
Eagles headed to semis
For the second time in two games, the Turlock Christian girls basketball players started out slowly.
Season’s over for Bulldogs
It was a frustrating sight for fans of Turlock High girls basketball to watch their team fail to capitalize on wide-open layups and other easy opportunities. They groaned and tried their best to spread words of encouragement from the stands of Bulldog Arena.
Denair’s playoff run ends in opening round
In its first playoff game in four years, the Denair High boys basketball team traveled to Sacramento to play Capital Christian High. Though the Coyotes produced a good effort, the ride home must've been tough to get through.
Bulldogs finally get over first-round hump
For the Turlock High girls basketball team, the first round of the playoffs has been somewhat of a prison sentence.
Farrar’s triple-double leads Eagles in playoff victory
Turlock Christian High senior guard Molly Farrar understood the circumstances. Though her girls basketball team was favored to win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V first-round game, she didn't let that slip into her head.
Lady Pride clipped by Eagles
The Pitman Pride girls' basketball team fell 64-51 to the McNair Eagles Tuesday night at The Lion's Den in the first round of the Division 1 Sac-Joaquin section playoffs.
Bulldogs to host big, athletic squad
Before the last third of the league season commenced, coach Doug Cornfoot issued a challenge to his Turlock High boys basketball players. He wanted them to take every game as a do-or-die situation.
Perez, Saavedra lead Pride to runner-up finish
MODESTO - With his face still covered in sweat and the bruises on his body still fresh, Pitman High senior wrestler Andrew Perez made an announcement just outside of the Gregori High gym, where this season's Sac-Joaquin Section Division I South Championships took place on Saturday.
Bulldogs qualify four for Section tournament
MODESTO - Once he took off his trademark hat and his warm-ups, it didn't take very long for Turlock High senior wrestler Fabian Garcia to be crowned a three-time champion at the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I South Championships on Saturday night.
Bulldogs survive Pitman in season finale
Anthony Hubbard got the ball on the left wing, right in front of the Turlock High boys basketball team bench. He was about to take a shot he and his team aren't known for, all while in front of another packed Bulldog Arena crowd for Friday night's crosstown rivalry game against Pitman High.
Turlock girls top rival to notch fourth straight title
The most important thing the Turlock High girls basketball team wanted from Thursday night's crosstown rivalry game against Pitman High was to not give in and settle. An outright Central California Conference title was on the line for the Bulldogs, who did not want anything less. "You walk in here CCC champs," Turlock coach Salinda Mabie told ...
Free throws, deep bench help Turlock triumph over Golden Valley
MERCED - To say the least, they were ready for this moment.
Hilmar hopes win enough for playoff spot
HILMAR - In order to make the playoffs for the third consecutive time, all the Hilmar High boys basketball team had to do was stop an Escalon High team that had beaten the Yellowjackets earlier in the season by double-digits.
Pitman, Turlock prepare for rivalry meeting
With the third and final release of the Sac-Joaquin Section Basketball Power Ratings, the age-old sports mantra that "every game counts" is a hard-nosed reality for both Pitman High and Turlock High girls basketball teams.
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Pitman suffers 3-point loss to state-ranked Buhach Colony
After every home game, the Pitman High football team walk toward the west end of Debley Stadium, stand on the track and wave their helmets and their hands to the home crowd. On Friday night, they barely had enough strength for the post-game activity. Their helmets were barely above their heads, while the crowd roared back, but the Pride were crushed. In one of the most exciting games in the program's short history, ...
On historic night, Hilmar dominates
Frank Marques said he is honored to be part of the tradition of Hilmar Yellowjackets football (7-1, 4-0 TVL) as the team's head coach during Hilmar High School's centennial celebration and homecoming. The 1981 graduate and nine-year head coach of the Yellowjackets had plenty to be proud of Friday night, both on and off the field. On the field, the Yellowjackets stung the Riverbank Bruins 47-10. The ancient Hilmar High touchdown bell, ...
Undefeated … again
It wasn't difficult to predict this outcome. The Turlock High girls tennis team added another Central California Conference title to the program's championship banner with another undefeated season. In netting seven of their nine matches over crosstown rival Pitman High on a warm Thursday afternoon, the Bulldogs finished the regular season at 10-0. Turlock has won the past five league titles while compiling a 44-0 record in the last four seasons, according ...
Turlock golf tops Pitman, completes 10-0 run
STEVINSON - By having all five scorers shoot 50 or under, including a freshman who was playing at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club for the first time, the Turlock High girls golf team surpassed crosstown rival Pitman High in the Central California Conference finale by 55 strokes (238-293) to complete a 10-0 record on Thursday afternoon. "It was a good finish for our regular season of play," Turlock coach Mary Krupka said. One ...
Turlock soccer races past Pitman
They needed this win. After enduring an uncharacteristic stretch of two ties and a loss in the four previous games, the Turlock High boys soccer players redeemed themselves in Tuesday night's matchup with crosstown rival Pitman High en route to a 4-0 win in Central California Conference action. Four different players scored at Debely Stadium in front of hundreds of fans, as three of goals came in the second half. The victory ...
Pitman to host big matchup vs. Buhach Colony
Both teams are undefeated. Both teams want the league title. So why is one of the teams, Pitman High, approaching Friday night's mega showdown with state-ranked and defending league champion Buhach Colony High at Debely Stadium as just another game? Are coach Brandon Harris and his Pride downplaying one of the most anticipated meetings in the Sac-Joaquin Section this year or are they really looking at this matchup like any other? <p ...
PREP FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Turlock High football coach James Peterson has said it before: There are no weak teams in the Central California Conference. The good news is, the Bulldogs faced the league's top team last Friday night, but that doesn't mean their schedule gets any easier. After battling defending league champion and state-ranked Buhach Colony High in a closer-than-it-looks 33-14 loss, Turlock now prepares for the always tough Merced High Bears, who are coming off a ...
Loud and clear
SALIDA - Right before the game, a Hilmar High football player was overheard yelling four very powerful words to his teammates.
Hilmar soccer can’t overcome Ripon in league action
RIPON - Despite an overwhelming 14-7 shot advantage, the Hilmar High Yellowjackets just couldn't pull off another win over the Ripon High Indians on Thursday. Ripon scored early and then held on for a 2-1 win at the Ripon Elementary field. Ripon High's third-year varsity junior Arik Anaya scored the game's first goal after missing the team's first 17 contests with an MCL tear and had bandages on his right knee Thursday as ...
Pride volleyball gets payback
The Pitman volleyball team avenged its only league loss of the season on Thursday night, when the Pride, led by Ashley Solis' 26 kills, fought through a long match and an exciting fifth and final set to beat Buhach Colony High, 25-8, 13-25, 23-25, 25-21, 16-14, in Atwater. The win gave the Pride an 8-3 overall record and 6-1 in CCC with eight matches remaining, including one more against Buhach Colony (5-6, 3-4 ...
Bulldogs golf 3 wins from perfect season
At this point in the season, Turlock High's Mary Krupka knows the little things can make the biggest impact. "A tad off with your swing," the veteran girls golf coach said, "can equate to a few more strokes added to your score each time it happens." However, her Bulldogs seem to be doing everything right. On Tuesday afternoon at the Merced Golf & Country Club, they once again outplayed Golden Valley ...
Turlock outlasts Pitman, remains league’s last unbeaten
Turlock High boys water polo coach Steve Feaver sensed that his players were nervous about Tuesday night's matchup with Pitman High, hours before it began. When the highly anticipated meeting between the Central California Conference's last two undefeated teams commenced, Pitman stormed out to a two-goal lead. That didn't concern the veteran coach. "We've been behind before," Feaver noted. "We weren't playing at our best yet." In fact, the Bulldogs - ...
Bulldogs come out fast, furious
The Turlock High girls water polo team aimed to make a statement against Pitman High, and that was to treat its crosstown rival just like any other team - an approach that helped erase all the special circumstances surrounding Tuesday night's match at the Pitman High pool. And how did the Bulldogs do that? They scored the game's first eight goals en route to a convincing 12-5 rout in front of hundreds ...
Pitman, Turlock to open CCC with tough opponents
Buhach Colony High football has been annihilating teams all season. In the Thunder's five wins, three of the teams couldn't score more than one touchdown, two were blown out by at least 53 points and only one opponent scored in double-digits. Of course, the Thunder would like to keep this sort of dominance rolling. But on Friday at 7:30 p.m., they're facing one of their tougher challenges: Turlock High. The Bulldogs, 4-1 ...
Turlock hammers Franklin in final preseason game
In the game of football, it's difficult to give every player time on the field. On Friday night, Turlock High destroyed that theory. By the second half, coach James Peterson inserted his second-string players and the first-team unit got an early mental advantage on next week's opponent. Of course, Turlock had to work to get to that point. It just didn't take that long for the Bulldogs to gain command of ...
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