Garcia gets redemption at nationals

After his bittersweet fifth-place showing at last month's CIF State Championships, it looked like Turlock High wrestler Fabian Garcia could no longer wrestle. His voice was low, his head was down. He couldn't hide his sadness and dissatisfaction in his post-match interviews.

Saavedra survives, becomes national champ

For his trip to Ohio, Pitman High freshman Emilio Saavedra carried with him more than just his clothes and wrestling gear. Metaphorically speaking, he had a giant monkey on his back.

TC student-athlete receives scholarship award

Cheyenne Perry, a four-year volleyball and softball player at Turlock Christian High, has been awarded scholarship money as one of 49 winners of the A. Dale Lacky/CSEA Scholarships for outstanding performances in athletics, community service and academics during high school.

Feeling the heat

ATWATER - Clay Cozzitorto just had one more inning left to pitch. He had shut out his opponents all afternoon, and he was mentally prepared to face them again. But there was something he wasn't ready for.

Surging Pitman softball tops Turlock for first win in 3 years

The goal is always to beat Turlock High. But for the Pitman High softball team, some years are just wishful thinking.

High school round up

With one of their best pitchers on the mound, the Turlock High baseball team exacted revenge over Merced High on Wednesday afternoon in Merced. Sophomore Nick Voumard pitched three scoreless innings and the Bulldogs won 6-0 to regain control of the Central California Conference.

THS’ Moreno captures national title

This is how much Turlock High junior Alexia Moreno and Santa Fe High's Tamara Tillman wanted a national wrestling title: In the second round of their 121-pound final match of the USAW Girls Folkstyle National Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla., last weekend, the two bumped heads in an attempt to gain a shot at the same exact time.

After being stadium-less, Turlock athletes have a place to practice, excel

It was an oh-so ordinary day for the Turlock High track and field athletes on Monday afternoon at Joe Debely Stadium. Hurdlers and jumpers loosened their limbs on an artificial turf field. Runners warmed up on an all-weather track. Pole vaulters battled a slight wind down a marked runway before extending skyward.

Area swimmers hope to make a splash this season

Swimming might be one of the tougher spring sports. It's not just because of the amount of pain a swimmer puts himself or herself through by swimming lap after lap. In this sport, there aren't too many days off.

Bulldogs suffer first season loss

It wasn't like Turlock High baseball didn't have opportunities.

Pitman bests Turlock in soccer upset

Asked to recount her version of the goal that gave her Pitman High girls soccer team its first win over crosstown nemesis Turlock High in six years, senior forward Hannah Verschelden could not provide all the details. All she remembered was she wanted to lace the ball with some power and kick it away from the goalkeeper.

Track athletes hope to develop as season progresses

It's still early in the track and field season, but athletes from Pitman, Turlock, Turlock Christian, Denair and Hilmar high schools have already been challenged. It's not just all the time and effort they have to put in that will help them become faster or stronger. It's the weather.

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.

Ladies on the hunt for soccer glory

Last year Hilmar High's girls posted an undefeated, championship season in the Trans Valley League and earned a playoff berth despite having a fairly young team. Now, the Yellowjackets are back on the soccer field with an aim for another TVL championship and a section title appearance-goals they plan on achieving through experience this time around. Jamie Rocha, Victoria Whitford, Janessa Mitchell, Kinsey Pettigrew, Carrie Machado, Chloe Fernandez, Bernadette Silveira, Gia Barcelo, and ...

Time to play ball

The sun is out and the grass is a deep hue of green-it's time to play baseball. Less than five miles separates Turlock High from Pitman High but players from the two schools are in their own world on the practice field; warming up their shoulders, cracking their bats, and crushing each other's mitts with the stitches of a baseball. Last season Turlock and Pitman fell short of a Central California Conference ...

Tennis teams bounce into action

Tennis season is already in full swing in the Valley. Turlock, Pitman, Delhi, Denair, and Turlock Christian High have been hitting the courts, some new and some old, on a quest to dole out defeat to their respective league opponents and make a run at the post-season. Last season Pitman dominated its Central California Conference schedule, finishing with an undefeated record and its 7th CCC title in school history. Things are different for ...

Turlock's Bertalotto finishes 8th in second State bid

Isaac Bertalotto became the fourth sophomore in Turlock High's history to claim a medal at the California High School State Finals on Saturday. With a tournament record of 5-3 and an 8th place finish, Bertalotto joined the company of Fabian Garcia, Brandon Egleston, and Lewis Gonzales-his cousin-as the youngest Bulldogs to ever place at the State Tournament. Bertalotto (132) arrived in Bakersfield as part of a five man group for Turlock but was ...

Turlock, Pitman expect another close season on the soccer field

Last year Turlock and Pitman High's girls had a season to remember in the Central California Conference. After a tight, three game series the Bulldogs emerged as undefeated CCC Champions having edged their rivals out of the honor by a single game. Both teams continued playing into the post-season, but while Pitman fell in the first round Turlock orchestrated a memorable playoff run that ultimately ended at the hands of Franklin High of Elk ...

Cash for treys

Lori Crivelli presented a check to Turlock High boys basketball team captains DaShawn Holcombe and Austin Bush on Friday as part of Crivelli Insurance Services' 3 for $3, a program that pays for each three-point shot the Bulldogs make through the season. This year's payout was $39 more than last year's.

CCC All League Girls and Boys Basketball 2013

BOYS BASKETBALL First Team: DaShawn Holcombe-Turlock Second Team: Branson Garcia-Pitman Devin Bains-Turlock Kenny Fraser-Turlock GIRLS BASKETBALL First Team: Alex DeChari-Pitman Aubrey Glidden-Turlock Second Team: Cady Riley-Pitman

Local athletes ready to run, jump, throw and more in spring

It's official. The winter season of prep sports is over. A couple winter teams still have legs in the post season, but the majority of young athletes are making the annual transition from sport to sport. Right on schedule, just as the sun comes out. Runners, jumpers, hurdlers, throwers, and vaulters are the most noticeable of the bunch, their appearance on the tracks and fields of high schools across the Valley are ...

Eagles foiled by Cougars

Turlock Christian High's quest for a return trip to the San Joaquin Section Division V title game fell short Wednesday night when the Eagles took on Capital Christian High in a semi-final matchup at Galt High School. TC managed to contain the Cougars in the first half, but a third quarter that saw Capital Christian nearly quadruple TC's offensive output proved to be the game's death nail. TC failed to bounce back and ...

Five Bulldogs headed to State

Turlock High is sending five wrestlers to this weekend's California Interscholastic Federation State Championships in Bakersfield after a fifth place team finish at the San Joaquin Section Masters Tournament on Saturday. Saturday marked the fifth time Turlock has finished fifth in the section and only the second time it's had five state qualifiers since head coach Mike Contreras took over the program. "There were some tough teams, so it's quite the accomplishment," ...

TC boys fall to Faith Christian

Friday proved to be the end of the road for Turlock Christian High's boys basketball team. The Eagles (13-16 overall, 7-7 SAL) failed to carry Wednesday's energy into Friday's matchup with Faith Christian High and lost 65-60 after a failed fourth quarter comeback. The teams played a tight first quarter, knotting the score at 13, but the Lions found holes in TC's man to man defense in the second quarter and edged out ...

Eagles tame Wildfires

The first post-season step for Turlock Christian High's girls basketball team is over and done with after a 63-51 victory over Foresthill High Thursday night. The Eagles (24-4 overall, 13-1 SAL)fed off the energy of their home crowd in a game that was sometimes close but always in their hands. A 21 point first quarter set the tone of the San Joaquin Section Division V matchup and sent the Wildfires into a mode ...

First round loss for Bulldogs

Turlock High's hopes for a Division I Sac Joaquin Section title were dashed Wednesday night in Elk Grove when the Bulldogs (17-11 overall, 7-3 CCC) faced Franklin High. After a lack luster first half, Turlock climbed its way back into the game but was ultimately unable to overcome Wildcats. The final score read 67-65. "They came out on fire and we came out kind of flat," Turlock's head coach Doug Cornfoot said. "We ...

TC boys notch playoff win

Let the playoff blitz begin

Today's a big day for the post-season dreams of a number of high schoolers as three boys basketball teams compete for a chance at a San Joaquin Section title in their respective divisions. In the Division I bracket Turlock High travels to Franklin High of Elk Grove for the first round of tournament play. The 10th seed Bulldogs finished second in the Central California Conference with a 7-3 league record. Three Turlock players ...