The Pitman High girls basketball team created a two-way tie for first place on Tuesday night with a 47-44 victory over Buhach Colony. The Pride (10-4 CCC) and Thunder (10-4 CCC) now sit side by side at the number one position in the CCC. The back and forth matchup between Buhach and Pitman was decided in the last second of the game. With 40 seconds on the clock the Pride found themselves trailing ... Read More

Turlock High solidified its position as the Central California Conference’s 2012 wrestling champions on Friday with another dominate performance in the league team duals at Buhach Colony High, accumulating 225 team points. The Bulldogs advanced 11 wrestlers into the finals, producing six individual champions (Rico McCombs, Rafeal Herrera, Isaac Bertalotto, Albino Orozco, Erick Parsons, and Ernesto Guiang) and five second placers (Julian Talamante, Jason Valdavinos, Kevin Scroggins, Ricky Flores, and Ricardo Garcia). Turlock also ... Read More

The Turlock High boys basketball team completed a clean sweep of the Merced High Bears on Wednesday with a 50-46 victory. The Bulldogs (9-4 CCC) were challenged early and often by a Merced (3-9 CCC) team with nothing to lose in another victory that was too close for comfort. Merced opened the game with a Keith Boldon three-pointer, taking a lead that would last for the majority of the first quarter. A pair ... Read More

After a three game slump Turlock High’s girls finally got back to their winning ways with a 50-44 victory over Atwater High (2-11 CCC). The Bulldogs (9-4 CCC), who were without head coach Salinda Mabie for the third time, rallied behind assistant coach Marjorie Walker in a must win game. Turlock and Atwater started Thursday’s matchup with back to back three point shots, an early indication of how the game would be played. ... Read More

Pitman High held a signing day for four of its student-athletes on Thursday. Vicki Rouse, Marissa Marable, AJ Derr and Steven Kha all signed letters of intent in a library packed with coaches, teachers, teammates, family and friends. Tears were abundant as the parents of each player sat next to him or her, watching them take their next step in life and athletics. Rouse was the first to ink her letter, committing to ... Read More

Halie Bergman entered the ballgame midway through the third quarter with Turlock Christian trailing Ripon Christian 19-16 in Thursday’s encounter between the Southern League’s two best girls basketball teams. Ripon Christian, strange as it sounds, took advantage. The Knights went on to coast to a surprisingly one-sided 53-33 victory that forces a two-way share of the league lead with two regular-season games remaining. The last time they won a championship was in ... Read More

Pitman High’s girls basketball team might have come into Tuesday night’s game against Atwater High expecting an easy victory but what they got was a highly motivated group of Falcons hungry for a third win. The Pride triumphed in the end, 51-45, keeping their hunt for the CCC title alive. Atwater struck first with a three-pointer early in the first quarter. Pitman responded immediately, going to Alex DeChari (11 points) inside for a ... Read More

Denair High knew Monday’s matchup with the girls of Ripon Christian High was going to be a challenge. Instead of accepting defeat the Coyotes (5-6 Southern) challenged the Knights (10-1 Southern) early, using their defense to open up scoring opportunities and build confidence. In the end Ripon Christian was too much though, and Denair fell to the Knights 60-28. “It was size,” Denair’s head coach Daniel Rodriguez said. “That’s what we lack is ... Read More

On Friday the Bulldogs hosted second place Buhach Colony High (7-4 CCC) while the Pride hosted fourth place Merced High (3-8 CCC). Turlock’s game against the Thunder exceeded the drama of Wednesday’s game. After holding a two-point lead in the first quarter the Bulldogs found themselves trailing by six at the half. Buhach took advantage of Turlock’s first half mistakes but by the second half the Bulldogs found their groove. After tying the ... Read More

It was a low scoring affair when Turlock High and Pitman High met for their second league game of the season Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (7-4) and Pride (7-4) once again engaged in a close contest but it was Turlock who got the better of the exchanges this time, holding on for a 46-39 win. “Every time Turlock and Pitman plays it’s a battle,” Turlock’s head coach Doug Cornfoot said. “Every time we ... Read More