Archive By Author - Marg Jackson
Keeping the game close early, Oakdale's varsity football Mustangs finally ran out of steam and couldn't hold off an undefeated Clayton Valley Charter School squad, falling 28-7 in the CIF NorCal Regional Division II championship game on Saturday.
December 17, 2014
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Local Sports
Well, I resisted as long as humanly possible.
December 03, 2014
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Marg
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Local Columns
October is over. And on a brief shopping excursion on Saturday, Nov. 1, I noticed with more than a little horror that the Halloween costumes that were placed on 75 percent clearance were right next to the brightly decorated Christmas trees, tinsel and holiday wreaths.
November 05, 2014
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Local Columns
Oakdale voters overwhelmingly approved continuation of a half-cent sales tax in voting on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
November 05, 2014
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Local News
Longtime Escalon Unified School District board member John Largent was returned to the board by an overwhelming majority in the Tuesday election.
November 05, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
Spring is supposed to be the time of renewal but for those of us in the newspaper business (and on the sports beat) that time actually comes in late summer-early fall. That's because schools get back in session and so do the fall sports teams. From the digs and exciting kills on the volleyball court to the headers on the soccer field and the signature raising of the helmets following a football game, it's time to get things started.
November 03, 2014
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Marg
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Local Columns
In the Turlock Octoberfest Tournament over the weekend – all games were played at Mistlin Sports Complex in Ripon – a trio of Oakdale United competitive travel soccer teams battled hard, coming way with different results.
October 29, 2014
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Local Sports
The postseason storyline for Frank Burke isn't finished yet.
October 23, 2014
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By MARG JACKSON
mjackson@oakdaleleader.com
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Local News
The most dramatic hit in the era of the modern day San Francisco Giants – a three-run, pennant clinching blast off the bat of journeyman Travis Ishikawa – landed in the hands of Oakdale's Frank Burke.
October 22, 2014
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Local News
The most dramatic hit in the era of the modern day San Francisco Giants – a three-run, pennant clinching blast off the bat of journeyman Travis Ishikawa – landed in the hands of Oakdale's Frank Burke.
October 17, 2014
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Local News
Technology is tremendous.
October 01, 2014
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Marg
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Local Columns
It's a day those who lived through will never forget – Sept. 11, 2001.
September 17, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
Amid plenty of pomp and circumstance, Oak Valley Care Center welcomed a new resident on Friday.
August 29, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
Teams from Oakdale made plenty of noise at the weekend Cassy Rowe benefit soccer tournament hosted at Cherry Island Soccer Complex near Sacramento.
August 27, 2014
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Marg
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Local Sports
Taking three wins in four games played over the weekend, the Oakdale Insanity U19 soccer girls came home with consolation honors from the Dublin Shamrock Tournament.
August 13, 2014
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Marg
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Local Sports
