Stampede Cheerleaders Rock At Recent Jamz Cheer Camp

The Oakdale Stampede cheerleaders took the final couple days out of the end of their summer vacation to participate in the JAMZ Cheer Camp when the national camp made its stop at Stanislaus State on Aug. 8 and 9.The girls took full advantage of the nationally recognized camp, fine tuning their craft before the season opening Round Robin Tournament the organization will be hosting Aug. 22 at the Corral."We attended the camp for two days," ...

Oakdale Teen Making Name In Countrywide Competition

The sport is not necessarily in the mainstream, but Oakdale's Colby Qualls is doing his best to open the eyes of the Oakdale community to his particular sport of choice.Qualls, an eighth grade student at Oakdale Junior High, is a recognizable name all over the country in World Fast Draw Association circles. The 13-year-old has made quite an impact during his brief tenure on the W.F.D.A scene, bringing championship buckles back to Oakdale at an ...

Volleyball Girls Travel For Team Bonding Experience

Many of the faces will be new, but the expectations and the demands of Oakdale Lady Mustang volleyball head coach Shelli Ponce will not vary too much. Like each and every season the Oakdale head coach will be focused on guiding her team to the Valley Oak League title and recently the team took steps in the sand to do just that.Ponce organized a varsity team getaway to the beaches of the Watsonville area, bringing ...

First Running Of Gridiron Golf Tournament Goes Off Smoothly

Everything that needed to fall into place fell into its appropriate spot as the first ever Gridiron Greats Golf Tournament went off without a hiccup Aug. 3 at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.The committee that turned an idea from early in the year into reality did a wonderful job making their aspirations come to fruition with the help of a tireless group of people that put on a clinic, leaving all those associated with ...

Oakdale Squads Solid At Junior Olympics

It's one thing to put together a lengthy run amongst the best teams in Northern California, but it is a completely different scenario when the battle is being staged against the best teams in the entire nation.The Oakdale Water Polo program did themselves and the entire community proud with an impressive run during the USA Water Polo sponsored Junior Olympics in the Stanford Bay Area July 30 – Aug. 2.Oakdale took on all challenges from ...

Stampede Preparing For 2009 Youth Football Schedule

Looking to improve on past success in the Cen-Cal League, the Oakdale Stampede organization will not be taking any shortcuts in its pursuit for a shot at the title at all levels of youth football this season.The Stampede has kicked off the 2009 campaign with opening workouts on the practice field, preparing for their upcoming preseason scrimmage against the Waterford Sabercats.Oakdale had a scrimmage initially planned with the program out of Sonora, yet circumstances put ...

Kids Learning Finer Points Of Game In McNeill’s Soccer Camps

When you win a pair of Sac-Joaquin Section titles and a host of Valley Oak League championships, it is pretty safe to say that winning carries some weight and that was the mindset and approach for the recent McNeill's Premier Soccer Camps, hosted in Oakdale July 20 through 22.Former Oakdale High soccer standout Mike McNeill rolled out the welcome mats for Oakdale's next generation of soccer stars during the second running of his premier soccer ...

Jawin’ w/Jagada - Talking About Second Chances …

Okay, here's the scenario. You're on the tail end of a late drive home and you're less than a mile away from the house when the fiery red lights of a fire truck and ambulance catch your eye in front of you on the horizons.Obviously you pick up speed and you make the second to last right to get to your house and the ambulance tailing the fire truck in seemingly guiding you to your ...

Oakdale Gators Close Season

The Oakdale Swim Team took to the pool for the final time this season and brought the competitive schedule to a close with a fourth place finish during the Championship Meet in Turlock on July 25.Blistering temperatures set the tone for the team's performance, with the near triple digits seeming to sap some energy from the number-challenged squad, as the Gators closed out the season with 547 points behind championship winner Ripon (1215 points), Tracy ...

Ladies Golf Invitational A Swingin’ Good Time

It started with a theme and closed out as one of Oakdale Golf and Country Club's all-time greats when the ladies of O.G.C.C. took to the course for the Ladies Invitational July 24 and 25 at the country club.Members joined forces with two guests to form foursomes who played to the theme of "Swingin Safari" with matching animal print blouses and decorative carts for the two-day event that also boasted a host of other events ...

Bell’s Summer Baseball Camp A Success

The easiest thing in the world to see was how much fun the participants in Eric Bell Professional School of Baseball's 10th Annual Summer Baseball Camp were having during the former big leaguer's annual event at Rainbow Fields.Kids upgraded their baseball knowledge in what has turned out to be one of the constants in the Central Valley's baseball teaching clinics.Bell teamed with a small crew of professional ball players and took time helping players develop ...

Oakdale Junior Golfers Shine On Their Home Course

It's one of the toughest courses in the area, yet there is nothing like playing at home. And that proved to be the difference during the 20th Annual Oakdale Rotary Junior Classic July 20 at Oakdale Golf and Country Club.Oakdale's own Mable Wong put a tremendous round together, outlasting all the competition on the girls' side of the field by posting a 74 for the lowest overall gross score of the tournament classic.Wong posted her ...

Gators Ready For Championship Swim Meet Saturday

It has been a dry, hot, yet somehow short season for the Oakdale Swim Team and its season will come to a head during the league championships at Pitman High on Saturday, July 25 in Turlock.

Mustangs Seeing Progress In Gridiron Scrimmages

When our country reflects on the eight-year anniversary for 9-11 this September, the Oakdale Mustangs will be preparing for revenge on the Turlock Bulldogs.Turlock played the role of the rude host, keeping the Mustangs off of the scoreboard for the entire first half and then watching Bulldog Theron Gallegos roll over the Mustangs for 200-plus yard on 30 carries for a season opening loss in Turlock.Oakdale will have to work hard to put the loss ...

Local Youths Work At Fitting In A New Lifestyle

It starts off as a drive-thru here and a drive-thru there, sacrificing outdoor activities for indoor video games and then elimination of athletic activities for work related time constraints and the next thing that happens is Kaiser is pitching in for a $20,000 heart procedure.So much of everyday living is what has made our younger generation obese or just out of shape and a group of decorated Oakdale athletes are doing their part to help ...

Mustangs Have Opportunity To Add To Remarkable Run