Athlete of the Week - Girls Water Polo

For the third consecutive season, the Oakdale girls are perfect in the pool. The Lady Mustangs water polo team eased past second-place Sonora 9-5 on Oct. 24 to cap a perfect season in the Valley Oak League arena. The win will propel the Mustangs into a likely top-three seed in the SJS playoffs. It also marks the third straight season that the Oakdale girls have ended conference play with a perfect record against ...

OHS Varsity Boys Reach Soccer Playoffs

A stunning 4-0 defeat to host Sonora High's varsity boys soccer team could have spelled Oakdale's doom on Oct. 25, but a Manteca win the same day over East Union left the Lancers floundering in fourth place and awarded Oakdale the third and final seed into the Division III Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

Doubles Tandem Takes Third In VOL Tennis

It doesn't take a seed to make something grow. The Oakdale High doubles tandem of Francesca Orvis and Nicole Dickens proved that fact on Oct. 25 by stunning the conference field with a 4-1 stanza through the Valley Oak League Doubles Tournament to finish third. Orvis and Dickens entered the tournament without a top-8 seed, but dropped two seeded opponents enroute to a thrilling finish just one placement shy of advancement ...

Fall Sports Wrap - Harriers Take On VOL Championships

Following is a summary of recent results for Oakdale High cross country, girls golf and volleyball programs, as they bring their fall seasons down to the wire.

Mustang Girls Begin Water Polo Playoffs Saturday

A 9-5 victory over Sonora High on Oct. 24 clinched a third straight undefeated conference championship for Oakdale's girls water polo team, which now has Capital Valley Conference No. 3 seed Del Campo on their radar in the first round of the postseason.

Mustang Girls Win VOL, Boys Cling To Hope

Today's Oct. 24 water polo showdown between Oakdale High and host Sonora couldn't be much bigger. For the Oakdale girls, it's a chance to cap an unbeaten league season and high seed heading into the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs. For the Oakdale boys, it's a chance to flip a coin. Since the boys fell to Ripon twice and Sonora during the first half, Oakdale needs an upset win to force a ...

Oakdale-Sonora Showdown Decides VOL Title

The ritual of Oakdale and Sonora volleyball meetings at the end of October are about as big a tradition as Halloween. It will be a trick or treat for Lady Mustang athletes on Friday as Oakdale visits the host Wildcats for a chance to snare sole possession of the Valley Oak League title with a road victory or share co-championship honors with a loss. Oakdale (11-0) ...

Oakdale Can Clinch VOL Record Win Against Manteca

The theme re-emerged when Oakdale High's varsity football team charged into The Corral during Friday's Homecoming night, then bloomed to spectacular exuberance by the way they departed it as 54-0 victors over Weston Ranch. The Mustangs are on the verge of something special. Oakdale jumped all over the Cougars with a seven touchdown lead at the half, delivered another brilliant defensive performance against a spread offense ...

Soccer Mustangs Earn Win, Tie

Just three teams from the Valley Oak League will qualify for the 2012 Sac-Joaquin Section boys soccer playoffs.

Athlete of the Week - OHS Golfers

Until Oct. 3, Sonora High's playoff bound girls golf team had only been defeated by unbeaten league champs, East Union. Oakdale put an end to that stanza by edging the Wildcats in a stunning 272-284 Lady Mustang win at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.

Fall Sports Wrap - Tennis, Polo, Volleyball Stars Shine

A key conference win on the girls tennis court, a terrific tournament performance by Mustang water polo players and more victories from the Oakdale High volleyball team were the highlights of the week. Following is a summary of recent results.

OHS Lady Golfers Stun Sonora Wildcats

A host of Valley Oak League golfers took on the Lockeford Springs Golf Course on Tuesday to play out 18 holes and the league championships, though results were not available at press time.

Athlete of the Week - Varsity Volleyball

A terrific fifth game awarded Oakdale High's varsity volleyball team perhaps the biggest win of the fall season for any OHS team when they toppled previously unbeaten Sonora on Oct. 3. The 3-2 win is a near lock for at least co-Valley Oak League championship honors, as Oakdale has defeated every other conference opponent by a 3-0 shutout.

Fall Sports Wrap - Oakdale Mustang Squads Win Some, Lose Some

Following are results of recent Valley Oak League action from Oakdale water polo, girls tennis and boys soccer.

Runners Host VOL Meet In Knights Ferry

The scenic surroundings at Knights Ferry's visitor's center and the covered bridge were alive with action on Oct. 3 as the seven high schools from the Valley Oak League tackled the second VOL meet, hosted by Oakdale.

ALL-STAR BASEBALL - Oakdale Foursome Lead East Team To Victory

With direct sunlight now absent from the immaculate baseball diamond at John Thurman field on June 8, ninth-inning temperatures dipped from their previous 110-degree mark to a welcoming 85 degrees.

HAIL HANNAH! Freshman Discus Wonder Takes Seventh At State Track Meet

The easiest way to track the location of Oakdale High thrower Hannah Chappell at the 2013 California Interscholastic Federation State Track and Field Championships in Clovis was to listen closely to the murmuring whispers that followed her every move.

All Stars Slated For Looming Competition

Recent Oakdale High graduates have another chance to extend the legacy of their prep careers before leaving high school memories in their dust.

Chappell 7th At State Track Meet

TITLE TOSS - Peterson, Chappell Soar To Section Titles, State Berth

Over 230,000 students from 190 different high schools make up the prestigious athletic conference known as the Sac-Joaquin Section. Only two of those students can claim rights to the SJS Track and Field championship in the discus, and they are both Oakdale High Mustangs. Junior Kyle Peterson and freshman Hannah Chappell stunned the field of top opposition with heroic heaves in the event finals, both securing ...

PENNANT PILE - Four Scores, Four Straight Section Titles For OHS Baseball

Oakdale Plays For Shot At SJS Title Game Today

LEAP OF FAITH - Mustang Athletes Punch Tickets To Masters

Mustang Softball Players Cast Away From SJS Playoffs

Bad Bounce Goal Ends Oakdale’s Soccer Season

Jones Lands Full-Tuition Scholarship

The hulking frame of 6 foot, 2 inch 225-pound senior receiver/tight end Austin Jones made for a spectacular target for Oakdale High classmate Spencer Thomas, and will be an asset for Willamette University quarterbacks, going forward.

Soccer Lady Mustangs Stun Host Inderkum

The senior to freshman connection of Jill Kahler to Madison Feuerstein was good for two thrilling scores and a 2-1 upset victory for Oakdale High's girls soccer team in the quarterfinal round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs on May 9.

Mustang Swimmers Shine At Section Finals

Soren Dickens and Joe Guerrero glided to medals in their respective varsity and frosh-soph divisions of the 100 yard breaststroke to lead the Oakdale High swim team to a terrific season finale at the Sac-Joaquin Section Finals on Saturday.

RUNAWAY PRIDE - OHS Track Standouts Move On To Divisional Trials

The raw athleticism of Oakdale High athletes was on emphatic display during Saturday's Valley Oak League track and field championships at Sierra High School in Manteca, as 12 varsity competitors earned tickets to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV-V Championships and 11 frosh-soph competitors won their events.

Mustang Swimmers Take On Section’s Best

A cheery busload of Oakdale High students will arrive at Tokay High in Lodi on Thursday, May 9, for the first day of what has become the pinnacle moment of prep swimming - the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships.