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.

Athlete of the Week - OHS Baseball

In a week where the top honor could have easily emerged from several spring sports athletes, the Oakdale High baseball team made it impossible to single out any individual. The team rallied behind tremendous pitching and timely hitting to complement flawless defense en route to back-to-back victories over previously unbeaten Manteca.

IN OR OUT

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - The fate of Oakdale High's varsity girls soccer team will be decided during Tuesday's showdown, April 30, at rival Sonora.

RELAYS FOR LIFE

Conference Play Gets Interesting For OHS Athletes

It doesn't get much better than this. The remaining contests on Oakdale High's Valley Oak League sports schedules are responsible for a bubbling anticipation of finality as the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs loom on the horizon. Following is a summary of recent action, with only Oakdale boys tennis (fourth place in the VOL) out of the postseason hunt. Baseball <p ...

WATER ROYALTY

The Sonora-Oakdale High rivalry has only one year left, and Mustang swimmers made the most of their most recent meeting with boys and girls victories on April 19 to award the program sole rights to the Valley Oak League boys title and a girls co-champoinship with Ripon.

Lady Mustangs Stun Nationally-Ranked Sierra

School Of Hard Knocks - Softball Girls Swing To Sudden Success

Mustangs Go 2-2 At Valley Christian Tournament

Finney Pegged For All-Star Honor

The winter sport season lives for Oakdale High senior DeWayne Finney on April 13. After a prestigious selection to participate in the Madness in the Mother Lode All-Star Extravaganza at Columbia College, Finney will join Division IV Sac-Joaquin Section champion coach Ben Watson of Summerville and represent the Mustangs in Oakdale's dark uniform on the away team. Finney will play alongside 16 other players from Davis, ...

Lady Mustangs Top Wildcats, Square Off With Kimball

Athlete of the Week - OHS Throwers

Just a few weeks into the spring season, Oakdale High track and field athletes have already heaved objects into oblivion. Varsity and junior varsity competitors have landed stunning marks, accolades and a bounty of medals during a host of nonleague action. While varsity stars Kyle Peterson and Hannah Chappell have soared to some of the best marks in the state, Oakdale's other throwers have followed suit with their own impressive tosses. <p ...

Athlete of the Week - Ericksen Dickens

Athlete of the Week - Jill Kahler

Spring Wrap - Wins Abound For Squads

Mustang Softballers Start VOL 1-1