The Oakdale High varsity softball team walked into its Valley Oak League finale against Sonora focused on not letting the Wildcats spoil any of their postseason chances, but by the time Oakdale finished off Sonora 4-0, decisions were being made that made the Lady Mustang squad the VOL champions.
The Oakdale High golf team has turned in quality match after quality match and that did not change during the squad's performance in the Valley Oak League Tournament.
The Oakdale High swimming program has continually made strides through the 2009 season and the squad's effort and initiative paid off with a boys Valley Oak League title and a third place finish in the girls division.
The Oakdale High varsity softball team knew how important their contest with the Ceres Bulldogs would be, but the constant downpour on May 1 left the Lady Mustangs rained out and waiting for their final meeting with the Bulldogs.
First year Manteca High baseball coach Gene Ballardo knew that his squad would have its hands full with the Valley Oak League's undefeated top team and that was exactly the case as Oakdale High took two from the Buffaloes to remain perfect in VOL action.
Despite the tiebreaker that forced the Lady Mustangs to enter the 2012 Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs with the lowest possible seed, Oakdale's girls tennis team didn't go down without a fight. They ended their season with a 5-4 loss to Whitney on Monday, Oct. 29 in the opening round of the postseason.