2012 OHS Boys Soccer Preview - Mustangs Use Strong Preseason Opponents To Prepare For VOL

If the Valley Oak League is a prizefighter, then Oakdale High's varsity boys soccer team should be ready for punches from every angle when the Mustangs kick off conference play on Sept. 11.

2012 OHS Volleyball Preview - New Lineup Forces Adjustments On The Court

The daunting forms of six foot blockers Domi Powell and McKenzie Willett still cast shadows on the hardwood inside the Oakdale High gymnasium.

Kline Steps In As Varsity Boys Water Polo Coach

The Klines are in at Oakdale High. This summer, OHS named two-year assistant, Brian Kline, as the head coach of Oakdale's varsity boys water polo program. The move creates a brother-sister pairing, as Brian joins his sister and head varsity girls coach, Diane Kline, on the Mustang water polo staff. "I am very excited to be able to coach alongside my sister," Kline said on Sunday. "I sat on her bench last year and helped ...

Athlete of the Week - OHS Fall Athletes

The pools, fields, tracks and courses surrounding Oakdale High are awash with action these days as dedicated athletes put forth the work to provide stellar competition in the always tough Valley Oak League in the prep season that looms just around the corner.

Twin Tough! - Mustang Brothers Were Multiple Sport Standouts

The only thing better than one Hernandez is two. On April 23 of 1994, Sal and Dana Hernandez gifted the world with the birth of their twin sons Marcus and Manny, a duo that would go on to deliver two of the most dynamic careers in Oakdale High sports history. Both thrilled local sports fans during the 2011-12 school year with tremendous efforts on the football field, basketball court and high jump pit. The identical ...

Athlete of the Week - Mabel Wong

Oakdale H.S., Golf Oakdale's talented young golfer claimed two tournament titles in consecutive recent action on the youth scene. Her wins in Oakdale and Modesto are only a small fraction of her stellar youth golfing career that has already landed her among the best female golfers in the area. Her exploits to end the summer and to start the upcoming high school season will be of tremendous interest going forward. Wong earns Athlete of the ...

Athletes Of The Year Revealed Wednesday

On Wednesday, July 25, the Oakdale Leader will release the 2011-12 Male co-Athletes of the Year and the 2011-12 Female Athlete of the Year with video interviews to be posted online. See the print edition of the Leader on Wednesday for details of these athletes and their heroic final seasons.

Athlete of the Week - Oakdale Wrestling

A combination of junior high and high school wrestlers from Oakdale took on some of the top young prospects in the state at a host scrimmage meet on Friday, June 29. The action gave nearly every future member of the 2012-13 OHS program a look at offseason competition and showcased some of the depth and athleticism onlookers can expect from the program and Oakdale youth in general.

Back 2 The Mat - Wrestlers Host Offseason Tourney

The wrestling mat has never smelled so good. Soon-to-be Oakdale High senior Ronnie Stevens made his triumphant return to the Mustang mats on June 29 as the wrestling program hosted teams from Buchanan to Stockton in a packed summer dual tournament inside the Oakdale gym. For Stevens, it was his first action at home since a devastating injury destroyed bones in his wrist and jeopardized his career last summer. The tough break left Stevens sidelined ...

Oakdale Teammates Square Off On Travel Softball Diamonds

Oakdale High athletes tout their camaraderie like a purple heart, but local softball players had to put aside their similarities during recent action on the youth softball diamond.

All-Star Activities

Oakdale High graduates from the class of 2012 got one last shot at action in Mustang uniform on June 16th as baseball and football star games in Modesto were played at the same time and just a handful of miles apart. Oakdale's Kody Simons, Stefan Aguilar and Andy Morris represented Oakdale at the 2012 Modesto Sunrise Rotary Baseball Classic at John Thurman Field while Marcus Hernandez, Cody Cole and Justin Martin played for the South ...

All Star Weekend - Ten OHS Grads To Compete In All-Star Contests

That proverbial 'fat lady' still hasn't stepped up to the microphone. A collection of ten 2012 Oakdale High graduates will enjoy one final contest as a Mustang this weekend at football, softball and baseball all-star games in Stockton and Modesto. The three contests offer special recognition of standout Mustang athletes who led Oakdale to Sac-Joaquin Section championships in both softball, baseball and runner-up status in the prestigious Division III SJS football playoffs. The all-star football ...

Hernandez Leaps To Third At State Track Meet

The sight of over 10,000 spectators and the presence of the best prep athletes in the state proved the perfect ingredients for greatness for 2012 Oakdale High graduate Manny Hernandez at the 94th Annual California Interscholastic Federation Track and Field Championships on June 1 and 2 at Buchanan High School in Clovis.

Athlete of the Week - Varsity Baseball Team

It takes an incredible amount of work for any prep program to finish postseason runs with possession of a section championship.

Title Three-Peat - Oakdale Stuns Sonora 12-2 In SJS Finale

After a lazy fly ball from Oakdale High's Mark Ortiz bounced off the mitt of Sonora's right-fielder to allow three more unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Wildcat ace Ryan Stevenson turned to his dugout in disgust and waved his hand across his neck to request his departure from the mound.

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

Mustang Athletes Right On Track

Oakdale High junior Dezirae Pennington had better tie those laces tight, because she's bound to leap right out of those shoes.

Athlete of the Week - Bryce Dyrda

Seven innings of spectacular pitching provided a unique marvel on March 8, as Oakdale High pitcher Bryce Dyrda tossed a complete game no-hit shutout over Johansen. Dyrda scattered 14 strikeouts across the seven frames and was just two hit batsmen from a perfect game. His sterling effort represents one of the most dominant pitching performances in school history, and made for an easy Athlete of the Week selection from ...

Athletes of the Week - Trae Folla and Miguel Rosales

The spectacular teamwork of Oakdale High tennis players Trae Folla and Miguel Rosales has been a spectacle to behold thus far in 2013. The pair landed landmark wins over Weston Ranch and Manteca to start the year, then rallied to batter East Union and Lathrop's top doubles pairs with more terrific play.

GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW - Lady Mustangs Tackle Tough Soccer Conference

The girls soccer team that escapes Valley Oak League play with a conference championship this year is going to enter the Sac-Joaquin Section postseason like an apple that hit every branch on the way down.

Colunga Earns State Medal

The state medal draped around the neck of Oakdale High sophomore Nico Colunga couldn't fit better if it was sized and measured at the Men's Wearhouse.

BOYS TENNIS PREVIEW - Oakdale Tennis Looking Strong

You don't need shoulder pads or a singlet to showcase new muscles. Sometimes you just need a forehand or backhand.

Athlete of the Week - The Super Six

Six Oakdale High students extended their Winter sports season into March by claiming advancements from the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships to the state meet.