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.

Section Talks: Move Central To VOL?

Those epic Oakdale-Sonora football games may soon be replaced by Oakdale-Central Catholic.

Archuleta Goes Trey Crazy

Oakdale High custodians should check the roof of the Mustang gymnasium for holes, because Austin Archuleta shot the roof off the place on Feb. 1. Archuleta sank four three-point shots in the opening quarter and ended with eight converted treys and a game-high 35 points as the Mustangs rallied to stifle visiting Kimball 64-53 during Oakdale's Winter Homecoming. Archuleta was also a perfect seven-for-seven from the ...

Athlete of the Week - Varsity Boys Basketball

Between game-winning shots at the buzzer, game-tying three-pointers in the final moments and stellar post play against the biggest team in the league; it's been an exciting run of games for Oakdale High's varsity boys basketball team.

MORRIS WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

There's no crying in baseball, but there sure is plenty of it in wrestling.

Mustangs Again Topple Gilroy Grapplers

The strength of the lineup represented by Oakdale High's wrestling team will be on emphatic display on Feb. 2 at Lincoln High in Stockton, where only a miracle will prevent the Mustangs from nabbing a seventh Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV team duals title in eight seasons.

Lady Mustangs Battle In OT Loss

Kylie Gust heroically drained three straight free throws with .6 seconds remaining in regulation to launch Oakdale High's varsity girls basketball team into an overtime contest against East Union on Jan. 24.

Oakdale Boys Take Two From The VOL

And just like that, the seams attaching Valley Oak League jerseys with their success over Oakdale High's varsity boys basketball team have burst amidst the flexing of Mustang muscles.

Athlete of the Week - Hondo Arpoika

Among the plethora of Oakdale High wrestlers listed on the California Wrestling Newsletter state rankings, 195-pound senior Hondo Arpoika is not the highest ranked. However, Arpoika made progress in that regard by advancing from "honorable mention" into the top-40 ranked wrestlers in the state by landing a fifth place medal at the prestigious Temecula Valley Battle for the Belt on Jan. 19. Arpoika won big matches in both the championship and consolation ...

Morris Wrestling Notebook – The Postseason Is Looming

Maybe you are slapping your bare arms and legs like they stole your headgear or maybe your headphones are blasting Justin Bieber's "Beauty and a Beat" while your teammates assume its Metallica.

Buffaloes Deny Oakdale First VOL Win

Lady Mustangs Battle Tough In Defeat

Somewhere in the midst of the scuffles and fouls, Oakdale High's varsity girls basketball team found a mean streak on Jan. 16.

Arpoika, Colunga Place At Temecula Valley

Some of the best high school wrestling teams in the country again converged on California for one of the toughest tournaments of the year on Jan. 18 and 19 at the Temecula Valley Battle for the Belt.

Athlete of the Week - Christina Cobarruvias

It was only fitting that a spectacular performance by junior guard Christina Cobarruvias was highlighted by a signature moment in the Mustang gymnasium on Jan. 16.

Mustangs Shine In Their Own Backyard

Between a dominant home showing in the first Valley Oak League tri-meet and 13 medals at the ultra-tough Lloyd C. Engel tournament in Escalon, the recent success of Oakdale High's varsity wrestling team has been on emphatic display on local mats.

East Union Erupts Late To Top OHS Hoopsters

Austin Archuleta made some noise for Oakdale High's varsity boys basketball team with his third thrilling three-pointer to bring the Mustangs within five points of visiting East Union with under four minutes to play on Jan. 10. East Union's response effectively silenced the rebellion. Robbie Gleockler beat the shot clock buzzer with a trey well beyond the three-point arc to spark an 11-2 run in the final minute and ...