Athlete of the Week - OHS Golf

Since the prep golf season has an early postseason, Oakdale High's boys golf team had the first chance of any Spring program on campus to secure a Sac-Joaquin Section title. They made the most of this opportunity on May 8 at the Division IV SJS Championships at the Diablo Grande Golf and Country Club in Patterson.

Jones Qualifies For NorCals

Oakdale High senior golfer Ryan Jones carded a 70-stroke performance at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton on Monday at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships. The effort allowed him to finish as the No. 2 individual to qualify for the NorCal Championships on May 21. For more information on Jones and Oakdale's Division IV Champion golf team, catch the Wednesday, May 16 print edition of the Oakdale Leader.

Baseball Mustangs Still Unbeaten In VOL Play

The tumultuous Valley Oak League baseball schedule has battered seven of the eight league programs for at least five conference defeats and left a mess of potential playoff seeds as five programs remain in contention for the final two postseason qualifications with just one two-game series remaining.

Athlete of the Week - Kyle Peterson

Oakdale H.S. • Track & Field Oakdale High's sophomore talent, Kyle Peterson, hasn't waited long to continue the tradition of excellent Mustang track and field throwers like Tim House and Marco Camacho. Paterson heaved a 159 foot, 10 inch distance to win the Sacramento Meet of Champions and added a 160-2 toss to win a meet against Sonora just a few days later. Peterson is the No. 2 sophomore in the state according to athletic.net ...

Twenty Mustangs Qualify For Division-IV Championships

After an undefeated Valley Oak League varsity girls title and a 5-2 showing from the varsity boys, Oakdale High's track and field program began the first step of a difficult postseason schedule by tackling a tough field of competitors at the VOL championships on May 5 at Sierra High.

Champs! - Oakdale Slides Past Sierra For VOL Title

A loss to hard-hitting Kimball put Oakdale High's Valley Oak League softball championship in jeopardy, but the wheel of fortune spun Oakdale's way during a 1-0 thriller over playoff-bound Sierra on April 30.

Mustang Golfers Win League Tourney, Outright Title

Ryan Jones shot a 75 at the par-72 Diablo Grande Country Club on April 30 to lead Oakdale High's boys golf team to a one-sided Valley Oak League Finals victory and sole rights to the conference title.

Perrone, Firstbrook Nab All-League Status

The tennis season is over for Oakdale High racketeers, but Mustang competitors left the court with a little piece of Valley Oak League dignity on April 24 and 26 during singles and doubles championship league tournaments.

Spring Wrap - Swim, Soccer, Golf, Softball Teams Near Postseason

May 8, 10, 11 and 14 will mark the official start to the Sac-Joaquin Section postseason for prep swim, soccer, golf and softball programs. Oakdale High athletes that haven't already locked up a trip to events on those dates have been hungrily working toward that honor. Following is summary of recent Oakdale prep action.

Title Terrific - Lady Mustangs Soar To Championship

When Valley Oak League track and field coaches not named Dave Bacigalupi have nightmares, they typically dream of Oakdale High uniforms.

Baseball Mustangs Sweep Manteca

Oakdale High's varsity boys baseball team landed two comfortable wins over Manteca on April 25 and 27 to sweep the Buffaloes and move one step closer to a conference title.

Athlete of the Week - OHS Swim

Oakdale H.S. The competitive Valley Oak League swimming standings have long been ruled by the likes of Sierra and Sonora, but Oakdale's recent dominance has begun a whole new tradition of excellence in the conference. Oakdale cruised past the Sonora boys and edged the Sonora girls by a slim margin to claim an undefeated VOL title on April 19. Oakdale's relay teams were perfect in the pool all season to lead the program and were ...

OHS Girls Claim 8th Consecutive VOL Track Title

Fantastic depth and strong individual performances from Oakdale High's varsity girls track team carried the program to yet another standout collective performance as the Mustang's edged VOL stalwart, Sierra, on April 26. The win carried Oakdale to an eighth straight conference title and incredible 58th straight conference dual meet win. To read more on Oakdale's run to another league championship, nab the May 2 print edition of the Oakdale Leader.

Athlete of the Week - Brianna Parker

Oakdale H.S./Texas Southern Univerity Softball Class of 2011 Oakdale High graduate Brianna Parker didn't wait long for her presence to be known at the college level. The Texas Southern University true freshman erupted for a tremendous performance during a two-game series with Southern University on April 13 and 14. Parker smashed five hits during nine total at bats, crushed her first college grand slam, had two doubles and an incredible nine RBIs, two runs and ...

First Place Splash: OHS Swimmers Nab VOL Titles From Sonora

Trailing Sonora with one event to go, Oakdale High's girls swim team needed to take both first and third in the final event - the 400 yard freestyle relay - to escape the clutches of the host Wildcats with a victory and subsequent league championship.

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 ...

Lady Mustangs Struggle In Wake Of Scoring Woes

The bounty of longtime youth sports programs that roster Oakdale area child-athletes have one thing in common.

Athlete of the Week - Max Stevens and Jake Jacobson

Realignment Proposal Offers Major Changes

Athlete of the Week - Varsity Boys Basketball

Several members of the Mustang varsity basketball squad could justly claim rights to Athlete of the Week honors after terrific performances during Oakdale's host Rotary Tournament. Despite one of them being recognized for All Tournament production, the entire cast deserves this week's nod from The Leader after a thrilling effort in front of home fans. The team won three of their last four games of the preseason and bested a solid Grace ...