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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.
Articles by Section - High School Sports
Getting Even Stevens - Rehabilitated Senior Leads Oakdale Success In 2013
Tyler Noon must have known something we didn't last year.
Mustangs Host First VOL Tri-Meet Wednesday
Oakdale High's varsity wrestling team is ranked 16th in the state by the California Wrestling Newsletter. That talent will be on display on Wednesday, Jan 9 when the team hosts Manteca and Lathrop in the first of four dual meet events that represent the Valley Oak League regular season schedule.
Athlete of the Week - OHS Wrestling
Oakdale High School's wrestling program made a big splash during their first ever appearance at the Morning Star Invitational in Los Banos on Dec. 22.
Mustangs Take Second At Reno Wrestling Classic
Eighty-one high school wrestling teams from across the western states converged on the 64-man brackets of the prestigious two-day Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno on Dec. 27 and 28.
Athlete of the Week - Kylie Gust
Oakdale High's lanky guard/forward, Kylie Gust, is the Dirk Nowitzki of Lady Mustang hoops. Her exploits were a bright spot during the OHS girls basketball program in the 2011-12 season and she has already made a big impact this year. She drained two threes and landed a team-high eight points as Oakdale rallied to a 37-23 win over LeGrand on Thursday as the varsity girls captured their second win of the season. ...
BATTLE TESTED - Tumultuous Preseason Prepares Lady Mustangs For Conference Clashes
Valley Oak League girls basketball teams that saw Oakdale High struggle to a winless 2011-12 campaign may expect more of the same from the Lady Mustangs after learning of Oakdale's preseason struggles this year. But that could prove to be a costly mistake. Oakdale is just 2-7 in nonleague play, but features five defeats by 10 points or less and punished visiting Le Grand with an ...
Oakdale Bands Together
The miracle of social networking provided the platform for a miracle for the Oakdale High marching band this past week.
Basketball Starts Campaign 3-3 Without Football Players
Oakdale High varsity boys basketball coach Jeremy Fields had a hunch the football team was in for a long postseason when he scheduled most of his preseason action for late in the year.
Missing Pieces Spell Trouble For OHS Wrestlers
The deeper a football season goes, the larger a toll it has on winter sports programs.
James Riddle Classic - Short-Handed Mustangs Win Host Tourney
With a host of wrestlers still competing on Oakdale High's state-bound football team, the Mustang program is missing some serious depth.
Athlete of the Week - OHS Volleyball
The last non-pigskin selection for the Oakdale Leader Athlete of the Week this fall belongs to Oakdale High's varsity volleyball team. The girls bested Pioneer in four games to advance to the second round of the postseason, adding prestige to a terrific season that included a co-Valley Oak League championship.
Water Polo Girls Take Second In Section
Chasing a five-goal deficit in the fourth and final period of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championships water polo finals, Katie Vanderburg and Emily Stolken connected with stunning scores within a one-minute span to open the door for a possible Oakdale High comeback.
Lady Mustangs Fall In Volleyball Playoffs
Some postseason magic carried eighth seeded Oakdale High to a spirited 3-1 rout of No. 9 seed Pioneer in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs on Nov. 6, but happy thoughts couldn't do the trick in a 3-0 loss to No. 1 seed Oakmont two days later.
Water Polo Girls Make Playoff Push
The first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls water polo playoffs wasn't particularly kind to Capital Valley Conference No. 3 seed Del Campo, who fell 17-7 to Valley Oak League champion Oakdale on Saturday, Nov. 3 at Whitney High.
Soccer Mustangs Drop Playoff Opener
If Oakdale High's varsity boys soccer team had any questions on the type of game to expect from a Central Valley team in search of its third trip to the Sac-Joaquin Section finals in four seasons, they certainly had them answered quickly on Oct. 30.
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