Spring Wrap - Mustangs Keep Fast Pace In Recent Play

Oakdale High athletes saw a roller coaster of ups and downs during recent conference and tournament action on their respective fields of play. Following is a summary of recent results for Oakdale girls soccer, boys tennis, track and field, golf and softball teams.

Mustangs Sweep Sierra, Keep VOL Stranglehold

With six games left on the Valley Oak League schedule, a championship is hardly a guarantee for Oakdale High's varsity baseball team.

Athlete of the Week - Girls Track & Field

Oakdale H.S. It's becoming a dynasty. Oakdale High's varsity girls track and field program extended their streak of conference wins to 56 straight on April 5 during a dominant win over Manteca. The program went on to easily outpoint a field of 16 local teams for top honors at the Modesto Junior College Invitational three days later. The team, which is supported by a terrific collection of sprinters, distance runners, jumpers and throwers, is easily ...

Reali Inks College Softball Scholarship

One by one Shelby Reali's coaches and parents took center stage to speak to a vast crowd of friends and youth softball players at Rainbow Fields in Riverbank on April 4.

Spring Sports Wrap - Mustangs Tackle Opposition, Track Girls Shine At MJC

Oakdale High track and field, softball, tennis and golf teams saw action despite recent poor weather conditions. Following is a summary of prep results.

Athlete of the Week - Stephanie Fauria

Oakdale H.S. • Softball Lady Mustang senior softball player Stephanie Fauria enjoyed the highlight of her prep career to date on March 29 during an important Valley Oak League showdown with longtime conference stalwart, East Union. Fauria smashed a two-run home run over the left field fence for two big runs during a three-run fourth inning. Oakdale rallied to win 9-4 and improve to a 4-0 VOL mark, 9-0-1 overall. Fauria earns Athlete of the ...

Lady Mustangs Stay Atop VOL Softball Standings

After emerging the victor against two of the Valley Oak League's toughest programs, Oakdale is in the driver's seat for a conference title.

Spring Wrap - Oakdale Teams Battle Through End Of March

March ended with a flurry of Valley Oak League activity as Oakdale High girls soccer, swimming, boys tennis and boys golf teams took on conference opponents.

Morris Caps Sweep Of EU With Walk-Off Homer

Oakdale High senior Andy Morris can add 'Captain Clutch' to the barrage of monikers he's likely to receive before his high school career is over.

Clearing The Bar: Hernandez, Rogers Reach School Records

No slow clap needed. Oakdale High track and field standout senior Manny Hernandez arced his body over a height of six feet, eight inches to tie a school record and land the second-best mark in the state during Oakdale's complete program sweep of Lathrop on Thursday. Hernandez erupted into celebration after his historic jump (he later narrowly missed 6-10), and watched teammate Carly Rogers soar to a school record at 11-1 ¼ in pole vault ...

Athlete of the Week - OHS Golf

With two of the best programs in the conference closing in on the league schedule, Oakdale High's boys golf team needed superb scores to take an early lead In the Valley Oak League title race. They did just that after a stunning 196-214 victory over returning co-VOL champs East Union on March 20. Two days later, Oakdale again dropped below the elusive 200 mark with a 199-224 rout of Kimball.

Spring Wrap - Track, Baseball, Swim Teams Nab Wins

The skies stayed clear for a recent run of Valley Oak League action as Oakdale High track and field, baseball and swim programs battled to continue unbeaten stanzas of action.

Tennis Preview - Brains Of The Operation

After involvement with Oakdale High's Academic Decathlon Team, Rotary Interact, Science Olympiad, Model UN … (deep breath)… 4-H, the Gay-Straight Alliance and California Scholarship Federation, it is no small miracle that Mustang senior Paul Perrone finds enough time to finish his homework and play varsity tennis.

Soccer Preview - The Three Amigas

Smiles don't get much bigger than when they are beaming from the likes of Oakdale seniors Kristen Brunk, Jessica Gomez and Nicole Armstrong.

Golf, Softball Teams Stake VOL Claims

It was a tremendous Tuesday. On March 20, huge Valley Oak League contests swung Oakdale's way as Mustang golf and softball teams battled to important conference victories against their toughest conference opposition. Softball Oakdale High senior pitcher Shelby Reali is going to have to don a red cape if she keeps this up. Reali out-dueled Sierra standout Allie Walljasper in a thrilling 1-0 Oakdale victory for the VOL lead on March 20. Reali kept runners ...

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 ...

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.