Archive By Section - Local Sports
Oakdale Youth Baseball Association 11-12 All Star catcher Broderick Medrano proved his home run derby title was no fluke by belting a huge three-run bomb over the center field fence during third inning action at Fair Oaks Field on Wednesday, June 30.
July 07, 2010
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Oakdale Gators youth swimmer Hayley Rivera dominated the 7-8 age division at the team's first home meet, June 5, with the Manteca Dolphins. Rivera won three events in her age division, dominating across the pool.
June 16, 2010
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The 33rd Annual Nitro Night of Fire event attracted many of the best racers from around the Sacramento area and surrounding counties over the weekend. The counties of Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced and San Joaquin were all represented at the event.
June 16, 2010
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By Mike and Jefff Burghardt
Special To The Leader
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Local Sports
With ear buds from his I-pod firmly implanted in each lobe, Oakdale High graduate Boone Whiting was a bit confused when his collegiate summer league Santa Barbara Forrester teammates rose to their feet and began shaking his hand on the bus ride to Compton on Tuesday, June 8.
June 16, 2010
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Ike
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Local Sports
Tracy Invitational 2010, Saturday-Sunday, May 29-30
June 02, 2010
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The leading hitter and pitcher in the major division Oakdale Baseball Association American League rocked opposing batters for 59 strikeouts and accumulated an astounding .631 average at the plate.
May 19, 2010
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Ike
Dodson
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I can't watch Wheel of Fortune anymore without flying into a fit of rage.
May 12, 2010
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Ike
Dodson
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With spring rains pelting the Northern California Central Valley area throughout the week, it was time for the sun to come out. And come out it did, just in time to allow another great weekend of drag racing at Sacramento Raceway for the annual "Funny Car Fever" event.
April 28, 2010
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Mike and Jeff Burghardt
Special To The Leader
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Local Sports
The short but muscular frame of two-year old Staffordshire bull terrier, Koukla, mimics the same profile of her owner, Oakdale High graduate Martin Sandoval.
April 21, 2010
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Ike
Dodson
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Amarillo, Texas native Trevor Brazile is a lot like the U.S. Postal Service.
April 14, 2010
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Ike
Dodson
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Local Sports
Four months before the 59th Annual Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo, volunteers were already preparing for the 60th.
April 14, 2010
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Ike
Dodson
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Local Sports
Jerold Camarillo's lasso is about as accurate as a sniper rifle.
April 07, 2010
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Ike
Dodson
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Local Sports
The opening of the 52nd Annual March Meet at the famed Famoso Raceway just north of Bakersfield got off to an auspicious start for Oakdale's nostalgia drag racing team and driver Josh Crawford on March 5.
March 17, 2010
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Mike Burghardt and Jeff Burghardt
Special To The Leader
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Local Sports
Preparing for his final run at the half pipe in the Freestyle Skiing Junior Olympics in New Hampshire, Oakdale sophomore Neal Cadra got some last minute advice from a coach who told him to go for a trick he had never landed in competition.
March 17, 2010
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Ike
Dodson
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Roughly 200 runners took to the streets of Oakdale on Saturday morning for the 2010 Don Osborne Memorial Library Run. Hosted by the Oakdale Lions Club and overseen by the Modesto-based ShadowChase Running Club, the run began near the library at South First Avenue and G Street. Two different races were offered, the one-mile run and the 5K walk/run. Conditions were picture perfect, with cool morning air and some sunshine greeting those on hand for the event, which raises money for the local library and its programs for the community.
February 17, 2010
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