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It Takes “Will Power” To Win In Sonoma

It Takes “Will Power” To Win In Sonoma
The air was ‘abuzz’ at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma over the weekend of Aug. 20-22 and it wasn’t from bees. The Indy Racing League cars were burning up the famous Sonoma “Wine Country” road course during the 2010 IZOD Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. The IZOD Racing Series features 18 events run in Brazil, Japan, Canada and the United States. This was the ninth and final road course of the season. ...
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Sandoval Tunes Up For Bout With Olympic Silver Medalist

Sandoval Tunes Up For Bout With Olympic Silver Medalist
Oakdale High graduate and Last Stand Fight Team mixed martial arts fighter, Martin Sandoval, will enter the cage to take on one of the greatest wrestlers in United States history next month.
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Oakdale MMA Notches A Perfect 4-0 In Placerville

Oakdale MMA Notches A Perfect 4-0 In Placerville
By the end of an action packed fight card at the Red Hawk Casino in Placerville, Oakdale Mixed Martial Arts Club’s “Last Stand” entrance song had a particularly ominous gloom of doom for opposing fighters on Saturday, July 17.All four Last Stand Fight Team fighters — including two Oakdale High graduates — won their bouts in impressive fashion ...
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Kent, Buchanan Prepare For National Rodeo Stage

Kent, Buchanan Prepare For National Rodeo Stage
The bulging muscles of powerful horseflesh beneath Oakdale soon-to-be seventh graders Travis Kent and Cody Buchanan seem to ripple under the saddle as the pair expertly thunder down the practice arena toward speeding calves.
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Teams Battle In Rookie League Fishing Tournament
December 5, 2009 was the first event of the new Berkley ACWRL Motherlode trail. Berkley is a major sponsor for Anglers Choice Western Rookie League and this will be the biggest circuit for the amateur angler.

Valley Magic Close Season With Right Potion

Valley Magic Close Season With Right Potion
The Valley Magic 16 and under Class A travel team finished up their summer season by winning the Les Schwab Tire Summer Classic 18 and under division in Turlock recently.
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Oakdale Teen Making Name In Countrywide Competition

Oakdale Teen Making Name In Countrywide Competition
The sport is not necessarily in the mainstream, but Oakdale’s Colby Qualls is doing his best to open the eyes of the Oakdale community to his particular sport of choice.Qualls, an eighth grade student at Oakdale Junior High, is a recognizable name all over the country in World Fast Draw Association circles. The 13-year-old has made quite an impact during his brief tenure on the W.F.D.A scene, bringing championship buckles back to Oakdale at an ...
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Winners of the George Costa Tournament

Winners of the George Costa Tournament
Winning the George Costa Tournament in Ceres recently were members of the Oakdale 10-u squad. Shown, back row from left, Mike Bye, Brian Odom and Frank Valente; middle row from left Tommy Torres, Jordon Williams, Mark Dickson, Zach Thomas, Devan Odom, Zach Hanko; bottom row from left, Vito Magana, Mikey Everett, Logan Hall, Justin Bye and Colin Harrity. The 10-u squad went 5-0 in the 12-team tournament for their first title of the summer.
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Soccer Girls Beat Opponents, Heat In Turlock
The Oakdale/Riverbank US Club Soccer team, playing as Turlock FC, got to heat it up this weekend in the annual Turlock Summer Fest Tournament. It was a great weekend for summer soccer with temperatures hitting 104 on Saturday afternoon. To add to the degree of difficulty, FC played Saturday with 12 players and 11 Sunday morning due to summer vacation schedules.The competitive squad played to a two-win, two-loss weekend. The barn burned on Saturday with ...

Iverson Advances To High School Rodeo National Finals

Iverson Advances To High School Rodeo National Finals
Oakdale’s David Iverson took full advantage of his trip to the California High School Rodeo Finals, winning a spot to the National Finals rodeo with a top-three finish in the team roping competition.
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Bruce Joins North All-Stars In Tough Battle

Bruce Joins North All-Stars In Tough Battle
The North All-Stars seemingly had enough firepower to hang with the South early on in the 19th Annual High School All-Star Baseball Classic at Delta College, but that was not the case in the North’s 13-10 loss to the South on June 19 in Stockton.
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Teams Battle In Bass Fishing Tournament

Teams Battle In Bass Fishing Tournament
The A/C Motherlode Semi-Pro Team trail hosted the sixth of seven events on Tulloch Lake on Saturday May 9. The weather was beautiful as was the lake and 35 teams arrived with hopes of catching the Lake Tulloch Monster. By 5:40 a.m. all teams had safely blasted off with most boats heading east for either Black Creek or Green Springs.
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Go Outdoors Event At Bass Pro Shops
Time is fast approaching for the National Go Outdoors Event, going on at Bass Pro Shops, 1356 Bass Pro Drive in Manteca, May 16 through May 25. During that time, the company will offer kids and adults all kinds of ways to get off their couches and go enjoy the great outdoors. Events include a life jacket trade-in, outdoor skill demonstrations, interactive activities and a chance to win a sweepstakes package.







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