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EU, Ripon pick up needed road wins while ending 4-game skids

East Union snapped a four-game losing streak Friday at Mountain House while earning the needed fourth overall win for playoff eligibility. Bryson Ybarra threw for two touchdowns and ran for another,...

MB Sports · Oct 24, 2026 · 8:33 AM UTC

Buffs foil Oakdale comeback for homecoming win

The 107th edition of the Manteca-Oakdale rivalry turned out to be as competitive as most have been over the decades. That didn’t surprise coach Mark Varnum, whose Buffaloes held on for a 43-35...

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MB Sports · Oct 24, 2026 · 8:33 AM UTC

Linden escapes River Islands with pivotal Mother Lode victory

With a Sac-Joaquin Section Division VII home playoff game on the line Friday night, Linden came into River Islands, and neither team could manage a point in the first half. In fact, all 27 points...

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MB Sports · Oct 24, 2026 · 8:33 AM UTC

Spartans outslug Davis for fourth straight win

MODESTO — Lathrop picked up its fourth consecutive Western Athletic Conference victory Friday night, knocking off Grace Davis 29-19 in a game played at Chuck Hughes Stadium on the campus of Thomas...

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MB Sports · Oct 24, 2026 · 8:32 AM UTC

Undefeated Hilmar shuts out Knights

Ripon Christian High put in the effort against the top team in the Trans-Valley League in Hilmar. The outcome, however, favored the visiting Yellowjackets, who came away Friday with a 24-0 victory.

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 23

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MB Sports · Oct 23, 2026 · 7:13 AM UTC

Ripon wards off Hughson for outright TVL title

Hughson came into the Ripon High gym Thursday trying to secure a portion of the Trans-Valley League girls volleyball title with Ripon. The Huskies led halfway through the first match – their final...

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 23

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MB Sports · Oct 23, 2026 · 7:13 AM UTC

Riptide’s bid for CCAA co-championship falls short

River Islands played its final match as a member of the Central California Athletic Alliance on Thursday with a chance to go away with at least a piece of its first league title.

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 23

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MB Sports · Oct 23, 2026 · 7:12 AM UTC

VOLLEYBALL: 3-time champ Lathrop caps perfect run of conference sweeps

Lathrop’s quest for perfection was completed Wednesday after it swept Beyer 25-9, 25-18, 25-17 in the Western Athletic Conference finale in Modesto.

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MB Sports · Oct 22, 2026 · 7:39 AM UTC

WEEK 8 PREVIEW: Playoff berth may be at stake for Buffs in 107th meeting with Oakdale

The playoffs may already be starting for some area teams. Reigning league champion Manteca and Lathrop are fighting to stay out of the bubble in their respective divisions, while East Union and Ripon...

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MB Sports · Oct 22, 2026 · 7:39 AM UTC

T’wolves outlast Oakdale in 5 sets to claim VOL title share

It pays to pace yourself. The visiting Oakdale girls volleyball team found that out the hard way Wednesday night as Sierra bounced back from a 22-25 first-set loss and went on to take three of the...

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MB Sports · Oct 22, 2026 · 7:39 AM UTC

Playoff-bound Sierra scores on last-minute drive to edge EU

Sierra High quarterback Tessa Zalunardo found junior wide receiver Felisa Cruz-Olenhouse on third-and-goal with just 35 seconds left in the game to give the Timberwolves a 13-12 win over visiting...

MB Sports · Oct 22, 2026 · 7:38 AM UTC

ROUNDUP: Ray scores 3 TDs as Lathrop wraps up another WAC flag football title run

Lathrop’s flag football team completed its second consecutive run to an outright Western Athletic Conference title on Wednesday with a 20-6 win over visiting Beyer.

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 21

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MB Sports · Oct 21, 2026 · 7:07 AM UTC

Brayton, Hofman lead RC’s comeback win over Sonora

Ripon Christian pulled off an incredible reverse sweep of visiting Sonora on Tuesday, and it had little to do with any tweaks to tactics and lineups. “I think it was a change in mindset,” Knights...

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 21

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MB Sports · Oct 21, 2026 · 7:06 AM UTC

GOLF: Ripon finishes undefeated in TVL after winning year-end tourney

Ripon put the finishing touches on its perfect Trans Valley League season on Tuesday, winning year-end tournament at Micke Grove Golf Links.

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 21

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MB Sports · Oct 21, 2026 · 7:06 AM UTC

VOLLEYBALL: Lathrop girls volleyball closing in on perfect WAC season

With a third consecutive outright Western Athletic Conference championship in hand, Lathrop’s girls volleyball team celebrated senior night on Monday as well as a 25-8, 25-6, 25-15 sweep of Livings...

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 20

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MB Sports · Oct 20, 2026 · 6:44 AM UTC

LOWER LEVELS: JV Buffs have their way with Sierra

Anthony Bowen had a hand in three Manteca touchdowns attack Friday on the way to a 57-14 thumping of host Sierra in Valley Oak League junior varsity action at Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 20

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MB Sports · Oct 20, 2026 · 6:42 AM UTC

ROUNDUP: Buffs secure second straight VOL volleyball title

The Manteca girls volleyball team captured at least a share of the Valley Oak League championship on Monday after handling Patterson on the road 25-14, 25-6, 25-14 in its regular-season finale.

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 19

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MB Sports · Oct 19, 2026 · 6:55 AM UTC

Ripon drops barn burner to Escalon; River Islands tallies another shutout

Limited to three points in the first half, Escalon exploded for 28 in the fourth quarter alone to escape Ripon with a 45-24 Trans Valley League victory last Friday at Wes Stouffer Field.

MB Sports@MantecaSportsOct 17

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MB Sports · Oct 17, 2026 · 8:46 AM UTC

Defense, special teams contribute to Manteca’s scoring spree at Sierra

Manteca scored in just about every way possible Friday night, lacking just a safety and an interception return for a touchdown in a 65-14 thumping of host Sierra in Valley Oak League football action...

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MB Sports · Oct 17, 2026 · 8:46 AM UTC

Sohal, Duvernay lift Lathrop to dramatic win over Central Valley

Ekam Sohal was in too much pain to celebrate the biggest play of the game with his teammates Friday at Bennie Gatto Field, And that’s all right with him.