Stories for 8/27

The Sacramento Bee has a story on good friends Katie Vaughn and Zoe Nightengale, who play for rivals Oak Ridge and St. Francis, respectively. Vaughn, by the way, is one of the Section's followers on Twitter. For John Parker's story, click here.

The Lodi News-Sentinel has an area cross country preview, leading with Tokay senior Holly Rankin, who has missed out of the state meet by one spot the last two years. For Richard Banas II's story, click here.

The Manteca Bulletin has an area soccer preview that talks about the rebuilding process. None of the Manteca-area soccer teams made the playoffs last year, so they're all looking to change that. For sports editor Jonamar Jacinto's story, click here.

The Ceres Courier's Dale Butler has several stories out of Ceres and Central Valley High Schools. For a story on the Ceres and Central Valley football teams conducting their first full-contact practices, click here. ... Ceres High is looking for several graduates who are about to be inducted into the CHS Hall of Fame. For the story, click here. ... For a preview story on most of the fall sports teams in Ceres, click here.

The Colfax boys soccer team beat the Falcons alumni 6-5 thanks to a late penalty kick. For the story, and preview, in the Colfax Record, see Mike Ray's story here.

NOTES: Del Oro is looking for former football players to help in its 50th Anniversary celebration. For the story, click here. ... Former Turlock baseball standout Tom Mendonca was promoted to Bakersfield (single-A) and will play in front of his hometown fans in Modesto tonight. For the story, click here. ... Linden is inducting five into its Hall of Fame, including longtime coach Bob Amerman.