Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Stories for 11/2

Look below for playoff stories, football advances, and even a feature or two.

PLAYOFF SOCCER: Modesto beat Lodi 1-0 in a D1 outbracket game. Click here. ... Atwater beat Tokay 4-1 in overtime in a D1 outbracket game. Click here. ... Golden Valley beat McNair 3-1 in an outbracket game. Click here. ...

PLAYOFF TENNIS: Armijo beat Merced 7-2 in a D1 match. Click here. ... Del Oro beat Vanden 6-3 in a D2 match. Click here. ... Lodi beat Elk Grove and Enochs beat Tokay in D1 matches. Click here. ... Oakmont beat Manteca 7-2 in a D2 outbracket match. Click here. ... Los Banos beat Rio Americano 7-2 in a D2 match. Click here. ... Oak Ridge beat Napa 7-2 in a D1 first round match. Click here or here. ... Turlock beat Tracy 5-4 in a D1 first round match. Click here. ...

SECTION MASTERS GOLF: Paige Lee shared medalist honors and Maddy Gedeon qualified for NorCals via a playoff. Click here. ... The Nevada Union team, at the Masters for the first time, placed fifth. Click here. ... East Union placed 12th. Click here. ...

The Bret Harte and Calaveras football teams are gearing up for their 85th game – the "Little Big Game" – and this one has all sorts of playoff implications. Click here for the story. ... Turlock and Pitman, crosstown rivals, face off in the Harvest Bowl. Click here for the story. ... Vintage is gearing up for its Big Game matchup with Napa. Click here or here. ... Click here for a story on Burbank's new football stadium complex. ...

Current Calaveras boys basketball coach and former Sonora boys basketball player Kraig Clifton heads the next Sonora High Hall of Fame class. Click here.

The Elk Grove Citizen breaks down the soccer playoffs for its area teams. Click here. ... Click here for a Rodriguez soccer playoff preview. ...

The Lodi volleyball team beat Franklin-S to clinch the overall SJAA title. Click here. ... Ripon Christian won the outright SL title. Click here. ...

Oak Ridge won the DRL boys cross country title. Click here.

The Vintage girls water polo coach, Julian Szmidt, passed away of a heart attack on Monday. The Napa Valley register has a story here. Our condolences to his family and friends at Vintage High.