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Athlete of the Week: Lodi’s Welch, fresh off taking the TCAL breaststroke record, has club swimming records in her sights
Rebecca Welch didn’t want to celebrate too quickly. After touching the wall to finish the 100-yard breaststroke, the Lodi High freshman knew she was in the neighborhood of the high 1 minute, 3 seconds, but it would come down to the hundredths of a second to see if she accomplished her goal.
Sports shorts: Flames crush Lincoln in softball victory
The Lodi High softball team battered Lincoln on Tuesday, sending a parade of hitters around the bases with 22 hits in a 15-3 victory. The in kept Lodi a game behind Tracy in the TCAL standings at 10-2, and 17-6 overall.
Sports shorts: Flames silence Bulldogs for fourth shutout in five games
Vance Haskins pitched a complete game on Wednesday to give the Lodi High baseball team its fourth shutout victory in the last five games. Haskins struck out eight batters in seven innings, while allowing four hits in a 6-0 win over Tracy.
The ups and downs that made Venture Academy baseball's 2023-24 season so successful
Something was off during Venture Academy’s baseball game against McClatchy on March 12. The Mustangs were trailing by a couple of runs, and the voice they would typically hear coming out of the dugout from assistant coach Jason Monte had gone silent. “I remember looking over and he was...
High schools: Marini takes Lodi’s first boys tennis singles title since 2010
Ryan Marini can lay claim to a title that nobody else at Lodi High can — Tri-City Athletic League boys tennis singles champion. Marini, a junior, swept through the league’s bracket on Wednesday and Thursday to take the individual title. The school’s last individual boys title came when Jon Sharp won the San Joaquin Athletic Association tournament in 2010, according to coach Jacob Neal.
Playoff predictions: These 13 SJ County boys volleyball teams are SJS playoff bound
The Sac-Joaquin Section boys volleyball playoffs are around the corner with teams across the section playing their last games this week. For teams hailing from the 209, the chance they’ve been waiting for is finally here. Last season the only team to bring home a section championship was Ripon Christian who won the Division 4 blue banner. ...
Ports Quiet Nuts Bats for 3-2 Win in Modesto
MODESTO, Calif. — The Stockton Ports put up 10 hits en route to a 3-2 win over the Modesto Nuts on Thursday night, getting contributions throughout the lineup and eight shutout innings from the pitching staff. The Nuts (12-4) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first...
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