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Sac-area football teams fall to powers from out of area; did that affect Bee rankings?

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The thing about rankings is losses to quality teams do not equate to despair, nor do they hurt a team’s status come Sac-Joaquin Section playoff time.

Strength of schedules matter for our Bee rankings and those from our friends at publications such as Cal-Hi Sports, MaxPreps, NorCalPreps and others.

Capital Christian remains No. 4 in these rankings because it lost to a team that very well might have beaten everyone in this region, a 24-6 setback to state-ranked power Vista Murrieta.

Rocklin lost to Damonte Ranch of Reno, a state power in the Silver State, and remains firm in our rankings. Whitney fell at Central Section No. 1-ranked Central of Fresno, so no shame there. Same with Placer falling in the final seconds to storied Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa.

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CCAA takes notice as women’s volleyball rebuild comes of age

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The rebuilding of the Stanislaus State women’s volleyball team is taking shape. The rest of the California Collegiate Athletic Association is taking notice.

In the preseason coaches’ poll, the Warriors were picked to finish second behind Stan Francisco State.

Stanislaus State, 16-11 overall, 9-9 in the CCAA last season, reached the conference tournament but lost in the first round.

"(The poll result) hopefully will give our team some confidence going into the season being recognized and gained the respect from other coaches in the conference," said fifth-year coach Mallori Gibson-Rossi, whose team opens the season at the Dixie State Tournament Sept. 6-7.

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East County high school football season kicks off on Aug. 23

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The high school football season kicks off on Aug. 23.

For most Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) football fans, that will mean jumping into their cars to watch their local squads, at least for the first week.

Four of the six BVAL teams — all but Antioch and Deer Valley — will start their 2019 campaigns on the road, but nobody is complaining, and every squad is entering the season with high expectations.

“Everyone wants to be 10-0, but on the same hand, you want to be competitive and get after it,” said Heritage head coach Don Sanders. “I think we’ll definitely be able to do that.”

Liberty, the reigning California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 1-A state champions, will travel to Vacaville (6-5 last season) for a rematch against the 2018 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoff squad, whom the Lions beat 35-10 at home last year.

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Valley Democrats Declare War on Invasive Swamp Rats

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Rep. Josh Harder of Turlock put on waders and traipsed through the water in search of swamp rats recently.

The goal: Publicizing a bill that he and three other California Democrats have introduced targeting nutria, an invasive species from South America creating havoc with irrigation canals and levees.

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Pride boys water polo welcomes alumnus as new head coach

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Pitman High alumnus Justin Jones is taking over the duties for the Pride boys water polo program and he has his eyes set on the future.

Last year was arguably the program’s best season ever and this year looks to be headed in the same direction.

“A lot of the guys from last season really worked hard in the off-season, all summer in Turlock United, a new program we have, combined with Turlock and Pitman, and that was successful,” said Jones, who graduated in 2008. “A lot of our guys played and they strive for a section title. It is a longshot, but this is an opportunity to show yourself and we have a group of boys that work hard.”

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Bulldogs first in conference play

Ceres High’s boys and girls water polo teams finished atop the Western Athletic Conference South Division standings this season. “I’m

Youth on Course Golf Awards Students College Tuition Support

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Latest round of college sponsorships propels Youth on Course over the $1.6 Million marker.

Youth on Course, the non-profit renowned for providing affordable golf – awarded $258,000 in scholarships to 18 high school golf graduates, continuing its commitment to provide youth with access to high-quality education.

This year’s scholarship total is the largest amount awarded by Youth on Course per student to date.

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Zane Booth Leads Charge for Santa Barbara City Guards at California Championships

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Santa Barbara City Lifeguard Zane Booth had big day at the California Surf Lifesaving Association Championships on Saturday at Carpinteria City Beach, winning three individual events and helping a relay team to a title.

Booth, a recent graduate of Dos Pueblos High, won the Under-19 Ironman title and took top honors in the U19 Run Swim Run and Board Race and was a member of the first-place U19 Rescue Relay. His teammates were Andrea Bish, Brittney Gamble and Jake Ballantine.

Booth also placed well in Men’s Open Division events, competing against top lifeguards from throughout the state. He took second place in the Open Ironman and the Board Race, and placed fourth in the Surf Race, Board Rescue and Taplin Relay. The relay team consisted of Greg Robinson, Miles Gaitan and Jack McKenna.
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Swimming: Tritons take third, collect 14 gold medals at MVSL championships

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The Tracy Tritons finished as the No. 3 team in the Mid-Valley Swim League at Saturday’s championship meet at California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock.

The Tritons had a team score of 936, behind the Ripon Sea Lions (1,287), champions of the MVSL, and the second-place Discovery Bay River Otters (1,148).

The Tritons collected 14 gold medals, including three each for Brielle Mullikin, 9-10 girls, and Lela Ziller, 13-14 girls.

Brielle completed a sweep of her individual events with wins in the 100-yard freestyle (1:09.56), 50 backstroke (34.93) and 50 breaststroke (39.34), and she was also a member of the Tritons’ first-place 200 medley relay team (2:27.31) along with Cindy Nguyen, Amandataylor Morelos and Beatrice Wood.
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Swimming: Triton girls bring strong performances against Ripon

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The Tracy Tritons girls showed their strength at the final regular-season meet of the Mid-Valley Swim League season at Ripon High on Saturday.

The Ripon Sea Lions were the top team with an overall score of 1,828 to the Tritons’ 1,682.

The Triton girls had multiple winners in six of the seven age groups, including five each in the 13-14 and 17-18 divisions.

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High school football leads off fall sports calendar

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High school football begins with five games involving local teams on the Aug. 23-24 weekend, highlighted by the nationally-televised game with St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale visiting De La Salle in Concord on Friday, Aug. 23.

MaxPreps has rated this as the eighth biggest game of the 2019 high school season. The schools met in 2011 with the Florida powerhouse beating the visiting Spartans 30-6 as defensive standout Joey Bosa (third draft pick in the 2016 NFL draft out of Ohio State) led the Raiders defense that stifled a DLS team which went on to win the California State championship and finish third in final national rankings.

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