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College Roundup: Central Washington Softball Picks up a Pair of Wins in California

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 Two dominant pitching performances carried Central Washington softball to a sweep on its first day at the Tournament of Champions in California.

Ashlee Laver threw a complete game shutout and Allie Thiessen’s two-run double provided all the offense the Wildcats needed in a 2-1 win over Hawaii Pacific.

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Recordnet.Com Athletes of the Week: Manteca’s Cameron Silva, Venture Academy’s Mario Williams

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Athlete of the Week is back with another set of athletes from the 209 to highlight.

For the week of Feb. 5- 11, Mario Williams of Venture Academy basketball and Cameron Silva of Manteca soccer are The Record/Recordnet.com Athletes of the Week. Here’s how the two athletes earned this recognition.

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Turlock Police to Have Extra Officers on Duty for Super Bowl Sunday

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The Turlock Police Department will have extra officers on duty throughout the city on Super Bowl Sunday to deter people from driving under the influence.

According to the police department, on Feb. 12, there will be extra officers on duty looking for drivers who appear under the influence of either drugs or alcohol.

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Turlock’s Ladine Breaks Single-Game Scoring Record

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The last time a point guard led the NBA in scoring and assists was 50 years ago, when Nate “Tiny” Archibald did it for the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

In fact, it was the only time in league history that it’s been done.

That’s how it rare it is for a point guard to be such a lethal scoring threat.

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SF Giants Will Have Another Outfielder with Bay Area Ties in Spring Training

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It has been one modus operandi of Farhan Zaidi’s to stock the San Francisco Giants’ roster with players who grew up in the baseball-rich Bay Area, and Monday they agreed to bring one more into big league camp this spring.

The latest local is outfielder Stephen Piscotty, who signed a minor-league deal and was one of 37 non-roster players invited to major-league spring training, the team announced.

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Here Is Stanislaus District Fans’ Pick as the Bee’s Girls Prep of the Week

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Turlock soccer player Isis Cosio has made her mark on the Central California Athletic League’s first-place team as just a sophomore.

She is the Bulldogs’ second leading scorer with five goals and three assists.

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5 Things to Watch When the Cowboys Play the 49ers in the Divisional Round of the Playoffs

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“Nothing would be finer than to be a 49er!”

That is the arrangement of letters placed on a giant sign of a local muffler shop that 10-year Danny Phantom had to walk past as he went to school on a cold morning day in Turlock, California right after the San Francisco 49ers had just defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the 1981 NFC Championship game. Needless to say, it wasn’t a fun way to start the morning.

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Frank, Daniels Lead Local Wrestlers as League Duals Begin

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It was another outstanding weekend for local wrestlers at regional tournaments, with Elk Grove, Sheldon and Laguna Creek guys bringing home more medals.

Sheldon and Elk Grove wrestling competed at the Lloyd C Engel tournament at Escalon High School. The Huskies had eight out of 11 wrestlers placing.

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Turlock Gym Training Next Generation of Boxers

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The sport of boxing is alive and well in Turlock.

Adrian Palacio — along with his cousin Jeff Tovar and Tom Fernandez — have been training boxers of all ages to compete in the ring at his The Truth Boxing gym in Turlock.

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Punch It Out at the Bag Lab

Turlock residents Lynne and Forester Wescott have been kickboxing enthusiasts for years, from their time living in Southern California as

Turlock, Hilmar Wrestlers Ready for New Season

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While league matchups won’t get underway until the new year, local wrestlers are already honing their skills at various regional tournaments. Turlock High is once again looking to earn a league title and send as many athletes as possible to Master’s and then State.

Down the way at Hilmar High, the Yellowjackets are light on athletes but hoping to put in the work to rebuilding its program.

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Not Your Average Kitchen

Like many other entrepreneurs, Erika and Mike Phillips found opportunity amidst the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Modesto natives

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