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Check out the Top 10 SJ County girls flag football teams ahead of 2024-25 season
High school girls' flag football is back for its second season as an official sport in the 209. Last season, 17 San Joaquin County schools participated in the Sac-Joaquin Section’s first full season of girls' flag football. Eight of those teams landed a spot in the SJS Girls Flag Football playoffs competing in Division 1 or 2 for the first-ever blue banner in the sport. St. Mary’s girls' flag football got the closest of any area school...
Nonito Donaire to boost Gabriel Flores Jr. corner ahead of Ronal Ron fight
Lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr. will enter the ring for his 26th professional bout with a new face in his corner: former world champion Nonito Donaire, who grew up in the Bay Area and now serves as an assistant trainer for Flores. Flores will fight Ronal Ron in the first-ever bout...
Stockton's Team Elevate program earns national ranking as athletes get college recognition
STOCKTON – Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.It's called Team Elevate and through a combination of great coaching and a lot of hard work, several athletes are starting to get noticed.Vince Carter putting people through their paces. Carter is a personal trainer and coach for Team Elevate."We're up to almost 300 kids now, in 10 years," Carter said.A non-profit designed to teach and reinforce valuable life skills to Stockton area kids, a program that's earned national ranking and recognition. "It's a brotherhood. It's discipline. It's honor. It's respect....
Check out Stockton's historic representation throughout the Olympic Games
The world's best athletes will gather in Paris this year all in the hopes of representing their country and bringing home gold during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. San Joaquin County is crawling with Olympic athletes who represent the 209, joining the many athletes who have competed over the thousands of years that the Olympic Games have been around.
Final Quarter feature: Roderick Townsend going for gold again at 2024 Paralympics
STOCKTON, Calif. (KTXL) – Roderick Townsend recently returned to his old stomping grounds, Stockton, to train for the upcoming Paralympics. “To see someone represent USA is huge for us at Delta,” said Lauryn Seales, the college’s track and cross country coach. “You know, a lot of talent comes out of Stockton and it’s even better […]
Meadow Klingler Captures First Victory on The West Coast Women’s Tour at Diamond Billiards
On Saturday, July 13, the ladies of the West Coast Women’s Tour headed to Diamond Billiards in Modesto, CA for their third tour stop of the 2024 season. As is the standard format of the tour, the 9-ball competition got underway at 11:00am and featured a double-elimination bracket with races to five on the winner’s side and races to three on the one-loss side.
Gabriel Flores Jr. defeats Ronal Ron by unanimous decision
Gabriel Flores Jr. triumphed in the first-ever boxing event at Banner Island Ballpark, in Stockton, Calif., his hometown winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Ronal Ron in the main event. Judges scored the bout 78-74, 78-74, and 79-73, all in Flores' favor. Flores (24-2, 8 KOs) showed improvements in his...
Mariners Rain Down on Ports in Series Finale
MODESTO, Calif. — A steady drip of runs turn into a downpour in the fifth inning for the Modesto Mariners on Sunday evening, as they cruised to a 13-2 win over the Ports to take the three-game series three games to one. The Nuts wore their Mariner-themed Sunday garb...
Modesto Throws Counter Punch to Take Game Two
MODESTO, Calif. — The Nuts pounced on the Ports early Saturday night at John Thurman Field, scoring four runs in the first and never looking back in a 10-2 win over Stockton to even up the three-game series. It was a rare off night for starting pitcher Ryan Brown,...
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