Orestimba boys soccer season is underway and their first match was Nov. 19 at home. A scoreless first half lead to a motivated Orestimba team to come out in the second leg of the game tooutscore their Yellowjackets opponent from Hilmar 3-1. 

The Gustine Reds varsity boys soccer team kicked off their season playing host to the visiting Patterson Tigers from the CCC league Friday night in a non-league match up. The visiting Tigers prevailed with a 2-0 victory over the Reds.

After a limited schedule last season and going 4-5 in the Southern League, the varsity Warriors boys' basketball team returns to the court this year for the 2021-2022 season with a full schedule and high hopes of improving from last season.

Gustine is carrying high hopes into the new boys' soccer season, fielding a team loaded with both experience and determination to bounce back after a rough 2020-2021 season going 1-9 overall and 0-7 in the Southern Athletic League.

The transition from the fall to winter is finally here as so is the new season of sports. Girls basketball practices and the prep for the season is underway at Orestimba High school.

With many veterans on the boys soccer team returning to the field this season, the younger half of the group mixed between some sophomores and freshmen will be able to be led by good examples throughout the season.

The tradition of the long-standing Gustine-Orestimba football rivalry game grew even deeper after last Friday night’s game when these two teams battled it out. Both came into the game tied evenly at 36-36-2. For three straight quarters Orestimba was able to come out on top with a 26-7 victor…

Orestimba and Gustine’s frosh-soph teams faced off in a rivalry match up in week 10 as the Warriors came out victorious and also claimed the 2021 Southern Athletic League Championship, while going undefeated in league play.

It was homecoming night for the Orestimba Warriors and they dominated the visiting Denair Coyotes (0-7 overall; 0-5 SAL) in three straight quarters and put  up five touchdowns just in the first half coming away with a 39-0 shutout. 

The Gustine Reds came into week nine coming off a hard fought double overtime win over Le Grand under their belt. The visiting Ripon Christian Knights (6-3 overall; 3-2 SAL), who sit in the third place position in the Southern League, out scored the Reds in all three quarters of the game onl…

In a non-league game match up the Warriors faced off against the visiting Hilmar Yellowjackets (6-0 overall; 2-0 TVL)in their homecoming game and took a tough 27-14 loss.

It was senior night on Oct. 20 for the Warriors along with their final home game of the season against the visiting Denair Coyotes (0-11 overall; 0-10 SAL). Orestimba put on a great performance for their crowd and seniors along with coming away with a 25-8, 25-9, 25-9 victory. The Warriors c…

The Gustine Reds traveled to Le Grand (4-4 overall; 3-2 SAL) this past Friday night to face off against the host Bulldogs in a game that went to double overtime and gave the crowd a game they will be talking about for a while. 

The JV Reds visited Le Grand last Friday evening and left the Bulldog’s stadium with a tough 20-7 loss. This is Gustine’s third straight loss of the season in Southern League play, putting them at 2-4 overall, and 1-3 in the Southern League.

The Warriors and Reds faced off once again this season on Oct. 11 in a rivalry match for their annual Dig Pink game that shows support for breast cancer awareness month. The last time these two met the Warriors came away with the victory in three straight games in the match up of the Highway…

In Friday night’s match up the Warriors came home with a 28-0 shutout win after traveling to the host Delhi Hawks, who struggled all game to punch it into the endzone due to the Orestimba’s hard nose defense.

Entering into the week seven match up between the JV Warriors and the host Delhi Hawks, it was very much a one-sided game the entire evening with Orestimba racking up more than 369 total offensive yards, which led them to a phenomenal 47-0 victory Friday evening.

After a great 14-10 nail-bitter win last week against the the Delhi Hawks, the Reds took on the Southern Athletic League leaders, the Waterford Wildcats (7-0 overall; 4-0 SAL) who have been dominating their schedule since week one of the season. The Reds came into this match up in hopes to k…

Orestimba Volleyball

Golfers from Gustine (1-9 overall) and Orestimba (0-10 overall) faced off against one another in a rivalry match up on Oct. 7 at St. Stanislaus Golf Course. Hilmar also joined in on the match after rescheduling with both team from earlier in the week. Gustine and Orestimba, due to not enough…

The Gustine Reds celebrated homecoming last week and as they prepared for the big game Friday night with homecoming themed dress up day, activities, a parade and crowning the king and queen, the only thing that could make it better was a win.

Last Friday night, the Warriors came ready and focused on a mission to come out with a victory to put them back on track in the Southern Athletic League. A huge difference compared to two week ago when in their match up against the reigning SAL champs Ripon Christian, they fell 45-42 after n…

In Last Friday’s match up between the JV Gustine Reds and Delhi Hawks, the Reds blew a 14-6 halftime lead where in the second half they had many penalties that let the Hawks come out with the 18-14 win.

Orestimba Varsity 

The Reds took their first victory of the season against the visiting Denair Coyotes (0-3 overall; SAL 0-1). This was also head coach Paul Nicito’s first win after being named the head coach this year after replacing former varsity coach Ronnie LaBry.

Last Friday, the Warriors blew a 28-14 halftime lead and had their final drive stall out in the red zone with 12.9 seconds remaining as they fell short 45-42 to reigning Southern Athletic League champion Ripon Christian. 

The JV Warriors put on another show for their fans last Friday night, when they traveled to Ripon to face off against the Ripon Christian Knights. The Warriors did not let up one bit when they had a 28-7 halftime lead. 

For most athletes they understand and look at running as a punishment after a bad game or it’s given to get more cardio in for the day. But for the Orestimba Warriors cross country team they chose a sport where everyday they want to come out and run and get better with it.

Gustine High traveled to Mariposa last week to face off against the Grizzlies in their sixth Southern League volleyball game of the season. 

Orestimba dropped a narrow decision Friday night as they faced off against host Le Grand. The Warriors once again had their fans at the edge of their seats the entire night, with their offense and defense going to work. But it wasn’t enough to pull ahead and come away with the victory as the…

The JV Warriors improved their record to 3-1 and 1-0 in Southern League play as they lit up the scoreboard Friday evening in Le Grand. 

Rivalries are always the biggest match ups of the year because a little more extra school spirit, time in practice, and game planning goes into the lead up of these games. 

The Gustine Reds and the Orestimba Warriors volleyball teams have both notched up wins and suffered defeats since the start of the season, but the past is just that as the two squads prepare to meet each other for their much anticipated rivalry game.

Orestimba cross country runners competed in a Southern Athletic League meet Sept. 9, at Diablo Grande in Patterson.