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After winning Southern Athletic League and playing within a couple points of competing in the Section team championship match, Orestimba completed their 2023 tennis season with two singles players and three doubles teams competing in the Sac Joaquin Section Individuals.

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Romero Elementary hosted their annual Romero Games Friday with about 90 students in grades 4th and 5th competing in a variety of track and field competitions. Teams from Volta Elementary and Gustine Elementary joined the Romero team in the friendly contest, each participant doing their best …

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The Warriors of Orestimba High are once again sitting atop the regional softball mountain as they clinched the 2023 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship last week, just the fifth in Orestimba’s over 110-year history.

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Warriors Tennis concluded their year for team play last week with three intense back-to-back matches with the last coming down to a three hour Doubles contest that needed a tie breaker to declare the team win. Each match last week was well played and hard fought by both sides of the net.

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The Orestimba High School track and field team did well at the San Joaquin sectional meet last week at Weston Ranch. The squad had one relay team and three individuals all qualify for masters and several other members came home with medals.

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The Gustine High School varsity softball team saw their 2023 season come to a close on Thursday with a 3-0 loss to neighboring rival Orestimba High. Though their final game came in a losing effort, the Reds won earlier in the week on Tuesday against Waterford High to finish the year winning …

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After six months of constant training to get ready for spring ball, the Reds are finally back on the field. Starting May 1, the Gustine High Schools football team has been able to install their offensive and defensive schemes after their weightlifting.  

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Last week, the Gustine High Reds split their two-game series with the Denair High Coyotes to cap off their 2023 season. It was a series result that accurately represented their year as a whole, as they finished with a 7-7 record in the Southern Athletic League.

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The Gustine High baseball and softball teams were once again on the wrong end of some lopsided results last week, though a lone win from the baseball team against one of the best teams in the Southern League returned the Reds to the win column and ended the week on a high note.

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TRACY — Orestimba High senior Jacquelyn Lujan recorded 34 strikeouts in four games last weekend at the prestigious NFCA NorCal Leadoff Classic, breaking Kara Spinelli’s all-time school record.

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The Gustine High School varsity baseball squad saw their three game losing streak come to a close on Friday as they cruised to a 13-3 victory over Waterford High. The game was the second and final meeting between the two teams in 2023 and was a makeup for their game originally scheduled for …

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Orestimba Tennis earned four victories last week with back to back games against Denair and Turlock Christian. Their first league competition on the new home tennis courts on April 3 was against Denair. Three forfeited matches and stellar playing resulted in a 9-0 win for the home team.

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The Gustine High varsity baseball team has earned a 3-0 record in the Southern League and an overall 5-2 record. The squad sits in second place in the league.

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Gustine High School Tennis traveled to Denair Thursday to meet the Coyotes on their home court. The Reds returned home with a team win of 7-2. The Boys#1 Singles match required a tie breaking game to determine the winner which ended being Denair for one of their two wins that day. The second…

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Orestimba Tennis added a tally mark in the team win column when they served Delhi the loss last Monday. The Warriors won most of their matches in two sets; one Singles match went the way of the Hawks in a hard fought two set match. The inclement weather that followed the contest in Delhi mad…

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The Warriors’ boys’ volleyball team earned one victory over the last week by beating Riverbank 3-1 on March 28 but dropped their next game against Livingston 3-0. After a break, the boys will return to the court to take on Denair at 6 p.m. April 25 in Denair. Photos by Ric McGinnis/Special t…

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The rain and wind played havoc with spring sports again last week causing games and matches to be rescheduled. Orestimba Tennis was able to get in one match between storms, however. 

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Gustine High School was challenged on the courts last week by visiting Delhi. The Hawks came out on top winning 7-2. Zander Miller won the Boys #1 Singles match for the Reds 6-2, 6-3. Miller and Ninel Carillo paired up for Mixed Doubles play winning their match by default after delivering th…

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Orestimba High’s baseball team opened Southern League action with a pair of victories over Denair, outmaneuvering the rainclouds long enough last week to get in a trio of games.

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Gustine put win #1 in their books beating Denair 8-1 in a home tennis match March 6. The competition was the only one to hit the courts last week due to rain cancellations. The match against Waterford slated for March 9, has been rescheduled to March 29.

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Orestimba Tennis emerged victorious from a challenging match with visiting Ripon Christian on March 7. This was a match where every win truly counted, down to the final game of the day. Five of the nine final match scores were decided by tiebreaker. Each school had four wins as the boys #2 d…

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As the school year started, Gustine High School seniors Gio Torres, Julian Nessi, and Michael Ramirez played football for what they thought could be their final year. The young men had no idea the opportunity that would come their way second semester.

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Orestimba High School Tennis kicked off the season with a check in the win column Thursday when the team hosted Delhi in the first league game of the year. The match finished 1-8 in favor of OHS. 

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Gustine High School Tennis has taken to the courts with a positive energy to start the new season. Coach LC Garrett sees a lot of potential for the team this year as they continue to build their skill sets and increase their confidence on the court. 

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In 2022, former Merced College and Stanislaus State outfielder Craig Beevers took the reins of the Gustine High baseball program. In his first season at the helm, the Reds achieved an 8-11 overall record. Though it may not seem like much, it fared much better than the one win achieved in 202…

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In all reality, a 2-17 season is one that many would want to forget, but for the Gustine High softball team, it may be a period to look back on as a year of growth. Come 2023, the Reds will have a handful of returners on the diamond, and head coach Yolanda Gallichio believes that the experie…

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Orestimba High’s baseball team hasn’t won a Southern League title since 1993. And the Warriors started out the 2023 preseason being no-hit by Golden Valley’s Rohan Thiara in a 7-0 loss.