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Alumni Update
Athlete: James Amos
Sport: Football
High School: Galt
College/Pro: UC Davis
The 6-4, 245-pound senior defensive end was named the Great West Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, including two of the Aggies' nine sacks, in Davis' 26-17 victory over No. 18 Portland State on Sept. 8. He was also part of a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter that denied Portland State five times from inside the 2-yard line, including four straight times from the 1. Amos had eight tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in a 41-31 lost to Eastern Washington on Saturday.
Athlete: Jon Davis
Sport: Football
High School: Elliot
College/Pro: Azusa Pacific
The 6-3, 200-pound junior wide receiver caught a 41-yard TD pass with 38 seconds remaining in regulation to send the Cougars into overtime on Saturday, but the NAIA squad ultimately lost 27-20 to No. 6 Wisconsin-La Crosse. In all, Davis had four catches for 70 yards. He had six catches for 109 yards in a 28-21 win over No. 23 Malone on Sept. 8.
Athlete: Jason Beilstein
Sport: Football
High School: Tokay
College/Pro: South Dakota School of Mines
The 6-5, 215-pound senior quarterback was 8-of-17 for 132 yards and a TD in the Hardrockers' 29-0 season-opening victory against Trinity Bible College and went 12-of-19 with 114 yards and a score in their 17-3 win over Haskell University, the first time the NAIA team has started a season 2-0 since 1984. Beilstein was 10-of-22 for 79 yards in a 10-7 loss to Mayville State on Saturday.
Athlete: Kevin Lauchland
Sport: Football
High School: Lodi
College/Pro: Oklahoma Panhandle State
The 6-3, 190-pound freshman quarterback was 15-of-33 for 193 yards, including a 16-yard TD strike, in the Division II Aggies' 38-8 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Athlete: Andrew Walker
Sport: Football
High School: Lodi
College/Pro: Oklahoma Panhandle State
The 6-1, 253-pound freshman defensive end, who is starting for the Aggies, had four tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the team's 29-0 season-opening loss to Langston.
Athlete: Nick Rhodes
Sport: Football
High School: Tokay
College/Pro: Delta College
The 6-4, 200-pound sophomore wide receiver had a career-high 11 catches for 79 yards, including TD grabs of 21 and 5 yards, in Delta's 30-27 victory over College of the Siskiyous in the Mustangs' home opener on Sept. 8. Rhodes had eight catches for 151 yards and a TD in Delta's 59-26 loss to Santa Rosa on Saturday.
Athlete: Dana Carter
Sport: Football
High School: Tokay
College/Pro: Delta College
The 6-1, 181-pound sophomore wide receiver had six catches for 174 yards, including a 37-yard TD grab, in Delta's 30-27 victory over College of the Siskiyous in the Mustangs' home opener on Sept. 8.
Athlete: Steven Kassner
Sport: Football
High School: Lodi
College/Pro: Delta College
The 5-7, 175-pound freshman defensive back had three tackles, including one for a 3.5 yard loss, in Delta's 30-27 victory over College of the Siskiyous in the Mustangs' home opener on Sept. 8.
Athlete: Kevin Wiley
Sport: Football
High School: Tokay
College/Pro: Delta College
The 6-2, 246-pound sophomore defensive lineman had one tackle for a loss of 1.5 yards in Delta's 30-27 victory over College of the Siskiyous in the Mustangs' home opener on Sept. 8.
Athlete: Ryan Chiene
Sport: Football
High School: Lodi
College/Pro: Sacramento City College
The 6-1, 215-pound sophomore quarterback was 15-of-37 for 183 yards and two interceptions through the Cougars' first two games of the season.
Athlete: Josh Orman
Sport: Football
High School: Galt
College/Pro: Sacramento City College
The 5-9, 180-pound sophomore defensive back led the Cougars with 27 tackles and two forced fumbles through the team's first two games of the season.
Athlete: Salvador Gutierrez
Sport: Football
High School: Tokay Sacramento City College
The 6-0, 217-pound sophomore linebacker had four tackles through the Cougars' first two games of the season.
Athlete: Jonathan Krebs
Sport: Football
High School: Galt
College/Pro: Sacramento City College
The 6-4, 215-pound freshman tight end had one catch for five yards through the Cougars' first two games of the season.
Athlete: Lisa Ferrero
Sport: Golf
High School: Lodi
College/Pro: Duramed Futures Tour
Ferrero recently tied for 63rd after a three-round total of 74-73-81—228 at the ILOVENY Championship in Albany, N.Y. Ferrero, who earned $632 for her showing, is currently 33rd on the money list with $12,851 in earnings in 18 events this year.
Athlete: Dea Cook
Sport: Soccer
High School: St. Mary's
College/Pro: UCLA
The Acampo native has been a starting defender for the Bruins' first five games of the season. During that time, the No. 6 Bruins have outscored their opponents 12-4, including two shutouts, on their way to a 3-1-1 record. Cook started in 17 of UCLA's 22 contests her freshman season.
Do you know of a local athlete that has continued playing at the college or pro levels? If so, the News-Sentinel encourages you (parents, coaches, athletes and anyone else) to update us on how these former athletes are doing. We'd like to update our readers as often as possible. You can reach the News-Sentinel sports department by phone at 369-7035 or by e-mail at sports@lodinews.com.

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