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• Lodi man to spend a decade in prison for fatal DUI crash

• Hegyi aims for Assembly

• Lodi Unified to take look at Equity Initiative's progress

• Counties bracing for same-sex marriage legalization

• Galt set to contract with new attorney; Conflict of interest required new hire

• Regional Roundup

November 21st, 2009

• Logbook

• Holiday drive spreads cheer to U.S. troops

• Galt High students want board to approve open-campus policy

• Poisoning victims remain hospitalized

• Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly

• Tokay grad files claim over Lodi's Grape Bowl

• Lodi Middle School holds annual Turkey Trot

• Regional Roundup

• No motive or suspect in shooting

• Sacramento cop arrested for alleged kidnapping

November 20th, 2009

• Acampo woman killed

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• Regional Roundup

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

November 19th, 2009

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Chase ends in crash

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Corrections

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

November 17th, 2009

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Regional Roundup

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clarification

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Regional Roundup

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• The country's mess is our fault (170)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• Public health care is a Christian option (64)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (25)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (18)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Alumni Update

The latest news on local athletes who are continuing to play at the college or pro levels.

David Cooper
Sport: Baseball
High School: Tokay High
College: Cal
The junior first baseman was named one of 16 finalists last week for the Dick Howser Trophy, given to the top player in college baseball. He is batting .370 at the plate and has a Pac-10 leading 19 home runs and 55 RBI in 51 games.

Amanda Monday
Sport: Softball
High School: Galt High
College: Sacramento City
The sophomore right-hander struck out six while allowing one earned run on nine hits, but the Panthers (50-6) fell 3-1 to South No. 3 seed Mt. San Antonio in the semifinals of the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship tournament Sunday. She threw a shutout, allowing only four hits in seven innings while striking out three to oust Cypress, the top seed in the South, 1-0 on Sunday. She gave up one earned run and struck out five in six innings of work as the Panthers eliminated the top seed in the North, Siskiyous 11-7 on Saturday. She was subsequently named to the All-Tournament team on Sunday.

Lisa Ferrero
Sport: Golf
High School: Lodi High
Pro: Duramed Futures Tour
She shot a 75-73-78 — 226 to finish 13-over par and in a tie for 44th place at the Mercedes Benz of Kansas City Championship last weekend.

Alex Rivers
Sport: Baseball
High School: Tokay High
College: Santa Clara
The sophomore right-hander struck out two while giving up one run in three innings of work in a 6-4 loss against Pepperdine on Sunday. He gave up to runs and struck out one in 1/3 inning in a 4-1 loss to Pepperdine on Saturday. He struck out the only batter he faced in a 6-3 win over Pepperdine last Friday. He allowed seven earned runs in 1/3 innings of work and struck out one in a 15-4 loss to Stanford last Monday.

Jason Bartlett
Sport: Baseball
High School: St. Mary's
Pro: Tampa Bay Rays
The shortstop went 7-for-19 (.368) last week with two RBIs, including hitting 4-for-5 and scoring two runs against the St. Louis Cardinals last Saturday.

Justin Souza
Sport: Baseball
High School: Galt High
Pro: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
The right-hander had a save while allowing no runs in an 8-6 win over Kane County. He picked up another save, gave up no runs and struck out one in a 3-1 victory against Burlington.

Ryan Mattheus
Sport: Baseball
High School: Galt High
Pro: Tulsa Drillers
The right-hander pitched four innings of scoreless ball last week and picked his first victory of the season after allowing no hits and striking out two in a 10-9 win over Springfield last Friday.

Zach Phillips
Sport: Baseball
High School: Galt High
Pro: Bakersfield Blaze
The left-hander picked up a loss after allowing nine runs in five innings and striking out five in a 9-2 loss to Lancaster last Friday.

Tessa Fraser
Sport: Pole Vault
High School: Lodi High
Pro: UC Davis
The sophomore placed seventh at the Big West Conference Championships with a height of 11 feet, 7 inches.

Samantha Weaver
Sport: Pole Vault
High School: Lodi High
College: Hawaii
The junior cleared 12-7.5 and finished fourth at the WAC Outdoor Championships last Friday.

Matt Kiesz
Sport: Track & Field
High School: Lodi High
College: California Institute of Tech.
Kiesz, a senior, recently placed first in the 1500 at the SCIAC conference championships in Claremont. He also finished third in the 800. Kiesz ran a personal-best of 3:54.47 in the 1500 at the Occidental Invitational two weekends ago. His effort met the provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Division III championships.

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.