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• A rolling endeavor

• Coastal cleanup

• County park commission tours fire-torn Woodbridge Wilderness Area

• Theft suspect fails to show for hearing

• McNerney, Andal weigh in on Wall Street crisis

• Regional Roundup

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 7th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 6th, 2009

• Short sales make up nearly half of Lodi market

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

November 5th, 2009

• A lower Lodi Lake

• Streetside scarecrows

• San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts

• Speakers address Lodi Unified School District budget shortfalls, plea to keep programs

• Armed robbers still targeting Lodi shops

• Regional Roundup

• California voters have final say over $11 billion water bond

• Weekend bus service to continue until Lodi City Council makes decision

• Paul Tebbel shines spotlight on sandhill cranes

• Your complete guide to Sandhill Crane Festival

• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy

• Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

November 4th, 2009

• Candle fire

• Rep. Jerry McNerney sets telephone town hall for Thursday

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi City Council weighs raising fares to restore some bus service

• Galt City Council argues over ordinance hiring residents

• San Joaquin County sues state over prison hospital planned for Stockton

• Big win for Allen Baroni in reclamation election

• California sends Democratic loyalist John Garamendi to Congress

• Bicycling father raising awareness of teen suicide

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

November 3rd, 2009

• 500 attend service for Kyle Coumas

• Correction

• Galt considers ordinance that would require city contractors to hire locally

• Regional Roundup

• Have you seen a missing guide dog puppy in Lodi?

• Galt man dies after weekend Highway 12 crash

• Jason Behrmann is top candidate for Galt city manager

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

• Clarification

November 2nd, 2009

• Downtown Lodi trick or treat

• Public Meetings

• Correction

• Kyle Coumas funeral today

• Regional Roundup

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

• Lamborghini lovers gather for show, fine wine, luncheon in Woodbridge

• Lodi's 'Biggest Loser' Christy Richesin runs 5K Halloween race

• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home

• Group investigates reports of haunting

October 31st, 2009

• Area schools have no plans of closing due to H1N1 virus

• Tokay High evacuation

• Gated communities in Lodi

• Finishing touches on Hill House replica

• Regional Roundup

• In remembrance of Kyle Coumas

• Lodi-area Halloween events

• City of Lodi settles case of mistaken identity

• Lodi a reflection of Halloween's retail emergence

• Izzy Laviola and Seth Siddle-Mitchell crowned Tokay homecoming queen and king

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Sports Shorts

Same ol' results for Lodi tennis team

Another season, another coach, another senior class, but the same ol' results for the Lodi High girls tennis team.

The Flames showed that they are once again the team to beat in the San Joaquin Athletic Association under first-year coach Dennis Sebastian, swatting Lincoln 5-0 in their league opener on Tuesday at Twin Arbors Athletic Club in Lodi.

The victory extended the Flames' SJAA winning streak to 138, with their last loss coming against the Trojans in October of 1998.

In Tuesday's singles play, Lodi's Millia Hinchman dropped the first set but rallied to beat Naomi Villapondi 5-7, 6-0, 6-3. Alison Simon knocked off Krista Rey 6-1, 6-2 and Anna Adams defeated Katie Jensen 6-2, 6-0.

In doubles action, Katie Weeks and Audrey Simon beat Alyssa Louie and Ashley Imeson 7-5, 6-3 and Jacque Lord and Anastasia Gonzalez defeated Leia Turner and Marie Caron 6-3, 6-0.

Girls Tennis
Varsity
Oak Ridge 8, Galt 1

Galt's No. 1 singles player Christina Phillips was the only Tiger to record a win on Tuesday against Oak Ridge, as she defeated Sami Lee 6-4, 6-4. In the rest of singles play, Jana Hackett lost to Rachael Waugh 6-2, 6-1, Kasia Wilczek fell to Victoria Waugh 6-2, 6-3, Alexis Silvea lost to Jenna Yowell 6-2, 6-1, LeAnna Lucero was beat by Katrina Lund 6-1, 6-3 and Kourtney Smith lost to Jordaine McGunity 6-1, 6-1.

Lodi High's Alison Simon returns the ball during the first set against Lincoln's Krista Rey on Tuesday. (Dan Evans/News-Sentinel)

In doubles play, Meghan Lucero and Noelle Buckband fell 6-3, 6-1 to Grace Kim and Katlin Corell, Sarah Houghtaling and Devin Smith lost 6-3, 7-5 to Julia Lund and Julia Dunnigan and Courtney Wright and Corinne Madison lost to Taylor Clark and Lauren Costello 6-1, 6-2.

Boys Soccer
Varsity
Lodi 1, West 1

Lodi's only goal came from Jesse Yepez, who starred in the match. The goal was assisted by Matt Herzfeldt. In goal for the Flames, Jorge Diaz made 15 saves to keep Lodi (0-1-2) in the game.

Varsity
Tokay 2, Lincoln 1

Hector Gomez scored the Tigers' first goal with an assisted by his brother Jose. The winning goal was scored Ammar Sublaban and assisted by Hugo Gonzalez. Tokay goalie Tim Rusher made six saves.

Julio Garcia and Greg Beckman played great games for the Tigers (2-2-1), who will host Tracy today.

Junior varsity
Boys
Tokay 2, Lincoln 2

Mauricio Cortes and Rigoberto Gomez each scored a goal and each recorded an assist as Tokay tied Lincoln on Tuesday. The Tigers (2-0-2) were also helped by standout games from Diego Ruiz, Nicholas Gonzalez, Rodrigo Gomez.

Girls Golf
Varsity
Lodi 246, Chavez 336

Marissa Hinchman shot a 1-over 39 to lead the Flames (6-0, 3-0 SJAA) at Woodbridge Country Club's Lake Course. Kercia Brakel shot a 41 and was followed by Sarah Boles (51), Danielle Aldrich (54) and Courtney Schmidt (61).

Tokay 230, McNair 294

Alyssa Musto and Kasey Ota each shots 42s to lead the Tigers (3-1, 3-0 Tri-City Athletic League) over the Eagles at Lockeford Springs' par-36 course. Olivia Macdonald carded a 47 for Tokay, Katie Woznick hit a 48, Maggie McFarland posted a 57 and Devyn Michelotti shot a 57.

Oak Ridge 243, Galt 269

Riley Sexton shot a 47 to lead the Warriors (7-1, 2-1 Sierra Valley Conference) at Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills. Brittany Hamrick shot a 49 and was followed by Demarre Sexton (53), Willie Douglas and Alex Hohn (60) and Amber Garcia (62).

Water Polo
Freshmen-Sophomores
Boys
Lodi 9, Tokay 6

Dillon Smith netted four goals to lead the Flames over the Tigers. David Reher scored twice and Mitch Thomas, Dustin Domingo and Andrew Watts each scored once. Blake Montgomery had nine saves in the net.

Freshmen-Sophomores
Girls
Tokay 8, Lodi 4

Anna Price scored six goals to lead the Tigers to victory.

Baseball
Lodi Baseball Club
Fall Academy

The newly formed Lodi Baseball Club will be holding its first annual Fall Baseball Academy, which will take place every weekend in October. The academy is for boys ages 13-15 and will be held at Kofu Park, 1145 S. Ham Lane. The instructors will be Leon Lee, a former star in the Japan League and former scout for the Chicago Cubs, and Ed Cervantes, a former MLB player and minor leaguer. The academy costs $250 per person. The Fall Baseball Academy will take place from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays each weekend in October.

Boat Racing
Lodi's Bradley wins

Lodi's Jayne Bradley cruised to a victory over the weekend in the stock eliminator division of the International Hot Boat Association's Bayfair race in San Diego.

Bradley won all four of her races, including the final where she hit speeds over 80 miles an hour and left runner-up Jason Darling in her wake.

Bradley is now atop the overall standings heading into the season-ending World Finals in Arizona on Nov. 20-23.

Bradley's son, Lester Bradley lost in his race at Bayfield by .137 seconds in the pro comp eliminator division.