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• 'Operation Fright Night'

• 'A very, very big surprise'

• 2 Stanislaus County farmers vying for 26th Assembly seat

• Zoo expansion means snow leopards and river otters coming to Micke Grove in 2010

• 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)
• Public health care is a Christian option (80)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (52)
• The haves should help the have-nots (31)
• 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 (17)

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Lodi's Alison Simon aces senior season

Accomplishment: Lodi High No. 2 singles player Alison Simon recently finished her four-year high school career with an undefeated record in San Joaquin Athletic Association regular season matches. The senior went 10-0 in league this year on her way to a 24-2 mark including all scrimmage and tournament matches.

Alison Simon

Last week, Simon was the only Flames' singles player to record a win over Tracy in a match that Lodi went onto win and by doing so sealed its SJAA Title.

In SJAA play, Simon won most of her matches decidedly, having lost only one set all season. Lodi head coach Dennis Sebastian said Simon, who he admires for her sportsmanship, isn't the hardest hitter, but wears out her opponents with her relentless approach of returning the ball — even if it is 40 times.

"She is very motivated person and she motivates her teammates and she even motivate me as a coach just with her presence," Sebastian said.

Family: Father Ron and mother Julie; two brothers and one sister.

Favorite sport: Tennis. It's because it is such an exciting sport to play. It gets my heart rate up. I've played since I was seven.

Favorite athlete: Roger Federer. I like the way he covers the court and his footwork is just awesome.

Favorite hobbies: I take vacations with my family and we go boogie boarding and we surf. Usually we go to Santa Cruz.

Favorite subject: Anatomy because it is cool to learn about the human body and I have a really good teacher.

Would like to meet: (Actor) Shia LeBeouf because "Even Stevens" was just a crackup and "Disturbia" was insanely good.

Crowning achievement: Winning all my league singles tennis matches in high school and just never backing it down and always giving it all I've got.

Plans: I am going go to go to Delta for two years and then hopefully I'll be transferring to UCSB (the University of California at Santa Barbara) to study health and exercise science. Delta doesn't have a tennis team, so my coach wants me to play in tournaments so I can try and play in college. Even if it is not for school, I will definitely still be playing.

The Athlete of the Week is selected by the News-Sentinel sports staff. Nominations are gladly accepted. Simon will receive a T-shirt courtesy of Lodi Sporting Goods for being selected.