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• Water on the way

• Tokay High teen gets chance to meet star of her dreams, Robert Pattinson of 'Twilight'

• City of Lodi begins leaf removal program

• Lodi school district Trustee Ken Davis eyeing seat on Stockton council

• 'Principal for a day' gives appreciation for the job

• Regional Roundup

• Public Meetings

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

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

• Regional Roundup

• 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

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

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

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

• Regional Roundup

• Group investigates reports of haunting

• 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

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Late turnovers help Sierra spoil Eagles' finale

Elliot Christian won the football game against visiting Sierra Ridge-Rite of Passage on Saturday in every category except for where it mattered most — on the scoreboard.

Brandon Ivy ran for 162 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Mason Vickers completed 13-of-23 passes for 230 yards and one score but Elliot couldn't overcome three costly second half turnovers as the Eagles fell to the Rams 28-26 in the Harvest Christian League season finale for both teams at the Grape Bowl.

Sierra (1-8, 1-4 HCL) won its first game of the year and left Elliot Christian (2-8, 0-5 HCL) in last place for the first time since the inception of the program six seasons ago. The Eagles, who suited up just 15 players, dropped their last three games this season by a total of just 12 points.

"We are a lot better team than our record shows, but the breaks went against us in this game just like they have all season long," Elliot head coach Dean Davis said. "Tonight was no different. It was the little things that hurt us."

The Eagles were ahead 20-14 and driving for an insurance score when Sierra's Roland Simmons picked off a Vickers' pass and raced down the sideline 85 yards for a touchdown to pull the Rams into a 20-20 tie with 4:18 remaining in the third quarter.

Vickers came right back with a 65-yard pass to Tyler Olson on the next series and then Ivy bulled into the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the Sierra 1-yard line to put the Eagles back on top 26-20 with 24 seconds left in the third after the Rams blocked the PAT.

After Sierra RB Jerald Stevenson plunged into the end zone from 8 yards out at the 9:19 mark of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 26, Ram QB Dominic Smith's bootleg 2-point conversion gave Sierra a two-point lead at 28-26.

Vickers methodically led the Eagles down the field on their next possession to the Rams' 28-yard line behind the power running of Ivy and a pair of pass completions to Olson and Nathan Fickert.

On third down, Vickers fumbled on a pass attempt after being forced to scramble when wide-open Eagles receiver Phil Wiggins was tripped. No flag was thrown on the play, and Sierra recovered the ball.

The Elliot defense held and the Eagles got the ball back with just over a minute to play. Three consecutive penalties killed the drive, however.

Elliot totaled 437 yards of offense with 18 first downs compared to just 213 yards of total offense by Sierra. The Rams picked up just eight first downs while both teams scored four TDs apiece.

The biggest difference came on point-after conversions, as the Eagles had two PAT kick attempts blocked, while the Rams were successful on a pair of 2-point conversion runs that provided the final margin of victory.