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• Lodi Unified School District board passes $246 million budget

• Horse racing comes to Stockton on Thursday; San Joaquin Fair next week

• Local schools will get millions from feds

• Child of Tracy couple in abuse case described as malnourished

• Regional Roundup

February 9th, 2010

• Middle College High School rated one of the best — and a bargain, to boot

• Lodi decathlon boasts top team in county

• Man who sparked counterfeit case pleads guilty

• Local businessman will visit Haiti to look for family

• Man who claimed to be Yosemite Sam pleads guilty to meth charge

• David Harmer seeks Republican congressional nod

• Lack of evidence in case against suspect in 'drug deal' stabbing

• Regional Roundup

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Regional Roundup

February 2nd, 2010

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Correction

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Jumpers across California

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• President Obama's first year (45)
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• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (44)
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19th annual High School Baseball-Softball Classic: Flames, Eagles team up vs. Tigers

As the top baseball players from 30 high schools across San Joaquin County and the Central Valley areas descend upon San Joaquin Delta College on Friday for the 19th annual High School All-Star Baseball Classic, a handful of local stars will be pitted against each other.

Lodi High seniors Mike Toon, Patrick Armstrong and Matt Clark will be teaming up with Elliot Christian seniors Mason Vickers and Stephen Lechner to play for the North team. They will take the field against two more local players — Tokay High seniors Bobby Raymos and Zach Costa.

"I think it should be fun to play with Matt and Mike and I know some of the guys from Tracy and some other teams and some of the guys on the other team," said Armstrong, who is playing with many of the local players on the Lodi American Legion senior team this summer. "I think it will be a fun, competitive game."

Armstrong, a third baseman for Lodi, led the Flames with a .447 batting average and 25 RBI this season. Toon was a top pitcher for Lodi and also had a .358 batting average. Clark hit . 301 with 24 RBI and eight doubles.

Mason Vickers, a first baseman, led the Eagles with a .375 batting average and 24 runs scored. Elliot third baseman Lechner hit .373 with 25 RBI and a team-high eight doubles.

Raymos, who is headed to the University of the Pacific to play baseball in the fall, is looking forward to going against some of the top talent in the area. He is playing with the NorCal Baseball team this summer, traveling around the country to try and touch up his game as much as possible before he joins Pacific in September. He is excited to play a little closer to home on Friday.

"It is going to be really fun," said Raymos, a star pitcher for Tokay who doesn't know if he will be pitching or playing in the outfield in the game. "It is basically just going out and having a good time and playing some good competition."

Raymos and Costa were both All-Tri-City Athletic League First-Team picks. Raymos hit .350 and went 3-2 with a 1.30 ERA on the mound. Costa, a first baseman, hit .360. Both Tigers hit grand slams in the 2009 season.

Both teams will have one or two practices this week to figure out their lineups before Friday's game. Opening Ceremonies for the baseball begin at 4:55 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and kids 10 and under are free.

Proceeds for this year's benefit will go to the Recreational Sports Club of San Joaquin, San Joaquin County Boys & Girls Clubs, High School Sports Programs, and United Way of San Joaquin County.

Contact reporter Joelle Milholm at joellem@lodinews.com.