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• Leadership prayer breakfast addresses challenges to Christianity

• What's in future for historic Lockeford buildings?

• Hazardous spill of toxic acid from big-rig trailer closes Highway 12

• Residents tired of repeated vandalism on Hutchins Street

• 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

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

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• President Obama's first year (45)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (44)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (34)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)
• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam (25)

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Sports Shorts

Football
Varsity
Tokay-Lodi looking for votes

The Tokay-Lodi cross-town rivalry is one of five finalist to be KCRA's featured high school football game of the week next week.

There is currently a poll up at http://sacramento.highschoolplaybook.com where people can vote for their preferred matchup. The winner will be featured on the TV channel and the KCRA helicopter will fly over the game.

Votes per person are unlimited and videos can be uploaded to earn 5,000 votes. Voting will end on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and the results will be broadcast on KCRA at 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Volleyball
Varsity
Folsom 3, Lodi 0

Emily McConahey had 16 digs, six kills and one ace for the Flames (5-1) in the 25-23, 25-19, 25-17 loss at Folsom.

Tori Shepard had three kills and seven digs and Betsy Colburn had 10 assists, nine digs and two aces.

Frosh-Soph
Tokay 2, Edison 0

Kacie Ring had 11 assists and seven digs for the Tigers in the 25-21, 25-23 victory.

Nateil Evans had four aces, two kills and two digs, Tori Schallberger had three aces and 15 digs and Paige Kininmonth added eight kills.

Folsom 2, Lodi 1

The Flames lost their first match of the season 23-25, 25-18, 15-4 on Thursday in Folsom. Kelley McConahey recorded seven aces and six kills and Kendra Sanguinetti added seven digs and one kill for Lodi (4-1).

Freshmen
Tokay 2, Edison 1

Nicole Beardsley had three aces, three kills, three assists and 10 digs for Tokay in the 25-6, 22-25, 15-6 victory.

Elliza North-Fauli had nine aces and five kills, Julie Kanemura recorded six assists and three aces, Morgan Ellis had six aces and Megan Butler added two kills.

Lodi 2, Folsom 0

Lodi improved to 5-0 with a 25-8, 25-8 victory in Folsom on Tuesday. Mia Sahli led the Flames with eight aces, three assists and two digs, Nicole Stone posted seven kills, two aces and two digs, Alexis Barba recorded two digs, five aces and had 16 service points and Maria Barba added three digs and one kill.

Girls Golf
Varsity
Galt 200, Liberty Ranch 266

In a cross-town matchup with an aunt and nephew coaching against each other, the Warriors downed the Hawks on Thursday at Forest Lake. Galt, coached by Janice Williams, was led by Riley Sexton's 31 and Brittany Hamrick's 36. Willie Douglas and Alex Hohn both shot 44s for the Warriors, Demaree Sexton carded a 45 and Natalie Nunez hit a 50.

Jordan Garzoni's 46 was the best round for Liberty Ranch, who are coached by Josh Williams. Rachel Anslinger hit a 48, Kacy Hackett posted a 56 and Stacey Guerrero and Michaun Bromley both shot 58.

Lodi 245, Franklin 359

Marissa Hinchman shot a 1-over 38 on Thursday at Woodbridge Country Club and the Flames stayed perfect in San Joaquin Athletic Association play. Coby Kooyman hit a 43 for Lodi (4-0 SJAA, 6-2), Danielle Aldrich turned in a 50, Sarah Boles carded a 54 and Courtney Schmidt shot a 60.

St. Mary's 236, Tokay 304

Kasey Ota hit a Tiger-best 52 on Thursday at Elkhorn Country Club, but the Rams won to roll to 5-0 in Tri-City Athletic League play. Maggie Macfarlane hit a 62 for Tokay (3-2 TCAL), Katie Woznick shot a 62, Jenna Kanegawa turned in a 68, Emily Scroggins posted a 71 and Kiefah Addi hit a 75.

Suzanne Azpeitia and Niki Kelly led the Rams with 48s.

Cross Country
Varsity
Lodi vs. Bear Creek/Franklin

The Flames swept the meet in Stockton and the varsity boys and girls squads both improved to 3-0 in San Joaquin Athletic Association action.

Lodi's Tommy Lomeli won the boys race, finishing with a time of 16 minutes, 9 seconds. Brandon Costa was fourth (17:44).

The Flames' Brenley Noori was first in the girls race with a time of 20:21. Sydney Olagaray was second (20:24).

Lodi's James Reddis won the frosh-soph boys race (10:42) and the Flames' Teresa Lallana won the frosh-soph girls race (12:58).

Results

Varsity Boys
Lodi 21, Bear Creek 38; Lodi 22, Franklin 37
1. Tommy Lomeli (L) 16:09, 2. Allen Castaneda (F) 16:29, 3. Alex Chavez (BC) 17:41, 4. Brandon Costa ( L), 17:44, 5. Hugo Rodriguez (L), 17:56, 7. Dylan Silva (L) 18:15, 11. Donnie Pette (L) 18:48.

Varsity Girls
Lodi 19, Bear Creek 41; Lodi 15, Franklin 49
1. Brenley Noori (L) 20:21, 2. Sydney Olagaray (L) 20:24, 3. Kayla Clarin (B) 20:24, 4. Cassidy Daley (L) 20:24, 5. Katie Westerterp (L) 20:26, 7. Xochitl Mellor (L) 20:53.

Frosh-Soph Boys
Lodi 21, Bear Ceek 40; Lodi 21, Franklin 40
1. James Reddis (L) 10:42, 2. Matthew Mellor (L) 10:52, 7. Austin Costa (L) 11:25, 8. Garrett Hanna (L) 12:04, 9. Chris Matson (L) 12:10.

Frosh-Soph Girls
Lodi 15, Bear Creek 50; Lodi 17, Franklin 46
Teresa Lallana (L) 12:58, 2. Katie O'Conner (L) 13:09, 3. Olivia Smith (L), 6. Elizabeth Long (L) 14:35, 7. Kylie Denton (L) 14:54.

Girls Tennis
Varsity
Lodi 4, Bear Creek 1

The Flames swept singles play at Twin Arbors, with Anna Adams beating Serena Kesovans 6-3, 6-0, Audrey Simon defeating Lila Kesovans 6-0, 6-1 and Taylor Bajaras knocking off Ka Vang.

In doubles, Lodi's Leonie Lach and Jacque Lord beat Nuanh Nguyen and Ly Vo 6-1, 6-1 and Bear Creek's Megan Harris and Emily Xiong defeated Kendall Patterson and Taylor Lee 6-2, 7-5.

Galt 8, Cordova 1

The Warriors swept doubles play to defeat Lancers at Cordova. Warriors Allison Barsetti and Dani Wise teamed up to beat Christina Tsyberman and Nancy Yang 6-0, 6-3, Ashley Rose and Corinne Madison combined forces to drop Karol Chacon and Annaka Reader 6-1, 6-3 and Alyssa Greenhaw and Dani Smith combined to knock off Kaetyng Chen and Geovanna Sosa 6-1, 6-0.

In singles action, Galt's Christina Phillips downed Michelle Lee 6-0, 6-1, Jana Hackett bested Irina Gulchenko 6-4, 6-4, Sarah Houghtaling downed Sherry Lee 6-3, 6-3, Devin Smith topped Anja Hinda 6-2, 6-2 and Courtney Wright topped Kailey Chen 7-5, 6-3. Cordova's Brenda Yang beat Alexis Silva 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

Oak Ridge 8, Liberty Ranch 1

The Hawks lost to visiting Oak Ridge in SVC action. Oak Ridge swept singles play, with Julia Dunniga beating Ashley Haymore 6-0, 6-2, Katrina Lund defeating Lauren Moore 6-0, 6-0, Kaitlin Corell knocking off Jennah Schrader 6-1, 6-0, Lauren Roppolo blanking Danielle Sanders 6-0, 6-0, Alexis Hill beating Allie Rasmussen 6-2, 6-3 and Taylor Hammonds defeating Lindsey Villa 6-0, 6-1.

In doubles, Liberty Ranch's Monica Fregoso and Faith Lamire-Baetn earned the victory when the Oak Ridge team retired leading 6-3, 3-0. The Hawks' Tabitha Daniel and Courtney Bush lost 6-0, 6-0 and Ezeret Guitierez and Chelsey Howard fell 6-2, 7-6.

Junior Football
Tokay Tigers: Rookies
Delta Patriots 34, Tokay 13

Payton caught a 45-yard TD reception from Gentry Brawith and added 11 tackles and a forced fumble on defense for the Tigers. Savion Stewart had a 38-yard TD run. Christian Brown had four tackles.

Junior Varsity
Tokay 12, Delta 8

Jared Wall scored the game-winning touchdown on a 99-yard fumble return.

Jonathan Wright scored on a 75-yard run for the Tigers (3-2). Marcos Paderes led the defense with eight tackles and a forced fumble. Dezi Hall had seven tackles and Marcos Ortega, Brandon Ollar and Bobby Maestaz each had six.

Varsity
Tokay 14, Delta 12

Michael Kirkendall had a 2-yard TD run and threw for 151 yards for the Tigers (4-1). Alex Ollar had 47 yards receiving, including a 12-yard TD catch.

Nick Coffman and Alex Charles both had seven tackles and Levi Patterson added five. Frankie North had an interception to set up the winning score.