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• Will Harvey Milk be recognized locally?

• Ancestor of Woodbridge firefighter Joseph Stringer to be honored

• Mother, son carjacked at Lodi grocery store

• Police: Credit card thefts at Lodi schools related to Galt cases

• Unveiling of statue tonight at School Street Stroll

• Bullfights, honoring Fatima at Thornton festival

• Regional Roundup

• Operation targets child pornographers

• Man arrested in check theft case — after he asked for call to police

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

Girls Golf
Varsity
Tracy 253, Lodi 259

The Flames suffered their first loss in San Joaquin Athletic Association action since 2007, falling to the host Bulldogs on Thursday at Tracy Country Club.

While Lodi still remains in first place in its bid for a league repeat, Tracy's victory makes the race much more interesting.

The Flames (11-3, 8-1 SJAA) and Bulldogs (7-2) both have a match with Chavez before next Monday's league tournament at Swenson Park Golf Course in Stockton.

Marissa Hinchman led the Flames on Thursday with a 42, Coby Kooyman shot a 48, Danielle Aldrich carded a 49, Sarah Boles shot a 58 and Courtney Schmidt hit a 62.

Tokay 255, Edison 341

Kasey Ota shot a 46 to led the Tigers to a Tri-City Athletic League win over Edison (3-8-1) at Van Buskirk's par-36 course. Maggie Macfarlane followed with a 47 for Tokay (7-4), Katie Woznick hit a 49, Karissa Kiriu shot a 55, Emily Scroggins carded a 58 and Jenna Kanegawa turned in a 72.

Christian Brothers 213, Galt 225

Riley Sexton shot a 37 to lead the Warriors at Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course.

Brittany Hamrick fired a 42, Alex Hohn shot a 47, Demaree Sexton hit a 48, Amber Garcia carded a 51 and Willie Douglas posted a 52. Galt will compete in the Sierra Valley Conference tourney on Monday at Lockeford Springs. The Warriors are currently in fourth place in the league standings.

Volleyball
Varsity
Tokay 3, McNair 0

Nicole Buzo had 18 kills and seven digs to lead the Tigers (10-10, 3-4 TCAL) to a 25-22, 25-15, 25-14 sweep of host McNair.

Arianna Brusa had 15 assists and 12 digs, Tori Nunez had 15 digs, two kills and two aces, Sarah Boron-Trotter had 20 digs and Brooke Malcolm had two kills and 10 digs.

Enrica Bosco had two kills and four digs, Chelsea Merwin had two aces, Allie Terry had one block, Lacy Cowin had one kill and Amber Ali had one dig.

Elliot 3, Wilton Christian 1

Catharine Simning had 18 assists and 11 digs to lead the Eagles (8-3, 6-2 Harvest Christian League) in the 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 25-19 victory. MaKenna Cowden had 13 kills and Alice Sokolova had six aces.

Frosh-Soph
Tokay 2 McNair 0

Page Kininmonth had two aces, five kills and five digs for the Tigers in the 25-15, 25-20 victory.

Tori Schallberger had two aces and five digs, Jenna Rohde recorded two kills and six assists, Liz Boron-Trotter had six aces and two kills and Kacie Ring added two kills, two assists and five digs. Lillian Heng had four kills, Raquel Paler added five digs and Tori Pinasco had two kills.

Freshmen
McNair 2, Tokay 1

Nicole Beardsley had three aces, three assists and three digs for the Tigers in the 22-25, 26-24, 15-9.

Morgan Ellis had five aces, Elliza North-Fauli notched seven kills, Ariel Wilkinson had three aces and three digs and Julie Kanemura had three assists.

Katiana Parisis had two kills, Makenna Plinski had two aces and Cheyanne Wagner and Kymber Lewis each had one kill.

Football
Freshmen
Liberty Ranch 22, Lodi 21

Matt Thomas took a kickoff return 65 yards for a touchdown as the Hawks beat the Flames on Thursday night. Matt Holland scored on a 12-yard run and Jake Oliver added another touchdown for Hawks.

Liberty Ranch (5-1) took an 8-7 lead at half before scoring two more touchdowns to go up 22-7. Lodi then scored two TDs of its own, but couldn't complete the come back.

T.J. Ortiz scored on runs of 12 and 5 yards for the Flames and Cheo Tessaro scored on a 50-yard interception return. Max Lyons ran in a two-point conversion.

Lodi was originally scheduled to play Franklin but the Yellowjackets forfeited, improving the Flames to 3-3 overall and 1-0 in SJAA play.

Girls Tennis
Varsity
Lodi 5, Chavez 0

The Flames swept visiting Chavez in SJAA action.

In singles play, Anna Adams knocked off Seng Moua 6-0, 6-0, Audrey Simon defeated Lisa Lim 6-1, 6-0 and Taylor Barajas defeated Mai Vang 6-1, 6-0.

In doubles action, Jacque Lord and Emily Bingham won 6-0, 6-2, and Kendall Patterson and Taylor Lee won 6-2, 7-5.

Union Mine 8, Liberty Ranch 1

Lauren Moore rallied to beat Lori Knudson 2-6, 6-3, 10-6, giving Liberty Ranch its only victory in the loss to visiting Union Mine.

"She's a cool, calm player," Liberty Ranch coach Grant Denney said of the freshman.

In other matches, Bethany Masse beat Cassie Gomez 6-1, 6-3, Ellie Klumb held off Ashley Haymore 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) in a close match, and Machaeli Melrose beat Danielle Sanders 7-5, 6-4. Jessica Harris defeated Jennah Schrader 6-2, 6-1 and Ali Learner beat Allie Rasmussen 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).

In doubles, Laura Hammond and Gabby Aveni beat Faith Lamire-Baeten and Courtney Buss 6-1, 6-1, Dylan Jokoy and Michelle Lee defeated Monica Fregoso and Chelsey Howard 6-0, 6-1, and Liz Bailey and Jessi McPeters beat Azeret Gutierrez and Courtney Thomas 6-4, 6-1.

Water Polo
Frosh-Soph Boys
Lodi 7, Lincoln 5

Andrew Watts had eight saves in the net for the Flames.

Mikee Whiteside had six steals, three assists and one goal, Mitch Thomas had three steals and five goals and Kevin den Hartog added one steal and two assists.

Jack Morris and Jacob Saco each scored once, Connor Silva and Cameron White both had two steals and Zack Piazza added one.

Tokay 10, Sonora 7

Jack Hahn had five goals and Sam Drake added three to lead the Tigers (9-3, 4-1 TCAL) in Wednesday's victory. Eli Macdonald and Berkley Price each scored once, Paul Aquinaga had three saves and Paul Moore had eight steals in the net.

Frosh-Soph Girls
Lodi 6, Lincoln 4

Brianna VanDiemen scored three goals as Lodi (3-1) rolled to a league win on Thursday. Tori Detloff added two goals and Gianna Zazzarino scored another. Karlie Goss and Jadin Kidson-Trigg combined for 12 saves in the cage for Lodi.

Motor Sports
Drive for Diversity

Juan Pitta, of Galt, will be taking part in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Combine today through Tuesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. and Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va.

Pitta, who is one of 12 drivers in the program designed to increase minority and female drivers in NASCAR, competed in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at All American Speedway for Bill McAnally Racing this season.

With a good showing at the combine, Pitta could continue to move up the ranks of NASCAR. The combine will also be featured in a TV series called "Changing Lanes." The 10-part series will showcase the development of young drive for Diversity competitors trying to make it in the big-time world of NASCAR racing and will air in early 2010 on BET.

Junior Football
Lodi Flames (Midgets)
Fair Oaks 24, Lodi 16

David Simon threw a 40-yard TD pass to Sean Scott and Chance Trammell scored on a 75-yard kickoff return for the Flames (2-3). Frank Payne rushed for 80 yards.

Junior Midgets
Fair Oaks 12, Lodi 8

Joey Bentz threw a 25-yard TD pass Anthony Jory for Lodi's only touchdown. Braden Colburn had three sacks for the Flames (2-3).

Peewee
Lodi 50, Fair Oaks 0

Dustin Hammond had TD runs for 45 and 35 yards for the Flames (5-0). Andrew Staley caught a 19-yard TD pass fro Chris Lenordini, Rubin Davis scored on a 41-yard run and Brennen Berringer on a 20-yard run. Cameron Shubert and Zack Tennis each had an interception and Ryder Morrison had two sacks.

Junior Peewee
Lodi 20, Fair Oaks 6

Ryan Culver had TD runs of 60 and 10 yards for the Flames (1-4) and Daniel Erving returned an interception 50 yards for a score. Jeffrey Seibel led the defense with five tackles and Ryan Culver and Trevor Schultz had three apiece.

Mighty Mites
Fair Oaks 12, Lodi 8

James Roach ran for 75 yards for the Flames. On defense, Jacob Valentine had eight tackles, Bret Tennis had five and Trenton Luiz added four.