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• 20 years later, Acampo man remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall

• With song and speech, veterans are recognized in Lodi

• Will Lodi adopt a program that will allow volunteers to work at parks?

• Liberty Ranch construction at standstill as state pulls funds

• City of Lodi begins annual leaf removal program Monday

• Robotics team at Jim Elliot invited to compete in Israel

• Correction

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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Daniel Shuler, Lodi Flames stymie the Falcons

Daniel Shuler was on a mission. He wanted to be a wall and help the Lodi High boys water polo team advance to the semifinals of the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs. Mission complete.

The Flame goalie made save after save, thwarting Fairfield's scoring chances and helping Lodi to a 6-2 quarterfinal victory on Wednesday at the Tokay High pool.

"Their goalie was really good too," Shuler said of his counterpart, Fairfield's Dillan Trejo. "I was nervous about that because I wanted to step up and show that he wasn't the best goalie. I had to prove my worth."

Whether it was 1-on-1 breakaways, 5-meter penalty shots or lasers from far out, only two shots got by the Lodi senior all game as the Flames found redemption in beating a Falcon squad that knocked them out of the playoffs last year.

Both goalies, aided by tough defenses, dominated a first half that ended in a 2-2 tie. Joe VanderLans netted one goal and Jake Lear capitalized on a steal that created a 1-on-1 breakaway to account for Lodi's scoring in the first half.

Midway through the third period, the Flames' offense erupted. Lear scored on another 1-on-1 opportunity to put Lodi up 3-2 with 3:40 to go in the third. A little over a minute later, Lear found Chris Orgon for another Lodi score.

Dillon Smith scored a highlight-reel goal on the next play. He went from facing the goal, to rotating 180 degrees to grab the ball behind him, to releasing a rocket as he completed the 360 that gave the Flames a three-goal cushion.

Fairfield head coach Charles Fahlstrom said he was playing with a short bench and Lodi wore the Falcons down.

"Most of my guys played the whole game. They were fatigued in the second half. That made the counterattacking for Lodi a little bit easier," he said. "They had better swimmers on that team."

Orgon scored again in the fourth quarter for the game's final score, Lodi's defense only allowed the Falcons to take one shot in the final four minutes and the Flames rolled into the semifinals. Lodi will now face Davis, last year's section champion, at 2 p.m. on Friday at Tokay High.

Davis' roster is loaded with seniors, while Lodi's only lists two and Shuler is the only starter. After Davis' lopsided wins over Tokay and Napa, Lodi head coach Robert Elrod knows the Flames are underdogs.

"Davis is tough," Elrod said. "We'll see how long we can give Davis a run for their money and if we're still in it, we're still in it. If not, then we have exceeded our expectations."

Contact reporter Joelle Milholm at joellem@lodinews.com.