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• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Clarification

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

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• 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

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

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

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

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

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

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (72)
• President Obama's first year (67)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future (60)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (49)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (41)
• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen (31)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (31)

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Alumni Update

The latest news on local athletes who are continuing to play at the college or pro levels.

Matt Davis
Sport: Football
High school: Elliot Christian
College: Azusa Pacific
A sophomore wide receiver, Davis scored on a 41-yard touchdown reception in from quarterback John Van Den Raadt to help lead the Cougars to a 37-3 victory in their regular-season finale on Saturday. Davis, who finished with two catches for 53 yards in the game, ranks second in NAIA with 19.5 yards per catch and has 10 receptions of 30 or more yards this season.

Joe Harden
Sport: Basketball
High school: St. Mary's
College: UC Davis
In the Basketball Travelers Tip Off Tournament in Eugene, Ore., over the weekend, Harden scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 93-71 loss to Colorado State on Friday. He had 12 points and four rebounds in a 95-64 loss to Oregon on Saturday and had a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds in a 99-79 win over Winston-Salem State on Sunday. The 6-7 junior forward averaged 17 points and nine rebounds in the three games and was named to the all-tournament team.

Sal Gutierrez
Sport: Football
High school: Tokay
College: Azusa Pacific
The senior linebacker capped his collegiate career for the Cougars with four tackles (three solo), including a pair of QB sacks in the Cougars' 37-3 win over Langston on Saturday.

D.J. Seeley
Sport: Basketball
High school: Tokay
College: California
Seeley, a sophomore, had one rebound in four minutes in Cal's 75-70 win over Murray State last Monday. He had one rebound in two minutes in a 95-61 win over Detroit on Wednesday.

Pete Murdaca
Sport: Football
High school: St. Mary's
College: San Joaquin Delta
Murdaca completed 32-of-51 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns with four interceptions in a 30-27 loss to West Hills on Saturday. He also rushed six times for 51 yards and a score.

Casey McCurdy
Sport: Football
High school: Tokay
College: San Joaquin Delta
McCurdy had eight catches for 33 yards and a TD in the Mustangs' 30-27 loss to West Hills on Saturday.

Nick Copriviza
Sport: Football
High school: St. Mary's
College: San Joaquin Delta
A wide receiver, Copriviza had three catches for 48 yards in a 30-27 loss to West Hills on Saturday.

Ryan Carleton
Sport: Football
High school: Lodi
College: San Joaquin Delta
Carleton had 15 tackles (seven solo), an interception and two kickoff returns for 16 yards as the Mustangs lost to West Hills 30-27 on Saturday.

Alex Daneke
Sport: Swimming
High school: Lodi High
College: UC Davis
In a recent meet against Fresno Pacific, Daneke took first in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.71, fourth in the 50 free in 22.19 and was a member of the winning 400 free relay team with a time of 3:08.16 as the Aggies won, 167-125.

Julius Thomas
Sport: Basketball
High school: Tokay
College: Portland State
Thomas, a senior forward, had 10 points and five rebounds in 74-67 loss to Belmont on Friday. He added 15 points and five rebounds in a 75-70 loss to Wright State on Saturday and finished with two points and five rebounds in a 111-55 loss to Washington on Sunday.

Jordan Lawley
Sport: Basketball
High school: Tokay
College: UC San Diego
A senior forward and the team's leading scorer last season, Lawley had nine points, one rebound and one steal in the Tritons' 77-52 loss to San Diego State on Saturday

Mike Caffese
Sport: Basketball
High school: Tokay
College: Azusa Pacific
The Cougars starting point guard, Caffese had eight points, two rebounds, three assists and five steals in a 109-99 win over Evergreen State on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, Caffese dished out the game-winning assist to teammate Reggie Johnson, who hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Cougars a 67-64 win over Embry-Riddle in the opening round of the Cougar Classic.

Bobby Shepard
Sport: Football
High school: Lodi
College: Fresno State
A sophomore special teams long snapper, Shepard was on the field for two punts and PATs in the Bulldogs' 52-14 loss to Nevada on Saturday.

Roz Hall
Sport: Volleyball
High school: Lodi
College: Cosumnes River College
Hall, a sophomore setter and team captain, had 29 assists, eight digs, one kill, one block and one ace in a three-game loss to Sierra College.

Andrew Walker
Sport: Football
High school: Lodi
College: Okla. Panhandle State Univ.
Walker had four tackles, a forced fumble and recovered a blocked punt in a 68-28 loss to NW Oklahoma State in the season finale for Oklahoma Panhandle (5-6).

Steven Kassner
Sport: Football
High school: Lodi
College: Okla. Panhandle State Univ.
Kassner had three tackles in a 68-28 loss to NW Oklahoma State.

Kevin Lauchland
Sport: Football
High school: Lodi
College: Okla. Panhandle State Univ.
Lauchland completed 5-of-11 passes for 46 yards in a 68-28 loss to NW Oklahoma State.

Do you know of a local athlete that has continued playing at the college or pro levels? If so, the News-Sentinel encourages you (parents, coaches, athletes and anyone else) to update us on how these former athletes are doing. We'd like to update our readers as often as possible. You can reach the News-Sentinel sports department by phone at 369-7035 or by e-mail at sports@lodinews.com.