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• Acampo woman killed

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Regional Roundup

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

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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• 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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With section reign over, St. Mary's Rams focus on NorCals in volleyball

El Camino ended the St. Mary's High volleyball team's three-year reign as Sac-Joaquin Section champion, beating the Rams 25-22, 25-22, 25-21 in the Division III final Thursday at the Davis Rec Hall.

St. Mary's was one of two area teams to fall in section finals. Ripon lost to Christian Brothers in Division IV, while Ripon Christian defeated Bradshaw Christian in Division V.

All three area teams will participate in the CIF Northern California Regional Championships beginning Tuesday at home sites.

St. Mary's (18-8) hoped to secure a first-round home game with a win in the section final. Instead, the Rams will open on the road for the first time in four years. Pairings will be released Sunday.

Top-seeded St. Mary's held a 7-2 lead in a second game that featured 15 ties and seven lead changes, but third-seeded El Camino (31-6) rallied to maintain control.

"Game 2 would have evened it up," St. Mary's coach Angela McShane said. "Maybe we could have gotten into a rhythm, but they did a good job of keeping us out of rhythm. They were very smart, and they never allowed us to get into system."

The Eagles scored eight consecutive points to take a 12-4 lead in Game 3 and wouldn't relinquish the lead after the Rams cut the deficit to 20-18.

"They're a really good team, and we weren't on our 'A' game today," said junior outside hitter Priscilla Ezeji, who had 13 kills. "We just have to shake this game off and get back to practice."

McShane believes her team is capable of making a deep run in the NorCal championships, but she said they must reduce youthful mistakes.

"You learn a lot from a loss, and it's time for us to stop making excuses for our youth and start playing volleyball," McShane said.

"I told them they can feel sorry for themselves tonight, but then come back to the gym tomorrow and be ready to work."