Kyle Fleming and Jeff Evans held their first official race at a seventh-grade track meet. In what would become the first of many head-to-head showdowns, Fleming took first.

The Liberty Ranch Hawks football program had a special guest on Wednesday when San Francisco 49ers running back Kendall Hunter showed up on campus and trained with the players.

They aren’t big on numbers or seasoned veterans, but a league title could be in the making, anyway. The Tokay Tigers track and field team swept the Edison Vikings on the road on Thursday, with the boys winning big, 96-38, to finish a perfect 5-0 in Tri-City Athletic League dual meets.

(BPT) - While organ transplantation is a remarkable story in the history of medicine, the need for organs is vastly greater than the number available for transplantation.

As a coach, Ken Israel helped build Tokay High into a track and field powerhouse. As a teacher, he introduced countless students to “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” — while making driver’s education not just manageable, but entertaining, with his humor.

(NewsUSA) - Despite the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and concussions among athletes and service members, the road to diagnosis and prevention is an unpaved one riddled with obstacles.

The Liberty Ranch Hawks varsity girls soccer team continued its stellar season by capturing an outright Sierra Valley Conference championship with Tuesday’s 3-1 victory over the Union Mine Diamondbacks in El Dorado. The Hawks (15-2-1, 10-1-1 SVC), who dethroned area power Vista del Lago with the win, scored all their goals in the first half and pitched a shutout after intermission to hang on.

Sign-ups for Lodi Colts football and cheerleading will take place today from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Lodi Parks and Recreation Department, on 125 N.

The beautiful days of summer are here again. The sun is out, the air is fresh, the grass is green and the opportunities are endless for fun-in-the-sun birthday parties. The three summer months – June to August – rank in the top five for most American births, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. So chances are good you’ll be hosting or attending a summer birthday this year. You can go to the waterpark or visit the batting cages any day, but your child’s birthday is special.

Vince Rivera follows a simple saying in his approach to football: "Every practice and workout, you either get better or you get worse. You never stay the same."

A trio of local student-athletes were among the 48 winners of the Sac-Joaquin Section’s A. Dale Lacky/CSEA Scholarships, which reward athletic performance, academic success and community service.

(BPT) - Baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are aging differently than any generation in U.S. history. Today, older Americans remain more active later in life, working longer and engaging in hobbies and recreational activities.

(BPT) - In the year 2000, Lisa Wollman, a young, vibrant woman in the prime of her life, was pregnant with her second child, and like many expectant mothers, was experiencing changes in her mood and body. However, she knew something was not quite right. Lisa started experiencing anxiety and insomnia, which had not occurred during her first pregnancy. After visiting multiple doctors, Lisa was told her symptoms would subside post-pregnancy, however several weeks after giving birth, she began experiencing other unusual symptoms, including excessive facial hair growth, acne and depression. These signs and symptoms prompted further doctor visits ultimately leading to the diagnosis of Cushing’s disease, which affects approximately one to two people per million annually.

If comments by board members are any indication, it appears that student athletes in Lodi Unified School District may only have to participate in two afterschool sports per year in order to have their second year of physical education waived as a graduation requirement.

He started as a skinny kid scrubbing the dishes out back. Now, John DeNegris owns the place.

Habanero Hots In Lodi is one of the most popular restaurants in San Joaquin County, serving up hundreds of dishes each day, from soft fish tacos to chorizo enchiladas.

It’s more than a busy and profitable restaurant, a rollicking, elbow-to-elbow bar, a place for parties and family dinners and service club lunches.

It is a happening.

“Is it your birthday?”

“Are you homecoming queen?”

“Is that a real tiara?”

McKenzie Freed gets a lot of questions when she walks down the street these days. If she’s conducting official business as Miss San Joaquin County, the tiara on her head and sash draped across her body invite stares, smiles and endless comments.

Lodi Unified School District officials say that making disparaging remarks on Twitter and Facebook about students, teachers and other schools is a problem that needs to be addressed.

(NAPSI)—To celebrate its first 90ish years, one popular candy bar instituted a 90-day countdown that gives fans a chance to share favorite memories of the treat.

Accomplishment: Lodi Wrestling Club's Justin Medeiros recently placed second place at the Northern California Tournament of Champions.

(BPT) - Parents of young athletes know that along with the many benefits of participating in sports, there comes a certain amount of injury risk. And while most would agree that the benefits of being active and involved in athletics outweigh those risks, it’s important to make sure your child gets proper treatment if an injury occurs. As more evidence surfaces about long-term health challenges related to concussions, it’s especially crucial that parents bring themselves up to speed on the proper procedures for caring for an athlete who experiences a concussion.

(NewsUSA) - Rachael Scdoris is a competitive dogsled racer and -- thanks to the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), the Library of Congress -- an avid reader.