The Tokay 1913 is a paperbound Lodi Union High School yearbook, about the size of a small town's thin telephone book. It's a glimpse into the past a century ago when student life was much like it is today and yet so different.

The shots kept flying, and Glory Smith kept darting from corner to corner for returns.

(NAPSI)—Seven months after joining the Army, Sgt. Ryan McIntosh stepped on an improvised explosive device during a routine orchard-clearing mission in Afghanistan. He came home with a deeper commitment to the uniform, despite losing his right leg below the knee.

Excel Academy, a special high school to prepare students for collegiate sports and health science, will have an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the academy, 2720 Transworld Drive, Stockton.

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.

Lori Brandt was a top scholar for Tokay High School's class of 2003.

Former Galt High student Jaclyn Pinasco has been nominated as homecoming candidate at Stanislaus State University.

At the volleyball net. On the diamond. At the hoop. You'll find Kaylee Buhrkuhl competing in something school year-round for Elliot Christian High School.

"Oh, boy! If you don't like that, you don't like Lodi High basketball, folks!"

The newest voice in the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax drama is Tokay High School graduate Reagan Maui'a, a former NFL player. Te'o is a Notre Dame linebacker surrounded by controversy relating to a woman named Lennay Kekua.

The Lodi Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting team registrations for adult coed volleyball through Jan. 25.

Here are the Top 10 local sports performances as chosen by the News-Sentinel’s sports writers:

Analyse Stapleton of the Liberty Ranch Hawks was named to the All-Sierra Valley Conference first team in volleyball.

Nicholas Earl Dunnett, 25, of Galt, died on Nov. 16. He was born on July 2, 1987 in Lodi.

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

The lack of familiarity. The language barrier. The unknown outsider. Anita Daturi encountered the challenges that accompany being a foreign exchange student.

However, when the Tokay Tigers senior libero from Italy stepped on the volleyball court, she was at home — her skills clear to everyone and the respect and admiration of her game universal.

Opposing defenses often knew what was coming, but it was tough to stop anyway. Kirstin Kielhold to Kaitlin Drake was a winning combination all year long for Lodi High's volleyball team — Kielhold lofting the ball up to her senior teammate, who delivered punishing kills on the outside.

When Patty Berg-Burnett decided to attend the University of the Pacific and play volleyball for coach Terry Liskevych, she had little idea she was helping establish a level of excellence that lasted for decades.

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

The Lodi Academy volleyball team saw its season come to an end as the Titans were swept out of the playoffs by the Turlock Christian Eagles in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI first-round game on Thursday night in Turlock.

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The final score wasn't as telling as the stat sheet was. Yes, the No. 16 Tokay Tigers were swept by the No. 1 St. Francis Troubadours (25-14, 25-12, 25-10) in a Sac-Joaquin Section first-round volleyball playoff match on Tuesday night in Sacramento.

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