Saturday, February 4, 2012

They say you can throw out the record books in a rivalry game, but before you can do that you have to create the records. | Full Story

Los Banos High's 47-7 girls basketball victory over crosstown rival Pacheco gave the Tigers an opportunity to test some of the players who don't usually see the floor much. | Full Story

The Dos Palos wrestling team felt it hit a low point after the Mid-Cal Wrestling Tournament in Gilroy, when senior Hank Thompson dislocated his elbow to end his season. | Full Story

The LB Youth Track and Field Clinic will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, starting March 16 and ending May 11, for ages 8 to eighth grade. | Full Story

The Los Banos boys basketball team has regrouped, and with a three-game league winning streak is focused on its goal of winning the Western Athletic Conference. | Full Story

Los Banos High's girls basketball team had a big fourth quarter against Patterson on Friday, scoring 23 points. But Patterson had a better fourth with 28 points for the 59-47 win and the Western Athletic Conference lead. | Full Story

For teams at opposite ends of the Western Athletic Conference standings, Los Banos' 61-15 score over Pacheco Wednesday night was to be expected. | Full Story

As a former Los Banos High wrestler, Junior Villanueva can get down on the mat with anybody, and he has a 3-2 professional mixed-martial arts record to show for it. | Full Story

Pacheco's wrestling team came just a few points away from its first dual victory in a 42-39 loss to Patterson Tuesday. | Full Story

After a brutal loss at the hands of Central Catholic in the Western Athletic Conference opener two Wednesdays ago, the Los Banos boys basketball team could have folded. | Full Story

After a rough tournament weekend, the Los Banos wrestling team got back to the business of the Western Athletic Conference with two quick dual wins. | Full Story

The Los Banos High girls basketball team is alone atop the Western Athletic Conference standings -- for now at least, after a pair of close wins. | Full Story

Members of the Twin Tigers Kung Fu Studio of Los Banos joined the likes of world champions martial artists Raymond Daniels, Willie Hicks, Eric Day, Tyler Weaver and Josh Durbin at the National Blackbelt League World Games in Sacramento Dec. 26. | Full Story

The Los Banos wrestling team didn't know quite what to expect in its dual meet with Ceres Wednesday night, but after a 42-28 victory the Tigers breathed a sigh of relief. | Full Story

Los Banos High's girls basketball team saw the best of the best during its winless run at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. | Full Story

Los Banos High junior Alexis Barcellos says she would like to be more aggressive on the tennis court. | Full Story

The possibility of creating a safety hazard has led the district superintendent to restrict use of the high school playing fields. | Full Story

The Pacheco High girls may have dropped Tuesday's WAC opener against Ceres 42-11, but the Panthers are improving in places that give coach Kelly Welch hope. | Full Story

Victoria Vander Poel didn't plan on being a college athlete. She went to UCLA with the goal of earning a degree in business administration. | Full Story

The Pacheco boys basketball team may be undersized, but the Panthers don't give up. | Full Story

Los Banos High boys basketball coach Mike Bonillas feels the Tigers are putting the pieces together at just the right time. | Full Story

After the preseason predictions had Los Banos' football team ranked third, the Tigers responded with a perfect run through the Western Athletic Conference. | Full Story

When the Los Banos High boys basketball team is down 53-50 with 9 seconds remaining, there are two guys the Tigers want to take the shot. | Full Story

The Pacheco High girls basketball team showed flashes of potential during a 47-30 loss Monday to Millennium Charter of Tracy, outscoring the Hawks 13-9 in the fourth quarter. | Full Story

For as long as there has been a Morning Star Wrestling Invitational in Los Banos, Golden Valley has been its champion. | Full Story

LIVINGSTON -- Pacheco High's wrestling squad opened the Western Athletic Conference dual season with a 51-24 loss to Livingston Wednesday night, but a few holes in the Panthers' roster meant the match was closer than the score suggested. | Full Story

The Los Banos High boys basketball team has jumped out to a 5-1 start after a 58-30 win over rival Dos Palos Tuesday at home. | Full Story

LIVINGSTON -- Pacheco's JV wrestling team kicked off the WAC season with a 54-24 win over Livingston. | Full Story

About 260 wrestlers will descend upon Los Banos High this Saturday for the second annual Morning Star Invitational, which is quickly gaining a reputation as a tough early-season test for Valley wrestlers. | Full Story

Many times when the Los Banos High girls basketball team gets going, its opponents have to tell themselves to slow down and take a breath. | Full Story

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