Sports

By JONATHAN WHITAKER & SHARON YATES-MUDGET Merced County Supervisor Lloyd Pareira at this week’s board meeting had some nice words for two women who are keeping the Junior Giants youth baseball program alive and well in the community of Winton. “Kelly Thomas and Susan Ochoa,” Pareira pointed out in his closing…

By MICHAEL BRIGGS Special to the Times Only a mere 24 hours after surpassing 1,000 career points for the Stone Ridge Christian Knights…

BY MICHAEL BRIGGS Special to the Times The sport of boxing has a long and storied past in American culture; it has broken down racial barriers,…

The El Capitan Track team finished the season last year with a vision; “to change the direction of the team and refocus on getting things done in the classroom while getting back to the fundamentals of track.” That vision paid off this season for both the boys and girls track teams. The Varsity Girls achieved success as CCC individual…

More than 1,200 young athletes from about 42 schools in Merced County competed last Friday and Saturday during the 75th annual Jim North Memorial Junior…

Two-time United States Tennis Association National Champion Robert Quall shares a story about his time on the court and encourages readers to keep playing their…