Sports

Bring on Stockton St. Mary's.

ATWATER -- With 20 seconds to play and his team staked to a one-point lead, Los Banos cornerback Dylan Marques got called over to the LB sideline.

Merced's three-year reign over the Central California Conference came to an end with a giant thud.

TURLOCK -- Atwater is headed to the playoffs after wrapping up the Central California Conference's second playoff seed with a 41-10 win over Turlock on Friday night at Joe Debely Stadium.

DOS PALOS -- Kevin Schofield and David Quiroz presented quite a 1-2 punch for Dos Palos on Friday.

Brian Sevilla

The Gateway Bowl has a similar feel to last season.

Boys Soccer

COLLEGE

PATTERSON 26, HILMAR 6

FRESNO -- If Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick has another big performance against Fresno State, remember this: He could have been a Bulldog.

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