OAKDALE — The Manteca High girls volleyball team continued its recent success against Valley Oak League foe Oakdale on Thursday, surging to a 20-25, 25-13, 25-20, 15-25, 15-3 victory that completes a season sweep of the Mustangs.
“I can’t remember the last time a Manteca team swept them,” Manteca coach Kevin Bolding said. “Winning one out of the two used to be a great accomplishment, so this was huge. It’s another step to where we need to be."
The reigning VOL champion Buffaloes (6-1, 14-3 overall) have beaten Oakdale (4-3, 5-6) in three out of their last four meetings. Last year, they defeated the Mustangs for the first time since 1999.
The see-saw affair turned into a rout in the end, as Olga Perez (15 digs, 19 points, two aces) served eight straight points to give Manteca an 11-3 lead in the deciding set. Bolding attributed the dominant finish to defense. Payton Reis (14 kills, 12 digs) and Kacy Bolding (11 kills, 20 assists, 13 digs) each had a block during the run, while the back row handled the rest.
“I wish I can say we killed the heck out of the ball, but we just hit the right spots,” coach Bolding said. “The difference was we had a lot of digs. All of the sudden we just decided not to let the ball drop.”
Freshman libero Abbey Kadillak helped anchor the defense with 32 digs. She also had 10 service points and two aces. Kaitlyn Morenzone added 15 digs to go with 13 kills and 22 assists. Julia Moreno contributed 10 kills to the attack. Kaylee MacDannald finished with five kills, four digs, two blocks and 13 points.
“In the end it was just the whole energy and momentum swinging that put us over the edge,” Bolding said. “I don’t want to take anything away from Oakdale, they played way better tonight than the first time we played them. We knew going in that we would have to definitely step our game up playing them on the road.”
C. Catholic 3, W. Ranch 0
STOCKTON — Host Weston Ranch (1-6, 11-8) had its moments against the VOL-leading Raiders (7-0, 18-0) but ultimately fell, 7-25, 22-25, 15-25.
Julianna Lassiter and Senecia Patton led the Cougars with their play at the net, while Jennie Tern was consistent from the service line.
Abby Castillon blasted 17 kills for Central Catholic. Grace Matias and Kalli McElrath served seven and five aces, respectively.
Lathrop 3, Pacheco 0
LATHROP — The Spartans (8-1, 10-3) tallied their sixth straight win in Western Athletic Conference play, downing last-place Pacheco (0-8, 2-22), 25-15, 25-6, 25-13.
They have a tough stretch ahead with Tri-City Athletic League power Tracy visiting tonight and WAC-leading Beyer hosting Lathrop next Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Jahsita Fa’alii torched Pacheco for 18 kills, five aces and 17 digs. Karina Chavez amassed 30 assists to go with a pair of aces. Avleen Kaur collected five kills, three aces and seven digs. Krystal Tempra contributed 21 digs, and Jordan Corner had four kills.
TENNIS
Manteca 9, East Union 0
Ellie Kim, Makenna Condit, Kerren Zou, Yanki Ma/Kalissa Martin and Isabella Huerta/Danielle Diaz rolled to 6-0, 6-0 sweeps as host Manteca improved to 9-0 in the VOL and 12-0 overall.
Julia Tang topped East Union’s Isabel Moreno 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match. Sahiba Kaur won at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-2, and Navinna Mann added a 6-0, 6-1 win. Noeli Mercado and Melissa Poncini prevailed at No. 1 doubles, 6-0, 6-1.
Ceres 9, Lathrop 0
CERES — Lathrop’s No. 2 doubles team of Shania Leyva and Harleen Bal nearly prevented the sweep against the second-place team in the WAC. They came up short 4-6, 5-7 against Monica Esparza and Elena Ochoa.
Darlene Hoang dropped the No. 1 singles match 3-6, 3-6 to Shania Evans.
JV volleyball
Oakdale 2, Manteca 0
OAKDALE — The Buffaloes (4-3 VOL, 8-5 overall) went down swinging in the 24-26, 22-25 defeat.
Ari Chandler paced Manteca with 10 service points, 10 digs and three kills. Kim Yu racked up 11 digs and four kills. Kyaira Jacobs finished with 10 digs, and Sydnee Navarro pitched in three kills and six assists.
Lathrop 2, Pacheco 0
LATHROP — The Spartans (9-0, 11-3) coasted to a 25-15, 25-15 victory that keeps their unbeaten streak alive in the WAC.
Ke’mya Barnett powered Lathrop with 10 kills, Krytle Sakay added eight and Anahy Serrano contributed 17 assists and two aces.
East Union 2, Kimball 0
TRACY — The Lancers held on for the 25-20, 25-21 VOL win.
Julieanna Padilla produced four kills and eight services points. Nicole Blaire served six aces while totaling nine points from the line along with five digs. Alejandra Rodriguez (two aces) and Dannielle James (three aces, two kills) each dished out five assists. Alivia Gordon chipped in four aces, and Isabella Price rapped three kills.
Ripon Christian 2, Waterford 1
RIPON — Ripon Christian grinded out a 19-25, 25-19, 15-9 come-from-behind win in Southern League action.
Adrianna Arias and Jenna Hofman combined for 11 assists to lead the offense. Samantha Anema hammered eight kills, Natasha Smith had five and Sarah Brown collected six digs.
Frosh volleyball
Lathrop 2, Pacheco 1
LATHROP — The Spartans (4-4 WAC, 5-7 overall) fended off Pacheco, 21-25, 25-18, 15-10.
LaNicia Ellis tagged five kills, Natalie Sayasane distributed 11 assists and Samreen Ball tallied two kills and two aces.
Kimball 2, East Union 0
TRACY — East Union dropped a 21-25, 13-25 decision in the VOL contest.
Jenessa Godoy served up three aces for the Lancers. Elizabeth Lopez (two aces) and Kaitlyn Reyes each set three assists.
Manteca 2, Oakdale 0
OAKDALE — Ayana Van Staavereen (six assists, three digs) and Leilani Rios crushed five kills apiece, as the Buffaloes stampeded to a 25-19, 25-13 win.
Caitlyn Wong (three kills, three digs), Karina Beck (four aces, four digs) and Isabella Pires (eight points, three kills, eight assists, three digs) were other standouts for Manteca.
