Dennis D. Cruz is a journalist based in Oakdale, California, focusing on local sports coverage. He writes for the Oakdale Leader and his work has also appeared in Riverbank High. Dennis covers a variety of sports, including basketball, soccer, wrestling, and cross country, providing in-depth analysis and highlights of local teams and athletes.
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Dennis D. Cruz focuses on local sports, particularly high school athletics in Oakdale, California. His coverage heavily emphasizes event outcomes and announcements related to various sports such as basketball, soccer, wrestling, cross country, football, volleyball and water polo.
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By the end of the night, it was the Lady Mustangs celebrating on their home floor.
In a game that went in the books as a Valley Oak League loss for the Mustangs, Jacob Kindrick was able to celebrate after this play, recovering a fumble in the end zone in the Friday, Oct. 18 game on the road at Central Catholic. Jeff Kettering/The Leader
Oakdale will face off against Manteca in the regular season finale Friday night, Nov. 1 on the road.
The Valley Oak League title for cross country was decided on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Diablo Grande Course in Patterson. Oakdale’s varsity girls and boys teams won the championship. The impressive performances continued a long winning streak in league competition for both teams.
The 2024 season came to an end for the Oakdale High School volleyball team on Thursday night, Oct. 25. Oakdale took on Manteca High School in the regular season finale. During Senior Night festivities, Oakdale honored a trio of senior players; Jaelyn Ghiglia, Bryson Vargas and Leah Sales.
Quarterback Grant Gardner sends off the pass during the Valley Oak League finale, on the road against Manteca, on Friday night, Nov. 1. The host Buffaloes sewed up first place in league with a victory over the Mustangs. Jeff Kettering/The Leader
Oakdale had a bye this past Friday, as they earned the top seed for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division 3 playoffs. Junior running back Wes Burford, shown here churning up some yardage in the regular season finale at Manteca, looks to lead a strong attack for the host Mustangs, as they welcome the Woodcreek Timberwolves to town for quarterfinal action on Nov. 15. Jeff Kettering/The Leader
Oakdale’s varsity boys have done it. After months of hard work and preparation, the cross country team has qualified for the CIF State Cross Country championship. This achievement came at Folsom during the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Meet on Saturday, Nov. 16. As a team, Oakdale finished in second place overall in the five-kilometer race. The Mustangs had three top 10 finishers. Senior Ismael Dominguez finished seventh overall with a time of 16:24. Two seconds later fellow senior Jacob Cavanaugh finished the race and placed eighth overall. Junior Parker Whitemyer finished tenth overall at 16:43.
Junior Richard Flores keeps his eyes on the field ahead and broke through the defense in Friday night action, Nov. 15, on his way to score a touchdown as Oakdale hosted and defeated Woodcreek out of Roseville, 35-14. Jeff Kettering/The Leader
When the brackets were announced for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division 3, Oakdale was named the top seed.
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