Dave Campbell

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

Manteca withstood a ferocious eight-point service run by East Union’s Keenan Yang in the second set Wednesday night and went on to sweep the host Lancers 25-22, 25-21, 25-21 in Valley Oak League boys volleyball action at Dalben Center. “They kept us on our toes,” Buffaloes coach Jennifer Reis said. “They are a good team, and they can get some runs just like any good team. We know a lot of those guys from club, and we know they will battle to the end, for sure.

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

Manteca won’t be allowing any more smoke shops within the city for the foreseeable future. The City Council instituted an emergency ban Tuesday for “health and safety reasons” while the staff looks at ways of better regulating smoke shops. This is not the first time city leaders have tried to put additional restrictions on smoke shops. The opening of a smoke shop  the 100 block of West Yosemite in the spring of 2021 irked some other merchants.

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

In a showdown for first place in Valley Oak League boys volleyball Monday night, visiting Mountain House avenged its earlier-season, five-set loss to Manteca with a 25-22, 25-18, 25-23 sweep of the host Buffaloes to knot the VOL race with three matches remaining. The first set had three ties and two lead changes down the stretch with four ties and two lead changes down the stretch in the third set, and the Mustangs (10-1, 20-4) just overpowered Manteca (8-1, 18-7) at the end.

2 weeks ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

Lathrop’s eight-match home winning streak came to a screeching halt Wednesday night, as visiting Beyer swept the Spartans 25-22, 25-20, 25-15 in a battle for first place in Western Athletic Conference boys volleyball. The Patriots entered the contest tied for first place with Livingston. Lathrop drops two matches behind first. “I tried to throw everything at them,” Spartans coach Toa Fa’ali’i said. “They just had our number. They had a lot of tools, and we couldn’t defend everything they gave us.

3 weeks ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dave Campbell

The Manteca boys boasted four individual event winners Saturday for the most points in the Inaugural Dave Soeth MUSD Backyard Bash, and when combined with the Manteca girls, the Buffaloes claimed the championship trophy at Dino Cunial Stadium. The Manteca boys tallied 116 points, East Union finished second (79), Lathrop third (71), Sierra fourth (56) and Weston Ranch fifth (28).