Pitman and Turlock High boys soccer teams tie in a thrilling CCAL matchup
Wednesday’s Central California Athletic League boys soccer game between rivals Pitman and Turlock had it all.
There were spectacular goals, plenty of yellow cards, and both teams carrying momentum with leads.
Who the top team in the league is will have to wait another day as the Bulldogs and Pride tied, 2-2, at Pitman High School.
“To be honest, I was disappointed with how we played,” Turlock coach Doug Sperry said. “We are lucky to get out of this with a tie.”
The game was scoreless until Bulldogs (2-0-1, 12-3-1) senior Luke Redman scored on a header from a free kick near midfield from junior Eduardo Garcia.
Led by senior Felipe Lopez, the Pride (2-0-1, 6-6-1) controlled the possession for the rest of the half and Lopez had two shots that narrowly missed the net. Pitman tied the game at one in the 39th minute as senior Daniel Galdamez scored on a header.
“I thought we controlled the possession 60% of the game,” Pride coach Magdaleno Ramirez said.
Pitman took a 2-1 lead in the 51st minute on a shot from just outside the left side of the penalty box from senior Luis Robles. Turlock tied the game 15 minutes later on a header from Garcia.
Things escalated between some of the players on both sides in the final 10 minutes and the referees had to stop the game to talk to each of the captains as well as the coaches.
The two teams meet in the season finale on Feb. 12 at Turlock at 5 p.m.
“It was an eye-opening experience and hopefully we will learn from this,” Sperry said.
Pitman beats Turlock in girls soccer: The Pride (3-0, 11-4-1) solidified their position as the team to beat in the CCAL with a 2-1 victory over the Bulldogs (2-1, 8-4-2) on Wednesday at Joe Debely Stadium.
It was Pitman’s sixth straight win.
Seniors Sydney Cantwell and Sarah Sahagun both had goals for Pitman. Cantwell is tied for the team lead with six goals.
Pitman hosts Enochs at 3 p.m. on Friday while Turlock is at Downey at 5 p.m.
Top boys basketball team upset: Sheldon (15-3), the top ranked boys basketball team by the Sacramento Bee and the defending CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Championships, was upset by Cosumnes Oaks, 74-70, on Wednesday.
Sheldon is ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 5 in the nation by MaxPreps.
Modesto Christian, the Modesto Bee’s No. 1 ranked-team, feel to the Huskies in the championship last year. The Crusaders beat Sheldon in the 2018 title game.
Modesto Christian beat Tracy, 86-48, in a Tri-City Athletic League game on Wednesday.
Modesto Christian hires new baseball coach: Kelly Wheelock, who spent six years as the Modesto Christian High School baseball coach in the 2000’s, has returned to the Salida campus and will coach the Crusaders in the upcoming 2020 season.
Wheelock is 78-54 all-time and last coached in 2009. He takes over for Mark Butler, who spent the last four seasons at MC.
Modesto Nuts finalize their 2020 coaching staff: The Seattle Mariners announced their coaching staffs for all of the team’s minor league affiliates.
The Nuts, who are the Mariners’ Single-A affiliate, return Denny Hocking as manager for the second year in a row.
Shawn O’Malley was named hitting coach and Sean McGrath named pitching coach and it will be both of their first seasons with the Nuts.
The Nuts open the 2020 California League season on Apr. 9 at the Lake Elsinore Storm.
This story was originally published January 22, 2020 at 5:51 PM.
