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December 31, 2009 / Sports

Grizzlies stumble then rebound at Orestimba

Very few high school basketball coaches will blame officiating for the outcome of a game, and Mariposa head coach Trace DeSandres doesn’t travel down that road either. Statistics usually paint the true picture. More...

Mankins heads for NFL Pro Bowl again

By Dan Tucker Gazette Publisher For the second time in his short 5-year National Football League career, MCHS graduate Logan Mankins has been named to the NFL’s Pro Bowl. More...

MCHS grapplers capture medals

In what is probably the best team finish ever, Mariposa’s varsity wrestling team claimed third place in the five-team Hughson Wrestling Tournament last week, and three Grizzlies had outstanding performances. More...

JV girls steadily improve

Although they have taken their lumps enroute to a 2-7 early season record, the Mariposa County High School girls’ junior varsity team is moving in the right direction, according to Athletic Director Loyd Hobby. More...

Grizzlies barely escape Denair

Mariposa eeks out 60-58 win

Although they were picked to dominate the Southern Athletic League on the basketball court, Mariposa's Grizzlies barely edged Denair in both teams' SAL opener Tuesday night on the Coyotes' home court, 60-58. The Grizzlies at one point held a 16 poin More...

Lady Grizzlies upend Waterford

Mariposa now 2-0 in SAL

Mariposa's varsity girls' basketball team downed Waterford, 33-19, in a home contest Monday evening. More...

Grizzlies throttle Bret Harte in home opener

Huge 4th quarter spells victory

In their first home game of the season, Mariposa's Grizzlies dismantled Bret Harte, 60-41, in the fourth period of a sloppy non-league contest that saw four technical fouls, and the Bullfrogs' coach tossed. Mariposa led by a single point, 19-18, at More...

JVs win first pair in Warriors' tourney

To open play in the Orestimba Tournament on Monday, Mariposa’s junior varsity basketball squad crushed the Orestimba freshman team, 46-9. “It’s a very unusual tournament,” said head coach Mark Abney. More...