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San Joaquin County's football playoff picture takes shape

Plus, Manteca's $16 million navigation center and a weekend of Sandhill Crane Festival events.

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San Joaquin County's football playoff picture takes shape after Week 9

Football rankings and a top-25 golf finish by the numbers

26
county football teams in the Week 9 power rankings
15th
place for Summerville's Jaizlee Johnson in girls golf
98
Johnson's score, 26 over par

Sources: The Stockton Record, The Union Democrat

If you follow Friday night football, the playoff projections are taking shape. The Record's power rankings cover all 26 San Joaquin County teams, and its Week 9 takeaways say Lincoln and Lathrop are on the outside looking in.

  • Playoff picture: Lincoln and Lathrop are on the outside looking in
  • Golf site: in Lodi
  • Golf date: Mon., Oct. 26
  • Tied at 103: Rexwinkle, Ripon's Daley and Young

On the golf course, Summerville's girls team wrapped up its season at the Division V championships with two top-25 finishes. Sophomore Jaizlee Johnson took 15th. Junior Shafer Rexwinkle tied for 22nd.

Johnson's 98 beat three golfers who tied at 103

Source: The Union Democrat

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Johnson98
Rexwinkle103
Daley (Ripon)103
Young (Ripon)103

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Manteca housing

Manteca has 14,335 housing units in the entitlement process as of Sept. 1, including 7,914 single-family homes on entitled subdivision lots. The Bulletin says the city's 3.9 percent growth cap is essentially suspended under the . Manteca Bulletin

Navigation center

Manteca has all of the $16 million it needs for its permanent homeless navigation center, thanks to a state grant. It's going into a 54,000-square-foot shell that once housed a Qualex film processing plant. Manteca Bulletin

Manteca's navigation center shell covers 54,000 square feet

Floor area of the Manteca navigation center, beside places you know

The Manteca navigation center54,000 sq. ft.
A football field57,600 sq. ft.end zones included
A basketball court4,700 sq. ft.NBA size

11 basketball courts would fit inside the Manteca navigation center

Source: Manteca Bulletin

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The Manteca navigation center54,000 sq. ft.
A football field57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included)
A basketball court4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size)

Manteca High

Manteca High's $56 million work includes parking lot improvements that will bring the first on-campus electric vehicle chargers. The project also includes a two-story, 32-classroom building and media center. Manteca Bulletin

Water polo

Only five of San Joaquin County's 14 girls water polo programs made the playoffs. St. Mary's is the No. 1 seed in Division II and Ripon is the No. 4 seed in Division III, and those two play their openers at home. The Stockton Record

Volleyball

Ripon Christian lost 15-25, 7-25, 15-25 at Nevada Union on Tuesday. Nevada Union will face No. 1 Ripon in the Division III final Saturday at Cosumnes River College. Manteca Bulletin

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Fifteen years of music is worth a standing ovation. The Valley Community Orchestra celebrates its anniversary with a gala at Central United Methodist Church in Stockton on Sunday, Nov. 15. The multigenerational group will play classical and pop, honoring its work mentoring local musicians. Bravo, VCO.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 14FAA ground stop hits Stockton's airport; Edison, St. Mary's win
  2. Fri., Nov. 13San Joaquin County OKs nearly $1.3M for youth services
  3. Thurs., Nov. 12Manteca's first Veterans Day parade drew hundreds
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San Joaquin County's football playoff picture takes shape

Plus, Manteca's $16 million navigation center and a weekend of Sandhill Crane Festival events.

The TLDR

  1. Football playoff picture takes shape; Lincoln and Lathrop are on the outside looking in
  2. Manteca has $16 million for its navigation center
  3. Only 5 of 14 county girls water polo teams made the playoffs
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TravelThe FAA grounded departing flights nationwide, including at Stockton Metropolitan AirportIf you were flying out of Stockton on Friday, the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all departing U.S. flights. It cited a communications issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. The Stockton Record reported that Stockton Metropolitan, Sacramento International and San Jose Mineta International were among the airports affected.Saturday’s editionRead High School SportsEdison and St. Mary's won Friday's playoff openers and both play semifinals on the road nextIf you follow Stockton football, Friday was a good night for two programs. In the Sac-Joaquin Section's first round, No. 5 Edison beat No. 4 Inderkum 38-34 in Division I, and No. 5 St. Mary's topped No. 4 Whitney 34-28 in Division II. The Stockton Record also ran a live scoreboard for the section's playoff games.Saturday’s editionRead MantecaManteca held its first-ever Veterans Day parade, and a veterans event is on todayHundreds of people filled downtown Manteca on Wednesday for the city's first-ever Veterans Day parade, KCRA reported. Vintage cars, military vehicles, first responders and local youth groups rolled past streets lined with American flags. A ceremony followed at Library Park, where guest speakers shared their military experiences and local veterans were honored.Thursday’s editionRead

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