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Pirates' bid for perfection denied
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Reedley High
finishes 5-1 as
Madera South
rallies for
36-29 victory
MVT Staff Report
The Reedley High Pirates came within a quarter of a perfect 6-0 football season, but the Madera South High Stallions spoiled the sto- rybook finish by scoring a touchdown and two- point conversion in the final quarter to pull out a 36-29 victory on April 30 in Madera.
"It was a great game, with a playoff atmo- sphere," said RHS coach Tony Gates. "I knew they would be prepared, and it was a back and forth battle."
Reedley — which swept through North Yosemite League play to win the school's first outright league football title since 1973 – rallied from an early deficit and took a 22-14 lead be- fore Madera South (2-2) scored on a run and pass to go ahead 28-22. The Pirates then scored in the third to go up 29-28, and had two touchdowns nullified by penalty be- fore being stopped on downs deep in MS terri- tory late in the third.
Ryan Warkentin capped a brilliant junior
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
Reedley High's Ryan Warkentin turned the corner to pick up some of his xxx yards rush- ing against Madera South High in the teams' season finale on April 30. The Stallions knocked off the Pirates by a 36-29 score as RHS finished the season with a 5-1 record.
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Dinuba High's Krysta Chavez (7) dribbled during first half action against Immanuel High (15) in an April 29 league match. The Emperors won by a 1-0 score.
Sanger boys soccer closes in on another CMAC soccer title
season by rushing 26 times for 238 yards — just hours after belting a double and triple in a baseball win over Sun- nyside High – and the Pirates turned in a solid offensive performance despite being without versatile senior Mike Rios because of injury. In the game. Reedley also lost senior receiver to a broken collarbone after a long catch and run during the game.
"I'm so proud of the guys," Gates said. "There wasn't a lot of tears at the end, they were just exhausted. And that's what I want. they laid it all out there."
Gates said the team
overcame many hur- dles during the COVID- delayed championship season. Two long delays because of the virus de- layed what should have been a 2020 season until March. Because of con- struction on the RHS campus, the team often didn't have an area to practice. Some practice sessions were held off- campus at Grant Middle School.
The Pirates perse- vered, and Gates said the team's motto was flexibility to handle every challenge. "They just picked that ]theme] up and ran with it," he said.
The team will have
the month of May off in a brief offseason, doing lifting twice daily the remainder of the school year. They'll begin the summer passing league season on June 4, and then start conditioning and eventually practice for the 2021 fall season. That campaign starts with an Aug. 13 scrim- mage against Kingsburg, with the season kicking off a week later against Woodlake High.
"I told them 'when they hang that [champi- onship] banner in there [the gym], no one can ever take that away. You can come back and say you're a champion," Gates said.
MVT Staff Report
The Sanger High Apaches boys soccer team closed in on an- other Country Metro Athletic Conference championship last week, posting a pair of pivotal road victories against Madera (1-0 on April 27) and Bullard (4-1 on April 29).
The reigning CIF Central Section and Northern California Division 2 champions (14-1, 5-1 CMAC) had a chance to wrap up the crown in a May 4 eve-
ning contest against second place San Joa- quin Memorial (3-2-1 conference) at Tom Flores Stadium.
The Apaches' lone loss this season was a shocking 2-1 overtime setback at home to Edi- son on April 20. Its the lone league and season win for the Tigers (1-11, 1-5), who host Sanger
See ROUNDUP on page A18
LOCAL ROUNDUP
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR MAY 6-MAY 12
Events and matchups are subject to change. Attendance at football games and most prep sports is limited to immediate family members
THURSDAY, MAY 6 BASEBALL
Reedley vs. Fresno Fresno HS, 3:30 p.m.
(JV/V)
Sanger vs. Madera, Sanger HS, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 7 BADMINTON
Reedley vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 2:30
p.m (Varsity only)
BASEBALL
Immanuel vs. Hanford West, Immanuel Sports Complex The Yard, 7 p.m. (V)
Orange Cove vs. Strathmore (DH), Strathmore HS, 10 a.m./Noon (Varsity only)
Parlier vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, noon (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Sunnyside, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley JV vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS, 4
p.m. (JV)
Dinuba JV girls vs. Strathmore, Dinuba HS, 4 p.m. (JV)
Reedley vs. Hoover, Reedley HS, girls at 5:30 p.m./boys at 7:15 p.m. (Varsity only)
Sanger boys vs. Edison, Edison HS Fresno, 6:30 p.m. (Varsity only)
Sanger girls vs. Bullard, Sanger HS, 6:30 p.m. (V)
Dinuba vs. Garces (DH), Dinuba HS, 3/5 p.m. (Varsity only)
Immanuel vs. Hanford West, Hanford West HS,
4 p.m. (V) TRACK AND FIELD
Emperor Invitational, Dinuba HS, 11:30 a.m. (Varsity only)
SATURDAY, MAY 8 BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. Central Valley Christian, CVC
Visalia, noon, (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Riverdale, Riverdale HS, noon (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Fresno Christan, Parlier HS, nooon (Varsity only)
Sanger vs. Madera, Madera HS, 11 a.m. (JV/V)
SOCCER
Dinuba vs. Exeter, Dinuba HS, boys at 9 a.m. /girls at 11 a.m. (Varsity only)
Immanuel girls vs. Central Valley Christian, CVC Visalia, 11 a.m. (V)
Orange Cove vs. Mendota, OCHS noon (V)
Parlier vs. Fresno Christian, Parlier HS, Noon
(Varsity Only)
WRESTLING
Dinuba vs. Farmersville, Dinuba HS, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, MAY 10 BASKETBALL
Dinuba JV girls vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS,
time TBA
Dinuba vs. Hanford West, Dinuba HS, girls at 5:15/boys at 6:45 p.m. (V)
Immanuel vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS, 6 p.m. (V) Parlier vs. Riverdale, Riverdale HS, JV teams 3 p.m./girls 4:30 p.m./ boys 6:30 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley boys vs. Sunnyside (Senior Night), Sal Gonzalez Field, 3:30/5:30 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley girls vs. Roosevelt, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
TUESDAY, MAY 11 BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. Exeter, Dinuba HS, 4/7 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel vs. Central Valley Christian, CVC
Visalia, 4 p.m. (V)
Orange Cove vs. Fowler, Orange Cove HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Minarets, Minarets HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley vs. Hoover, Hoover HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Madera South, Tom Flores Stadium, 6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
BASKETBALL
Dinuba boys vs. Kingsburg, Dinuba HS, 7 p.m. (V) Sanger girls vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, 7
p.m. (V)
Immanuel girls vs. Exeter, Immanuel SC County Line Stadium, 5:15 p.m. (V)
Sanger boys vs. Madera South, Madera South HS, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Madera, Tom Flores Stadium,
3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 4 p.m. (Varsity only) Immanuel vs. Central Valley Christian, ISC The Nest, 4 p.m. (V)
Orange Cove vs. Fowler, Orange Cove HS, 4
p.m. (Varsity only)
Parlier vs. Minarets, Minarets HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley vs. Hoover, Hoover HS Fresno, varsity at 3:30/JV at 5:30 p.m.
Sanger vs. San Joaquin Memorial, SJM Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (Varsity only)
SWIMMING
Dinuba vs. Exeter/Central Valley Christian, Dinuba HS, 4 p.m.
Dinuba girls vs. Exeter (Senior Nignt), Dinuba HS, 4 p.m. (V)
Dinuba boys vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 4 p.m. (V) Immanuel boys vs. Central Valley Christian, Immanuel Sports Complex, 4 p.m. (V) Immanuel girls vs. Central Valley Christian, Immanuel Sports Complex, 4 p.m. (V)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 BASEBALL
Sanger vs. San Joaqiuin Memorial, SJM
Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
BASKETBALL
Reedley boys vs. Roosevelt, Reedley HS, 5:30 p.m (Varsity only)
Reedley girls vs. Sunnyside, Reedley HS, 6:30 p.m (Varsity only)
Sanger boys vs. Madera South, Madera South HS, 6:30 p.m. (V)
Sanger girls vs. Madera South, Sanger HS, 6:30 p.m. (V)
SOCCER
Dinuba vs. Selma, Selma HS, girls at 5:15/ boys at 6:45 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley girls vs. McLane (Senior Night), Sal Gonzalez Field,5:30 p.m. (Varsity only)
SWIMMING
Dinuba vs. Coalinga, Coalinga HS, 4 p.m. (V)
TRACK AND FIELD
Parlier vs. Fowler at WSL Dual 6, Fowler HS, 3:30 p.m. (Varsity)
Dinuba vs. Kingsburg/Immanuel, Kingsburg HS, 4 p.m. (V)
WRESTLING
Dinuba vs. Clovis North, Dinuba HS, 4 p.m. (V)
(JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Edison, Sanger HS, 6:30 p.m. (V)
BASKETBALL GOLF
SOCCER
TENNIS
Dinuba boys/girls vs. Kingsburg, Kings River CC, 4 p.m.
Immanuel boys/girls vs. Exeter, Sherwood Forest GC, 4 p.m.
Dinuba vs. Central Valley Christian, CVC Visalia, girls at 5:15/boys at 6:45 p.m. (V) Immanuel girls vs. Hanford West, Immanuel SC County Line Stadium, 5:15 p.m. (Varsity only)
Parlier vs. Orange Cove, Fowler HS, JV teams at 3:30 p.m./varsity girls at 5 p.m./varsity boys at 7 p.m.
Sanger girls vs. Bullard, Tom Flores Stadium, 5 p.m. (V)
Sanger boys vs. Edison, Edison HS Fresno,
3 p.m. (V) SOFTBALL
Reedley vs. Fresno, Fresno HS, varsity at 3:30/JV at 5:30 p.m. (V/JV)
Sanger vs. Madera, Sanger HS, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
TENNIS
Dinuba boys vs. Central Valley Christian (Senior Night), Dinuba HS, 4 p.m. (Varsity only) Dinuba girls vs. Central Valley Christian, Dinuba HS, 4 p.m. (V)
Immanuel boys vs. Hanford West, Immanuel Sports Complex, 4 p.m. (V)
Immanuel girls vs. Hanford West, Hanford West HS, 4 p.m. (V)
Sanger vs. Bullard, Bullard HS, boys 1:30 p.m./ girls 3 p.m. (Varsity only)
VOLLEYBALL
Reedley vs. Roosevelt, Roosevelt HS Fresno, girls at 5:30/boys at 7:30 p.m (Varsity only)
WATER POLO
Reedley vs. Golden Valley, Golden Valley HS Merced, girls at 4/boys at 5 p.m (Varsity only)
SOCCER
BASKETBALL
SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL
SOCCER
SOFTBALL