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Eagles split with Bears
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Sam Friesen, Immanuel High Eagles catcher, tags out Selma High player Justice Aranda at home plate during a game on April 24 at the Immanuel High Sports Complex. The Eagles defeated the Bears 6-2.
Staff Report
For the first time since 2015, the Reedley College Ti- gers softball team are Central Valley Conference Champi- ons.
The Tigers defeated the Fresno City College Rams 7-3 on April 24 at Reedley College to capture the title.
The Tigers ended the regular season with a 26-10-1 overall record and 16-5 in the CVC. Reedley College tied College of the Sequoias with a 16-5 record.
The Tigers were selected the No. 11 seed in the State Playoffs Northern California Regional.
They will play No. 6 seed Cosumnes River from Sacra- mento on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5, in Sacra- mento.
On April 24, Emily Grim- bleby picked up the win. She pitched a complete game and had four strikeouts.
Aunika Castellanos had two RBIs. Mickayla Villar- real, Sienna Esquivel, Julia Jimenez, Sandra Vallejo and Hunter Young each had one RBI.
The Central Valley Con- ference also released its All- Conference teams that includ- ed several Tigers.
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With the Immanuel High baseball team down 1-0 to Selma High entering the bottom of the third inning of their April 24 game, Josh Franco, Immanuel High head coach, huddled his team just outside the dugout.
Franco encouraged the Eagles not to let the game against the Bears, which was for first-place in the Central Se- quoia League, slip away. He told them to flip the switch.
Immanuel then scored two runs in
the bottom of the third inning and four runs in the bottom of the fifth to defeat the Bears 6-2 at the Immanuel High Sports Complex.
“This was a big win,” Franco said. “This was the first must-win game for us if we wanted to stay in contention for the league title.”
The Eagles lost to the Bears 4-3 on April 27 in Selma to fall into a three-way tie for first place in the league.
As of May 1, the Eagles were tied with Selma High and Exeter High. Each team is 7-4 in the CSL.
In the April 24 game, Roman Rosales
was the winning pitcher. He pitched five innings, allowing just two runs and strik- ing out four batters.
Rosales also had three RBIs, while Bradley Collins-Dunn and Dylan Kent each had one.
“Roman didn't have his best stuff to- day, but he found a way to grind and get the win,” Franco said.
On April 24, with the Eagles trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Ro- sales hit a single that scored two runs to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead.
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Mickayla Villarreal, Reedley College Tigers softball player, slides into home plate in a game against Fresno City College on April 24 at Reedley College. The Tigers defeated the Rams 7-3.
Tigers softball
wins CVC title
Pirates track team places third at 75th Reedley Invitational
Quinn Johnson, Maddy
Gates lead Reedley High
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Quinn Johnson, Reedley High Pirates track and field ath- lete, won the pole vault during the 75th Annual Reedley Invitational on April 27 at Reedley High School. Johnson completed a height of 11 feet, six inches.
Staff Report
Led by Quinn Johnson and Maddy Gates, the Reedley High Pirates track and field teams posted solid performances on April 27 at the 75th Annual Reedley Invitational at Reedley High School.
The Pirates boys team com- piled 75 points to finish in third place behind first-place winner Monache High and second- place Stockdale High.
The RHS girls team also finished in third place, with 57 points. Monache High also won the girls title.
Here are some of the top results for the Pirates.
Johnson led the Pirates boys team with a victory in the pole vault, completing a height of 11 feet, six inches.
Anthony Lujan won first place in the discus with a throw of 135 feet, eight inches.
Anthony Lujan and Michael Lujan took second and third place, respectively in the shot
put.
Anthony took second with
a throw of 47-feet, 11.25 inches, while Michael had a throw of 47-feet.
Spencer Boling took the top spot in the high jump, clearing a height of six feet.
Alex Garcia earned a second-place finish in the 400-meter race and fifth place in the 800-meters.
Cristian Gomez finished in third place in the 1600- and 3200-meter races. Adrian Rodriguez was sixth in the 3200-meters.
Gates won first place in the high jump to lead the Pirates girls track team.
Gates cleared a height of 4-feet-10 inches. She also took second in the triple jump with a distance of 31-feet, 10 inches.
The Reedley High Pirates girls 4x100-meter relay team of Kalese Sunamoto, Bienvenue, Toews and Leila Wright also
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Crystal Macedo, Reedley High Pirates track and field athlete, competes in the 100-meter hurdles at the Reedley Invitational on April 27 at Sal Gonzalez Field. Macedo finished in fifth place.
Former Eagles March, Regier shine at PacWest track and field championships
RIGHT: Zoe March, former Immanuel High standout and current Azusa Pacific University athlete, competed in the PacWest Championships on April 27 and 28 in Fresno.
March took third place in the 400-meter hurdle. March was competing in just her third collegiate race.
March is attending Azusa Pacific on a basketball scholarship.
More on March will be published in a future edition of The Exponent.
LEFT: Annie Regier, former Im- manuel High standout, earned a second-place finish in the high jump during the PacWest Conference Championships.
The championships were held on April 27 and 28 at Fresno Pacific University.
Regier, current Fresno Pacific athlete, graduated from Im- manuel High in 2016.
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