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“I knew if we could get stops we could get out and run a little bit better.”
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Long places fourth at state
coach Michael Wright
“I think I went out pretty good,” Long
said. “I placed higher than I did last year.”
The past two weeks have been a rollercoaster ride for Long as he became the school’s first Division 1 Masters Champion and then was seventh at the Masters Championships before Saturday’s performance.
Long, who was the No. 5 seed, reached the consolation championship with a 4-2 win over Christian Rodriguez of Selma. He had also posted a 5-0 shutout
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By George M. Villagrana
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Dinuba High wrestler Daniel Long closed out an outstanding prep career as the senior finished fourth in the 170-pound weight class at the CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield.
Long finished the season with a tough 3-0 loss to Ryan Cosio of Temecula Valley, but he did improve from a year ago where he was sixth. In the past five years, the Emperors have had at least one wrestler place at the state championships, according to
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Coming off its lowest point total of the season, the Dinuba High boys basketball team rebounded for a 74-60 win against Adventist Sacramento of Carmichael in the opening round of the CIF Northern California Regional Div. V playoffs Tuesday night.
The No. 2 Emperors will host a quarterfinals game at 7 p.m. tonight against No. 7 Argonaut. The Mustangs (21-11) opened with a 65-56 win over No. 10 Paradise.
Senior Luke Rodriguez poured in a game-high 32 points and Josh Magaña added 17 for Dinuba, who improved to 25-8, while Jamison Collins led the Capitals with 23.
Down 37-31 at half, the Emperors came to life in the third quarter on both sides of the ball.
“We had to get stops,” said coach Jeff Schofield. “I knew if we could get
Daniel Long wrapped up an incredible wrestling career at DHS by placing fourth overall in the 170-pound weight class at the CIF State Championships in Bakersfield.
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right hander struck out seven and issued a walk.
Martinez also helped out at the plate with two doubles and drove in a pair of runs. Faith Hernandez and Erica Flores each had 2 RBI’s for the Emperors who led 1-0 after the fourth inning before pulling away late with two runs over the next three innings.
Coach Bryan Patterson said the team
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Josh Magaña makes a 3-point in the first quarter of Dinuba’s 74-60 win over Adventist Sacramento Tuesday night in a CIF State Northern Regional Division V playoff game. The Emperors advance to the next round and will host Argonaut of Jackson in a quarterfinals game tonight at 7 p.m.
Emps notch a state playo win
Dinuba bounces back with a big win over Adventist Sacramento
By George M. Villagrana
stops we could get out and run a little bit better.”
Isaak Flores’ buzzer-beating off- balance jumper capped off an incredible third as the Emperors outscored the Capitals, 17-3.
The largest lead of the game was 68-47 after a pair of free throws by Rodriguez.
In the Central Section Division III championship game Saturday at Selland Arena against Immanuel, the Emperors never got on track as the Eagles rolled to a 70-39 win for their sixth straight section title.
“Immanuel played really well and I would say we had some nerves to us,” said Schofield. “We never been on that stage before and it seems like they’re there every year.”
Down 12-2 in the first quarter, Dinuba got back into the game on 3-pointers from Rodriguez and two from Magaña to cut the lead to 12-11.
After a basket by Brian-Ortuno
Campbell that made the score 14-13, the Emperors would score three more points in the second quarter as Immanuel went on a 14-3 run to lead 28-16 at the half.
Sebastian Garza’s 3-pointer cut the lead to 30-21 and the Eagles countered with a 9-0 run that was stopped by a basket by Johnathan Calderon. Immanuel closed out the quarter outscoring DHS 11-3 for a 50-27 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
“It probably was one of our worst games of the year,” Schofield said. “Give credit to Immanuel. They played well.”
Dinuba, who shot 34 percent from the floor, had one player in double figures led by Rodriguez with 12 points. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and three steals.
Magaña had nine points while Garza added five.
In their semifinals win at home
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Dinuba o to a great start
By George M. Villagrana
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The offense came to life at the right moment and pitcher Kirsten Martinez took care of the rest as Dinuba’s hot start continued as the Emperors rolled to a 9-0 win against host Fowler on Feb. 20.
Martinez got the final three outs securing a no-hit performance for Dinuba, who is now 4-0. The senior
Orosi High’s soccer team opened the Division IV section playoffs with a win at home against Yosemite and a tough 2-1 win at Woodlake before the Cardinals dropped a tough match to top-seeded Foothill in penalty kicks on Feb. 20 in Bakersfield.
PK’s end Orosi’s season
Cardinals push top-seeded Foothill before falling in the semis
By George M. Villagrana
tie it and should’ve put the game away.” Down 2-1 entering the second half, the Cardinals defense did a tremendous job shutting down Foothill’s offense. Orosi managed to knot the score at 2-all on a goal from Antonio Lupian. The Trojans scored both of their goals in the first half from Everardo Arce and Juan Ojeda while Orosi got on the board
on a goal from Luis Corona.
Quevedo said a few mistakes played a
crucial role in the outcome.
“They make a mistake and we don’t
score, we make a mistake and they score,” Quevedo said.
The Cardinals reached the semifinals match with a hard fought 2-1 win over Woodlake on Feb. 16. David Pina and Rafael Saldivar each scored a goal for Orosi.
The two teams had met earlier in the season and the match ended in a scoreless tie.
“We dominated the game and played much better this time,” Quevedo said.
Next season, Quevedo will have some major shoes to fill with a roster of 12 seniors, eight who were starters.
“We lose 12 seniors but you never know who’ll step up,” he said.
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The Orosi High boys soccer teams season came to an end in dramatic fashion as the fourth-seeded Cardinals were edged by top-seeded Foothill- Bakersfield in penalty kicks 3-1 on Feb. 19 in Bakersfield.
The Cardinals finished the year 17-8-3 while the Trojans went on to capture the Central Section Division IV crown with a win over No. 10 Mira Monte.
“It was a good match,” said Orosi coach Jose Quevedo. “We came back to
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Kirsten Martinez, pictured here in a season opening win at Reedley, fired a no-hitter against Fowler.