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B6 | Thursday, November 8, 2018 Matchups
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OHS Cross Country
Friday, Nov. 9
Division II Football Playoffs: Hanford vs. Dinuba, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Boys Soccer Scrimmage: Dinuba at Buchanan, 3 p.m.
Girls Basketball Scrimmage: Coalinga, Strathmore, Kingsburg, Tulare Union and Dinuba at DHS
Boys Soccer Scrimmage: Dinuba at Buchanan, 3 p.m.
Announcements
• The City of Dinuba more information contact
Community Services is always in the need of volunteer coaches for the city’s Youth Sports Programs. Coaching information, clinics and meetings will be offered on rules, drills, and policies necessary to be a successful coach. All coaches and volunteers are required to be fingerprinted and have a background check. Details: 559 591-5940.
• 2019 Youth Basketball is currently taking late registrations through Nov. 9.
Division are 1st & 2nd grade, 3rd & 4th grade, 5th and 6th grade, 7th & 8th grade (all coed divisions).
Cost is $46 per child. There are family discounts. For
the Sports Coordinator at 559-591-5940. Interested individuals can register online at LiveandPlayDinuba. org. Online registration will conclude Sunday, November 11 at midnight.
• The Visalia Emergency Aid Council’s 14th Annual “Race Against Hunger” will take place on Thursday, November 22 in downtown Visalia.
There will be an adult 5K, children 5K (12 & under) adult 2 mile walk, child 2 mile walk (12 & under) and a kids fun run (1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, or 3/4 mile).
All proceeds benefit the VEAC Food Pantry.
Details: www. visaliaturkeytrot.com
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Runners from the varsity boys race get off to a clean start during the West Sequoia League Cross Country Championships were on Tuesday at Woodward Park.
Orosi does well at league championships
gap on them.”
As it turned out, Juarez placed fourth overall in 18:42.40, while
the Panthers had swept the top three spots while on their way to winning the league title with an impressive 23 points.
Garcia said he’ll be making adjustments heading into next week’s Valley championships.
“I think I’ll do better with more competition next week,” he said.
Nicholas Chavez placed 20th in a time of 20:27.20 and Gilberto Giron was 31st in 21:15.80. Marco Garcia (43rd, 24:24.00) and Andres Contreras (48th, 29:08.90) wrapped up the teams efforts.
For the girls, Fabiola Rodriguez was the highest individual placer of the day as she was timed in 23:15.70, for fourth overall.
Cintia Mondragon cracked the top-10 in ninth in a time of 24:12.00 while Daniela Tejeda was 11th in 24:23.90. Aalyha Gomez was 33rd in 31:33.90 and Esby Mercado was 37th in 34:13.30.
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By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
Orosi High cross country runner Sinoel Garcia had a plan entering the West Sequoia League cross country championships Tuesday.
Stay close to his rivals and make a move towards the end of the 5,000 meter race at Woodward Park.
Garcia did his best finishing 11th overall in a time of 19 minutes, 13.10 seconds to pace the Cardinals to a sixth-place finish with 146 points.
The senior said he got off to a good start but was unable to reel in his closest rivals.
“My competition here is Mark [Juarez] from Orange Cove and I always try to stick with him,” Garcia said. “He was with the Parlier group and I tried to keep up with him by the hill. I tried to close the
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came in, they did their jobs, and they left a mark for others to strive for. They raised the bar
for Dinuba volleyball.”
Burner stated the team will
have some exciting younger
players moving up that included Jada McMaryion who was moved up for the playoffs.
Dinuba High quarterback Josh Magaña is coming off a six-touchdown performance in the Emperors’ last game against Hanford West. Magaña has thrown for 2,092 yards with 26 touchdowns. Dinuba, who is seeded 4th, faces Hanford tomorrow evening. The winner will face the winner of Tulare/Garces next Friday.
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Jackie Delgado finished third overall at the CSL meet as the Emperors captured the team crown with 37 points. Dinuba will be one of the teams to watch at next week’s Valley finals.
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Burner pointed out that many players had breakout matches during the Emperors’ late season run.
“Kayla [Villareal] was a beast in the back row and Beth [Gonzalez] killed it from the serving line. Ally [Garcia] and Kirsten [Martinez] both had 15 plus kill matches and Felicia [Vela] was blocking,” stated Burner. “Kaily [Manning] distributed the offense well and gave everyone a chance to contribute. Kaelyn [Barrela], Azlynn [Villalobos] and Amanda [Valdez] all contributed to the offense. Yazmine [Villareal] and Azlynn put up a great right side block and Alexa [Garcia], as always, provided a steady presence and contributed from the front and back row.”
Moving forward the team will lose quite a few impactful seniors.
“It’s going to hurt to lose our seniors,” stated Burner. “They
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Daylon Davis.
The Emperors (8-2) counter
with the hot-hand of Josh Magana and a defense that recorded a season-high seven sacks in their last regular season game against Hanford West. Anchoring the DHS defense are lineman Ray Alvarado, Joshua Sanchez and linebacker Brian Campbell.
The winner of the game will play the winner of Tulare Union/ Garces game on Nov. 16.
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Yazmine Villareal and Felicia Vela in action during a win over Pioneer Valley. The Emperors received contributions from many of their players in the second half of the season fueling Dinuba’s post season success.
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said. “Our fifth runner did really good but the race was tiring.”
Delgado said heading into next week’s section meet it will be important for the team to stay close together.
“If we all stay together and tighten the gap, I feel like we could have a really good race,” Delgado said.
Rounding out the rest of the
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process gained possession back at the 35 yard line.
After each team traded punts, Sierra Pacific took the lead early in the second quarter on a 4th and 11 when Gamble caught his second TD of the game.
Down 14-7 at the half, Orosi had a chance to cut into the lead but missed on a 34-yard field goal attempt. The Cardinals forced a Sierra Pacific turnover when Perez intercepted a pass but the drive stalled and OHS was forced to punt.
With under 2:30 left in the third quarter, the Golden Bears extended their lead on another TD pass play. Sierra Pacific would add another score from running back Adam Antuna in the 4th quarter pushing the lead to 28-7.
The Cardinals did answer with a 70-yard, 10 play drive as Lara connected on a 29-yard scoring pass play to C. Huerta with under 4:30 in the game.
field for DHS were Elizabeth Mendez (16th, 23:45.20), Angie Arreola (24:15.60), Amanda Soto (24th, 25:05.70), and Maria Dominguez (29th, 26:14.60).
The winner of the race was Exeter High’s Rosalind Dixon who finished in a time of 20:14.50 while Hanford West’s Natalie Gonzalez was runner up in a time of 20:36.20.
Sophomore Dominic Martinez returned a kickoff for a big gain for the Cardinals. Martinez had 42 yards on six carries and on defense led OHS with six tackles.
Jerry Huerta
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Orosi High School senior running back Jerry Huerta is named Athlete of the Week after rushing for 92 yards on 19 carries in a 28-14 setback to Sierra Paci c. The Cardinals nished the year with a 7-4 overall record.
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