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Thursday, December 23, 2021
Apaches tab Logue as new football coach
Former SHS assistant
compiled 48-24 record in
seven seasons at Selma
ington Union. That sea- son ended in a 42-29 loss to Highland-Palmdale in the state 4-AA playoffs.
Selma went 2-2 in 2020 (spring 2021) and 2-5 this fall, and was hit particularly hard by CO- VID-19 which cost the team three games they were unable to make up. Logue's Bears post- ed eight win seasons in 2015 and 2017.
Logue spent eight seasons as part of a long- time staff of coaches at Sanger High under Chuck Shidan. He was a popular coach with his players,
Logue is part of a pro- lific football family, as his father, Terry Logue, has won more than 250 games at coach with most of the time spent at Bear River High School in Grass Valley in Northern California. His brother, Zach Logue, al- so is a high school coach.
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Sanger High School didn't need long — and didn't have to look too far–tonameanewhead varsity football coach.
On Dec. 17, the school announced the hiring of Matt Logue, a former longtime Apaches assis- tant and coach the past seven seasons at Selma High. He replaces Jorge Peña, who announced his retirement on Dec. 9 af- ter five seasons as SHS head coach and 33 sea- sons with the program.
In a brief statement released by the school, SHS athletic director Brian Penner said "I am pleased to announce that Matt Logue has ac-
cepted the position of head coach of the Sanger High School football pro- gram." Penner also said "We are thrilled that he is returning to Sanger. We will see you at Tom Flores Stadium in Au- gust. Here come the Apaches!"
Logue posted a 48- 24 record and two Cen- tral Section Division IV crowns during seven sea- sons at Selma High, with the highlight being a 13-1 record and section cham- pionship in 2016. The Bears won 13 straight, routing Chowchilla by a 39-7 score in the section final. The magical season ended the following week in the Division 4-AA state playoffs with a one-point loss against Bakersfield
Sanger High School / Photo Contributed
Matt Logue, middle, celebrated with Sanger High players during a 2014 victory over Edison High in his final season as an Apaches assistant coach. Logue, who went 48-24 and won a section title while head coach at Selma High, is returning to Sanger as head coach. Logue succeeds Jorge Pena, who resigned earlier this month after 33 seasons at SHS including a 34-18 mark in five seasons as head coach.
Dinuba rolls in Wilhelmsen opener
Second half rally
not enough for RC
men's basketball
Christian.
Logue also guided
Selma to an 11-3 record
and second place Cen- tral Sequoia League fin- ish in 2019, followed by
a three-game section playoff run capped by a 35-21 victory over Wash-
Reedley, Sanger
boys soccer teams
turn in strong
showing in Clovis
MVT Staff Report
The Dinuba High boys basket- ball team got off to a dominating start at the 70th annual Polly Wil- helmsen Invitational tournament, as a potential showdown with the undefeated Mt. Whitney High Pio- neers looms this week.
The Emperors (12-1, 2-0 Cen- tral Sequoia League) received scoring from nine different play- ers — led by 17 points from Kiene Prendez and 15 points from C.J. Hernandez — and never looked back from a 23-8 opening quar- ter to cruise past Monache High 78-51 on Dec. 20 at Mt. Whitney's Charles Marshall Court. Point guard Anthony Harp added 10 points and five assists while Her- nandez pulled down five boards.
Mt. Whitney (13-0) opened with a 74-36 dismantling of Reed- ley High on Dec. 20, as the Im- manuel TOC champions jumped to a 22-6 lead after one quarter and commanding 47-18 advantage at halftime. The two teams are on opposite ends of the bracket, and with two more wins would meet in the finals at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, at MW.
First, the Emperors needed to
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
Reedley High's Raquel Cortez drove to the basket during the Pirates' 51-30 non-league home victory over Madera High on Dec. 14. Cortez scored 20 points while teammate Miah Paz had a game-high 21 points.
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
A second half rally was too little and too late as the Reedley College men’s basket- ball team dropped an 86-74 decision to the Chabot College Gladi- ators in Reedley on Dec. 17.
The Gladiators, ranked ninth in North- ern California, led by as many as 25 points before Coach T.J. Jen- nings’ Tigers (4-9) be- gan a comeback.
Anthony Martinez led Reedley with 19 points while Jamar Bowers followed with 18. Just Parks had nine of his 11 points in the first half. Makhi Turner, one of the Ti- gers’ leading scorers on the season, was slowed by foul trouble and finished with eight points.
Chabot came into the game with four players averaging in double figures and
four scored in double figures against the Ti- gers.
On Dec. 11, the Ti- gers dropped a 98-69 decision to the 19th- ranked Cerro Coso College Coyotes, three days after a 104-79 defeat at the hands of 27th-ranked College of the Redwoods
Turner led Reedley with 21 points while Martinez followed with 17 in the loss to Red- woods.
The Tigers’ final non-conference game was scheduled for Dec. 22 when Reedley trav- eled to Redwood City to face Canada College to close out the 2021 por- tion of the season. One of Reedley’s wins in a 4-9 season came over Canada on Nov. 20 at RC gym.
Reedley College opens Central Valley Conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 2, with a 5 p.m. home game against West Hills Col- lege-Coalinga.
PREPS ROUNDUP
defeat Hanford West on Dec. 21 (results were unavailable at press time) and then defeat the win- ner of Porterville and Redwood in the semifinals on Dec. 22. The Pioneers played Tulare Union and Dec. 22, and face either Kingsburg or Tulare Western on Dec. 23.
Reedley (4-9) played Wash- ington Union in the consolation bracket on Dec. 21, then were
slated to play either Delano or Golden West. Games were to be played at either Mt. Whitney or Ridgeview Middle School in Visa- lia.
Sanger at Lillard Tourney in Oakland next week
The Sanger High Apaches (5- 6) will tune up for next week's Damian Lillard Classic in Oakland with a Thursday, Dec. 23, non- league contest at Hoover High in Fresno. Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m.
See PREPS on page A15
THURSDAY, DEC. 23 BASKETBALL
DInuba boys vs. TBD at Wilhelmsen Tournament, Mt. Whitney HS Visalia, time
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR DEC. 23 TO DEC. 29
TBD (Championship game 7:45 p.m.) (V) Dinuba girls vs. TBD at Dinuba Holiday Tournament, Dinuba HS, time TBA (V) Immanuel girls vs. TBA at Orosi Christmas Classic, Orosi, time TBD (V)
MONDAY, DEC. 27 BASKETBALL
Dinuba frosh/JV boys vs. TBA at Lemoore JV
Sanger boys vs. TBA at Damian Lillard Classic, Oakland HS, time TBA (V)
Sanger girls vs. TBA at Arvin Tournament, Arvin HS, time TBA (V)
Orosi girls vs. TBA at Orosi Christmas Classic, Orosi, time TBD (V)
Reedley boys vs. TBD at Wilhelmsen Tournament, Mt. Whitney HS or Ridgeview Middle School Visalia, time TBD (V)
Tournament, Lemoore, times TBA (F/JV) Reedley boys vs. TBA at Polly Wilhelmsen Tournament, Visalia, sites and times TBA (V) Sanger boys vs. TBA at Damian Lillard Classic, Oakland HS, time TBA (V)
SOCCER
Sanger boys vs. Hoover, Hoover HS Fresno, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Dinuba, Sanger JV girls vs. TBD at Dinuba Tournament, Dinuba HS, time TBD (JV)
WRESTLING
WRESTLING
Tournament, Lemoore, times TBA (F/JV) Immanuel girls vs. TBA at Tulare Mid-Winter Showcase, Tulare HS, time TBA (V)
Reedley boys vs. Washington Union, Reedley HS, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. (All)
Dinuba JV girls vs. TBA at Selma Tournament, Selma HS, time TBA (JV)
Dinuba frosh/JV boys vs. TBA at Lemoore JV Tournament, Lemoore, times TBA (F/JV) Immanuel girls vs. TBA at Tulare Mid-Winter Showcase, Tulare HS, time TBA (V) Reedley frosh/JV boys vs. TBA at Lemoore JV Tournament, Lemoore, times TBA (F/JV) Reedley JV girls vs. TBA at Selma Tournament, Selma HS, time TBA (JV) Sanger boys vs. TBA at Damian Lillard Classic, Oakland HS, time TBA (V)
Sanger at California State Duals, Clovis North HS, 11 a.m. (V)
TUESDAY, DEC. 28 BASKETBALL
Dinuba girls vs. TBA at Arvin Tournament,
Reedley boys vs. Clovis, Reedley HS, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Tulare Western, Tulare Western HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29 BASKETBALL
Dinuba girls vs. TBA at Arvin Tournament,
Sanger girls vs. TBA at Arvin Tournament, Arvin HS, time TBA (V)
Arvin HS, time TBA (V)
Dinuba JV girls vs. TBA at Selma Tournament, Selma HS, time TBA (JV)
Dinuba frosh/JV boys vs. TBA at Lemoore JV
Arvin HS, time TBA (V)
Dinuba hosts The Bash, Dinuba HS, times TBA (V)
Reedley boys at The Bash, Dinuba HS, times TBA (V)