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B3 | Thursday, March 22, 2018 www.reedleyexponent.com 2018 Rotary Track Meet
ABOVE: Athletes from Citrus and Navelencia Middle Schools compete at the 47th Annual Reedley Rotary/KCUSD Track Meet on March 15 at Reedley High School. BELOW: An athlete from Washington Elementary School competes in the long jump event at Sal Gonzalez Field.
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Krystale Gutierrez, Im- manuel High Eagles girls bas- ketball senior, closed out her senior year by being selected the Central Sequoia League Most Valuable Player.
Gutierrez was honored by the leagues' coaches for
helping lead the Eagles to a Central Section Division III Championship.
Gutierrez also was a All- CSL First Team selection in 2016.
For this season, Ava Gal- pin earned All-CSL First Team honors, while sophomore
SeeALL-CSL onpageB4
Staff Report
The 47th Annual Reedley Reedley Rotary/Kings Can- yon Unified School District Track Meet on March 15 drew hundreds of young ath- letes to Reedley High School to compete in a variety of events.
The students were grouped into three catego- ries, based on their age:
Bantam (8-10), Midget (11-12), and Junior (13-14).
The winners in the events for each age group were:
Bantam Boys
100 meter: Will Bacon (Washington Elementary) 15.65 seconds
200 meter: Abraham Fletez (Jefferson Elemen- tary) 34.01
400 meter: Daniel Baker (TL Reed Elementary) 1:09.40 800 meter: Joel Paz (TL
Reed) 2:24.9
Shot put: Isaac Arreguir
(Great Western Elementary) 24 feet, 4 inches
Long jump: Daniel Baker (TL Reed) 12 feet, 1 inch
High jump: Will Bacon (Washington) 3 feet, 7 inches 400 Relay: Silas Bartsch
1:06.4
100 meter: Cindy Campos (Sheridan Elementary) 15.39 seconds
200 meter: Bethany An- dres (Silas Bartsch) 33.08
400 meter: Lexi Schart- mann (Immanuel) 1:13.0
800 meter: Stephanie Ruiz (Silas Bartsch) 3:08.11
400 meter relay: Imman- uel 1:08
Shot put: Kimberly Gar- cia (Lincoln) 19 feet, 2 inches Long jump: Mackenzie
Zapien (Lincoln) 10 Feet High jump: Kylie Alvarez
(Jefferson) 3 feet, 5 inches
Midget Boys
100 meter: Julian Ramirez (Riverview) 13.77 seconds
200 meter: Sebastian Contreras (Grant) 29.83
400 meter: Johnny Pena (Grant) 1:06.8
800 meter: Julian Magda- leno (Citrus) 2:49.9
400 meter relay: Grant 59.06
Shot Put:Julian Ramirez (Riverview) 39 feet, 1 inch
Long jump: Johnny Pena (Grant) 13 feet, 9 inches
High jump: Micah Vossler (Great Western) 4 feet, 4 inch
Midget Girls
100 meter: Raquel Cortez (Riverview) 14.57 seconds
200 meter: Yaritz Rios (Silas Bartsch) 32.78
400 meter: Kyana Rivera (Grant) 1:17.8
800 meter: Jaylene
Vasquez (Riverview) 2:46.1 400 meter relay: Grant
1:03.8
Shot put: Isabelle Caquis
(Grant) 33 feet
Long jump: Raquel Cortez
(Riverview) 12 feet, 6 inches High jump: Raquel Cortez
(Riverview) 4 feet, 4 inches
Junior Boys
100 meter: Carlos Morales (Immanuel) 13.77 seconds
200 meter: Ryan Warken-
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All-NYL team announced
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Eight members of the Reedley High Pirates boys soccer team were named to All-North Yosemite League teams this season.
Photos by Chris Aguirre / The Exponent
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Krystale Gutierrez, Immanuel High Eagles senior (middle), was named the Central Sequoia League Most Valuable Player for the 2017-18 season. Gutierrez led the Eagles averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game. The Eagles won the Central Section Division III Championship this season.
IHS' Gutierrez named Central Sequoia MVP
Bantam Girls
Staff Report
After capturing the CIF Central Section Division III Championship, the Reedley High Pirates boys soccer team had eight players named to All-North Yosemite League teams.
Alexis Rodriguez, Emman- uel Ibarra and Jorge Osorio each were named to the All- NYL First Team.
Alfonso Jimenez, Juan Ibarra, Issaac Cardenas and
Marco Leyva earned All-NYL Second Team honors.
Robert Alcantar was an Honorable Mention.
The Pirates season ended with 4-3 loss to So- tomayor High on March 6 in the first round of the Southern California Regional playoffs.
RHS Girls Soccer
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RC softball continues success
Staff Report
After losing their first two Central Valley Conference games, the Reedley College Tigers softball team is on a five-game winning streak.
As of March 20, the Tigers were 5-2 in the CVC.
The Tigers swept a dou- bleheader over Porterville College on March 13 and then beat Cerro Coso College on March 15 and West Hills- Coalinga on March 16.
On March 13, the Tigers defeated Porterville College in the first game 5-0 and 17-3 in the second game.
Emily Grimbleby earned the win on the mound in the first game.
Grimbleby allowed no runs and had seven strikeouts. Julia Jimenez hit a home run and had two RBIs. Hunter Young, Sienna Esquivel and Lauren Costa each had one
RBI.
LEFT: Hunter Young, Reedley College softball player, pitches against Cerro Coso College.
The Tigers defeated Cerro CosoCollege13-5 onMarch 15 at Reedley College.
The Tigers have won five gamesinarowandasof March 20, and were 5-2 in the Central Valley Conference.
Reedley College will play Fresno City College on Thursday, March 22, at Reedley College.
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Velarde leads RHS boys soccer to Valley crown
File Photo / The Exponent
Eric Velarde, Reedley High Pirates boys soccer head coach (middle), led the Pirates to the 2018 Central Section Division II Championship. A full story on his journey will be published in the March 29 edition of The Exponent.
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