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Winning start for Reedley High
Pirates overpower
HW, Sanger, Dinuba
lose opening games
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The Reedley High Pirates bolted out of the gate in their 2021 "tradition- al" football season opener, while the Sanger High Apaches and Dinuba High Emperors will have to wait a week until they get their first victories.
Senior running back Ryan Warken- tin rushed for 258 yards and four touch- downs, and the Pirates blew open the game with a 21-point fourth quarter in a 49-14 rout of Hanford West High at Sal Gonzalez Field on Aug. 20.
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Sanger- Fresno
football
game is
canceled
Roosevelt to visit Apaches this Friday, Immanuel FB delayed a week
MVT Staff Report
Sanger High scrambled to fill an unexpected hole in its football schedule, and on Aug. 24 announced that Roosevelt High will replace Fresno High as an opponent for Friday, Aug. 27, at Tom Flores Stadum. Varsity kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m.
It was announced on Aug. 21 that the Warriors dropped from the game, and Apaches AD Brian Penner arranged with Roosevelt to play this Friday. The Rough Riders' scheduled opener on Aug. 20 at Immanuel High was canceled after the Ea- gles' 26-player roster was shortened further by injuries and illness.
Sanger comes off a season-opening 35- 12 defeat to Clovis High, and with the rescheduled game has the opportunity to quickly bounce back. Roosevelt (0-1) re- scheduled a game for Aug. 20, and dropped a 17-6 decision against Strathmore High.
Immanuel has two open dates later this
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Andy Gonzalez / Photo Contributed
ABOVE LEFT: Sanger High quarterback Josaiah Duarte (8) sprints downfield for a 23-yard gain against Clovis High in the first quarter on Aug. 20. ABOVE RIGHT: Dinuba High's Michael Olvera (2) went airborne for a reception during the Emperors' 33-30 loss at Clovis East on Aug. 20.
Fresno State FB opens season Saturday at home
Reedley High's Ryan Warkentin (16) looked to outmaneuver Han- ford West High de- fender Kubani Brown Jr., right, during a second quarter run on Aug. 20. The senior rushed for 258 yards on 21 carries, scoring on touchdown runs of 4, 53, 42 and 9 yards as the Pirates opened the season with a 49-14 victory over the Huskies at Sal Gonza- lez Field.
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
PREPS ROUNDUP
MVT Staff Report
Fresno State opens its 2021 football season this weekend, hosting the University of Con- necticut Huskies in a ground- breaking event for both schools.
For the Bulldogs, the 11 a.m. kickoff on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Bulldog Stadium marks the first morning kickoff in the his- tory of the stadium. It's also the
100th season of competition on the gridiron for the Bulldogs. For UConn, it's the first time the school has played a game in the state of California.
This year's Fresno State squad has six players with ties to Sanger. Senior defensive end Arron Mosby (6-4, 246) and junior wide receiver Jalen Cropper (6-0, 172) were stars on Sanger High's 2016 section
championship team,and Crop- per later finished his prep ca- reer with Buchanan High in Clovis. Both players saw sig- nificant playing time in the shortened 2020 season.
Also on the Bulldogs roster are sophomore defensive back Kosi Agina (6-0, 195), junior defensive back Morice Norris and junior tight end Jake Boust (6-4, 246).
Saturday's game is the first of six home games for the Bull- dogs. They also host Cal Poly (Sept. 11), UNLV (Sept. 24), Ne- vada (Oct. 23), Boise State (Nov. 6) and New Mexico (Nov. 13).
UCONN-FRESNO STATE
Saturday, Aug. 28,11 a.m. Bulldog Stadium, Fresno TV: CBS Sports Network
THURSDAY, AUG. 26 FOOTBALL
Dinuba freshmen vs. Tulare Western,
Tulare Western HS, 5 p.m. (F) Reedley freshmen vs. Lemoore, Reedley HS, 5 p.m. (F)
Sanger freshmen vs.Hanford, Dodson Field Sanger, 5 p.m. (F)
Dinuba vs. Reedley, Ridgecreek Golf Course Dinuba, 3 p.m. (V)
GIRLS TENNIS
Dinuba vs. Tulare Western, TWHS Tulare, 4 p.m. (V)
Immanuel vs. San Joaquin Memorial, Immanuel Sports complex courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Corcoran, Corcoran HS, 4 p.m. (V)
Reedley vs. Selma, Selma HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR AUG. 26 TO SEPT. 1
Municipal Golf Course, 2 p.m. (V) Immanuel vs. Sanger, Sherwood Forest Golf Club Sanger, 2 p.m. (V)
Immanuel vs. Sanger, Sanger HS courts, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Corcoran, Orosi HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Porterville, Reedley HS courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
VOLLEYBALL
Dinuba vs. Hanford, Hanford HS, 4:30/5:30/6:30 p.m. (All)
Immanuel vs. Fresno Christian, Immanuel HS South Gym, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Selma, Selma HS, 6 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Mt. Whitney, Mt. Whitney HS Visalia, 4:30/5:30/6:30 p.m. (All)
Dinuba vs. Kerman, Kerman HS, JV boys 4 p.m./varsity girls 5 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley boys vs. Mt. Whitney, MWHS Visalia, 6:30/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley girls vs. Mt. Whitney, MWHS Visalia, 4:30/5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
GIRLS GOLF
Immanuel at Clovis Challenge, Clovis HS, 4 p.m. (V)
Sanger vs. Clovis West, Clovis West HS courts, 3 p.m. (V)
WATER POLO
VOLLEYBALL
Dinuba vs. Tulare Union, TUHS Tulare, 4 p.m. (V)
VOLLEYBALL
Orosi vs. Woodlake, Orosi HS, 6 p.m. (JV/V)
TUESDAY, AUG. 31 GIRLS GOLF
Dinuba vs. Kerman, Madera
Dinuba vs. Tulare Union, Dinuba HS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All)
Orange Cove vs. Lindsay, OCHS gym, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Strathmore, Strathnmore HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Sanger vs. Clovis East, Nicholson
Gym SHS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All)
Bowl Hanford HS, 5/7:15 p.m. (JV/V) Sanger vs. Roosevelt, Tom Flores Stadium, 7:30 p.m. (V) (Rescheduled after Fresno High canceled original contest)
Sanger JV vs. McFarland, Tom Flores Stadium, 5 p.m. (JV)
VOLLEYBALL
complex courts, 10 a.m. (JV/V)
VOLLEYBALL
Immanuel at Clovis Challenge, Clovis HS, 9 a.m. (V)
WATER POLO
Reedley JV girls at Golden West Tournament, Visalia, noon/2 p.m. (V) Sanger boys vs. Morro Bay, Sanger Aquatics Complex, 10:30/11:30 a.m. (V/JV)
Sanger boys at Tulare Tribe Tournament, Tulare Union HS, times TBA (V)
Sanger boys at Lemoore JV tournament, Lemoore HS, times TBA (JV)
MONDAY, AUG. 30 GIRLS GOLF Dinuba/Reedley/Sanger at Lemoore Invitational, Lemoore Golf Course,
noon (V)
GIRLS TENNIS
WATER POLO
Dinuba vs. Strathmore, DHS pool, JV boys 4 p.m./varsity girls 5 p.m. Reedley boys vs. Buhach Colony, RHS Aquatics Complex, 3:30/5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley girls vs. Buhach Colony, RHS Aquatics Complex, 4:30/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Clovis East, Clovis East HS, 3:30/4:30 p.m. (JV/V)
FRIDAY, AUG. 27 CROSS COUNTRY Reedley at Sierra Pacific Invitational, Sierra Pacific HS Hanford, 10 a.m.
(All)
Dinuba vs. Tulare Western, Bob Mathias Stadium Tulare, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel vs. Mendota, Mendota HS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Strathmore, Strathmore HS, 6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Yosemite, Parlier HS Stadium, 5/7 p.m.(JV/V)
Reedley vs. Sierra Pacific, Neighbor
GIRLS TENNIS
FOOTBALL
Reedley JV girls at Golden West Tournament, Visalia, matches at 4 and 5 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys at Arroyo Grande Tournament, Arroyo Grande HS, times TBA (V)
Sanger boys at Tulare Tribe Tournament, Tulare Union HS, times TBA (V)
Sanger boys at Lemoore JV tournament, Lemoore HS, times TBA (JV)
SATURDAY, AUG. 28 CROSS COUNTRY Sanger at Dennis DeWitt Invitational, Lions Town & Country Park Madera,
time TBA (All)
GIRLS TENNIS
Immanuel hosts Christian School Round Robin, Immanuel Sports
WATER POLO