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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Oxnard ends Dinuba softball's regional run
Lady Emps fall
in quarterfinals,
4-3, on June 22
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
A final-inning rally by the Oxnard High Yellowjackets on June 22 ended Dinuba High's section championship softball season.
The visitors twice rallied, tying the game in the fifth in- ning and then pushing across two runs in the seventh to knock off the Lady Emps by a 4-3 score at DHS in the South- ern California Division II re- gional quarterfinals, Dinuba finished the COVID-abbrevi- ated campaign with a 17-7 re- cord, including a three-game postseason run culminating
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Outfielder Danielle Munoz was cut down at second base stealing in the seventh inning against Oxnard High on June 22. The Lady Emps' season ended with a 4-3 loss in the SoCal Regional quarterfinals.
Lutheran this fall — drew a leadoff walk, took second on a wild throw and then raced around to score when Hailee Zapien's bunt squibbed past first base.
In the seventh, Olivia Bry- ant doubled to left off Erica Flores and came around to score on a pair of bunts. Soph- omore Alyssa Castaneda then launched a towering homer to left to give Oxnard a 4-3 lead.
Dinuba tried to rally in the bottom of the seventh, as Danielle Munoz worked a one- out walk before being thrown out trying to steal second. Is- ela Villarreal then walked to keep the inning alive, but Izzy Vaughn flied out to left to end the game.
Seventh-seeded Oxnard later knocked off Hemet to reach the regional finale, but dropped an 8-4 decision to top seed Sultana High on June 26.
in a shutout win over Central Sequoia League rival Selma on June 18.
Dinuba led 2-1 entering the
fifth inning, but Oxnard (18-7) parlayed a walk and two sin- gles to tie the game. But the Lady Emps escaped a threat
in the sixth before regaining the lead in the bottom of the frame. Faith Hernandez — who'll play softball at Texas
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed Shortstop Mike Rios, fore- ground, and outfielder Matt Diaz represented Reedley High for the Coun- ty at the annual City-Coun- ty baseball game on June
27 in Fresno.
Pirates place 2 in on County All-Stars
baseball
MVT Staff Report
Mike Rios and Matt Diaz represented Reed- ley High School on the County All-Stars for the annual City-County base- ball game on June 27 in Fresno.
The City scored five runs in the first inning en route to a 9-3 victory in the game at Chuk- chansi Park.
Rios led the Pirates in hitting with a .422 bat- ting average, collecting a team-high 43 hits and nine stolen bases while scoring 34 runs with 11 doubles, a triple and 19 runs batted in. He also pitched in addition to his shortstop duties.
Diaz batted .319, driv- ing in 22 runs while hit- ting two home runs, 11 doubles and a triple.
The Pirates posted a 22-7-1 record, reaching the Division III section semifinal round.
Reedley High Athletics awards
Reedley High School held its 2020-2021 Athletics Awards ceremony on June 23 at the RHS Performing Arts Center. The school honored top athletes for each sport that had reduced schedules because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
LEFT: Rylee Kubo (volleyball) and Max Saucedo (football) were honored as Female and Male Athletes of the Year.
ABOVE: Marcus Heinrichs and Miah Paz took home MVP honors for the Pirates' basketball teams.
Defensive dominance
Kirk Kawagoe / Photo Contributed
Members of the County All-Stars defensive unit and coaches gathered for a photo in celebra- tion after the team's 35-0 shutout victory over the City All-Stars in the 66th edition of the game, played June 18 at Tom Flores Stadium in Sanger. The unit, featuring Sanger High players Isaiah Becerril, Gabriel Olmos and Guillermo Cervantes along with Immanuel High's Michael Kawagoe, kept the City stars off the scoreboard with a dominating performance. That included a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown by Becerril, whose big defensive plays during the spring 2021 season led the Apaches to the County Metro Athletic Conference championship.
Danny Jimenez / Photos Contributed
Sanger Youth
Soccer meets
July 1 to
discuss future
MVT Staff Report
Sanger Youth Soccer League offi- cials meet this week to discuss the fu- ture of the league.
The open meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 1, at Greenwood Park, and will update the public on the status of SYSL. At present, the league is in need of a full board as current board members are planning to step away.
The league has two paid positions, a registrar and referee coordinator. All other positions are volunteer. In order to be part a California Youth Soccer Association District 7 (Fresno area) league, there must be a registered president, vice president and registrar.
In a post on the league's Facebook page, officials said that if the positions were not filled the league will be dis- solved. This would include the Little Kicker program.
School commissioners are asked to attend the meeting, and all soccer fans are invited.