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team had four players earn All-League honors.
Marissa Alvarez, Julie Scott, Maddy Gates and Nikole Rodriguez all were selected to the All-NYL First Team.
Water Polo
Lorinda Leddington was chosen as the North Yosem- ite League's Most Valuable Player for helping lead the
Reedley High Pirates girls water polo team to a fourth straight NYL Title. Jade Gill was named Goalie of the Year.
Pirates head coach Kara Pavlovic was chosen Coach of the Year, while Elise Thiesen and Claire Santos earned All-NYL First Team honors.
Reedley High Pirates boys water polo players Ethan Milton and Jamian Villareal were selected to the All-NYL First Team.
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More Images of the Year
RIGHT: Darrin Person Jr., and Lauren Geiger were named Immanuel High School's Athletes of the Year in a ceremony in May.
Person is currently attending Cal State Bakersfield, while Geiger is attending Fresno Pacific University.
File Photo / The Exponent.
ABOVE LEFT: Cristian Gomez, Reedley High Pirates track standout, competed in the State Track and Field Championships in June. Gomez finished in ninth place. TOP RIGHT: Ruben Reyes and Emily Milton were named Reedley High School's Athletes of the Year in a ceremony in May. BOTTOM LEFT: The Immanuel High Eagles girls volleyball team won a second straight Central Section Championship in November. The Eagles celebrated after winning the Division IV Championship over Liberty High of Madera. BOTTOM RIGHT: The Reedey High Pirates girls volleyball team celebrated during a match in 2017. The Pirates, this year, won their first North Yosemite League Championship since 2003.
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Jairo Aguilar, Reedley High Pirates running back, was selected to the All-North Yosemite League First Team.
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outscored Orange Cove 20-5 in the third quarter to ex- tend their lead to 54-23 after three quarters of play.
The Pirates held the Titans scoreless in the fourth quarter and cruised to the victory between the two Kings Canyon Unified School District schools.
Every player on the Pi- rates roster played in the game.
“It is really good for the team moral. Everybody on our team are all great stu- dent and work hard in prac- tice,” Wilkinson said. “For them to get the opportunity to show their parents is re- ally good for them.”
Reedley High competed in the Dinuba-Orosi Holiday Classic Dec. 20 to Dec. 23 at Dinuba High School.
The Pirates lost to Edi- son High School 44-37 in the first round of the tourna- ment.
Haney had 11 points, and Delport had seven. Kiki Henry had six points.
Reedley High fell to Lib- erty High 53-48 on Dec. 21 in the second round of the Dinuba-Orosi Tournament.
Haney led the Pirates
with 18 points, while Kubo had 13.
The Pirates defeated McLane High 46-31 on Dec.
22.
Kubo led Reedley with
13 points, while Haney had 11. Henry had eight points.
Reedley High then fell to Kingsburg High 56-35 on Dec. 23 in the final day of the tournament.
Marissa Alvarez led the Pirates with nine points. Clare McGahan had eight.
Reedley High will com- pete in the Yosemite Varsity Tournament Thursday Jan. 4, to Saturday, Jan. 6. They then will play Dinuba High School on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Reedley High School.
“This is my first year with the program and every- thing we are doing is new,” Wilkinson said. “There is an adjustment period for that. We are gearing up for our league and it is good to get a nice win at home but we have a lot of work to do.”
Reedley High will com- pete in the Yosemite Tour- nament Thursday, Jan. 4 to Saturday, Jan. 6.
They then will play Di- nuba High School on Tues- day, Jan. 9, at Reedley High School.
Immanuel girls basketball earns wins over Liberty High and Parlier High
Eagles sit at 6-2 overall
They will host Sunnyside High on Jan. 3 in the first round of the tournament.
“We are challenging them to stay focused on our team goals and continue playing tough defense,” Todd said. “Cohesiveness as a team is something we see improv- ing daily so we are going into the tournament with inten- tions to reinforce this team strength. Our ultimate goals are definitely to win the whole tournament and continue the winning streak.”
IHS Boys basketball
The Immanuel High boys basketball team competed in the 2017 Clovis Elks Christ- mas Classic Dec. 27 to Satur- day, Dec. 30, at Clovis High School in Clovis.
The Eagles played El Capi- tan High School on Dec. 27 in the first round of the tourna- ment. No score was avaiable at presstime.
They then will play Johan- sen High School from Modesto on Thursday, Dec. 28, at Clovis High School's South Gym.
Staff Report
The Immanuel High Ea- gles girls basketball team improved to 6-2 overall after wins over Liberty High School and Parlier High School.
The Eagles defeated Lib- erty High from Madera High 52-38 on Dec. 18 in Madera.
Aaliyah Seuell led Imman- uel with 28 points, while Krys- tale Gutierrez had 14 points.
Hannah Baptista scored
six.
Immanuel then defeated
Parlier High on Dec. 19 at Parlier High.
Seuell had 20 points and Gutierrez had 10. Baptista had eight points and Amanda Scheidt had six.
“I thought we played OK against Liberty, especially with only six players. But, I see great, championship po- tential in this team,” said Phil- lip Todd, Immanuel High head coach. “The Parlier game was a response to that challenge, and the girls rose to the oc- casion. There were many glimpses of beautiful basket- ball in that game.”
Coach Todd said he was
impressed with the team's play against Parlier, especial- ly that of backcourt players Seuell and Gutierrez.
“In the Liberty game, Aa- liyah shot lights out. Krystale I think is one of the most com- plete players in the Valley,” Todd said. “Krystale has been consistent all season. I believe them to be the best back court tandem in the Valley,” Todd said. “This game was a total team effort and it was beauti- ful to watch such fun basket- ball being played.”
Immanuel competed in the Old Town Clovis Kiwanis New Years Eve Classic.
The Eagles played Sanger High School on Dec. 27 in the first round of the tournament.
They will play Firebaugh High on Thursday, Dec. 28, before playing North Bakers- field on Friday, Dec. 29. The final day of the tournament is Saturday, Dec. 30.
All the games will be played at Buchanan High School on Clovis.
The Eagles then will host the Fifth Annual Immanuel Invitational Wednesday, Jan. 3 to Saturday, Jan. 6.
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Krystale Gutierrez, Immanuel High Eagles girls basketball player, shoots the ball during a game against Edison High School in December. As of Dec. 26, the Eagles were 6-2 overall.