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First place showdowns await Emps
Boys travel to
Hanford West,
Sanger girls
2-0 in CMAC
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Dinuba High's boys and girls basketball teams will play games on Thursday, Jan. 20, with first place at stake in the Central Sequoia League.
Dinuba's first place boys (18-2, 4-0 CSL en- tering a Jan. 18 game at Exeter) travels to Han- ford West for a 7:30 p.m. matchup against the Huskies 12-8, 4-1). At Dinuba High, the second place Lady Emps (11-7, 3-1) entertain first place Hanford West (8-5, 5-0) in a 7 p.m. tipoff.
Both the boys' and girls' scheduled games against Central Val- ley Christian on Jan. 14 were postponed because of dense fog in the Val- ley. The Cavaliers can- celed all classes and ex- tracurricular activities
COVID
disrupts
NYL girls
schedule
MVT Staff Report
Reedley High's girls basketball team didn't play its two scheduled games this week because of COVID-19 issues.
The Pirates' scheduled North Yo- semite League open- er at Fresno High on Jan. 11 was canceled' and was listed as a forfeit victory for the Warriors' on the MaxPreps website. The Jan. 14 home game against Hoover also was postponed because of COVID issues.
Reedley was scheduled to return to action on Jan. 19 with a road game in Fresno against Roo- sevelt High. The Pi- rates (6-10, 0-1) are scheduled to host McLane in a 6:30 p.m. contest Friday, Jan. 21.
George Armenta / Photo Contributed
Sanger High's Jocelyn Sandoval (5) put up a shot during the Apache girls' 51-32 win over Bullard on Jan. 14. Looking on are teammates Alex Fierro (45) and Krista Sheaffer (33).
Jon Earnest / MVT
Immanuel High forward Tad Tibbett double- clutched on a drive to the basket against Hanford West's Jaden Haire (11) during the Eagles' 71-57 loss on Jan. 14.
on Jan. 15 downed West- ern Ranch of Stockton by a 40-29 score.
A night later, Sanger's boys trounced the Coy- otes 62-38 as Luke Karle scored 13 points while adding three rebounds and four steals.
The Apache boys then went on the road
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No fans allowed at RC hoop games
that day. No makeup date has been set.
Dinuba's girls hosted Exeter on Jan. 18; re- sults were unavailable at press time.
Apaches hoop teams roll past Madera
Sanger High's girls and boys teams rolled
past Madera High in their County Metro Athletic Conference openers last week, and the girls made it two straight league wins with a 51-32 home win
over Bullard on Jan. 14. The Lady Apaches (13-6, 2-0) used a 19-7 sec- ond quarter to pull away against Bullard, getting 26 points and five re- bounds from Krista She-
affer.
Sanger's girls also
won at Madera 57-40 and
PREP BASKETBALL
Apaches soccer teams roll CMAC foes
Reedley boys off to 2-0 start in league
MVT Staff Report
The Sanger High Apaches opened County Metro Athletic Conference soccer play in domi- nating fashion last week, with the boys and girls teams each win- ning twice by a combined goals total of 18-2.
The SHS boys (11-2-1) busted out to a 4-0 halftime lead and blanked Madera 6-0 on Jan. 12, then traveled to Fresno and post- ed a 4-0 victory over Bullard on Jan. 14. Julio Hernandez scored twice while Isaiah Villalobos, He- zekiah De Leon, Aaron Carrillo and Sebastian Blanco all added goals.
Against Bullard, Villalobos
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
A Dinuba High player controlled the dribble against a Fresno Christian de- fender during the Emperors' 1-0 non- league loss on Jan. 12.
collected a hat trick with three goals while Esequiel Chavez also scored. The boys hosted San Joa- quin Memorial on Jan. 19, then
have upcoming matches against Edison and Madera South.
Meanwhile, the Apaches girls improved to 13-4-1 for the sea- son with at 4-0 win at Madera on Jan. 11 and a 4-2 at Tom Flores Stadium against Bullard on Jan. 14. The girls turned in consistent play by scoring two goals in each half played.
Pirates boys take pair of one-goal decisions
Reedley High's North Yosem- ite League-opening matches were a pair of tightly contested battles, but the Pirates emerged with a 2-1 home win over Fresno HIgh on Jan. 11 and a 5-4 double overtime decision at Hoover on Jan. 13.
See SOCCER on page A16
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
Two teams that have yet to play a Cen- tral Valley Conference basketball game were scheduled to meet Jan. 19 in Reedley.
But when Reedley hosted Merced College in both men’s and wom- en’s action, there were tobenofansinthe stands. Reedley College announced last week that no fans will be al- lowed at inside activi- ties until further notice due to health and safety concerns.
Porterville College has already faced two schools without fans in the stands, but the two- week period without fans has elapsed.
After facing Mer- ced, the Reedley men and women are sched- uled to travel to Fresno City on Saturday, Jan. 22. The Tigers then take on West Hills Lemoore on Monday, Jan. 24. before playing at Por- terville on Wednesday, Jan. 26.
Both Reedley teams took season records of 4-10 into this week's conference action.
PREPS ROUNDUP
THURSDAY, JAN. 20 BASKETBALL
Dinuba boys vs. Hanford West, Hanford West
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR JAN. 20 TO JAN. 26
5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba freshman boys vs. Justin Garza High, Dinuba HS gym, 4 p.m. (F)
Dinuba girls vs. Selma, Selma HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel girls vs. Exeter, Immanuel HS gym, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel boys vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley girls vs. Sunnyside, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger boys vs. Madera South, Madera South HS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Dinuba boys vs. Selma, Dinuba HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba girls vs. Selma, Selma HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
HS, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m. (All)
Dinuba girls vs. Hanford West, Dinuba HS, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel boys vs. Kingsburg, Immanuel HS gym, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel girls vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley boys vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
SOCCER
TUESDAY, JAN. 25 BASKETBALL
Orange Cove vs. Riverdale, Orange Cove HS,
SOCCER
Sanger girls vs. Edison, Tom Flores Stadium,
SOCCER
Dinuba boys vs. Hanford West, Hanford West HS. 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba girls vs. Kingsburg, Dinuba HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
WRESTLING
Immanuel boys vs. Kingsburg, County Line Stadium, 6 p.m. (V)
Immanuel girls vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Orange Cove vs. Riverdale, Titan Stadium OCHS, girls 4:45 p.m./boys 6:30 p.m. (V) Orosi vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, girls 3:45/ boys 5:30 p.m. (V)
Immanuel boys vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Immanuel girls vs. Exeter, County Line Stadium, 6 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
SATURDAY, JAN. 22 BASKETBALL
Immanuel boys at Pagmeter Showcase,
Parlier vs. Fresno Christian, Parlier HS, girls 5/boys 6:45 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys vs. Sunnyside, Reedley HS Soccer Complex, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley girls vs. Sunnyside, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger boys vs. Madera South, Madera South HS , 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
FRIDAY, JAN. 21 BASKETBALL
Orange Cove vs. Parlier, Orange Cove HS,
Fresno Christian HS, 5 p.m. (V)
Immanuel girls at Sierra Pacific Showcase, Sierra Pacific HS Hanford, 6 p.m. (V)
Sanger girls vs. Madera South, Tom Flores Stadium, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
WRESTLING
girls 6:15/boys 7:45 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Fowler, Orosi HS, boys 6:30/girls 7:45 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley girls vs. McLane, Reedley HS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger boys vs. Edison, Edison HS Fresno,
Dinuba freshman girls at Kingsburg Frosh tournament, Kingsburg HS, times TBA (F)
Dinuba boys at California Invitational Tournament, Morro Bay HS, times TBA (V)
Reedley vs. Fresno/Hoover, McLane HS Fresno, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26 BASKETBALL
Dinuba boys vs. Selma, Dinuba HS gym,
3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger girls vs. Edison, Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Orange Cove vs. Parlier, Titan Stadium OCHS, girls 4:45 p.m./boys 6:30 p.m. (V) Orosi vs. Fowler, Orosi HS, girls 4:30/boys 6:15 p.m. (V)
Dinuba/Reedley/Sanger boys at Mission Oak Tournament, MOHS Tulare, times TBA (V)
Reedley girls vs. McLane, Reedley HS Soccer Complex, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger boys vs. Edison, Edison HS Fresno, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
girls 6:15/boys 7:45 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, girls 6:30/ boys 8 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier boys vs. Matilda Torres High, Parlier HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley boys vs. Sunnyside, Reedley HS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger girls vs. Madera South, Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All
Dinuba boys at California Invitational Tournament, Morro Bay HS, times TBA (V) Dinuba/Reedley/Sanger girls at Mission Oak Lady Hawks Tournament, Mission Oak HS Tulare, times TBA (V)
SOCCER
SOCCER
WRESTLING
Dinuba hosts CSL Duals Tournament, Dinuba HS, time TBA (V)
Sanger vs. Madera (Elementary Night), Sanger HS gyms, girls 5:30/JV boys 5:45/ varsity boys 6:30 p.m. (V)
WRESTLING