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Cal Ripken
opener on
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The Cal Ripken Baseball League will host opening ceremonies for the 2019 season at 9 a.m. Saturday at KC Park. The public is invited to come watch the ceremonies as players and families gear up for another exciting year. There will be player and coach introductions and during the opening ceremonies, Miss Dinuba, Audrey Menard, will sing the national anthem.
Dinuba Mayor Kuldip Thusu and Tulare County Board of Superivsor Eddie Valero along with a few other elected officials will be in attendance.
Games will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and there will be a raffle and plenty of food throughout the day.
COS advances to the quarter nals
Hilde Chavez was the CSL’s Goalkeeper of the Year.
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College of the Sequoias women’s basketball team clinched a spot to the California Community College Athletic Association state championships
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Sanger starter Joey Rodriguez went four innings allowing five hits with four strikeouts. The Apaches’ got a big game from right fielder Alex Rodriguez who needed a single to hit for the cycle. Rodriguez hit a homerun, a triple, two doubles while driving in four and scored three runs.
“He killed us,” Morrelli said.
Offensively for DHS, Corey Crosper went 2-for-4 and scored
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Lincoln-San Francisco in the NorCal Regionals. The Emperors reached the NorCal championship game before falling on the road to top-seed Mt. Shasta, the eventual Div. V state runner-up.
“We played real well in the first quarter when Josh was
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2:54.24 and Ali Ontiveros was 10th in 3:06.44.
Cristoso also ran in the 1,600 meter run and had a time of
as the Giants open the Francisco on Saturday. 77-57, on Mar. 2.
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quarterfinals against the top seed from the South region Moorpark College in Ventura tomorrow at 7 p.m.
The Giants (28-3) reached the quarters with a 64-59 win against City College of San
two runs and Noah Cortez had two hits including a double and drove in a run. Josh Meave also had an extra base with a double and RBI and Isaiah Ochoa had two hits.
Morrelli said Cortez has been playing well since joining the team from wrestling.
“It’s good to have him back,” Morrelli said. “He produces at the plate and has a consistent bat.”
hot,” said Schofield of their game against Mt. Shasta. “Then we ran into a buzzsaw in the third quarter. Just like at our place, the home crowd gives life to the whole team.”
Magaña will be the team’s leading returning scorer next season while guards Elias and
6:40.43 for 6th. Mendoza was right behind in 7th with a time of 6:42.55 and Luzmi Ramirez placed 8th in 6:50.43.
Former Orosi High standout MaRazelle Quicio played eight minutes in the win against CCSF.
Reedley College falls to Delta: The Reedley College women’s team lost their playoff game to host San Joaquin Delta,
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runners at the corners but were unable to score as Martinez got out of the jam.
The Knights had runners on the bases the next two innings as the Emperors again denied BHS from scoring.
“I don’t know how much longer the girls could’ve held on,” Patterson said. “They got out of several jams.”
Alexa Garcia also had a great game with a pair of extra base
Issak played well down the stretch.
“They are tough kids,” Schofield said of the Flores’. “They like to play on the floor together and Brian is a good athlete.”
Schofield went on to say the team won’t have a ton of size,
The Lady Tigers finished the year with an overall record of 15-13.
Dinuba’s Stephanie Cervantes scored five points and four rebounds in the loss for RC while Sam Mendoza had a 3-pointer.
hits and scored a run.
Patterson said he was a little
surprised how shallow the Knights outfielders were playing. “They played their outfielders up and we got a few hits over
their heads,” Patterson said. Earlier in the week, Dinuba also had posted a 10-0 shutout
win against Edison.
“We started a lot of
underclassman in that game,” Patterson said.
“but we’ll be pretty quick and play fast.”
Sophomores Bryan Ruiz and Josiah Reyes along with freshmen Jose Lara and Evyn Ruelas were moved up for the playoffs and expected to contribute next season, according to Schofield.
Santiago Rodriguez scored 16 goals and eight assists for the Emperors.
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honors.
Two other Dinuba players,
junior midfielder Jorge Duran and junior defender Cristobal Ramos, were second team members.
After a remarkable turnaround from a season ago, members of the DHS girls soccer team also received all-league honors.
Freshman Natalie Duran was named c0-underclassman of
the year and classmate Isabella Ramirez also was an all-league first team member, according to Diaz.
Second team members were sophomore Crystal Lucatero and senior Adalene Velasco.
The Emperors finished the year with a 9-11-1 recored and 4-7-1 in league. DHS made the Div. IV playoffs before falling to Fowler in the opener.
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Dinuba Aquatics Boosters & Vietnam Veterans of America and the American Legion Committee will be hosting their 1st annual Bingo Night Fudraiser.
The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. on April 3 at the Dinuba Memorial Hall.
The fundraiser will assist in scholarships that the American Legion awards every year as well as aid in the completion of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Furthermore, it will allos the DHS swim program to send swimmers to summer camps and help pay for equipment needed for the programs.
For more information, call Eric Guzman at 559-930-5315.
Saturday, Mar. 16
Freshman Natalie Duran was the CSL co-Underclassman of the Year.
Bingo Night Fundraiser
Thursday, Mar. 14
Orosi Softball vs. Minarets, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Boys Golf at CSL Mini #1 at Visalia C.C., 2 p.m.
Dinuba Boys Tennis at CVC, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Frosh Softball at McLane, 4 p.m.
Friday, Mar. 14
Dinuba Baseball vs. Selma, 4 p.m./7 p.m.
Orosi Baseball vs. Minarets, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Softball at Selma, 2/4
p.m.
Dinuba Baseball vs. Redwood, 11 a.m./2 p.m.
Dinuba Swimming at Timberwolf/CIF Relays-Clovis East, 8 a.m.
Monday, Mar. 18
Dinuba Swimming vs. Fowler, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Frosh Softball vs. Roosevelt, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 19
Dinuba Softball vs. Immanuel, 6 p.m.
Dinuba Boys Tennis vs. Exeter, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Baseball at Immanuel, 4/7 p.m.
Orosi Baseball and Softball at Parlier, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Boys Golf vs. Kerman at Madera Municipal G.C., 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 20
Dinuba Track and Field at CSL Intro Meet in Exeter, 2:30 p.m.
Dinuba Swimming at Kingsburg, 4 p.m.
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Isabella Ramirez had a solid season for Dinuba as the freshman was an all-CSL first teamer.
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Dinuba High soccer player Marco Garcia is the Athlete of the Week after being named the Central Sequoia League's Most Valuable Player. Garcia helped the Emperors capture the CSL crown with an undefeated 10-0 record as Dinuba nished the year at 19-6-1.
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