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Thursday, July 25, 2019
Tigers
to induct
six to
Athletic
Hall of
Fame
Reedley College's 28th annual event to be held Aug. 3
MVT Staff Report
Tickets remain available for the 28th annual Reedley College Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame banquet on Satur- day, Aug. 3, in the college cafeteria.
This year’s class of in- ductees are football play- ers Anthony Montgomery (2003-2005) and Riley Young (2001-2003), volleyball coach Nobi Kitaoka (1980-2002, 2017-present), volleyball player Jessica Baley-Quinn (1995-1997), basketball player Abbi Millwee-Riddle (1998-2000) and baseball player Curtis Pasma (2003- 2005).
Here are brief profiles of the Class of 2019 inductees: • Nobi Kitaoka, volley-
ball — Kitaoka is one of the longest tenured assistant coaches in college history. He has been part of seven conference championship teams under head coaches
See HOF on page B2
Mike Nemeth / Mid Valley Times
Jewels Rios of the Sanger girls water polo team of 16 and under attempts to block a shot. The event drew kayakers, canoes and those on paddle boards to watch the competition.
Shaver Lake Open draws a crowd
By Mike Nemeth
Mid Valley Times
Engineering a multi-day event at a re- mote location involving 800 participants and 48 teams from across the West Coast wasn’t easy.
And adding to the complexity was the detail that it takes place in the water with- out established facilities. No dock. Very few real roads. Nothing but imagination and a pleasant sandy beach.
“You don’t even know,” said Hillary Boos, one of the organizers on the first day. “There are teams from San Diego, from Se- attle. All over the place.”
But the event, the Shaver Lake Open Water Polo Tournament, is a mainstay of host Rebel Water Polo Club. And volunteers do everything, from regulating traffic to
setting up temporary campgrounds and getting the porta potty truck in regularly to keep the facilities clean and civilized.
The Shaver Lake Open even had to switch locations on relatively short notice — from Camp Edison to the eastern shore of Shaver. The new location proved to be more off the beaten track, requiring spec- tators to head further north on Highway 168 and along an access road that started at Sierra Marina.
Boos said the unique requirements and logistics of such an undertaking require starting preparations a year in advance. So planning next year’s tournament was to start soon after competition concluded July 14. Play began July 12 at 8 a.m.
“A bit of a trek back here,” she said just above the shore in a preferred park-
ing area surrounded by massive trees. “It’s been a little challenging just because we’re at a new location. We came in to do tractor work about a month ago. Then we came in on Wednesday (July 10) getting water down (on the temporary roads to prevent dust).
“We’ve been working nonstop.”
And the water polo players, their fans and everybody else appeared to be having a great time. Volunteers driving all-terrain vehicles ferried people from one stop to an- other. And they did it quickly. Without fuss.
Even the Fresno County Sheriff parked a patrol boat in the lake nearby to keep other watercraft from creating wakes that could disrupt the games.
Boos credited main sponsor Mia Ander
See SHAVER onpageB10
Regional swimmers finish strong in Tollhouse
Photocontributed/ IsaiahSalazar
Hunter Statham was part of two winning relay teams for the Sanger Seals and she also placed third in the 11-12 50 butterfly in a time of 31.17. Sanger finished ninth overall with 793.5 points. Teams from Dinuba, Reedley and Sanger participated in the CVRSL all-star finals on July 20 in Tollhouse.
By George M. Villagrana
Mid Valley Times
The Sanger Seals wrapped up their Central Valley Recreational Swim League season with a top- 10 finish at the All-Star Finals in Tollhouse on Saturday.
Sanger had 794 points for ninth overall high- lighted by the girls 11-12 200 free relay team of Annalise Tamez, Kamarin Holm, Hunter Statham and Alexi Rodriguez. They won the event in a time of 1 minute, 58.51 seconds, an improvement from their seeded time of 1:59.83. Holm, Statham, Rodriguez and Keira Lo- pez lowered their time
of 2:19.71 to 2:17.81 while capturing the 200 med- ley relay. Statham (32.45) and Holm (35.08) went on to finish second and third in the 50 backstroke. Sta- tham was 3rd in the 50 fly in 31.23. Rodriguez was 3rd in the 50 breaststroke as she was timed in 38.76. She also had a time of 28.70 for fifth place in the 50 free and was 5th in the 100 IM (1:15.24).
Elijha Morris also had a solid meet taking 1st in the boys 15-18 100 indi- vidual medley in a sea- sons best time of 1:01.60. Morris then went on to win the 50 breas in 29.97.
See CVRSL on page B2
Sanger Seals, Reedley Marlins, Dinuba Aqua Emps, Fowler Dragons finish season with CVRSL All-Star finals