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“It doesn’t feel good to lose, but we’re proud of them and the effort they made especially, the seniors and the ride they’ve given us.”
DHS Softball coach Bryan Patterson
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 DHS Softball
Bittersweet ending
Eagle starter, Ashley Daugherty, who is bound for Texas A&M.
“I felt like we had a lot of chances to win this game,” said coach Bryan Patterson. “She pitched a good game. You can’t take anything away from her. It was the little adjustments to put balls in play instead of trying to hit one to Bulldog Stadium across the street.”
Once the Emperors got over their early jitters, they started to be patient at the plate as Daugherty hit some rough stretches. Despite holding DHS to a pair of hits, Daugherty walked five batters.
The Emperors had placed runners in scoring position the last three innings
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By George M. Villagrana
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As the final out was recorded under cloudy conditions at Margie Wright Diamond, the season came to a bittersweet ending for the Dinuba High softball team.
The No. 1 seed Emperors (24-7) dropped a hard-fought 3-2 game to Templeton (17-5) in the Central Section Division III Championship game on Saturday. It was the second trip to the title game for several members of the team as players consoled each other before and after the trophy presentation.
Dinuba, who got off to a shaky start early in the game, struggled to solve
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After driving in a pair of runs in a 4-2 win over Liberty-Madera Ranchos on May 14, Juliana Flores followed up with two-run scoring double on Saturday.
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Alexa Garcia beat the throw to homeplate during the Central Section Division III Championship game against Templeton.
Dinuba High catcher Jordynn Acevedo takes a throw from third base just in time to tag Templeton’s Izzy Cowne in the first inning. The Eagles’ had a scoring threat erased in the inning before scoring twice in the second. Dinuba was unable to overcome the early deficit as the Emperors fell short in the title game on Saturday.
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Cosper preps for All-Star game
have one more all-star game to play in the 59th Annual Exeter Lions Club East/West All-star game at Visalia Rawhide’s Recreation Park on June 15.
County roster: Aaron Cantu, Chris Puga, (Caruthers); Ethan Baird, Gavin Manca, (Central); Austin Hickman, Cody Woolsey (Chowchilla); Auggie Castro (Coalinga); Brock Ruiz (Dos Palos); Jeshua Gutierrez, Joey Ochoa (Firebaugh); Elijah Gonzales, JT Hammer (Fowler); JT Friesen, Derek Wood, Roman Rosales (Immanuel); Thomas Delgado (Kerman); Daniel Ingrao (Kingsburg); Gage Arter (Liberty); Cole Brincefield, Nikayha Castro, Thomas Molina, Shane Pursell (Madera); Jalen Gray (Madera South); Isaiah Clark (Mendota); Aaron Hall (Minarets); Oscar Lemus (Reedley); Christopher Chavez (Riverdale); Ryan Esparza, Alex Rodriguez, Jake Harrell, Steve Martinez, Alec Flores (Sanger); Ethan Wenter, Ryan Naranjo (Selma); Adrian Morales (Washington Union); Chris Ward (Yosemite).
City: Jake King, JD Ortiz, Marcelo Saldana, TJ Fondtain, Brock Jones,
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Corey Cosper will play in Friday’s All-Star baseball game at Grizzlies Stadium in Fresno.
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The Central Section Grand Masters track and field meet at Buchanan High proved to be a battle of wills as athletes pushed through the wind and rain Saturday night.
Dinuba High junior Estevan Diaz competed in the shot put event and the elements definitely played a factor in the outcome. Diaz entered with a personal best of 50-feet-2 inches, finished 17th overall with a throw of 47-0 3⁄4.
“It was crazy,” said Diaz. “I think a lot of it was mental. My form was fine, but mentally I had the feeling that I was
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By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
Corey Cosper will get a chance to represent Dinuba High in the Annual City/County All-Star baseball game tomorrow night at Grizzlies Stadium.
The senior outfielder batted .321 for the Emperors with 14 stolen bases this past season for DHS, who finished with an overall record of 11-13-2 and made the Division III playoffs.
Cosper said playing in the all-star game has always been a goal since his freshman year.
“I’ve always wanted to be in one,” Cosper said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
The County squad is led by Sanger High coach David Cuellar, who helped guide the Apaches to a record of 22-7 overall and were runner-ups in Division 2.
Cosper said for several players this is their last game.
“Coaches said to go out there and showcase what you got and have fun,” Cosper said.
Cosper, who will be attending and playing baseball at Cuesta College, will
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Cervantes taking her talents to Maine
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College career last month and is ready for the next chapter.
“God gave me the opportunity to play and get an education,” said Cervantes.
The sophomore at RC averaged 10 points per game and nearly five rebounds for the Lady Tigers who were 15-13 and made an appearance in the NorCal Regional playoffs.
Cervantes said the past season was a
good season for the team.
“Overall it was a great season,
we beat Fresno City back-to-back,” said Cervantes. “That was a great accomplishment as a team.”
Cervantes was a Central Valley Conference honorable mention and was the Tiger Award winner at the college’s annual award banquet.
posting a 23-6 record as the Bengals reached the United States Collegiate Athletic Association championship game where they lost to Mississippi University.
Prior to the season, Cervantes never heard of UMFK.
“I didn’t know them at all,” Cervantes
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Former Dinuba High basketball player, Stephanie Cervantes, will be extending her career as a member of the program after recently signing her National Letter of Intent to play for University of Maine at Fort Kent.
Cervantes wrapped up her Reedley
UMFK had a tremendous season
Estevan Diaz