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the crowd was very intense. But once I got the ball, I knew how to make it with all the time I've practiced," he said.
Gutierrez praised the support from hun- dreds of Sanger sup- porters who packed the west side of the stadium. Combined with a large Tulare Union contingent, a loud and vocal crowd made for a champion- ship atmosphere.
"Sanger's a passion- ate town, and they love their sports," Gutierrez said.
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That same night,
Sanger High's girls nearly joined their male classmates as a sec- tion Division III soccer champion. The No. 2 seed Apaches (11-5-3) led 1-0 at half and traded overtime goals with top- seeded Hanford High (17-1) before yielding a score in the second over- time while dropping a 3-2 decision at the Bullpups'
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imer teamed for an 8-2 win in No. 2 doubles while sopho- mores Sarah Enos and McK- enzie Jackson lost 8-4 in No. 3 doubles.
SOFTBALL League title races come down to final week
Reedley High School's soft- ball team grabbed the inside track for the North Yosemite League championship on May 27, taking sole possession of first place with a 7-3 victory over McLane High. The Pirates
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, June 1, there had been 102,507 confirmed cases (1.4 percent positive rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,271,774 tests in Fresno County, with 1,706 deaths and 63 hospitalizations.
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Sanger High's Isaiah Villalobos made a cut back with the ball past Tulare Union defender Ryden Medeiros (4) dur- ing the first half of the section Division II title match on May 28. Villalobos scored two goals in the Apaches' 3-2 sudden death victory.
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adjusted total of 49,918 confirmed cases (187 active, down 111 for the week) of COVID-19 with 846 deaths and just seven people hospitalized as of Tuesday, June 1. Breakdowns by cities/regions through June 1 show 4,261 cases (14 in the past three weeks) in Dinuba, 1,483 in Orosi, 752 in Cutler, 276 in Traver, 60 in the rural area south of Reedley and 23 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
Neighbor Bowl field. Sanger put it togeth- er down the stretch of the season, winning six straight contests to fin- ish second in CMAC play and then reach the sec-
tion finals.
Hanford High drew
the No. 2 seed in the Southern California regional, and opened against a familiar foe – No. 7 seed Kingsburg, who received the other regional bid from the
Central Section. The Apaches played the Vikings (16-4-2) in the season opener back in March, with the two teams battling to a scoreless tie.
Hanford also is bracketed to receive two home games, If the Bullpups were able to beat Kingsburg June 1, they would host either No. 3 Westview of No. 6 Crescenta Valley on Thursday, June 3.
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reached for two weeks to qualify for yellow tier. Fresno's rate remained at 3.1, and while the positiv- ity rate had dropped to 1.8 last week it returned to the orange level at 2.0 this week.
Tulare County's COV- ID website made a num- ber of adjustments last week, including tweaks that lowered the total positive case number to 49,918 and active cases to
187 — down 111 since the start of the week. Hospi- talizations also reached their low of seven (three in intensive care) through- out the county.
Also encouraging has been the relative level- ing off of total cases in Dinuba. For the week, there remained just 14 active cases within the last three week, and both Orosi and Cutler showed no increase in total num- bers of COVID infec- tions.
The rate of vaccina-
tions has slowed in the past couple of week; in Tulare County there had been a little more than 7,200 additional persons vaccinated, to 302,448 (171,307 fully vaccinated through May 30).
In Fresno County, total vaccinations of at least one shot climbed to 796,205 as of May 27.
A vaccine event is scheduled for Sunday, June 6, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Selma Flea Market (10951 E. Moun- tain View Ave.).
(10-5, 7-1) scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to wipe out an early 3-0 deficit, and drop the Highlanders (15-5, 6-2 into second place).
Reedley would wrap up the league title with wins against third-place Sunnyside this week. The Wildcats visited RHS for an evening contest June 1 (results were unavail- able at press time), then the two teams closed out the regu- lar season in Fresno at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 3.
In the Central Sequoia League, Dinuba High (14- 5, 8-1) will try to clinch the
league title Thursday, June 3, at 6 p.m. against visiting Ex- eter High at DHS.
Sanger High (8-7, 5-2 Coun- ty Metro Athletic Conference) closed out the regular season with two games against Edi- son (at home June 1 and in Fresno on June 2).
Section playoff seedings and brackets will be deter- mined on Saturday, June 5, and playoff games will begin on Tuesday, June 8.
BASEBALL Pirates close out regular season this week
Reedley High will try to
keep its winning momentum going into the postseason, playing Sunnyside of Fresno two times this week. The Pi- rates (18-6-1, 11-2 NYL) host- ed the Wildcats June 1 at Im- manuel Sports Complex and then finish out with a Thurs- day, June 3, game in Fresno.
Fresno High (18-5, 12-1) holds a one-game lead over RHS, and can clinch the title with two wins over Hoover this week. Section playoff seedings will be determined on Saturday, June 5, and play- off action begins on Wednes- day, June 7.
BASKETBALL Sanger teams in playoffs
Sanger High's boys and girls teams will be competing in Central Section Division III basketball playoffs this week, while Reedley and Immanuel boys also have playoff games.
The Apaches boys drew the No. 4 seed and hosted No. 5 West Bakersfield at 6 p.m. Friday, June 4. The SHS girls had the No. 8 seed and host- ed Hoover on June 1. A win would advance them to play at top seed Roosevelt Thursday, June 3.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through June 1, numbers remain the same as in recent weeks. There has not been an update for communities in the data surveillance graphic for a month.
An adjusted total of 48,885 people (97.9 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of June 1.
In Tulare County, there was an
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