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Reedley 10s go 2-2, 11s 1-3 in District 10 tourneys
Reedley 11-year-old All-Star Blake Reed fired a pitch to the plate during the All-Stars' District 10 tournament loss to Madera American on June 18. Reedley finished the tourney with a 1-3 record.
Kirk Kawagoe / Photo Contributed
Reedley 12s team starts 2-1 in play at Madera
Staff Report
Reedley's 12-year-old All-Stars are still in contention while the 10-year-old and 11-year-old teams have wrapped up play in their respective District 10 tour- naments.
The 11-year-olds hosted their tour- nament at Camacho Park, posting a 1-3 record capped off with a 19-9 loss to
Little League
Chowchilla on June 20. On June 18, Reed- ley dropped a 21-13 decision to Madera American on June 18, one day after beat- ing Chowchilla for its lone tourney win.
The Riverpark All-Stars from Fresno won the tournament on June 24 with a 14-1 drubbing of Selma. Riverpark went 4-0, outscoring their opponents by a com- bined 54-14 while reaching double figures in scoring all four games.
The Reedley 10-year-olds finished 2-2 at the District 10 tournament in Fresno,
closing out play with a dramatic 6-5 loss in nine innings to Madera National in a game at Camacho Park on June 20.
Reedley had taken a two-run lead in the eighth inning before Madera rallied, and a steal of home in the ninth brought in the winning run.
Reedley bounced back from an open- ing loss to Chowchilla by defeating Made- ra American and Riverpark Red. After edging Reedley, Madera National won two more games to reach the June 25 fi-
See LITTLE LEAGUE on page B4
Reedley College HOF event on Aug. 3 Staff Report
Reedley College will be inducting six new mem- bers at this year's Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame ban- quet, scheduled for Satur- day, Aug. 3 in the college cafeteria.
The Class of 2019 Hall of Fame inductees are Nobi Kitaoka, volleyball (1980- 2002, 2017-present); Antho- ny Montgomery, football (2003-2005); Curtis Pasma, baseball (2003-2005); Jessi- ca Baley Quinn, volleyball (1995-1997); Abbi Millwee Riddle, basketball (1998- 2000); and Riley Young, football (2001-2003).
Reservations are due by Saturday, July 20, but at- tendees are encouraged to get their reservations early. For more informa- tion, contact Ed Kezirian at (818) 456-9042 or email to ekezirian@yahoo.com.
Babe Ruth 15 squad wins Selma opener
Contributed
Things didn’t start ex- actly right for the Reed- ley Babe Ruth all-stars in Selma on June 24 as Pay- ton Garcia of the Ker West Redcats hit the first pitch of the game for a double.
But Garcia was strand- ed at second base, and Reedley went on to record a 13-0 victory in the open- ing round of the District 3
See BABE RUTH 15 on page B4
District 3 Babe Ruth baseball tournaments
Reedley 14s sweep to title
Reedley 13s
also qualify for
Central State
Staff Report
The Reedley Babe Ruth 14-year-old all-stars posted two victories, one a tight battle and the other a rout, to capture the District 3 championship and advance to the Central California State play.
In action at Reedley High School varsity diamond, the hosts pulled out a 9-8 victory over Selma on June 23 and then rolled to a 10-0 win in five innings against the Yo- semite Mustang All-Stars on June 24. The team advances to play in the Central State tournament in Madera beginning on July 5.
Reedley removed any drama against Yosemite by striking for four runs in the opening inning, taking advantage of four walks, an infield single, two wild pitches and a sacrifice fly to plate four runs.
Infielder Joseph Juarez had the lone hit in the inning, and paced Reedley's offense by going 2-for-4. Catcher Ryan Warkentin walked twice and scored three runs from the leadoff position while shortstop Aeneas Vargas finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
Landon Kehoe pitched four in- nings of three-hit ball for the win, striking out five, and Sam Rodri- guez worked one scoreless inning with a strikeout.
Juarez collected three hits against Selma, including an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to score Alex Gonzalez with the winning run.
Reedley High's 13-year-olds also advanced to Central State play, posting a 2-1 record in the District 3 tournament. The all-stars trounced Selma by a 14-1 score on June 21, beat Madera 9-6 on June
See BABE RUTH on page B4
ABOVE: Infielder Joseph Juarez of the Reedley Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars slid safely into home on a wild pitch during the first inning
of a 10-0 victory over the Yosemite Mustangs on June 24 at Reedley High School varsity diamond. Waiting for a late throw is Yosemite pitcher Dayton Lee (11).
LEFT: Reedley 14 players gathered before tak- ing the field for the second inning following
a four-run first inning rally against Yosemite. The Reedley team opened the tournament with a 9-8 victory over Selma on June 23.
Photos by Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Mulligan, Duncan part of County All-Stars' softball win
Reedley High School's Emma Mulligan posed with Dean Eller after she received the Jenny Eller Most Inspirational Player award for the County All-Stars on June 19. Mulligan played left field and caught for the County, which rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the City All-Stars by a 7-4 score at Fresno State's Margie Wright Diamond.
Jim Mulligan / Photo Contributed
RHS star wins Jenny Eller Most Inspirational award for County
Staff Report
A big seventh-inning ral- ly helped put Reedley High's Emma Mulligan and Imman- uel High's Brianna Duncan on the winning side at the 38th annual City-County soft- ball game on June 19.
The County All-Stars wiped out a three-run defi- cit against their City coun- terparts with six runs in the seventh inning on their way to a 7-4 victory at Fresno State's Margie Wright Dia- mond.
Duncan played third base in the middle innings and scored a run during the deci- sive rally while Mulligan — the North Yosemite League's Most Valuable Player this past season — started the game in leftfield and played at her regular catcher posi- tion down the stretch. She
Jon Earnest / The Exponent
Immanuel High School graduate Brianna Duncan, right, took her de- fensive stance at third base as County All-Star teammate Kelse Volk- mar, left, of Chowchilla fired a pitch to the plate on June 19. Duncan scored a run in the County's 7-4 comeback victory.
was voted as the County's Most Inspirational Player, an award named for the late Jen- ny Eller. The former Bullard
catcher's father, retired Cen- tral California Blood Center
See SOFTBALL on page B4