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Reedley High volleyball advances to section final
Title match in Lemoore on Nov. 6, water polo playoffs under way
Reedley High's Areal Galvan reached up to tip
a shot over the net during the Pirates' three-set sweep of Avenal High in the section Division V first round match on Oct. 26. Reedley added victories over Kern County schools Arvin and Wasco to advance to the section finals on Saturday, Nov. 6, in Lemoore.
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
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The section water
polo playoffs began this week, with No. 2 seed Reedley High advancing in the Division III brack- et with a 10-5 victory over No. 15 Central High at RHS on Nov. 2. The Pi- rates (21-8, 6-0 NYL) host No. 12 Edison in a quar- terfinal contest at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4.
MVT Staff Report
The Reedley High volleyball team com- pleted their third con- secutive three-set home playoff sweep on Nov. 2, earning a spot in the Central Section Division V championship match this weekend.
The third-seeded Pi- rates (19-17) methodical- ly dispatched the Wasco High Tigers by scores of 25-15, 25-10 and 25-14 before a loud and cel- ebrating crowd at RHS gym. The triumph moved Reedley into the section championship round against either No. 5 Mis- sion Oak or No. 9 Golden Valley at 10 a.m. Satur- day, Nov. 6, in Lemoore.
All six section title
matches will be played at West Hills College Gold- en Eagle gym, located at 555 College Ave. (west of Highway 41 off Bush Street).
Last week, Reedley trounced No. 15 seed Av- enal 25-7, 25-8 and 25-17 on Oct. 26. The Pirates — whose long run as North Yosemite League champions finished with a second place finish to Hoover this fall — then followed with a 25-13, 25-19 and 25-21 sweep of No. 6 seed Arvin High on Oct. 28.
Reedley is the only re- gion volleyball team still in action. County Metro Athletic Conference champion and No. 6 seed Sanger High (28-10-1) was bounced from the Di-
vision II playoffs by vis- iting No. 11 Bakersfield Christian in three sets.
Dinuba High (13- 17, 5-7 Central Sequoia League) traveled for its Division IV opener and dropped a four-set deci- sion at Madera South. Number 4 D-V seed Im- manuel High (12-23, 3-9 CSL) swept No. 13 Fres- no Christian in its open-
er on Oct. 26, but had its season end in a 3-2 quar- terfinals loss to Mission Oak on Oct. 28. The visi- tors prevailed in the fifth set by a 15-12 score.
Finally, Orosi High (19-7-1, 9-3 West Sequoia) drew a No. 14 seed and tough draw against No. 3 Golden West, dropping three straight sets to the Visalia school.
Sanger High's CMAC champion boys (27-1, 10-0) were seeded No. 5 in the tough Division I bracket and play at No/ 4 Garces at 6 p.n. Thurs- day, Nov. 4. The semifinal round is Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The second-seeded Reedley High girls (22-6, 9-0 NYL) open the Divi- sion II playoffs with a 2 p.m. home quarterfinal match against No. 7 Paso Robles. With a win, Reed- ley would host a semifi- nal game on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
Sanger's CMAC champ girl's (21-6, 10-0) are the No. 8 seed in Di- vision I and will travel to face top seed Clovis West at 11 a.m. Satur- day, Nov. 6. A win would mean a road semifinal contest on Nov. 10.
Reedley College dedicates its Foos Pantry, Clyde's Closet
As of the most recent update as of Tuesday, Nov. 2, there had been 138,421 (per 100,000 population) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 1,866,839 tests in Fresno County, with 2,149 deaths and 300 hospitalizations (62 in ICU).
cases (3,815 region) with 45 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,600 (2,959 regional) cases and 18 deaths. Del Rey increased to 399 cases (1,287 in region) while the Fowler region had 1,726 cases (1,400 in the city) and 24 deaths through Nov. 2. Dunlap and Miramonte continued with 384 total cases on the new data surveillance website through Nov. 2.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Nov. 2 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance has provided updates for regions rather than cities; and an update recently was received late last month), the Sanger region remained with the most total overall positive cases with 8,080 (5,900 in the city proper) and 75 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
In Tulare County, there was a total of 67,271 confirmed cases (2,386 active, an increase of 414 for the week) of COVID-19 with 992 deaths and 154 people hospitalized (34 in ICU) as of Tuesday, Nov. 2. Breakdowns by cities/ regions through Nov. 2 show 5,735 total cases in Dinuba, 1,905 in Orosi, 978 in Cutler, 368 in Traver, 103 in the rural area south of Reedley and 40 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through the Nov. 2 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) shows 4,500 cases (9,744 regional) and 81 deaths; Parlier was at 3,200
A total of 63,893 people (95 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Nov. 2.
COVID-19 update
George Takata, Reedley College / Photo Contributed
The Reedley College Tiger Food Pantry has a new home – inside the den of the Student Center. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the pantry and Clyde’s Closet (donated business attire) was held Nov. 2. The two resources are located in the same space. The pantry moves from a much smaller space (the concession stand near the gymnasium) to the former game room. The Tiger Pantry offers non-perishable food items, personal hygiene products and fresh produce. It is available to all currently enrolled Reedley College stu- dents. The event was attended by students, staff, and State Center Community College District and Central California Food Bank officials. The pantry is open Mondays through Thursdays (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Sanger council to discuss groundwater project, transportation planning study
VIRUS
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climbing back to a rate of 2,502 cases. The new daily cases per 100,000 people population began the week at 27.2, but jumped as high as 31.5 before settling back at 30.8. Hospitalizations remained about the same, increasing by two for the week to 300, and 37 new deaths were re- ported bringing the to- tal to 2,149.
The department didn't provide an ex- pected Nov. 1 update on vaccinations in the county, but an Oct. 28 update showed that 511,785 final doses had been administered and 475,396 residents were fully vaccinated. That's 56.4 percent of resi- dents, and 68.5 percent of residents 12 years
and older with at least one dose.
Tulare County's ac- tive positive cases al- so took swings during the past week, quickly jumping from 1,972 active to more than 2,400. The numbers then climbed as high as 2,542 active before the latest update put active numbers at 2,386. New daily cases per 100,000 barely crept higher for the week, moving from 27.7 to 28.1. The positive case rate did decline from 7.4 to 6.9 percent of 840,253 total tests.
Hospitalizations in- creased early in the week, but had declined to 154 people (34 in in- tensive care) by the Nov. 2 update. That was 11 less patients than in last week's report. There were 18 reported
deaths during the week, raising the total to 992.
Dinuba's total num- ber of COVID cases jumped by 121 for the week to 5,735 total, and all other Tulare County cities in the MVT cov- erage area showed increases. Orosi and Cutler both had jumps of 33 and 28 cases, re- spectively.
When it came to vaccinations, Tulare County's figure of ful- ly vaccinated resident climbed to 44.2 percent of the general popula- tion, 87.2 percent of vaccine-eligible adults, by the Nov. 2 report. A total of 242,035 people had been fully vacci- nated by this date.
In Madera County, a Nov. 1 report showed that new COVID cases had grown by 222 in four days.
MVT Staff Report
The Sanger City Council this week will be discussing a proposed bud- get amendment to use Proposition 68 grant revenue and expenditures totaling more than $2.6 million for the North Sanger Groundwater Re- charge Project, and also to appropri- ate $29,500 of expenditures to prepare a transportation planning study for the North Sanger area.
The transportation planning study also would cover the California Av- enue alignment.
The student and proposed amend-
ment is one of four scheduled action items at the Thursday, Nov. 4, regular meeting at 6 p.m. A special meeting also is scheduled for 5 p.m. that day, with the agenda featuring a confer- ence with labor negotiators and dis- cussion of a liability claim.
Other scheduled action items are a memo of understanding between the city and Sanger Police Officers Asso- ciation, the possible further distribu- tion of American Rescue Plan Funding for supporting businesses, and discus- sion of a code of conduct for the coun- cil and appointed members of boards and commissions.
More prep sports recaps can be found in The Times' Sports section on page A11
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'Alive After 5' Date Night
event planned for Nov. 5
MVT Staff Report
Downtown Reedley's "Alive After 5" programs to promote downtown shopping has planned a date night event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5.
Downtown visitors are invited to "take your loved one for an evening
of dining and shopping, after hours" as part of the monthly promotion put on by the Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber has hosted the "Alive After 5" events — two added hours of shopping — the first Friday of each month since early this year.
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