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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Dinuba boys basketball wraps up CSL title
Emps improve
to 24-3 with 3
more victories
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The Dinuba High Emper- ors clinched the Central Se- quoia League boys basketball championship on Feb. 4 with the first of two victories over Central Valley Christian dur- ing a perfect 3-0 week,.
The Emperors (24-3, 10-1 CSL) rode the strength of a 21- 9 third quarter run to break open a tight game and go on to a 51-38 win over the Cava- liers (6-16, 3-8) at Washington Intermediate gym. Anthony Harp and Keine Prendez led the way with 14 points apiece while five different players hit 3-point baskets in the de- cisive quarter.
Dinuba had started the week with a 65-50 road win Feb. 1 at Kingsburg (Jesus Lara scored a team-high 17 points) and then closed the week with a 64-40 road drub- bing of CV Christian on Feb. 7. In that win, Prendez scored nine of his 16 points as the Emps led 28-11 at half.
Dinuba's CSL finale was at home Feb. 9 against Exeter.
Jim Lamb / Photo Contributed
Dinuba High players and staff posed for a celebratory group shot after clinching the Central Sequoia League basketball title on Feb. 4.
The Emps are expected to gain a high Division II seed when playoff brackets are determined Saturday, Feb. 12. Boys playoffs begin on Tues- day, Feb. 15.
Immanuel (14-11, 5-5 CSL) is slated for a lower half Di- vision III seed, but regained momentum from a Feb. 1 road loss at Selma by defeat- ing Shafter 62-52 in a non- league game Feb. 4 at IHS. Ryan Chavez scored 18 points, and was joined in double fig- ures by Mikah Tolpezninkas (15), Jaxon Regier (14) and Tad Tibbett (10). The Eagles closed CSL play with two home games this week.
In the County Metro Ath- letic Conference, Sanger
(13-12, 5-2) remains tied for second place with Bullard af- ter an 84-80 home win over the Knights on Feb. 2. Kaleb Cole had 18 points and nine rebounds. The Apaches then lost 80-57 at first place San Joaquin Memorial on Feb. 4, despite getting 16 points from
Immanuel High's Mikah Tol- pezninkas drove to the bas- ket in the first half of the Eagles' 62-52 non-league victory over Shafter on Feb. 4. Tolpezninkas finished with the night with 15 points, six rebounds and two assists for Immanuel (14-11 overall).
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In the North Yosemite
League, Reedley (7-18, 2-5) closes out the regular sea- son Thursday, Feb. 10, with a 6:30 p.m. home tipoff against McLane. The Pirates are in the Division V playoff brack- et, to be determined Feb. 12.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Lady Emps pursue HW Dinuba High remained on
the heels of Hanford West in the CSL title chase, winning 47-36 at Central Valley Chris- tian on Feb. 7 to improve to 16-8, 8-2 in league. The Lady Emps needed wins over CV Christian Feb. 8 (results were unavailable at press time) and at Exeter on Feb. 10 to salvage a share of the crown.
Immanuel (8-18, 4-6 CSL) closes the regular season at home against CV Christian in a 6 p.m. tipoff on Thursday, Feb. 10.
Sanger High's girls (16-9, 5-3 County Metro) were dead-
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Reedley girl wrestlers take NYL crown, 3 boys bag titles
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Reedley High's girls wrestling team had four weight class champions at the North Yosemite League meet, scoring 105 points to double up the scores of second place finish- ers Roosevelt and Hoover.
bling up the score of their nearest competi- tors.
Reedley's boys fin- ished fourth in the team standings with 159
points (McLane won with 236 points) and had three weight class cham- pions in David Arroyo (138 pounds), Phillip Ar- royo (145) and Daniel
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Three Reedley High boys captured weight class championships — led by two-time cham- pion Phillip Arroyo — at the North Yosemite League championships on Feb. 4 at Sunnyside High School. The Pirates girls, meanwhile, col- lected four weight class titles while breezing to the NYL team title.
Weight class winners for the girls were Sarah Reyna (106 pounds), Ale- jandra Ortiz (131), Joc- elyn Barrera (137) and Victoria Carlin (143). Reedley scored 105 dou-
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Reedley High's David Arroyo amped up the pressure to turn McLane's Omar Bolanos on his way to a third period pin in the 138 pound finals.
Nava (195), with all win- ning by pin.
David Arroyo (29-9 on the season) put away McLane's Omar Bolanos in the third period while Phillip Arroyo (25-4) fin- ished off the Highland- ers' Francisco Cortez in the second period. Nava (13-2) also finished his win with a second period pin, finishing off Sunny- side's Deven Hem.
The Pirates had sec- ond place finishers in Cesar Guzman (132) and Demitrius Vargas (152) while Izaiah Heredia (106), Francisco Ramos (113) and heavyweight
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THURSDAY, FEB. 10 BASKETBALL
Dinuba girls vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 5:30/7 p.m.
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR FEB. 10 TO FEB. 16
West HS Visalia, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
FRIDAY, FEB. 11 BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. Reedley, Reedley HS diamonds,
(JV/V)
Immanuel vs. Central Valley Christian, Immanuel HS South Gym, JV girls 3/JV boys 4:30/varsity girls 6/varsity boys 7:30 p.m. (All) Orosi vs. Minarets, Orosi HS, girls 6:15/boys 7:45 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley boys vs. McLane (Senior Night), Reedley HS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Reedley girls vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
BOYS TENNIS
BOYS GOLF
SOFTBALL
Reedley vs. Tulare Western (scrimmage), Sherwood Golf Course, 2 p.m. (V)
Sanger vs. Central (scrimmage), Central HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba boys at Central Section DIvision I tournament, Clovis East HS, first matches at 9 a.m./finals at 6:30 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys at Central Section Division IV/V tournament, Matilda Torres HS Madera, semifinals at 11 a.m./finals at 4:30 p.m. (V) Sanger boys at Central Section Division II tournament, Monache HS Porterville, first matches at 9 a.m./finals at 6 p.m. (V)
TUESDAY, FEB. 15 BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. El DIamante, El DIamante HS
SOCCER
WRESTLING
Dinuba girls vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel boys/girls vs. Central Valley Christian, County Line Stadium Reedley, 4/6 p.m. (V) Reedley boys vs. McLane (Senior Night), Reedley Soccer Complex, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V) Sanger freshman boys vs. Edison, Edison HS Fresno, 3 p.m. (F)
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Sanger freshman girls vs. Bullard, Bullard HS Fresno, 3 p.m. (F)
BOYS TENNIS
SOFTBALL
Sanger boys vs. Madera South, Tom Flores Stadium Sanger, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Madera South, MSHS Madera, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
SOCCER
Dinuba vs. El Diamante, El Diamante HS Visalia, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Golden West (scrimmage), Golden
Visalia 3 p.m. (JV/V)
3:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
BASKETBALL
Orange Cove vs. Orosi, Orange Cove HS, varsity girls 6/varsity boys 7:45 p.m. (JV/V) Parlier girls vs. Riverdale, Riverdale HS, varsity girls 5:30/varsity boys 7 p.m. (All)
SOCCER
Reedley girls vs. McLane, McLane HS, 3/4:20/6 p.m. (All)
Sanger boys vs. Madera South (Senior Night), Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All) Sanger girls vs. Madera South, Madera South HS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Visalia, 1 p.m. (JV/V)
SOFTBALL
Reedley vs. hosts NYL scrimmage, Reedley HS gym, times TBA (V)
Reedley JV/Frosh at NYL scrimmage, McLane HS Fresno, times TBA (F/JV)
Parlier vs. Riverdale, Riverdale HS, girls 4:30/ boys 6:30 p.m. (V)
Reedley girls vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
SOCCER
Central Section Girls Playoffs, First Rounds, matchups/sites/times TBA (V)
Sanger vs. Mt. Whitney, Sherwood Forest course, 2 p.m. (V)
Reedley vs. Tulare Union, Tulare Union HS courts, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
Central Section Boys Playoffs, First Round, matchups/sites/times TBA (V)
WRESTLING
BASKETBALL
Reedley boys at Central Section Division IV/V tournament, Matilda Torres HS Madera, first matches at 11 a.m. (V) Dinuba/Reedley/Sanger girls at Central Section Area Tournament, Clovis East HS, first matches at 11 a.m. (V)
SATURDAY, FEB. 12 BASEBALL
Sanger vs. Mt. Whitney (scrimmage), MWHS
Central Section Boys Playoffs, First Rounds, matchups/sites/times TBA (V)
Dinuba vs. Tulare Western, Dinuba HS courts, 4 p.m. (V)
Sanger vs. Central, Sanger HS courts, 3 p.m. (V)
Central Section Girls Playoffs, First Round, matchups/sites/times TBA (V)
Reedley vs. Lilberty-Madera Ranchos, LHS Madera Ranchos, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16 BASEBALL
Sanger vs. Sunnyside, Sanger HS diamonds,
BASKETBALL
BOYS GOLF