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More from 2018 in sports
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Reedley High's Emma Mulligan (11) prepared to deliver a kick downfield as she's marked by Fowler High defender Joeline Nuno (6) during the second half of the Pirates' 1-0 non-league soccer win on Dec. 28.
GIRLS SOCCER
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ent, but apparently history is repeating itself."
Reedley broke through for the lone goal against Fowler (11-2) in the 14th minute when sophomore midfielder Aman- da Lopez fed junior forward Gordillo, who fired a low shot past the Redcats' goalkeeper. The Pirates kept play in the
midfield area with an occa- sional push in the Fowler end the rest of the half.
In the final 40 minutes, the visitors cranked up the offensive pressure and had a couple of near misses to get the tying goal. Backup keep- er Ivy Doung was aggressive hunting down loose balls and helped preserve the lead, but Fowler continued to put pres- sure on the rest of the way
before coming up short. Reedley is making up two matches in the Lemoore tour- nament on Friday and Satur- day, Jan. 4 and 5. The Pirates take on Mission Oak at 11:20 a.m. and then faces Golden West of Visalia in a 2 p.m. con-
test on the 4th.
Reedley opens North Yo-
semite League play on Tues- day, Jan. 8, at Fresno High School in a 5 p.m. start.
EAGLES
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a berth on the all-tournament team. Hatch scored 10 points in the opening quarter against Woodlake while Laura Schlet- weitz had eight points as IHS grabbed a 20-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back.
Alegria Pena paced Im- manuel against Tulare West- ern with 12 points while Hatch and Schletewitz had eight each. Allison Dias scored nine points in support of Hatch against El Diamante.
Coach James Stevens said the squad did a good job bounc- ing back from the early losses despite playing the entire tour- ney without senior forward Amanda Scheidt, who suffered a concussion in the final game of the Dinuba-Orosi tourna- ment. Her availability for the Friday, Jan. 4, CSL game at Di- nuba High is uncertain.
Immanuel's first home game in almost a month will be Thursday, Jan. 10, in a 7:30 p.m. tipoffs against Selma High. The Eagles also have home CSL games with Cen- tral Valley Christian (Jan. 16), Exeter (Jan. 22), Dinuba (Jan. 24) and Hanford West (Feb. 1).
Immanuel High's Allison Dias, right, set a hard screen on Tulare Union defender Madisyn Melson (3) to free the Eagles' Hunter Krieter for a dribble drive to the middle on Dec . 27.
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Here are some more highlights from the sports year in Reedley in 2018:
TOP: Reedley College's football team posted a 10-1 season record, reaching the Northern California Foot- ball Association American Championship Bowl with an unbeaten record before a last-second loss to De Anza College. Tigers quarterback Randall Johnson, shown in action against Monterey Peninsula Colleg- ewas named the state's Region II Offensive Player of the Year, and has signed a letter of intent to play foot- ball for Middle Tennessee State University.
ABOVE: In May, Reedley High School's softball team captured a third consecutive North Yosemite League title and sixth league crown in seven seasons. The Pi- rates fell in the opening round of the section playoffs.
LEFT: Fresno Pacific University senior Anthony Velar- de, a Reedley High School product, was honored as a 2018 consensus Division II All-American by the Con- ference Commissioners Association. Velarde finished as the career assists leader in the PacWest Conference.
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Reedley Little League 2019
Reedley Little League 2019
SIGN UPS
Jan. 5th, 12th & 19th AT CAMACHO PARK • 9 AM - 12 NOON
FREE BASEBALL CLINIC WILL BE HELD ON:
January 26th, 9 AM at RHS Baseball Field
Sign-up fee is $110 • Clinic is FREE!
TRY OUTS will be held on Sat. February 2nd.
Sign-up forms available at Martens Chevrolet
1050 I St. • Reedley
If you have questions
Contact Larry Green @ (559) 840-7007
PREPS
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Reedley begins league play on the road on Tues- day, Jan. 8, with a scheduled 6:30 p.m. tipoff at defending champion Fresno High. The Pirate girls' first home tilt is Thursday, Jan. 10. at 6:30 against Roosevelt.
WRESTLING Weekend tournaments
on tap for RHS squads Reedley High's varsity wrestling teams will be in ac- tion in tournaments this week- end. The Pirate boys will par-
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ticipate at the Dinuba Tour- nament Friday and Saturday, Jan. 4-5, while the girls travel to Southern California for the day-long Santa Paula Tourna- ment on Saturday, Jan. 5.
It's the final tuneups for both squads before the start of North Yosemite League ac- tion. Reedley's boys and girls will host McLane and Hoover inadoubledualat3and4p.m. in the RHS gym.
Reedley's boys have up- coming tournaments against Redwood in Visalia (Jan. 12) and the California Invitation- al Tournament in Morro Bay (Jan. 18-19).
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