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OHS Boys Basketball
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potential.
“They weren’t showing it in
that first half,” Vega said.
The Cardinals would respond in a big way in the second half as they received a goal from Montemayor and Emily Gonzalez that tied the game at
2-all.
“They came out in the second
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Santa Ynez and Danny Olivera of Firebaugh.
Lorenzo Arreola turned in a solid performance at 120 and finished in second after losing in the championship match to Marcus Medina of Servite. Arreola pulled out a 5-1 win over Jordan Sorgman of Casa Roble and won a close 3-2 match against Jesse Gayton of Lemoore. In his first match, Arreola pinned Levy Cortez of Royal and Collin Towe of Waterford before facing Gayton.
At 220, Javier Martinez beat Adnrew Archuleta of Servite, 3-1, in his first match and posted a
half and were relentless,” Gonzales said. “They had a lot of momentum going into the overtime period.”
Vega said they changed their formation and were able to score.
“We put a little more pressure and we scored two quick goals, said Vega. “No matter what the
1-0 win against Andrew Prado of Mayfair before losing to eventual runner-up Andrew Rasmussen of Faith Baptist in the quarters. Martinez then dropped his ensuing match to Rigoberto Cano of Carter.
Zechariah Nelson, who wrestled at 195, won his first match against Eloy Escareno of Sanger, 2-0, before falling to Jesse Garza of Nipomo. Nelson went on to beat Johnathon Lwin of Bakersfield and Marc Gonzalez of San Jose, 6-5. He then pinned John Woodhouse of La Canada before losing a close 2-1 decision to Lonnie Breshears
score is, this team is not going to give up.”
The two teams will square off again on Feb. 6 in Orosi.
“It’s going to be a good game and it’s going to be our senior night,” Vega said. “We watched film after our game last week and alot of the girls realized some things we were telling
of Mariposa.
Matthew Montalvo lost his
first match at 120 then strung three consecutive wins over Dominic Rivera, Bailey Rivera and Christian Solorio before falling Konnor Donnelly of Royal High.
At 138, Christian Esquivel went 1-2.
As a team, Dinuba finished 10th overall out of more than 60 schools who participated at the tournament. The overall winner was Servite with 284 points and Calvery Chapel was second with 156.5. Rounding out the top five were Righetti (155), Oakdale
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The Orosi High basketball team is still looking for their first West Sequoia League win after the Cardinals suffered a 51-36 loss to Parlier on Tuesday night. The Panthers trailed 9-8 after the first quarter before outscoring OHS 15-3 in the second. Parlier led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter. Orosi cut the lead to 46-32 late in the 4th but could not get any closer. Jose Ramos (left) led the Cardinals in scoring with 16.
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them, like making connections. We’re definitely going to be preparing for that match, but we can’t forget about the other teams.”
The Cardinals had a scheduled match against Riverdale Friday afternoon but it was postponed to next Wednesday, according to Vega.
(145) and Carter (140).
A few other wrestlers took part
in the True Wrestler Invitational held at Mission Oak High in Tulare, according to head coach Michael Wright.
Matt Rivera posted a 2-2 record at 113 to finish fourth overall.
Matt Adams went 1-2 at 220 and Rodrigo Calvillo aslo went 1-2 at 170.
Dinuba hosted the Central Sequoia League Dual team championships on Wednesday and will host their annual JV and Junior High tournament on Saturday.
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Stephanie Cervantes makes a 3-pointer for Reedley College during a Central Valley Conference home game against fourth- ranked College of Sequoias.
Upset bid comes up
short as Reedley
falls to Sequoias
Registration for the Dinuba High baseball camp underway
Sentinel staff report
A game effort by the Reedley College women’s basketball team fell short as visiting College of the Sequoias held off the Lady Tigers’ upset bid leaving the RC gymnasium with a 67-57 victory in a Central Valley Conference game.
COS entered the game ranked No. 4 in the state and improved to 18-3 overall and 3-1 in conference action while Reedley falls to 10-8 and 2-1.
The Giants were coming off a blowout loss to Merced just three days prior in a much-anticipated matchup of the state’s No. 4 and No. 3 teams but the Blue Devils staked claim to the top spot in the conference with a 90-70 rout in Visalia.
Reedley got out to a great
start outscoring COS in the first quarter 22-15. The Giants responded holding the Lady Tigers to five points in the second quarter and led 30-27 at halftime.
COS increased the lead to 50-41 after the third quarter before closing the game out in the fourth.
A pair of Dinuba Emperors saw significant playing time for RC as Stephanie Cervantes had 12 points and six rebounds including a pair of 3-pointers while Sam Mendoza had three points and two steals.
College of Sequoias’ Alaysia Reed led all scorers with 23 points and six rebounds and teammate Shae Sanchez had 16 points.
Former Orosi High standout guard MaRazelle Quicio, who is a point guard for COS, did not see action against the Tigers.
Sentinel staff
The 2019 Dinuba High School baseball camp for ages 7-14 takes place from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 26 on the varsity baseball field at Washington Intermediate School.
Registration will be at 9 a.m. and cost is $25.
Campers will receive an Emperor baseball shirt, lunch
and instructions from DHS coaches and players. Campers need to wear appropriate baseball attire and bring cleats, glove and bat if possible. In addition, please indicate what position you want to sign up for: infield, outfield, pitcher, or catcher.
For more information, please contact Brent Moreilli at 559- 909-2320 or bmorrell@dinuba. k12.ca.us
shouldn’t do.”
Dinuba was coming off a 5-0
shutout win over Exeter on Jan. 16.
The Emperors had a 3-0 halftime lead as they received goals from Alejandro Cueva, Jose Ramirez and Angel Pineda.
Juan Gutierrez and J.C. Chavez scored in the second half. Recording assists were Cueva, Ramirez, Marco Garcia and Jorge Duran.
In a 2-1 road win at Central Valley Christian on Jan. 14, Rodriguez said the match was a lot closer than he anticipated.
“It was a lot closer than we thought,” he said. “They were pretty big and physical. They had the height advantage.”
Cueva and Gutierrez each scored a goal as Lucatero assisted on both goals.
Dinuba will be playing at Kingsburg on Tuesday.
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Annual Dinner-Dance to be held on February 9
Sentinel staff
The Dinuba High girls basketball program presents the 4th Annual Father Daughter Sweetheart Dinner-Dance from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturday, February 9 in the Dinuba High East gym.
Tickets are $30 per couple in advance $10 each additional daughter. All ages welcome.
Tickets will be sold at the door for $40 per couple.
For more information please contact Benny Prado at 559-643- 9942 or via email at Benjamin. prado@dinuba.12.ca.us
DHS.
“The first time they handled
us pretty good at their place,” Schofield said. “They got a couple of kids that are pretty special.”
The Emperors played Selma late Tuesday night before hosting Immanuel tonight at 7:30. The Eagles are 15-5 and 7-0 in CSL play.
“Immanuel is up front and
that’s the team to shoot for right now,” Schofield said. “Every team in our league is tough. There is no easy night for everyone, every team plays pretty hard. We have to continue to play more unselfish in every game and play together. When we play together and move the ball around we’re a lot better team.”
California Storm girls basketball team to hold tryouts next month
Sentinel staff
California Storm, an elite Nike sponsored club girls basketball program, is coming to the central region.
Cal Storm will be holding team specific tryouts starting in February of 2019, at various gymnasiums throughout San Luis Obispo and Fresno County. All athletes are invited to tryout. Thereafter, weekly practices
and skills clinics will be held in the following age divisions: 10U, 11U, 13U, 14U, and High School. Teams will consist of female athletes from the following counties: San Luis Obispo, Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, and Santa Barbara. For more information, please visit www.calstormbasketball.com and follow us on social media: Instagram; @calstormcentral Facebook; @calstormcentral.
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Matchups
Sam Mendoza drives the lane for a basket in the first quarter. The freshman guard from Dinuba had three points.
Daniel Long
DINUBA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
Dinuba High senior wrestler Daniel Long is named Athlete
of the Week after he captured rst place in the 171-pound weight class at the 65th annual Sam Boyd California Invitational Tournament held at Morro Bay High School this past weekend. Long won all ve of his matches that included an 8-0 win against Cole Viscante of Morro Bay in the nale.
Thursday, Jan. 24
Dinuba Girls and Boys Basketball vs. Immanuel, 3:30/5/ 6:30/8 p.m.
Dinuba Girls Soccer vs. Immanuel, 6 p.m.
Orosi Girls and Boys Soccer at Orange Cove, 5 p.m./6:30 p.m.
Orosi Girls and Boys Basketball at Orange Cove, 6:15 p.m./7:45 p.m.
Dinuba Girls Frosh Soccer at Madera South.
Friday, Jan. 25
Dinuba Wrestling at Central Valley Girls at Golden West.
Dinuba Boys Frosh Soccer vs. Madera South, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26
Orosi Boys Basketball at
Fresno Christian Showcase. TBA. Dinuba Wrestling hosts Dinuba JV Invitational and Jr.
High tournament. All day.
Monday, Jan. 28
Dinuba Girls Basketball vs. Kingsburg, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m.
Dinuba Girls Soccer vs. Kingsburg, 4:30/6 p.m.
Dinuba Boys Basketball at Kingsburg, 4:30/6/7:30 p.m.
Dinuba Boys Soccer at Kingsburg, 4:30/6 p.m.
Orosi Girls and Boys Soccer at Fresno Christian, 5 p.m./6:30
p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 20
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Dinuba Boys Frosh Soccer at Edison, 3 p.m.
Brian Ortuno-Campbell battles for a rebound in the first half of Dinuba’s CSL win.
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