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“No matter what the score is, this team is not going to give up.”
OHS girls soccer coach Sarah Vega
The Dinuba Sentinel DHS Wrestling
Long wins
it all in
Morro Bay
Sentinel staff report
Dinuba High senior wrestler Daniel Long captured the 171-pound weight class at this past weekend’s 89th Annual Sam Boyd California Invitational Tournament in Morro Bay.
Long defeated Morro Bay’s Cole Visconte, 8-0, capping off a strong tournament run. He started the two-day tournament with a 17-4 win over Land Holt of Mariposa then had a technical fall over Steven Lee of La Canada. In the quarterfinals, Long defeated Osvaldo Pantoja of Channel Island and had another technical fall in the semifinals against Lance Couchman of Turlock.
At 152, Noah Cortez had an injury default against Andrew Sparks of Calvary Chapel in the championship match. Cortez reached the finale with a hard fought 6-4 overtime thriller over Don Beni Banduenga of Righetti. He also beat Jake Prudek of Caruthers, Emilio Soto of
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OHS Girls Soccer
Cardinals bounce
back from their rst
loss of the season
Gabriela Garcia scored the game- winner, wrapping up a thrilling match. The win also put Fowler (17-3, 7-0) a game ahead of Orosi in the WSL standings.
“The game had a playoff atmosphere,” stated Fowler coach Richard Gonzales. “It was almost like when we played them for the Division 5 Valley championship a couple of years ago. We’re looking forward to playing them again. I have no doubt that it’s going to be even more exciting when we go over there.”
Orosi got off to a slow start as the Redcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Fernanda Espino served a ball across the face of the goal to Joeline Nino who knocked it in for a goal. Symphony Feaver increased the lead to 2-0 on a penalty kick.
At the half, Vega said she told the team to play better and more to their
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Thursday, January 24, 2019 DHS Boys Basketball
Balanced attack
drives Emperors to a win at home
Dinuba plays host to league-leading Immanuel tonight
Dinuba went on a 12-2 run on a basket by Calderon, and Magaña followed up with 3-pointer and a layup. Hanford West’s Chino Botello scored a basket only to be answered by a 3-pointer from Magaña and a floater in the paint from Rodriguez. Dinuba closed out the quarter with another trey from Magaña and a pair of free throws from Brian Ortuno-Campbell for a 52-39 lead.
After a basket by Hanford West’s Darius Gaston to start the 4th quarter, the lead increased to 18 when Jacob Rodriguez made a 3-pointer followed by another basket from Calderon and a pair of free throws from L. Rodriguez
Coach Jeff Schofield said both teams played hard and at times got physical.
“Hanford West is a lot like our kids, tough kids and they play pretty hard,” Schofield said. “It was a little physical. It makes for a fun game.”
This was the third time the two teams have played, the last two captured by
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DHS Girls Basketball
By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
The Dinuba High boys basketball team picked up their 18th win of the season as they took down visiting Hanford West 67-51 on Friday night in a Central Sequoia League game.
A balanced attack led the Emperors (18-5) in the win as they improved to 4-3 in CSL play. Guard Josh Magaña scored 11 of his team-high 20 points in the third quarter while Luke Rodriguez had 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Senior guard Sebastian Garza and forward Jonathan Calderon finished the night with 10 points apiece.
With the game tied at 35-all in the early moments of the third quarter,
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Guard Sebastian Garza was one of four players to reach double figures as the Emperors defeated Hanford West, 67-51.
Dinuba settles for a split
Sentinel staff report
The Dinuba High girls basketball team fell behind early in their game against Hanford West.
The Emperors never panicked as they chipped away at a 21-14 halftime deficit with a second half surge lifting DHS to a 52-43 Central Sequoia League win over the host Huskies Friday evening.
Dinuba had trailed 8-0 early in the
first quarter and entered the second quarter down 16-4. After outscoring Hanford West 10-5 the momentum carried over into the third quarter as the offense came to life, according to coach Benny Prado.
The Emperors scored 22 points while holding the Huskies to single digits with eight points.
Kailey Lopez, Krysta Casas and Kaylee Villasenor each scored eight points apiece while Yazmine Villareal-
DHS Boys Soccer
Harris had nine.
On Jan. 16 at Exeter, Dinuba couldn’t
maintain a 38-29 lead in the fourth quarter as the Monarchs rallied and caught the Emperors, who lost the game in double overtime, 54-48.
Dinuba could not score a point in the last few minutes of the game, according to Prado.
The Emperors were set to face Selma late Tuesday night. Results of the game were unavailable at press time.
By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
Orosi suffered its first loss of the season last Wednesday, and with a few days in between games, the Cardinals knew how important it was to get back on the winning track.
In their match against Parlier on Tuesday night, Orosi did just that as the Cardinals posted a 3-0 win over the Panthers in a West Sequoia League match.
“The girls came out and played fine,” said coach Sarah Vega. “We’re trying a new formation, but it’s hard playing the same team twice.”
Amber Apodaca, Mikala Montemayor and Melanie Davila each scored a goal for Orosi who improved to 10-1-3 and 5-1 in league.
Last Wednesday at Fowler, the Cardinals erased a 2-0 halftime lead forcing overtime before the Redcats’
Dinuba’s Bryan Lucatero fends off Hanford West defender Conner Perez in the first half of Friday’s Central Sequoia League match. Lucatero scored the only goal in the match as Dinuba remained perfect in league play with a 6-0 record.
Painful victory for DHS
Emperors head down
the stretch without
the services of one of
their top defenders
victory.
But when the referee blew his whistle
to signal the end of the match, the mood was somber for players and the coaching staff.
Junior defender Cesar Lopez, who went down with a knee injury in the second half of the match, could miss a few matches according to coach Ramiro Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is hopeful Lopez can rejoin the team soon.
Another player, junior Santiago Rodriguez, hurt his ankle late in the match as well. Atlhough, he was able to practice on Monday, according to coach Rodriguez.
“Our team is strong,” Rodriguez said.
“Right now we’re focusing on league. We’re 6-0, but we have four strong games ahead. Hopefully we don’t lose any more kids.”
Ten minutes into the first half, Dinuba’s Bryan Lucatero scored the eventual lone goal on a mishandled blocked shot by Hanford West goalie Enrique Canchola.
The rest of the match proved to be frustrating as the Emperors missed on breakaway opportunities, a direct kick and a few counters.
“We couldn’t get the knockout punch,” Rodriguez said. “We had so many chances. We struggled right here tonight and we did some stuff we
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By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
The Dinuba High boys soccer team dominated visiting Hanford West on Friday night. The Emperors controlled the tempo of the game and had numerous chances to put away the Huskies but despite not delivering the knock-out punch, Dinuba went on to post a 1-0 Central Sequoia League
Sentinel file photo
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Emily Gonzalez scored a goal last week against Fowler as the Cardinals rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 3-0 win over Parlier Tuesday night.