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Thursday, September 30, 2021
Apaches' late rally takes down Clovis East
Immanuel gets first win of season, league seasons kick off this week
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The Sanger High Apaches open their County Metro Athletic Conference football season this week with a wave of momentum, buoyed a stirring come- back victory on the road Sept. 23 against the Clo- vis East High Timber- wolves.
Trailing 10-0 at half- time, the Apaches (3-2) got a pair of second half short touchdown runs by Ashton Rodriguez, then preserved the lead with a late interception by Joshua Almaguer pull out a 14-10 victory at La- monica Stadium in Clo-
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Sanger High's Ashton Rodriguez (25) received a pat on the helmet from quarterback Josiah Duarte and celebration from lineman Gilberto Cordero (56) after scoring the go- ahead touchdown for the Apaches in a 14-10 win over Clovis East on Sept, 23.
Kirk Kawagoe / Photo Contributed
Immanuel High running back Will Henderson bulled through a pair of Yosemite High tacklers on his way to a first-quarter touchdown run in the Eagles' 41-0 blanking of the Badgers on Sept. 24 at County Line Stadium.
vis. Sanger maintained possession of the Silver Spear trophy after their second straight win, and
sixth in seven seasons, to give them a 7-6 lead in the series.
But it didn't come
easy. Sanger needed a defensive stand to re- main within three points early in the fourth, then
drove 59 yards to take the lead with a little more than two minutes left in the game. The big play was a 40-yard pass hookup from quarter- back Isaiah Duarte to
receiver Andrew Lopez. Four plays later, Rodri- guez bulled into the end zone from 4 yards out.
Clovis East made one
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Laney hands Tigers first loss
PREPS ROUNDUP
Sanger girls win
team title at CW's
Golden Eagle meet
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
A loss at home to Laney Col- lege on Sept 25 meant that the Reedley College Tiger football team saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end.
Reedley never led as the Ea- gles — a Nor Cal powerhouse in the last decade — returned to Oakland with a 52-27 win.
The 3-1 Tigers will try and start a new winning streak this Saturday afternoon, Oct. 2, at Reedley High School Stadium in a 1 p.m. Homecoming rematch with the San Joaquin Delta Col- lege Mustangs. Reedley defeated the 0-4 Mustangs 27-13 in the sea- son opener on Sept. 4 in Stockton.
The latest Delta loss was a 63- 37 decision Sept. 25 at home to Si- erra College in which they gave up 514 total yards, 295 on the ground. They are one of 13 win- less teams in the state.
Reedley came into the Laney game ranked 10th in the state sports information directors poll and 15th in the JC Athletic Bu-
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
Reedley College receiver Shemar Kirk (3) reached for a first half pass from quarterback Jordan Solomon during the Tigers' 52-27 loss to Laney College on Sept. 25. Kirk had four receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown.
MVT Staff Report
Powered by senior Sierra Bianchi's first place finish and three top 10 placings, Sanger High's girls won the large school title at the Clovis West Golden Ea- gle Invitational cross country meet Sept. 24 at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Bianchi won the 5000 meter race in a time of 12 minutes, 23.89 seconds, and the Apaches scored 63 points to edge host Clo- vis West (also with 63) in the 14-school field. Reedley placed 12th with 274 points.
Sanger also had top 10 finishes from ju- nior Leah Mendibles
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Dinuba High's Emily Rico (3) and her teammates cel- ebrate a point won during their Sept. 22 match with Central Valley Christian.
(third in 19:30.98) and senior Nereyda Alva- rez (eighth in 20:15.82). Reedley's top finisher was junior Araceli Vil-
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reau poll. Laney was the highest ranked team in the state with two losses, ranked 21st in the JCAB poll.
The Tigers used two quarter- backs throughout the game, Jor- dan Solomon and Josh Magana. Solomon threw for 167 yards
and two touchdowns while Di- nuba High product Magana had a 41-yard run for Reedley’s first touchdown and had a touchdown pass. But the duo combined for three interceptions, with the last
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 30 FOOTBALL
Dinuba freshmen vs. Paso Robles, Claud Hebert Field DHS, 5 p.m. (F) Reedley freshmen vs. Sanger, Sal
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR SEPT. 30 TO OCT. 6
Gonzalez Field, 5 p.m. (F)
WATER POLO
Sanger vs. Madera South, Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m. (All)
GIRLS GOLF
WATER POLO
Reedley vs. Roosevelt, Sherwood Forest Golf Course, 2 p.m. (V) Sanger at CMAC #3, Madera Country Club, 2 p.m. (V)
GIRLS TENNIS
Dinuba vs. Selma, Dinuba HS courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Fowler, OCHS courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Caruthers, Orosi HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. McLane, Reedley HS courts, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Bullard, SHS Tennis Complex, 3 p.m. (V)
Dinuba vs. Hanford West, HWHS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All)
WATER POLO
Club, 2 p.m. (V)
Dinuba vs. Hanford West, Dinuba HS, JV boys 4 p.m./varsity girls 5 p.m. (JVB/VG)
Reedley vs. Sunnyside, Reedley Aquatics Complex, JVB 3:30/JVG 4:30/VB 5:30/VG 6:30 p.m. (JV/V) Sanger vs. Madera South, Sanger Aquatics Complex, JVB 3:30/JVG 4:30/VB 5:30/VG 6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6 VOLLEYBALL
Dinuba vs. Immanuel, Immanuel HS,
5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS. times TBD (All)
Dinuba vs. Kingsburg, Dinuba HS, JV boys 4 p.m./varsity girls 5 p.m. (JV/V)
VOLLEYBALL
FOOTBALL
Immanuel vs. Kingsburg, Immanuel HS, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Caruthers, OCHS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Minarets, Minarets HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 3:30/4:30/5:30 p.m. (All) Sanger vs. San Joaquin Memorial, Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m. (All)
Reedley vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, JVB 3:30/JVG 4:30/VB 5:30 /VG 6:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger vs. San Joaquin Memorial, Sanger Aquatics Complex, JVB 3:30/ JVG 4:30/VB 5:30/VG 6:30 p.m. (All)
FRIDAY, OCT. 1 CROSS COUNTRY Dinuba/Immanuel/Reedley at Madera Invitational, Madera Municipal Golf
DHS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel vs. Torres-Madera, Madera, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Fowler, Fowler HS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Riverdale, Riverdale HS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Minarets, Minarets HS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs, Hoover, McLane Stadium Fresno, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V) Sanger vs. Edison (Elementary Night), Tom Flores Stadium, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
WATER POLO
Reedley JV girls vs. Central, RHS Aquatics Complex, 4 p.m. (JVG)
SATURDAY, OCT. 2 GIRLS TENNIS
Reedley JV at Redwood Tournament,
Redwood HS Visalia, TBA (JV)
MONDAY, OCT. 4 GIRLS GOLF
Reedley vs. McLane, Airways Golf
Course Fresno, 2 p.m. (V)
VOLLEYBALL
Dinuba vs. Selma, Dinuba HS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All)
Immanuel vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba vs. Selma, Selma HS, JV boys 4 p.m./varsity girls 5 p.m. (JV/V)
TUESDAY, OCT. 5 GIRLS GOLF
Sanger vs. Madera, Madera Country
Parlier vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Sunnyside, Reedley HS, 3:30/4:30/5:30 p.m. (All)
Course, noon (All)
Dinuba vs. Immanuel, Immanuel Sports Complex Courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Hoover, Reedley HS courts, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Edison, Sanger Tennis Complex, 3 p.m. (V)
VOLLEYBALL
Immanuel vs. Central Valley Christian, Immanuel HS, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Orosi, Orosi HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
WATER POLO
Dinuba vs. Central Valley Christian (Homecoming), Claud Hebert Field
GIRLS TENNIS