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and flames emanating from the rear of the structure. The first arriving firefighters made an aggressive and well-coordinated attack to suppress the flames, according to Reedley Fire Chief Jer- ry Isaak.
The report said the fire originated within the laundry room and
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Grinch showed up at the Dinuba Cookie Walk at one of the houses on Rosemary Avenue, pos-
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things on the fly and [they] pick it up quick," Schofield said. "We've got a tough league, and we finally get some practice time like everyone will."
Dinuba resumes CSL play on Tuesday, Jan. 4, with a 7 p.m. varsity con- test against Immanuel (7-6). The Eagles posted a 1-2 record at the Mis- sion Oak Invitational in Tulare on Dec. 16-18, los- ing to Stockdale (76-65 on Dec. 16) and McLane (80-76) before defeating Fresno (60-49).
then spread into the rest of the two-story structure. Reedley fire- fighters were assisted by units from Orange Cove, Tulare and Fres- no County. It took three hours to contain the blaze, with the entire incident lasting about five hours.
Smoke, fire and heat damage to the house have displaced the fam- ily of six, the depart- ment said.
ing for photos with vis- iting youngsters who were traveling the Vis- caya neighborhood for cookines, hot chocolate and a variety of other holiday treats.
Reedley finishes 1-1 at Wilhelmsen
In Visalia, the Pi- rates (5-11) capped off a 1-3 performance at the Polly Wilhelmsen Invita- tional by dropping a 58- 543 decision to Central Valley Christian in the 13th place game on Dec. 23 at Ridgeview Junior High. They picked up their lone tourney win a day earlier, pulling out a 66-63 decision over Delano.
On Dec. 21, the Pi- rates lost their first consolation bracket game by a 56-45 score to Washington Union.
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are deceased, appears to be gunshot wounds.”
The suspected shoot- er was later identified as 23-year-old Austin Alvarez of Reedley. Ac- cording to information released from the Fres- no County Sheriff’s Of- fice, Alvarez arrived at the home where some of his family members had gathered to exchange Christmas gifts.
During the visit, Al- varez fired shots strik- ing Magdalena Alvarez, [his grandmother] and Rashid, [his father’s girlfriend.] As Alvarez was leaving the home
Reedley was scheduled to host the Panthers in a non-league contest on Dec. 28, but the game was postponed. It's not known if the contest will be made up.
The Pirates' next scheduled game is Friday, Jan. 7, in the foothills of Tollhouse against Sierra High in a 6 p.m. tipoff. Reedley then hosts Dinuba High at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.
Reedley will tip off the North Yosemite League season on Tues- day, Jan. 11, at home against Fresno High.
he noticed his father sitting inside a parked vehicle and fired shots in his direction, but did not strike him. Alvarez then fled the scene in his pickup truck.
“The suspect was im- mediately identified and a manhunt started for him,” said Pursell. “About an hour or so later our be- lieved suspect was locat- ed near Orange Cove, and we do have him detained at this point.”
Alvarez was booked into the Fresno County Jail on two charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder. His bail is set at $2.5 million.
Alvarez has a lengthy criminal history. In Jan-
The Pirates will play four of their first six NYL games at RHS.
Apaches edged in Lillard tourney opener
At Oakland on Dec. 27, Sanger High (5-8) dropped a tight 52-52 decision to host Fre- mont High in the open- ing round of the Damian Lillard Tournament.
The Apaches con- tinued play on Dec. 28 against an unknown op- ponent (results were un- available at press time), and have games sched- uled for Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30.
Sanger tuned up for the tournament with a 66-63 overtime loss at Hoover High on Dec. 23 in Fresno. The Apaches rallied to force the extra session by outscoring the Patriots (3-7) 14-11 in the final quarter, but were outscored 14-11 in overtime.
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uary 2019, he and two other men were arrested following a traffic stop in Fresno.
During the traffic stop, deputies located sto- len weapon, a loaded .357 Magnum revolver sitting in plain view inside the truck. Along with the fire- arm, 11 bindles of honey oil, a bag of marijuana and extra ammunition also were discovered.
Alvarez was charged with three felonies fol- lowing the 2019 incident.
There is no known motive for the Christ- mas day shooting. De- tectives said the investi- gation into the shootings will take some time.
“It does appear that
there was some type of family Christmas event that was taking place at the time of this trag- edy,” said Pursell. “This is a complex scene and we have multiple scenes, both where the homi- cide took place and also where the suspect was eventually arrested, out- side of Orange Cove.”
While Pursell said the incident was isolated, it was extremely unsettling.
“This is one of the worst acts of violence I have seen in my career,” he said.
Anyone with addi- tional information on the shooting is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 559-600-3111.
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Dinuba High's Jesus Lara defended a leaping Carter Glick (52) of Mt. Whitney during the second half on Dec. 23. Glick scored seven points, all in the second half, and was named tournament MVP.
Dinuba High's Hailee Zapien (22) was closely guarded by a Kingsburg defender during the Lady Emps' 29-24 Holiday Classic semifinal victory over the Vikings on Dec. 22.
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and Thursday, Dec. 30. The Lady Emps return home for a non-league game with Tulare Union on Monday, Jan. 3, then resume Central Sequoia League play with a 6 p.m. road game against Im- manuel on Tuesday, Jan. 4.
Eagles go 1-3 at Orosi Christmas Classic
Immanuel High (3-8) finished 1-3 at the Dec. 20-23 Orosi Christmas Classic, posting its lone victory with a 36-35 de- cision over Strathmore on Dec. 21. The Eagles rallied from a 22-13 half- time deficit to pull out the win.
Immanuel's three losses were to Arvin (69- 36 on Dec. 30), Coalinga (45-30 on Dec. 22) and Madera (46-41 on Dec. 23). The Eagles will be off an additional eight days after the Dinuba game before they play at Selma on Jan. 12.
Selma 58, Reedley 48
In Selma on Dec. 22, the Pirates (4-9) fell on the road to the 10-4
Bears. Reedley returns to action with a home game Thursday, Jan. 6, against Washington Union before hosting Di- nuba on Saturday, Jan. 8. WRESTLING
The Bash concludes Dec. 30 at DHS
The two-day Bash wrestling tournament is scheduled to conclude Thursday, Dec. 30, at
Dinuba high gym. The home team Emperors also are slated to host the two-day Dinuba In- vitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8 at DHS auxiliary gym.
Sanger High is sched- uled to compete at the Doc Buchanan Invita- tional Friday and Satur- day, Jan. 7-8, at Clovis High School.
Kailey Lopez
Dinuba High
Girls Basketball
Senior guard-forward Kailey Lopez earned all-tournament team honors, scoring 16 points in the finals as the Lady Emps finished second
in their own Dinuba Holiday Tournament on Dec. 23. The team captain leads DHS in scoring at 14.4 points per game during a 7-4 start to the season.
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10 shots from the field to lead Sanger with 18 points, and also pulled down a team-high 11 re- bounds. Jaydis Beltran
had 16 points (four from three-point range) while Luke Karle added nine points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
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