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Reedley cross country hosts dual
Thursday, March 4, 2021
RC women's golf remains unbeaten for 2021 season
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
On Feb. 25, the Reed- ley College women’s golf team registered a season best score as they improved to 4-0 on the season with a victo- ry against Taft College.
The Tigers shot a team score of 364 at the Buena Vista GC in Taft. Lead- ing the way and captur- ing medalist honors for the tournament was Mya Chao with an 81. McKen- zie Quinn followed with a 90 while Kayla Hernan- dez was next with a 94. Cynthia Reyes closed out the scoring with a season best 99.
Reedley returned to action March 2 at Taft. Results were unavail- able at press time.
Meet is school's first home athletics competition in more than a year
MVT Staff Report
Reedley High School last week hosted its first athletics competition since the start of the COVID-19 pan- demic last year, entertaining Hoover High of Fresno in a cross country du- al meet on Feb. 24 at Citizens Park.
The Pirates turned in the top performances as the Patriots' didn't field a full team. Francisco Ramos captured the boys race in 11 minutes 23, seconds, to edge out teammate Juan Carrillo's time of 11:25. In the girls race, Paola Rangel clocked 13:34 to beat out RHS teammate Araceliu Villarreal by six seconds.
The Pirates traveled to Fresno for a dual meet against Roosevelt High on March 3, and then will compete in the Dinuba Invitational, hosted by the Emperors, on Thursday, March 4, at Ridge Creek Golf Course.
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Reedley High's Juan Carrillo led teammate Francisco Ramos on the opening lap along Parlier Avenue during a Feb. 24 dual meet against Hoover High School. Ramos rallied in the latter stages to win the race in a time of 11 minutes, 23 seconds while Carriillo finished second in 11:25. The Pirates boys scored 19 points while the girls, let by Paola Rangel's13:34 first place finish, scored 15 points in the dual meet. It was the first athletic event hosted by Reedley High since COVID-19 hit in March 2020.
DINUBA HIGH SCHEDULES
Date
Mon. Mar. 1 Thu. March 4 Thu. March 11 Thu. March 17
Date
Tue. March 9 Thu. March 11 Mon. March 15 Wed. March 24 Wed. April 7 Thu. April 15 Thu. April 22 Mon. April 29 Thu. May 6 Thu. May 13 Thu. May 20 Thu. May 27 Date TBA Date TBA
Date TBA
CROSS COUNTRY
Date
Thu. March 4
Thu. March 11
Thu. March 18
Tue. March 23
Thu. March 25
Tue. April 6
Thu. April 8
Wed. April 14
Wed. April 15
Tue. April 20
Thu. April 22
Tue. April 27
Thu. April 29
Thu. May 6
Tue. May 11
May 17-27
* Central Sequoia League
Time
Date
Thu. March 18
Thu. March 25
Wed. April 7
Wed. April 14
Tue. April 20
Thu. April 28
Tue. May 4
Wed. May 12
Thu. May 27
Fri. May 28
* Central Sequoia League
Time
Opponent
Site
Time
CSL Meet #1 Dinuba Invite
Visalia CC Ridge Creek
Completed 1 p.m. TBD 3:25 p.m.
2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Noon TBA TBA
2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
Exeter
CSL Meet #2
Exeter
mm. Spts Cplx
BOYS-GIRLS GOLF
Opponent
Site
Time
El Diamante Mission Oak
Ridge Creek Ridge Creek
Lemoore Redwood Lemoore Hanford West
Lemoore Mun. Ridge Creek Ridge Creek Ridge Creek
Exeter Hanford West
Visalia GC Ridge Creek
Kingsburg CV Christian
Kings River GC Visalia GC
Immanuel Exeter CSL Finals
Ridge Creek Ridge Creek
Area Finals
Team/Ind. Section Lemoore GC
BOYS TENNIS
Opponent Site
Golden West GWHS Visalia
El Diamante Dinuba HS Hanford West* Hanford West HS
Selma* Immanuel* Kingsburg*
Dinuba HS Imm. Spts. Cmplx.
Mt. Whitney CV Christian* Exeter* Hanford West*
Dinuba HS MWHS Visalia Dinuba HS Dinuba HS Dinuba HS
3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA
Selma* Immanuel* Kingsburg*
Selma HS
CVC* (Senior Night) Dinuba HS Exeter* Exeter HS
Section Playoffs Rounds TBA
GIRLS GIRLS TENNIS
Date
Thu. March 4
Thu. March 11
Thu. March 18
Tue. March 23
Thu. March 25
Tue. April 6
Thu. April 8
Wed. April 14
Wed. April 15
Tue. April 20
Thu. April 22
Tue. April 27
Thu. April 29
Thu. May 6
Tue. May 11 Exeter* (Senior Night) Dinuba HS May 17-27 Section Playoffs Rounds TBA * Central Sequoia League
Opponent
Site
Time
Golden West
GWHS Visalia Dinuba HS Dinuba HS
2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
El Diamante Hanford West*
Selma* Immanuel*
Selma HS Dinuba
Kingsburg* Mt. Whitney CV Christian*
Dinuba HS MWHS Visalia Dinuba HS
3:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
Exeter* Hanford West*
Exeter HS Hanford West HS Dinuba HS
Selma*
Immanuel* Imm. Spts. Cmplx.
Kingsburg* Dinuba HS CV Christian* Dinuba HS
SWIMMING Opponent Site
Mt. Whitney MWHS Visalia
4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
Lemoore GC
Lemoore GC
Dinuba HS Kingsburg HS
Fowler Dinuba HS Hanford West* Hanford West HS
Selma* Exeter/CVC* Kingsburg*
Dinuba HS Dinuba HS Dinuba HS Coalinga HS
Coalinga
Immanuel*
CIF Diving
CIF Swimming Clovis West HS
Dinuba HS Clovis West HS
TBA TBA
TBA
Sanger's Dixon nets pitching win as
Bulldogs baseball opens 2021 season
MVT Staff Report
Sanger High product Jake Dixon picked up the pitching vic- tory on Feb. 27, as Fresno State's baseball team opened its COVID- delayed 2021 season by winning two of three games against Cal State-Bakersfield over the week- end at Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium.
The sophomore right-hander worked six scoreless innings — allowing four hits while striking out four and walking one — as the Bulldogs built a 9-0 lead and then held on for a 9-6 victory. That came on the heels of a 13-2 rout of CSUB on Feb. 26, but the Bulldogs were denied a series sweep when the visitors posted a 9-4 victory on Feb.28.
All four of Dixon's hits allowed were singles, as the 2019 County Metro Athletic Conference play- er of the year at Sanger High
Fresno State baseball / Contributed
Sanger High product Jake Dixon threw six scoreless innings to pick up the pitching win on Feb. 27..
worked with a cushion battling through windy conditions when his teammates erupted for seven runs in the third inning.
"Dixon was fantastic and ev- eryone pitched well. One walk when the conditions are like this, you know there are going to be some balls that go for extra-base hits and the key is that you did not walk guys in front of them," said Fresno State coach Mike Batesole.
During his freshman season in 2020 (one shortened by the pan- demic), Dixon saw action in seven games in relief on the mound. He made one start, and earned a vic- tory against Cal Poly. He struck out eight and walked three in 10.1 innings of work.
Fresno State played a road game at University of San Fran- cisco on March 2 (results were unavailable at press time), then head south for a three-game set at San Diego State on March 6-7. Saturday's doubleheader games will start at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and Sunday's game starts at 1 p.m.
RHS grad Mulligan
batting leadoff for
NW Nazarene softball
Valley high school sports
continue in purple tier
status as teams prepare
MVT Staff Report
Reedley High prod- uct Emma Mulligan is batting leadoff and playing second base in her recently-started sophomore season at Northwest Nazarene University.
Mulligan, who was the Pirates' Female Ath- lete of the Year for 2018- 2019, went 3 for 13 while scoring four runs and driving in a run as the Nighthawks opened the season by taking three of four games against visiting Eastern Oregon last week. The Nampa, Idaho-based school won a doubleheader on Feb. 24 and then split a pair the next day.
Mulli- gan went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk in NNU's 11- 3 rout in the open- er of the
Emma Mulligan
MVT Staff Report
The Central Valley continues in a purple (widespread) tier sta- tus for at least another week, but Central Sec- tion programs are con- tinuing to prepare for the possibility of being allowed to practice and eventually platy.
While competition is under way in cross country, golf, swimming/ diving and tennis, more restrictive tiers also has had the door open to practice and play in the near future. Red (substantial) tier sports allowed to practice and play are baseball, soft- ball, field hockey and girls lacrosse.
Even football and wa- ter polo, among orange (moderate) tier sports, are allowed to schedule games and competition regardless of the tier status, provided the ad- justed positive COVID case rate falls below 14 per 100,000. Fresno County reached that mark on March 2.
Sports in the red (sub- stantial) tier that would be allowed to compete are baseball and softball. Football and water polo athletes must conduct CO- VID-19 testing in order to play, according to CDPH youth sports guidelines.
To follow the latest in prep sports status for play, go online to cifstat- ee.org.
Feb. 25 twin bill. A day earlier, the right-hander stole a pair of bases and walked twice in a 6-0 first game win before going 1-for-3 with two runs scored in a 9-1 rout.
The Nighthawks re- turn to action Friday and Saturday, March 5-6, with home double- headers against Whit- worth University from Spokane, Wash.