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Pirates soccer teams open NYL with 2 wins
Boys strike early in 1-0 win over Roosevelt
Staff Report
The Reedley High boys carried over the momentum of four competitive games at a Santa Maria tournament to claim victories in their first two North Yosemite League soccer matches last week.
The Pirates (11-6-2, 2-0) erupted for three first-half goals on their way to a 5-3 triumph over visiting Fresno High on Jan. 9, then made a first-half goal stand up in a 1-0 shutout at Roosevelt Jan. 11 in a battle of 1-0 teams. Reedley will be home to take on Sunny- side — which won and tied its first two league matches – at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 at Sal Gonzalez Field.
Reedley controlled the tempo of the match most of the way against Roosevelt, keeping early offensive pres- sure on that resulted in a score in the 15th minute by junior Tomas Alvarez. The
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Reedley High School senior Guadalupe Sanchez (left) controlled the dribble against Roosevelt High defender Eduardo Nunez during the first half of the PIrates' 1-0 victory over the Rough Riders on Jan. 11.
Girls post foggy 3-1 home win over Roosevelt
Staff Report
Reedley High's girls amped up their offense to post victories in their two opening North Yosemite League soc- cer matches last week.
The Pirates scored a pair of first half goals on their way to a 3-1 win at Fresno High on Jan. 8, then used two goals in the second half to pull away from Roosevelt by a 3-1 score at foggy Sal Gonzalez Field on Jan. 10.
Reedley (8-6-4, 2-0) trav- eled to Fresno for a first place showdown against co-leader McLane on Jan. 15. Results were unavailable at press time.
The Pirates grabbed the lead in the first half against Fresno and added insurance with another goal in the final 40 minutes. Junior Ashlee
Becerra had a goal and an assist while seniors Jessica Perez and Miko Sunamoto al-
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Reedley High guard Anthony Figueroa soared in for a layup during the Pirates' 71-50 non-league loss against Dinuba on Jan. 12.
Preps Roundup
Reedley girls hoop edges Dinuba
RC women prep for homestand with win
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Staff Report
That first North Yosemite League victory is proving to be elusive for the Reedley High School boys basketball team.
Opening the league campaign with Fresno schools Fresno High and Roosevelt, the Pirates were overpowered by scores of 65-44 against the Warriors on Jan. 9 at RHS gym and 70-48 by the Rough Riders in Fresno. Compounding matters, Reedley (7-9) dropped a 71-50 non-league game at home against Dinuba on Jan. 12 to run their losing streak to five straight.
The Pirates were getting a break on Jan. 16 with a home game against McLane, with RHS and Hoover the three winless teams in league. Results were unavailable at press time. The Pirates also will host Sunnyside at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. While the Wildcats are 2-0 in league, they are 5-13 overall.
The first round of NYL play closes out on Wednesday, Jan. 23 when the Pirates visit Hoover in a scheduled 6:30 p.m. start. Second
Prep Boys Basketball
round play for RHS begins on Friday, Jan. 25 in rematch against Roosevelt on Youth Night. Lo- cal youth basketball teams will be recognized at the game.
Eagles sweep pair of league games
Immanuel High bounced back strong from a non-league loss at Sanger on Jan. 5, rolling to an 86-50 win at Selma on Jan. 11 and prevailing in a high-scoring 90-80 shoot- out at home over Hanford West on Jan. 14. The latter victory improved the Eagles' Cen- tral Sequoia League record to 5-0 and 12-5 overall.
Sophomore guard Shawn Rodgers led four IHS players in double figures with a game- high 27 points against Hanford West. Sopho- more forward-center Winston Williams scored 18 points, senior guard poured in 17 points while senior forward-center Kaleb Daglish
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RHS boys still looking for their first league victory
Immanuel 5-0 in CSL after downing Hanford West
IHS girls drop to 0-5 in CSL play
Staff Reports
The sting of an 0-2 start in North Yosemite League basketball play for the Reed- ley Tiger girls was eased some by a bit of revenge against Dinuba High.
The Pirates (10-9, 0-2) — reeling off losses at Fresno (70-48 on Jan. 8) and home against Roosevelt (69-47 on Jan. 10) — turned the tables by pulling out a 62-61 victory over the Emperors on Jan. 12 at RHS gym. The decision avenged a 44-35 loss to the Emperors on Dec. 22 in the third place game of the Di- nuba-Orosi Holiday Classic.
The Pirates also hope that the win regains a bit of momentum originally built by winning the Parlier Tournament title on Jan. 5. Reedley plays at Sunnyside High at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17.
Against Fresno, RHS couldn't overcome the one- two punch of the Warriors' Nataly Mata (20 points) and Aajah Slocum (19 points).
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
Reedley High's Daniela Gomez (20) tried to block the shot of Roos- evelt's Tristian Randle during the Pirates' 69-47 loss on Jan. 10.
14 league game at Hanford West, but could never over- come an 18-7 deficit after one quarter as the Huskies pre- vailed by a 46-34 score. Im- manuel's shorthanded team was outscored by just one points the final three periods.
The first quarter — and first half – sealed the Eagles' fate in a 70-30 home drub- bing at the hands of the Selma Bears on Jan. 11. First place Selma (18-2, 5-0) outscored the hosts 30-7 in the opening quarter and 21-8 in the second for a commanding 51-15 half- time lead.
Alegria Pena paced Im- manuel with nine points while Laura Schletewitz added eight points. After a Jan. 16 home against against CV Christian, the Eagles play at Kingsburg in a 6 p.m. tipoff on Friday, Jan. 18.
WRESTLING Tourneys await RHS Reedley High's wrestling
teams are entered in tourna- ments this weekend. The boys will compete at the California Invitational in Morro Bay on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18- 19, while the girls travel to Tulare to compete in the Lady Hawk Invitational at Mission Oak High on Saturday, Jan. 19.
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A perfect scenario is ahead for the hot Reedley College women’s basketball team.
The Lady Tigers are part of a three-way tie for first place in the Central Valley Conference. Their next two games will be at home with the teams they are tied with.
On Saturday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m., the 2-0 Tigers host the College of the Sequoias Giants. COS brings a 17-2 record and a 14-game win- ning streak into the matchup with the 10-7 Tigers. Reed- ley brings a four-game win streak into the game.
The following Wednes- day, Jan. 23, Merced brings what now is an 11-game winning streak into a 7 p.m. matchup with the Lady Ti- gers.
Reedley opened CVC ac- tion with a 55-44 road win over West Hills Lemoore on Jan. 9 before last Satur- day’s 93-59 road win at Taft. In each win, Reedley had two players record double- doubles.
Against West Hills, Xa- via Barlow led the winners with 17 points. I’man Con- ley had 13 points and 13
Colleges
rebounds while Stephanie Cervantes had 15 points and 11 rebounds. In the win over Taft, Reedley exploded for 26 fourth quarter points after netting 21 in both the first and third quarters. The Tigers had five players score in double figures, led by Conley’s 23 points and 15 rebounds. Barlow also had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Chloe Welch just missed a double- double with the 15 points and nine rebounds. The Dinuba duo of Sam Mendoza and Cervantes combined for 30 points with Cervantes net- ting 16 and Mendoza coming off the bench with
MEN'S BASKETBALL Tigers bounce back from lopsided defeat Five days after a
50-point loss in Visalia, the Reedley College Tiger men’s basketball team made the three-and-a-half hour trip to Ridgecrest and came home with a victory on Jan. 14.
Coach T.J. Jennings’ Ti- gers recorded a 73-70 vic- tory over Cerro Coso Com-
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Fresno steadily built the lead to double digits and then blew the game open with a 22-12 fourth quarter.
On Jan. 10, visiting Roos- evelt moved out to a 17-8 lead after one quarter and contin- ued to pull away with supe- rior height and an attacking defense.
Slow starts sink Eagle girls Immanuel High's girls
basketball team fell to 0-5 in Central Sequoia League play, and slow first quarters played a big role in the team's latest two losses.
The Eagles (5-13 overall) were competitive in the Jan.