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Thursday, January 6, 2022
Emps wrestling places second at The Bash
Martinez wins Outstanding Upper Weights Wrestler, Dinuba Invitational this week
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
On the eve of hosting its annual Dinuba Invi- tational tournament, the Dinuba High wrestling team posted a second place team finish at an- other hosted tourna- ment, The Bash.
Clovis High School won the 17-team event on Dec. 30 with 255.5 points, with the Emper- ors scoring 178.5 points to beat out Monache (168.5) for second place. The champion Cougars had weight class win- ners in Eli Granada (120 pounds), Robert Orne- las (126) Adrien Reyes (160), Wyatt Merkord (170) and Evan Marquez (195).
Dinuba was led by heavyweight Javier Martinez and 145-pound
Nichola Coen Quintana, both of whom won their weight class. Martinez, ranked second in the state behind Palm Des- ert's Daniel Herrera, went 3-0 in The Bash at 285 pounds and defeated Matthew Miller of Clovis by a 1-0 decision in the finals.
Martinez (21-3 in the season) received the Don Olson Award for outstanding overall wrestler and also was awarded the Outstand- ing Upper Weight wres- tler award.
Quintana, meanwhile, improved to 14-4 on the season with a 4-1 deci- sion over Monache's Edgar Batres. His three victories earned him the Outstanding Middle Weight wrestler honors, while Redwood's Isaak Mendoza (106) was the
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Dinuba High's Javier Martinez, center, posed with coach Kent Olson (left) and DHS Ath- letic Director JohnC Freitas after Martinez was presented with the Outstanding Upper Weights Wrestler Award and Don Olson Award at The Bash tournament at Dinuba High on Dec. 30.
ter. The Pirates had three medalists in Ce- sar Guzman (fifth place at 132), Nicholas Ochoa (third place at 138) and Jesus Acosta (seventh place at 285).
Emperors coach Kent Olson said The Bash was cut from two days to a single day because of the uncertainty of wrestling teams travel- ing during the holiday season because of CO- VID-19. Some tourna- ments in state already had been canceled, but this week's Dinuba invi- tational is scheduled to field a full slate of teams and a two-day format on
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came by a 51-33 score over McClymonds High of Oak- land on Dec. 28. The Apach- es dropped a 49-39 decision to 12-2 Pinole Valley on
Dec. 29.
Sanger had a non-league
home game with Clovis on Jan. 5, then will host Central High of Fresno at 7 p.m. Sat-
Outstanding Lower Weights wrestler.
Dinuba also had sec- ond place finishers in Ja- sias Gonzalez-Carrasco (113 pounds), Nicholas Quintana (120), Jesus Loreto (132) and Jose Martinez (195).
Coupled with a third
place finish from Rich- ard Moreno as 132 pounds, the Emperors had enough depth to outlast Monache and its five weight class cham- pions. Collecting gold for the Marauders were Ja- cob Estrada (113), Jacob Perez (132), Wanderlei
Whittington (138), An- thony Estrada (152) and Dagan Allee (220) as they equalled Clovis in the individual champion standings.
Reedley High fin- ished 12th in the team standings with 39 points fielding a reduced ros-
DINUBA INVITATIONAL
When: Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8 Where: Dinuba High School east gym Start Times: 9 a.m. both days
Sanger finishes 2-2 at Lillard Classic
MVP Esparito leads
Dinuba JV girls
hoop past Reedley
at Selma Shootout
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
Dinuba High School defeated Reedley High School 44-19 on Dec. 30 in the championship game of the JV Selma Shootout tournament for 2021 at Selma’s Abraham Lincoln Middle School gymnasium.
Tournament Most Valuable Play- er Jalissa Esparito led the winners with 12 points, as Dinuba jumped out to a 5–0 lead and never looked back. Dinuba’s Natasha Ramirez and Pooky Olveda were also named to the all-tournament team along with Reedley’s Kamrin Holme and Isa- bella Amaro of third place Sanger.
Dinuba opened the tournament with a 30-21 win over Sierra on Dec. 28 before dominating Sanger 32-10 the next day. Reedley defeated Bul- lard 30-24 and Kerman 21-15 while Sanger got past Golden West 46-24 and Kerman 29-25.
Reedley-Dinuba
hoops matchups Jan. 8 in Reedley
MVT Staff Report
The Sanger High boys basketball team finished with a 2-2 record at last week's Damian Lillard Clas- sic tournament in Oakland, closing out with a 77-61 victory over AIMS college Prep of Oakland on Dec. 30.
Kaleb Cole scored 21 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the victory, fin- ishing the four-game tour- ney with 43 points and 30 boards. Point guard Andrew Lopez had 10 points and two assists while Luke Karle added nine points and three assists, and led the Apaches (6-9 for the season) in the tournament with 50 points.
Sanger's other victory
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times file photo
Sanger High's Luke Karle (4), shown in action earlier this season, scored a team-leading 50 points in four games as the Apaches went 2-2 at the Damian Lillard Classic in Oakland on Dec. 27-30.
urday, Jan 8, in the Sanger Showcase. The Apaches open County Metro Athletic Conference play at home Wednesday, Jan. 12, against Madera in a 6:30 p.m. tipoff. Pirates boys head up
the hill on Jan. 7
Reedley High's boys bas- ketball team has a long road trek and then tough home test on consecutive nights this week. Friday, Jan. 7, the Pirates (5-11) travel to the mountains in Tollhouse for a 6 p.m. non-league matchup against 11-6 Sierra High.
Then on Jan. 8, Reed- ley hosts 15-2 Dinuba High at RHS gym in a 6:30 p.m. start. The Emperors had Central Sequoia League con- tests at Immanuel High on Jan. 4 (results were unavail-
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PREPS ROUNDUP
THURSDAY, JAN. 6 BASKETBALL
Dinuba boys vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS,
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR JAN. 6 TO JAN. 12
Showdown, McLane Stadium Fresno, 3 p.m. (V)
Sanger girls vs. Buchanan at CMAC vs. TRAC Challenge, Buchanan HS Clovis, 5 p.m. (V)
Dinuba, Reedley at Dinuba Invitational, Dinuba HS, times TBA (V)
Sanger at at Doc Buchanan Invitational, Clovis HS, times TBA (V)
WRESTLING
4/5:30/7 p.m. (All)
Dinuba girls vs. Kingsburg, Dinuba HS, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel boys vs. Stone Ridge Christian, Immanuel HS gym, 4/5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi boys vs. Firebaugh, Orosi HS, 6:30 p.m. (V)
Parlier vs. Minarets, Parlier HS, girls 5:30/boys 7 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley boys vs. Sierra, Sierra HS Tollhouse, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Roosevelt/Sunnyside, Fresno, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
SOCCER
Orange Cove vs. Caruthers, Orange Cove HS, boys 4:45 p.m./girls 6:30 p.m. (V)
Parlier vs. Minarets, Parlier HS, boys 5 p.m./ girls 6:45 p.m. (V)
Dinuba, Reedley at Dinuba Invitational, Dinuba HS, times TBA (V)
Sanger at at Doc Buchanan Invitational, Clovis HS, times TBA (V)
MONDAY, JAN. 10 SOCCER
Dinuba boys vs. Garces, Garces HS
5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel girls vs. Selma, Selma HS, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley girls vs. Fresno, Fresno HS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger boys vs. Madera, Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Dinuba boys vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS. 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba girls vs. Kingsburg, Dinuba HS. 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
WRESTLING
Immanuel girls vs. Sierra, Sierra HS Tollhouse, 6 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys vs. Clovis West, Reedley HS Soccer Sports Complex, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley girls vs. Tulare Western, Reedley HS. 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
SATURDAY, JAN. 8 BASKETBALL
Dinuba boys vs. Reedley, Reedley HS gym,
TUESDAY, JAN. 11 BASKETBALL
Reedley boys vs. Fresno, Reedley HS,
Dinuba boys vs. Fresno Christian, Dinuba HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Dinuba girls vs. Fresno Christian, Dinuba HS, 3/4:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger boys vs. Porterville, Tom Flores Stadium, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
12:30/4:30/6:30 p.m. (All)
Dinuba girls vs. Reedley, Reedley HS gym, 11 a.m./2/5 p.m. (All)
Immanuel boys vs. Fowler, Immanuel HS gym, 3/4:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger boys vs. Central at Sanger Showdown, Nicholson Gym SHS, 7 p.m. (V)
3:30/5/6:30 p.m. (All)
Orosi girls vs. Parlier, Orosi HS, 4:30/6:15 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Madera, Madera HS, 5/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel boys vs. Selma, County Line Stadium, 6 p.m. (V)
Immanuel girls vs. Selma, Selma HS, 6 p.m. (V)
WRESTLING
SOCCER
Reedley girls vs. Fresno, Fresno HS, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger boys vs. Madera, Tom Flores Stadium Sanger, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Liberty-Madera Ranchos, Liberty HS Madera Ranchos, times TBA (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Parlier, Orosi HS, boys 4:30/girls 6:15 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys vs. Fresno, Reedley HS Soccer Sports Complex, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
FRIDAY, JAN. 7 BASKETBALL
Orange Cove vs. Caruthers, Orange Cove
SOCCER
WRESTLING
HS, boys 6:15/girls 7:45 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel girls vs. Coast Union, Coast Union HS Cambria, 11 a.m. (V)
Reedley girls vs. Kerman at NYL/NSL/WSL
Sanger girls vs. Madera, Madera HS, 4:30/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Madera (Elementary Night), Sanger HS gyms, girls 5:30/JV boys 5:45/ varsity boys 6:30 p.m. (V)
Reedley girls vs. Washington Union, Reedley HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
WRESTLING
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12 BASKETBALL
Immanuel boys vs. Selma, Immanuel HS gym,
SOCCER
Bakersfield, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V)
SOCCER