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Aryanna Gonzalez, Reedley High Pirates softball player, pitched against Mission Oak High on March 9 at Reedley High School.
IHS' Hall notches win
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Eric Velarde, Reedley High Pirates boys soccer head coach, led the Pirates to the 2018 Central Section Division II Championship. Velarde is a graduate of Reedley High and dreamed of returning the Pirates soccer program to the top. A full story on his journey will be published in the March 22 edition of The Exponent.
LEFT: A Reedley High player slides into home plate to score a run in a game against Mission Oak High.
The Pirates defeated the Hawks 12-2 on March 9 during the First Annual Javier Bejar
Memorial Tournament at Reedley High School.
Reedley High went 4-0 to win the tournament.
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three-game series against Cerro Coso College on Tues- day, March 20, at Reedley College.
RC Softball
The Reedley College Ti- gers moved to 1-2 in the Cen- tral Valley Conference with a 6-2 win over Taft College on March 8 in Taft.
Emily Grimbleby earned the win on the mound, pitch- ing seven innings, allowing one run and striking out 12 batters.
Lauren Costa and Julia Jimenez each had a home
run. Costa had three RBIs, while Jimenez, Mickayla Vil- lareal and Liliana Felix each had one RBI.
The Tigers played a doubleheader against Por- terville College on March 13 in Porterville. No score was available at presstime.
Reedley College plays Cerro Coso College on Thursday, March 15, in Reedley.
They then play a double- header against Merced Col- lege on Tuesday, March 20, at Reedley College.
The Tigers will play Fresno City College on Thursday, March 22, at Reedley College.
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good seed during playoffs,” Buckley said. “I just remind the team that they are in the driver’s seat, and each game we play is a stepping stone towards the bigger goal. They have every opportunity to achieve greatness and I have all the confidence in each of them.”
On March 6 in the Pirates' 23-6 win over Porterville, Jenna Guzman went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Guzman also walked two times and scored five runs.
Emma Mulligan had five RBIs, while Jocelyn Diaz had four RBIs. Aryanna Gonzalez had three RBIs.
On March 8, Reedley High defeated Orange Cove High 10-0 in the Third Annual Dia- mond Dual.
The Pirates took an early 7-0 lead after two innings and rolled to the win.
Alexa Gonzalez earned the win on the mound.
Mulligan, Alexa Gonzalez and Diaz each had two RBIs.
On March 9, the Pirates beat Coalinga High 4-0 in their first game of the Javier Bejar Memorial Tournament.
Diaz, Kaitlyn Moreno, Alexa Gonzalez and Jasmine
Hernandez each had one RBI. Reedley High defeated Mission Oak High 13-2 in the
second game on March 9. Aryanna Gonzalez was
the winning pitcher.
Alexa Gonzalez hit a home
run and two RBIs. Mulligan had three RBIs, while Guz- man and Diaz each had two RBIs.
No statistics were avail- able for the Pirates games against Tranquility and Liberty-Madera Ranchos on March 10.
Reedley High played Dinuba High School on March 13 in Dinuba.
No score was available at presstime.
They will play Chowchilla High on Monday, March 19, in Chowchilla.
The Pirates play Selma High School on Thursday, March 22, at Reedley High School.
Selma is the defending Central Section Division IV Champion.
The Pirates then will com- pete in the Kerman Easter Tournament March 24, 26 and 27 in Kerman.
Velarde leads RHS boys soccer to Valley crown
Ava Galpin, Immanuel girls basketball player, had 20 points in a win over Polytechnic High of Pasadena on March 7 at Immanuel High.
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Oscar Lemus recorded the save.
Greg Quintanilla had two RBIs, while Justin Rackley and Roger Ortiz each had two hits.
The Pirates played Gold- en West High School of Visa- lia on March 13.
No score was available at presstime.
They will play Orange Cove High School on Friday, March 16, at Reedley High School.
The Pirates play Ca- ruthers High on Tuesday, March 20, in Caruthers.
They then will play Fire- baugh High School on Thurs- day, March 22, at Reedley High School.
RHS Athletics
The Reedley High Pi-
rates boys tennis team opened North Yosemite League play on March 13 against Sunnyside High School at Reedley High. No results were available at presstime.
They will host Roosevelt High on Thursday, March 15, before competing in the Redwood Tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, in Visalia.
They then will play McLane High on Tuesday, March 20, in Fresno and play Fresno High on Thursday, March 22, at Reedley High.
Boys Golf
The Reedley High Pi- rates boys golf team will compete in the third North Yosemite League dual against McLane High on Monday, March 19 , at Sher- wood Gold Course in Sanger.
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Ava Galpin - Immanuel High School Basketball
Ava Galpin, Immanuel High Eagles girls basketball player, scored 26 points and had 18 rebounds to lead the Eagles
to a 43-37 victory over No. 2 seed Golden Valley High in
the Central Section Division III Championship on March 3 at Selland Arena in Fresno. Galpin then had 20 points and 17 rebounds to lead Immanuel to a 57-47 win over Polytechnic High on March 7 in the
rst round of the CA State Division IV Championships at Immanuel High.
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Polytechnic High School of Pasadena 57-47 on March 7 in Reedley in the first round.
On March 7, Galpin led the Eagles with 20 points and 17 rebounds. Aaliyah Seuell had 16 points, while Gutierrez had 10 points and 15 rebounds.
IHS Boys Basketball
The Immanuel High Ea- gles boys basketball teams' season ended on March 7 with a 86-60 loss to University High in the first round of the CA State Division III playoffs.
The No. 15 seed Eagles fell behind 44-23 at halftime to the No. 2 seed University High of Los Angelas and were unable to recover.
The Eagles end the season with a 20-12 overall record.
They had won the Cen- tral Section Division III Title which was their fifth champi-
onship in a row.
“We definitely didn't play
our best,” said Chris Woods, Immanuel High boys basket- ball head coach. “I think we came out a little flat. We had some guys not feeling well, and I think a lot of the guys were exhausted from the trip down south. It was tough to lose our last game, but the guys did finish the game play- ing hard.”
Nate Kendricks, play- ing in his final game for Im- manuel, scored 24 points. Gavin Lloyd had 11 points and Shawn Rodgers had eight.
“I'm so proud of the way the guys overcame adver- sity this year and completely bought into the program,” Woods said. “I thanked all the guys for a very memorable first year coaching. We ex- perienced a double overtime loss, a buzzer beater win and a 17-point comeback to win a Valley Championship. It was a full year of experiences for all of us.”
Immanuel High Track / Photo Contributed
Carissa Hall, Immanuel High Eagles track and field athlete, won the triple jump at the Clovis East High School Meet on March 10 in Clovis. Hall also earned second place in the 400-meter race.
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SIGN UPS FOR NEW PLAYERS:
Sat., March 17th: 1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m. @ Camacho Park
TRY-OUTS (New Players Only):
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Complete Registration Forms and pay $90 Registration Fee
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