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Thursday, August 6, 2020
Harrell earns all-MWC academic honor
Sanger High product one of 17 Fresno State baseball players to make Spring 2020 team
decision, throwing 1.2 in- nings during a 13-0 win over Cal Poly on Feb. 25. During his 10.1 innings of work, he struck out eight and walked three, and fanned four Co- lumbia University batters in two innings of work.
But it's in the classroom — and online — where Har- rell stood out among confer- ence student athletes. His 4.0 grade point average in kine- siology and sports adminis- tration was the highest of the Bulldog baseball players.
At Sanger High, Harrell was the County Metro Ath- letic Conference Player of the Year in 2019, earning California Interscholastic Federation all-state honors by going 12-1 with 143 strike- outs and a 0.65 earned run average in 85.2 innings for
the Apaches. On offense, he batted .457 with 12 doubles, three triples, a home run and 25 runs batted in as Sanger went 22-7-1 and reached the section Division 2 final be- fore dropping a 3-2 decision to CMAC rival San Joaquin Memorial.
Eligible selections must have completed at least one academic term at the mem- ber institution and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better, in addition to being a starter or significant contributor on their respective athletic team.
Fresno State finished the abbreviated baseball season with a 9-7 record, highlight- ed by a six-game win streak in late February and early March.
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Sanger High product Jake Harrell was one of 17 Fresno State baseball players — and one of 114 total student-ath- letes from the university — to be honored by the Moun- tain West Conference as a member of the Spring 2020 academic all-conference team.
The team was announced on July 27, and was led by 20 athletes from the women's track and field team along with 19 from women's swim- ming and diving.
It was a record-breaking spring academic season for Bulldog student-athletes, as the 114 honorees topped the previous record of 99 set in 2018. Fresno State has exceeded 90 selections in the spring semester for six consecutive years, and the school had 53 selections from the fall 2019 semester consisting of athletes in foot- ball, cross country, women's soccer and volleyball.
Harrell, competing as a freshman for the Bulldogs during the COVID-19 short- ened 2020 campaign, saw ac-
Fresno State baseball / Contributed
Sanger High product Jake Harrell was one of 17 Fresno State base- ball players to be named the all- Mountain West Conference aca-
demic team for 2020.
tion in seven games in relief on the mound. The 6-foot-4, 200 pounder won his only
Velarde collects an assist as
Riverhounds snap 2-match slide
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Reedley's Anthony Velarde re- turned to the pitch for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, seeing more than 30 min- utes of action as a midfielder and col- lecting an assist as the United Soccer League team snapped a two-match los- ing streak with a convincing 4-0 shut- out of Philadelphia Union II on Aug. 1.
Velarde subbed in at the 54th min- ute for Ropapa Mensah, and fed Ry- an James for the Riverhounds' final goal in the 65th minute. Pittsburgh earlier received two goals from Ste- evan Dos Santos.
The Riverhounds will play their second straight home match on Satur- day, Aug. 8, when the New York Red Bulls II come to town.
Immanuel High varsity football players took the field before their 2019 season-opening game against Roosevelt last August. The Eagles will have three home games — two in February, one in March — in a nine-game revamped schedule in early 2021.
Immanuel football hosts 3 home games in 2021
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
As of this week, the Immanuel High Eagles have scheduled an eight- game "2020" football season, begin- ning with a scrimmage the last week of December and the first game on Friday, Jan. 8.
The Eagles — who went 9-3 last season competing as an independent and reached the Central Serction Di- vision 5 quarterfinals — will have a Tuesday, Dec. 29, scrimmage at Parli- er High School. Ten days later, they'll open their campaign in Fresno at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, against Roosevelt High School in the first of four con- secutive road games.
After Friday contests at Mendota (Jan. 15), Fowler (Jan. 22) and Shafter (Jan. 29), Immanuel hosts the first of three home games with a 7:30 p.m.
contest on Friday, Feb. 5, in County Line Stadium against fellow Central Sequoia League member Central Val- ley Christian. The Eagles also have home games with Liberty-Madera Ranchos (Feb. 26) and McFarland (March 19) following a Feb. 12 road game in Oakhurst against Yosemite High.
"Our hope is to have 10 [games]," said Josh Franco, Immanuel athletic director. "We lost a few [games] due to COVID and leagues rescheduling. [We] will keep working on adding to the schedule as games come up."
In the meantime, Franco is work- ing to finalize the other fall sports schedules, which also begin in late December and early January. Vol- leyball, water polo and cross country compete at those times, while winter and spring sports will run concurrent- ly beginning in March through June.
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Lasagna fundraiser to benefit Dinuba Youth Football
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Despite not having a season for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pan- demic, Dinuba Youth Football still is putting on fundraisers to raise money for the league and its activities.
A lasagna dinner fun- draiser is scheduled for
Friday, Aug. 14. The $25 dinner includes six rolls of lasagna, salad and a garlic stick. All proceeds from the dinner go to help the league.
To place an order on- line, go to the Dinuba Youth Football page on Facebook. or call (559) 630-5120.
Those who had signed
up for their child to play in the 2020 season have two options: to carry their registration fees to the 2021 season with the possibility of a modified season in January, or to take a full refund.
More updates on league events can be found on Dinuba Youth Football's Facebook page.
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