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Battle for the Boot: Cavs down Eagles
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Chris Gurrola, Immanuel High Eagles receiver, had one touchdown in the Eagles' game against Central Valley Christian High School on Sept. 14 at the Immanuel Sports Complex.
Staff Report
The Immanuel High Eagles fell to 2-3 in 2018 after losing to Central Valley Christian 51-21 on Sept. 14 at the Immanuel Sports Complex.
The Eagles trailed 20-14 at halftime, before the Cavaliers scored 31 points in the third quarter to extend their lead to 51-14 and went on to win.
Trailing 14-0 with nine min- utes left in the first half, Matt Tiger, Immanuel High quarter- back, connected with Andrew Herrera, Immanuel High re- ceiver, on a 51-yard touchdown pass to cut the Cavaliers lead to 14-7.
CVC scored on the ensuing possession to extend their lead to 20-7.
Immanuel then answered back when Tiger found Derek Wood on a 19-yard touchdown pass with less than a minute left in the second quarter.
CVC led 20-14 at halftime. The Cavaliers scored 31
points in the third quarter. The Eagles scored in the fourth quarter when Tigers connected with Chris Gurrola on a 15-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to make the final score 51-21.
Immanuel will play Mendo- ta High School on Friday, Sept. 21, in Mendota.
IHS Volleyball
The Immanuel High Ea- gles volleyball team moved to 1-2 in the Central Sequoia League with a 3-0 win over Dinuba High School on Sept. 10. The Eagles then defeated Lindsay High 3-0 on Sept. 13 in a non-league matchup in Lindsay.
The Eagles have won six of their last seven matches.
On Sept. 10, the Eagles beat Dinuba 3-0. Set scores were 25-18, 25-16 and 25-22.
Danielle Jefferies had 13 kills, while MacKenzie Costas had five. Brooke Hatch had
IHS is now 2-3 in 2018, visits Mendota Friday
12 digs and 16 assists, while Costas had 10 digs.
On Sept. 13, Immanuel High defeated Lindsay High 3-0. Set scores were 25-16, 25-
10 and 25-15.
Jefferies had 11 kills, Cos-
tas had six kills, while Carissa Hall and Hatch watch had four.
Jefferies also had 15 digs, while Hatch had 14. Hatch also had 16 assists.
Mikaela Mora had 11 digs and Steffani Garza had five. Olivia Barsoom had 12 assists.
Immanuel returned to CSL play on Sept. 18 against Selma High School in Selma. No score was available at presstime.
They then will play Han- ford West High School on Thursday, Sept. 20, at Imman- uel High.
They will host Central Val- ley Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Reedley.
High School Girls Tennis Pirates sail past Highlanders
By Chris Aguirre
Chris@midvalleypublishing.com
Coming into the season, Randy Lepp, Reedley High Pi- rates girls tennis head coach, knew defending the North Yo- semite League championship the team won in 2017 would be tough with a young and inex- perienced team.
With eight of the nine players on the 2018 team be- ing newcomers, the Pirates are currently 3-0 in the NYL after a victory over McLane High on Sept. 13 at Reedley High School.
The Pirates also won the Visalia Invitational Division V title after defeating Fowler, Lindsay and Hanford West high school's on Sept. 14 in Visalia.
On Sept. 13, Reedley High defeated McLane 8-1.
“I was a little nervous about the match at the begin- ning. McLane's No. 1 and No. 2 players are excellent play- ers,” Lepp said. “But after we started it was obvious we were stronger at the No. 3 through the No. 6 singles po- sitions and won those matches pretty fast. We only gave up
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Victoria Jaime, Reedley High Pirates girls tennis No. 2 singles player, hits the ball in a match against McLane High School on Sept. 13 at Reedley High School.
Jackie Reimche, Immanuel High Eagles tennis player, helped lead the Eagles to a 9-0 win on Sept. 13 over Hanford West High School.
IHS girls tennis tames Huskies in CSL play
Tigers football stay unbeaten in win over Comets
By Chris Aguirre
Chris@midvalleypublishing.com
After winning the Fire- baugh Tournament, the Im- manuel High Eagles girls ten- nis team kept the momentum rolling.
The Eagles were domi- nant in a 9-0 victory over the Hanford West Huskies on Sept. 13 at the Immanuel Sports Complex.
“They were relaxed and were able to focus and play to the best of their ability,” said Tyler Toews, Immanuel High head coach. “We focused on a few things in practice and I was pleased to see the suc- cess in those areas on the court during their matches.”
Immanuel High won all six singles matches and then swept the three doubles matches.
Grace Goertzen, Noelle Robbins, Hannah Friesen, Janelle Wood, Elena York and Jackie Reimche each won their singles matches.
No. 1 singles player Go- ertzen won her match 6-0, 6-0, while No. 2 singles play- er Robbins won by a score of 6-2, 6-0.
Friesen won her match 6-2, 6-0, Wood took down her opponent 6-1, 6-0. York won her match 6-0, 6-0 and Re- imche won 6-0, 6-1.
Goertzen and Robbins, Friesen and Wood and Kate Enns and Hunter Kreiter com- bined to win the three doubles matches.
Enns and Kreiter won their doubles match 8-0.
The Firebaugh tourna- ment was a big confidence boost for the team Toews said.
“Since the Firebaugh tour- nament, the ladies have been working on key areas they will be facing in league,” Toews said. “We are working on placement, playing aggressive and maintaining consistency.”
Heading forward in the season, Toews said that he be- lieves his team will continue to improve.
“We are so blessed as coach- es having a team filled with committed, hardworking and forward thinking young ladies who constantly strive to do their best,” Toews said. “I believe the team will continue to make the progress they’ve been display-
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The Reedley College Tigers football team is now 3-0 after defeating Contra Costa College 55-27 on Sept. 15 in San Pablo. The Tigers host Foothill College on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Reedley High School.
Staff Report
The Reedley College Tigers football team is now 3-0 after defeating the Contra Costa College Comets 55-27 on Sept. 15 in San Pablo.
Reedley College hosts Foothill College on Satur- day, Sept. 22, at Sal Gonza- lez Field at Reedley High School.
The Tigers took a 28-13 halftime lead and rolled to a win.
Reedley College took the first possession of the game and scored when Jamon Chambers, Reed- ley College running back, scampered in from one yard out.
Michael Eddings, Ti- gers running back, then scored on a 3-yard touch- down run to extend the Ti- gers lead to 14-0 with 13:25
left in the first half. After Reedley Col-
lege's defense forced
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