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Maria Magana signs pro soccer contract
LEFT ABOVE: Mitch Nydham, Immanuel High Eagles athlete, competes in the long jump event at the Kings River Games on April 6 at the Immanuel High Sports Complex. ABOVE RIGHT: Michael Lujan, Reedley High Pirates athlete, won the shot put competition. BELOW LEFT: Bailey Workman (right), Immanuel High athlete, competes in the hurdles competition. BELOW RIGHT: Quinn Johnson, Reedley High Pirates athlete competes in the pole vault.
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Maria Magana, former Reedley High Pirates girls soccer standout, recently signed a contract to play professionally for the Einherji Soccer Club in Iceland. Magana recently finished her education at University of California Irvine.
TRACK
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He won the 1600 with a time of 4 minutes, 32 seconds. Gomez then won the 3200 with a time of 9 minutes, 45
seconds.
A.J. Garcia won the
800-meter race with a time of two minutes.
Anthony Lujan won the
TENNIS
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if the Pirates want to win the NYL they will have to contin- ue to get better.
“We still need to improve and become mentally tougher to have a chance to win this league,” Lepp said. “Because of rain both of the big team tournaments we play in have been cancelled. Those were missed opportunities to im- prove.”
The Pirates will play Roo- sevelt High School on Thurs- day, April 12, in Fresno, look- ing to tie for first place in the NYL.
Lepp said he believes the team can win a league cham-
discus event with a 124 foot throw. Michael Lujan earned first-place in the shot put with a distance of 44 feet, 8 inches. Spencer Boling won the high jump clearing a height of 6 feet, 2 inches.
Reedley High's Quinn Johnson placed second in the pole vault and qualified for the West Coast Relays on Sat- urday, April 14.
Angel Curtis earned third
pionship with a strong finish. “Our goal in league is to stay focused,” Lepp said. “If wedothatIthinkwehavea chance at a league co-cham-
pionship.”
Lepp also said he believes
this could be a special year for the Pirates in the playoffs. “Playoffs are some- thing that is really looking good right now. We already have enough wins to qualify and this year we have been dropped down into Division III,” Lepp said. “With five seniors on the team, we have experience and we also have depth. Hopefully, that will transfer to success in the
playoffs.”
place in the 100-meter.
Liz Bienvenue, Reedley
High girls track athlete, had two first-place finishes to lead the Pirates to the second-place finish.
Bienvenue won the 200-meter race with a time of 27.17 seconds.
She also was a member of the Pirates' 4x100 meter team that won first.
Other members of the 4x100 team are Trin-
ity Toews, Leila Wright and Lauren King.
Xiena Ramos won the 3200-meter race for the Pi- rates' with a time of 12 min- utes, 40 seconds.
Ivy Duong finished in third place in the shot put, while Maddy Gates took third place both high jump and in triple jump.
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The Reedley High Pirates boys tennis team is currently 4-1 in the North Yosemite League.
PIRATES
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The Pirates opened North Yosemite League play on April 10 against Sunny- side High. No score was available for presstime.
They play Sunnyside High on Friday, April 13, at Reedley High School.
Reedley High then starts a two-game series against Roosevelt High on Tuesday, April 17, in Fresno.
RHS Softball
The Reedley High Pi- rates softball team lost to Selma High 8-4 on April 6 at Reedley High School.
The Pirates played Sun- nyside High on April 10.
No score was available at presstime.
Reedley High will play Roosevelt High on Friday, April 13, at Reedley High.
The Pirates then play McLane High on Tuesday, April 17, in Fresno.
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The Reedley High Pirates softball team played Sunnyside High on April 10 at Reedley High. No score was available at presstime.
of the Week
Cristian Gomez - Reedley High School Track & Field
Cristian Gomez won the 1600 and the 3200-meter races
at the Kings River Games on April 6 at the Immanuel High Sports Complex. The Pirates boys team nished in second place out
of 16 schools that competed in the Kings River Games.
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Staff Report
A ninth-inning two-run home run by Fresno City Col- lege's Adrian Gutierrez was the difference in a game be- tween the Rams and the Reed- ley College Tigers baseball team on April 3 at Reedley College.
With the score tied 1-1 in the top of the ninth, Gutierrez hit a two-run home run to give the Fresno City College a 3-1 lead.
The Tigers were unable to score in the bottom of the ninth and lost the series open- er.
The Tigers then lost to Fresno City 8-4 on April 5 in Fresno, before earning a 4-3 win on April 8 at Reedley Col- lege.
As of April 10, the Tigers were 7-5 in the Central Valley Conference and fourth place.
On April 3, trailing 1-0 in
the bottom of the eighth in- ning, Reedley College tied the game at 1-1 when Josh Mares was hit by a pitch, with the bases loaded. They would lose the game 3-1.
Brady Barcellos pitched eight innings for the Tigers al- lowing just one run and strik- ing out four batters.
On April 5, Blake Hernan- dez had two RBIs, while Coo- per Morrison and Josh Mares each had one.
On April 8, Reedley Col- lege scored four runs in the second inning and held on for the win.
Damien Holmes had three RBIs, while Alec Akins picked up the win on the mound. Akins pitched six innings, al- lowing two runs and striking out eight batters.
Sid Lacey secured the save.
Reedley College opened a three-game series against
Porterville College on April 10. No score was available at presstime.
They play Porterville Col- lege on Thursday, April 12, at Reedley College.
The final game of the se- ries will be played on Satur- day, April 14, in Porterville.
The Tigers then will start a three-game series against College of the Sequoias on Tuesday, April 17, at Reedley College.
RC Softball
The Reedley College Ti- gers softball team took over sole possession of second- place in the CVC with a 2-1 victory over College of Se- quoias on April 5 at Reedley College.
As of April 10, the Tigers were 10-4 in the CVC, one game behind first-place Fres- no City College, at 11-3.
Down 1-0 entering the bot-
tom of the seventh inning, the Tigers had one last chance to win the game.
After Jessica Vegley sin- gled to begin the bottom of the seventh inning, she then stole second base. Mickayla Villarreal singled to give the Tigers two runners on base with no outs. Later in the in- ning Aunika Castellanos sin- gled which scored Vegley and Villarreal and gave the Tigers the win.
Emily Grimbleby was the winning pitcher. She al- lowed just one run and had six strikeouts. Castellanos had both RBIs for the Tigers.
Reedley College played a doubleheader against Taft College on April 10 at Reed- ley College. No scores were available at presstime.
They will play Porterville College on Thursday, April 12, at Reedley College.
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