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Sanger Boxing Club youth shine at Nevada tourney
Sanger Boxing Club / Photos Contributed
LEFT PHOTO: The six Sanger Boxing Club members who competed at the Gold and Silver States Tournament on Aug. 6-8 at the Primm Valley Resort near Las Vegas: from left, Mario Garcia Jr., (13, started in 2019), Ricardo Pimentel (14, started in 2019), Alyssa Zamorano (14, started in 2018), Isiz Zamorano (16, started in 2019), Pedro Lucero (14, started in 2020) and Alexander Garcia (11, started in 2019).
RIGHT PHOTO: From left, Ricardo Pimental (under intermediate 126-132 novice), Alyssa Zamarano (intermediate) and Pedro Lucero (intermediate 95 pounds) all went on to win championships in their respective weight/age classes.
Six compete, three win belts, on Aug. 6-8
MVT Staff Report
Six young members of the Sanger Boxing Club competed while three captured belts in their weight class at a Gold and Silver States Tournament for registered boxers at the
Primm Valley Resort near Las Vegas on Aug. 6-8.
Capturing belts from Sanger were Ricardo Pimen- tal, Alyssa Zamarano and Pe- dro Lucero, all 14 years old. Zamarano started with the club in 2018, Pimentel in 2019 and Lucero in 2020.
In addition, Mario Garcia Jr. (13), Isiz Zamorano (16)
and Alexander Garcia (11) all registered and competed at the Nevada tournament.
"All these kids work hard, and are determined and fo- cused," club officials said. "They give 110 percent every day at practice and motivate each other."
The boxers' coach, Mario Garcia, started as a volunteer
with the club in the summer of 2018 and officially took over September 2019. Other club coaches are David Pollastrini and David Valenzuela, who has many years of experience.
Valenzuela trains boxer Manuel "Manzo" Cortes (aka Chaparitto), a pro fighter who trains at the gym and motivates the younger fighters. Other
club volunteers are Carina Garcia, Jenny Pimentel, Albert Zamorano and Saul Aguilar.
The Sanger Boxing Club is located at 9th and L streets, and trains weekdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The club has helped children stay out of violence, drugs and alcohol abuse while getting in shape and further- ing their passion for boxing.
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR AUG. 19-AUG. 25
THURSDAY, AUG. 19 FOOTBALL Dinuba freshmen vs. Clovis East, Clovis East HS, 3:30
p.m. (F)
GIRLS GOLF
Dinuba vs. Madera, Madera Country Club, 2:30 p.m. (V) Reedley vs. Tulare Union, Tulare Golf Course, 4 p.m. (V) Sanger vs. Clovis West, Dragonfly Golf Club, 2:30 p.m. (V)
GIRLS TENNIS
Orange Cove vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, 4 p.m. (V) Reedley vs. Bullard, Bullard HS Fresno, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m. (All)
3:30/6:30 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel vs. Roosevelt, Immanuel County Line Stadium, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V) Orange Cove vs. Granite Hills, Titan Stadium OCHS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Woodlake, Woodlake HS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V) Parlier vs. McLane, Parlier HS Stadium, 5/7:30 p.m. Reedley vs. Hanford West, Sal Gonzalez Field RHS, 5/7:30 p.m.
Sanger vs. Clovis, Tom Flores Stadium Sanger, 5/7:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Immanuel vs. Tulare Union, Immanuel Sports complez courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
VOLLEYBALL
Reedley vs. Immanuel, Immanuel HS gym, 4/5 p.m. WATER POLO
Sanger boys vs. Morro Bay, Sanger Aquatics Complex, 10:30/11:30 a.m. (V/JV)
MONDAY, AUG. 23 VOLLEYBALL Dinuba vs. Bullard, Bullard HS Fresno, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m.
(All)
TUESDAY, AUG. 24 GIRLS GOLF Dinuba vs. Kerman, Madera Municipal Golf Course, 2
p.m. (V)
Immanuel vs. Sanger, Sherwood Forest Golf Club Sanger, 2 p.m. (V)
Immanuel vs. Sierra, Immanuel Sports Complex courts, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Woodlake, Orosi HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Central, Central HS Fresno, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
VOLLEYBALL
Dinuba vs. Reedley, Dinuba HS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All) Immanuel vs. Minarets, Immanuel HS South Gym, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Wonderful Prep Academy, Orosi HS, 6/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Laton, Parlier HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All) WATER POLO Sanger girls vs. Clovis (Foundation Game), Sanger Aquatics Complex, 3:30/4:30
p.m. (JV/V)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25 VOLLEYBALL Sanger vs. Central, CHS East Campus Fresno,
4:30/5:30/6:30 p.m. (F/JV/V)
Sanger vs. Clovis, Sanger HS courts, 3 p.m. (V)
VOLLEYBALL
Dinuba vs. Tulare Western, Tulare Western HS, 4:30/5:30/6:30 p.m. (All) Immanuel vs. Tulare Union, TUHS, 6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Woodlake, OCHS gym, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V) Orosi vs. Summit Charter Academy, SCCA Porterville, 6 p.m. (V)
Parlier vs. Firebaugh, Firebaugh HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V) Sanger vs. Clovis, Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m. (All)
Dinuba girls vs. Hoover, Hoover HS Fresno, time TBA (V) Reedley girls at Tulare Union Tournament, TUHS, times TBA (V)
Reedley girls at Tulare Union Tournament, TUHS, times TBA (V)
Reedley boys at Arroyo Grande Tournament, Arroyo Grande HS, times TBA (V)
WATER POLO
SATURDAY, AUG. 21 CROSS COUNTRY Dinuba, Reedley at Dinuba Invitational, Ridge Creek Golf Course Dinuba, 9 a.m. (JV/V) Immanuel at Fresno Relays, Woodward Park Fresno, 8:30
Sanger girls vs. Clovis East, Clovis East HS, 3:30/4:30 p.m. (JV/V)
a.m. (All)
VOLLEYBALL
Sanger at Buchanan Scrimmage Carnival, Buchanan HS Clovis, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m. (All) WATER POLO
Reedley girls at Tulare Union Tournament, TUHS, times TBA (V)
Reedley boys at Arroyo Grande Tournament, Arroyo Grande HS, times TBA (V)
FRIDAY, AUG. 20 FOOTBALL Dinuba vs. Clovis East, Lamonica Stadium Clovis,
GIRLS TENNIS
TIGERS Continued from page A9
Aug. 28, scrimmage at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo before officially opening the season on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Monterey Peninsula College.
Three of the Tigers 12 players are returning sophomores. That list includes Rylee Harmon and Nikole Rodriguez of Reedley and setter Me- gan Gentry from Liberty. Among the freshmen on the roster are Haley Brett (Immanuel) and Reedley High graduates Lexie Canale, Vanessa Ro- driguez and Lauryn King.
Tiger women's soccer coach Onesta Francis and his squad are scheduled
to scrimmage Porterville United this Friday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. on the Tiger Field. Reedley officially opens the season Friday Aug. 27, hosting Cerro Coso College at 7 p.m.
Coming off a shortened 12-0 con- ference championship spring season, the Reedley College women's golf team opens a new season at the South Coast invitational in Ventura on Mon- day, Aug. 30.
Coach Scott Stark's roster includes returnees Maya Chao and Cynthia Reyes. Avery Foster from Clovis is expected to be one of the top players in California. She is joined by new- comers Avery Cordero (Madera) and Michaela Thomas (Clovis East).
FOOTBALL Continued from page A9
ren Christian School in Southern California. The Eagles were 1-1 in a re- duced spring season.
Dinuba (0-4 in Spring 2021) also has a new head coach in C.J. Lester, the Emperors' defensive coordinator the past two
seasons. The Emps will travel for their opener, taking on the Clovis East Timberwolves in a 6:30 p.m. kickoff Friday, Aug. 20 at Lamonica Stadium.
The Parlier High Panthers also have a new coach in Drew Hal- stead, who coached two seasons at Immanuel. The Panthers, who didn't
play this past spring, open up at home against McLane of Fresno Fri- day, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m.
Two other area teams kick off the season with 7:30 p.m. contests on Fri- day. Orange Cove High hosts Granite Hills of Porterville at Titan Sta- dium, while Orosi High travels to Woodlake High.
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