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Gina Cuevas hugs her son Isaiah, who had six three-point field goals for the evening.
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Alvarado said, “Let’s try to
get another one.”
Of course, that didn’t
happen. But there’s always next year.
The reporter can be
contacted by email at sangerheraldsports@gmail. com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
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talent. She said this is the first year she and the others singles on the team have played individual matches. Previously, they played doubles and were ranked accordingly by skill levels. “I was No. 3 doubles last year,” she said.
The gym during the Clovis match was outfitted with eight nets with the two teams battling back and forth the entire time of the contest. However, there was no yelling on the court
and no catcalling from the stands. Parents, including Sanger city manager Tim Chapa, sat on the bleachers quietly, intent just to watch the play below.
Yang explained why.
“We can’t make loud noises,” she said. “It’s supposed to be a quiet game. Like tennis.”
But it’s hardly slow. The birdie explodes from the racket after each hit like a rocket, slowing as the impact velocity expires. Vang proved especially impressive on the court with an aggressiveness not unlike U.S. player Beiwin Zhang, currently living in
Las Vegas and ranked No. 11 in the world.
The match between Zhang and Canada’s Michelle Li in the Yonex Dutch Open 2017 final, which is on YouTube, is an example of the intensity of the sport in the highest levels. And some of that can be seen in amongst this year’s Apaches team.
“You’re constantly moving,” Yang said.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerheraldsports@gmail. com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
Members of Sanger High's successful girls wrestling team put on their game faces.
Wrestlers compete at championships
Herald staff
Ten of 13 Lady Apaches wrestled at the Central Section Championships on Feb. 14 and 15, and the Lady Apaches wrestling team fought hard as it finished in eighth place in the California Interscholastic Federation Central Section.
“It has been a great season,” said coach Narciso Juarez via email. “These ladies exceeded not just my expectations but the goals they set for themselves. They all impressed me with their will to learn the sport and will to win, and I am grateful for their hard work and dedication.
“It has been a great first-year head coaching experience, and I wouldn’t change it for anything. I wish the best for my six seniors — Brianah Stafford, Anika Schneider, Thalia Williams, Destiny Reyna, Elizabeth Zarate and Miranda Lopez. I hope they had a great experience and made friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.”
Four Lady Apaches
finished in the top six in their individual brackets and two finished in the top eight. Miranda Lopez ended up losing her first match of the day to Golden Valley’s Serina Bov by pin. But Lopez came back and won four in a row, defeating Keirsten Roust of Highland, Leila Garrido of Foothill, Chloe Espericueta of Shafter and Crystal Melchior of Coalinga by pin before falling to Charlotte Kouyoumtjian of Monache by injury default.
Thalia Williams received a bye first round and then defeated Shakira Dumbar of Lemoore, advancing her to the quarter finals where she fell to No. 1 seed Anahi Moreno of Mount Whitney. Williams came back and defeated Jessica Peralta of Caruthers by pin and then wrestled Kennedy Breilein of South Bakersfield, beating her by tech fall 20-5.
Williams then fell to No. 3 seed Izabella Evans in a hard-fought battle 19-10.
Anika Schneider’s journey began with a first- round bye followed by a
victory by pin over Kern Valley’s Ayla Lambert, advancing her to the quarter finals where she was defeated by No. 4 seed Ester Briseno of Golden Valley by pin. Schneider then battled back to defeat Berenise Rangel of Lindsay followed by a victory over Porterville’s Madison Madina by a decision of 12-7.
Schneider then took on No. 3 seed Marian Perez of Ridgeview, falling short by decision 6-1.
Abbey Ellis began the tournament with a first- round bye. She then defeated Carlee Valencia of Kerman, advancing her to the quarter finals where she was defeated by No. 1 seed Jerzie Estrada of Selma by pin. Ellis came back and defeated Aliah Delgadillo of Mission Oak by decision 6-4. She then took on Shafter’s Sarah Valasco where she won by pin.
Ellis then took on No. 2 seed Monica Chavez of Golden Valley and was defeated by pin.
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