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Thursday, April 28, 2022
Busy days at the track with Sanger, Dinuba meets
Baseball and softball heads into stretch run, league swim-dive meets this week
Bacon stars at county youth track meet in Sanger
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
Reedley’s Kyle Ba- con led a large con- tingent of regional qualifiers for Satur- day’s Junior Relays in Selma after the long Fresno County Youth Championships at Sanger’s Dodson Field on April 23.
The Sanger High track and field staff, headed by head coach Clay Manning, put on the 10 hour and 42 minute meet, which featured about 1,700 student athletes and over 3,000 en- tries was held just 13 hours after the com- pletion of the Sanger Metric Classic on
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By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The host Sanger High Apaches managed to post four individual vic- tories on a windy April 22 afternoon at Dod- son Field in the annual Sanger Metric Classic. Teams victories went to the powerful Central High boys and Buchanan High girls.
That same day in Dinuba, the Emperors hosted 19 boys and 20 girls teams at its an- nual Dinuba Invitational meet. Tulare Western swept to both team titles
Senior Chidera Agina was a double winner on the day for the Apaches, capturing the long jump (21 feet, 8 inches) and tri- ple jump (45-0). Sanger's other victories came in the boys and girls 800 meter run with seniors Emanuel Salas (1:58.38) and Nia Lamas (2:24.17) first to the finish line.
Salas also collected a second place finish in the 1600 (4:25.61) while sophomore Atianna Mar- quez took second place in girls pole vault (10-01). Sanger's boys finished fourth in the team stand- ings while the girls were sixth of 16 schools com- peting.
Reedley High had two top-1o finishers at the Sanger Metric meet in junior Lindsay Lun- sford (fifth in the girls triple jump at 34-3.25) and senior Jonathan Gutierrez (10th in 110 high hurdles in 18.34).
Dinuba's Julian Ramirez had a busy day, as the sophomore cap- tured the discus throw (146-4) at the Dinuba in- vitational before travel- ing to Sanger later in the day to place fifth in the discus with a PR throw of 152-10 and sixth in the shot put (45-9.75). He was the Emperors' lone boys winner at his
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Sanger High's Emanuel Salas battled for the lead with Clovis East's Carter Spradling in the 1600 meter run at the Sanger Metric Classic. Salas finished second to Spradling in this race, but came back to win the 800 meters in 1 minute, 58.38 seconds.
PREPS ROUNDUP
home meet, while junior Caprice Morales won the girls shot put in Dinuba with a best mark of 32- 10.
Other highlights for Dinuba was a personal best time of 18.85 dur-
ing a third place finish in the 110 hurdles. He also placed sixth in the 300 hurdles. For the girls, senior Leah Mosqueda tied for third in the high jump while the 4x100 re- lay team of Mia Jones, Katie Ortega, Apolo- nia Martinez and Chloe
Benham placed third in 52.80 seconds.
The Lady Emps fin- ished fifth in the girls competition with 46.5 points while the boys placed eighth with 36 points.
This week, Reedley
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Pirates win, Eagles fall as boys tennis playoffs open
MVT Statt Report
Postseason action began for boys ten- nis this week, starting with team action and continuing this week- end with respective area individual tour- naments.
Action began on April 25 in Divisions II through IV, with No. 7 seed Reedley High posting a 6-3 first round win over
No. 10 Yosemite in Division III while No. 14 seed Immanuel lost bya6-3scoretoNo.3 Bullard in Division II. The North Yosemite League champion Pi- rates advanced to play second-seeded Sierra Pacific on April 27 in Hanford.
County Metro Athletic Conference champion Sanger drew
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Tiger baseball regional hopes fading
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
With only two games left in the regular season, the chances of reaching the Northern Califor- nia regionals are slipping away for the Reedley College baseball team.
After winning four games last week, the Tigers dropped a 9-8 decision to second place Merced College on April 24. The loss left the Tigers a half game behind third place College of the Sequoi- as in the Central Valley Confer- ence standings. The Tigers are 13-9 in conference play and 23-
15 overall going into a Thursday, April 28, 2 p.m. home game with first place Fresno City College and Friday, April 29, 4 p.m. home contest with Taft College.
The Tigers were 90 feet away from tying the game at Merced after Leo Arrequin doubled and later advanced on a wild pitch. But a strikeout ended the game. Mike Rios and Justin Tiger hit solo home runs for Reedley .
Reedley came back from a 3-0 first inning deficit in a 6-3 come- back win over the College of the
Sequoias on April 23 in Reedley. Eddie Avalos threw four and two thirds innings of shutout ball to get the win. Nilen People’s drove in two runs for the winners.
After winning the comple- tion of a season of March 10 sus- pended game you a 20-12 count, Reedley came back and won the regular game by a score of 20-1 on April 21 in Porterville. Rios drove in three runs with a pair of doubles.
At Coalinga on April 19, the Tigers recorded a 6-2 win over West Hills. Orin Hirschkorn led a 13-hit attack with two doubles and a single.
REEDLEY COLLEGE
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 BASEBALL
Reedley vs. Roosevelt, Reedley HS varsity
diamond, 3:30 p.m. (V)
Reedley vs. Bullard, Reedley JV diamond,
3:30 p.m. (JV)
BOYS GOLF
Dinuba, Immanuel at CSL No. 6 meet (9 holes), Ridge Creek GC Dinuba, 2 p.m. (V)
Reedley at NYL Tournament (Fresno High hosts), Airway Golf Course Fresno, 1 p.m. (V) Sanger at CMAC Championships, Riverside Golf Course Fresno, 1 p.m. (V)
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 28 TO MAY 4
BOYS GOLF
Sanger at Area Qualifier, Riverside Golf Course Fresno, 1 p.m. (V)
BOYS TENNIS
Dinuba, Immanuel at Central Sequoia League Championships, Sierra Pacific Swim Complex Hanford, 9 a.m. (V)
Sanger at County Metro Athletic Conference Finals, Bullard HS Fresno, times TBA (V)
MONDAY, MAY 2
BOYS GOLF
Reedley at Central Area Qualifier (Roosevelt hosts), Airways Golf Course Fresno, 1 p.m. (V)
TUESDAY, MAY 3 BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. Kingsburg, Washington
Intermediate School Dinuba, 4/7 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel vs. Caruthers, Immanuel Sports Complex The Yard, 4/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Minarets, Minarets HS O'Neals, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Minarets, Orosi HS 4 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley vs. McLane, Reedley HS diamonds, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Bullard, Bullard HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Central Section team quarterfinals round, matchups and sites TBD, 4 p.m. (V)
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Reedley vs. McLane (Senior Night), Reedley HS gym, 3:30/4:30/5:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger vs. Bullard, Nicholson Gym Sanger HS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All)
Reedley hosts North Yosemite League preliminaries, Reedley Aquatics Complex, 3:30 p.m. (V)
Sanger at County Metro Athletic Conference preliminaries, Bullard HS Fresno, times TBA (V)
Immanuel at Central Sequoia League tri-meet, Kingsburg HS, 4 p.m. (All)
Sanger at Fresno County Frosh-Soph meet, site and time TBA (F-S)
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 BADMINTON
Reedley at North Yosemite League
SOFTBALL
TRACK AND FIELD
SWIM AND DIVE
TRACK AND FIELD
SWIM AND DIVE
Reedley at Central Section Division II meet, Sierra Pacific HS Pool Hanford, time TBD (V) TRACK AND FIELD
Dinuba, Immanuel at Central Sequoia League
Championships, Selma HS, 3 p.m. (F-S/V) Reedley at North Yosemite League frosh-soph/ JV Invitational, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3 p.m. (F-S/JV)
Championships, McLane HS Fresno,10 a.m. (V) Sanger at County Metro Athletic Conference Championships, Bullard HS Fresno, 10 a.m.
(V) BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. Immanuel, Immanuel Sports Complex The Yard, 4/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Caruthers, Orange Cove HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Minarets, Orosi HS 4 p.m. (JV/V) Parlier vs. Riverdale, Parlier HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Sanger vs. Madera South, Madera South HS, 3:30/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
BOYS TENNIS
CIF Central Area Individual Tournament, Redwood HS Visalia, times TBA (V)
CIF North Area Individual Tournament, Clovis East HS, times TBA (V)
Dinuba vs. Immanuel (Senior Night), Dinuba HS, 4/6 p.m. (V)
Orange Cove vs. Caruthers, Orange Cove HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Minarets, Orosi HS 4 p.m. (JV/V) Parlier vs. Riverdale, Parlier HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley vs. Hoover, Reedley HS fields, 3:30/5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley, Sanger at Reedley Invitational Meet, Reedley HS, 1:30 p.m. (V)
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
BOYS TENNIS
CIF Central Area Individual Tournament,
Redwood HS Visalia, times TBA (V)
CIF North Area Individual Tournament, Clovis East HS, times TBA (V)
BOYS TENNIS
Sanger vs. Madera South, Madera South HS, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
SWIM AND DIVE
Reedley hosts NYL Finals, Reedley Aquatics Complex, diving 11 a.m., swim 3:30 p.m. (V) Sanger at County Metro Athletic Conference Finals, Bullard HS Fresno, times TBA (V)
Dinuba at Tulare County Elite meet, Exeter HS, 3:30 p.m. (All)
TRACK AND FIELD
SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL
Dinuba vs. Mission Prep (Doubleheader), Dinuba HS, Noon/2 p.m. (V)
SWIM AND DIVE
Central Section team semifinals round, matchups and sites TBD, 4 p.m. (V)
sites/times TBD (V)
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Central Section Playoffs, First Round, sites TBD (higher seed hosts) 6 p.m. (v)
Dinuba vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS diamonds, 4/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Minarets, Minarets HS O'Neals, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Parlier, Parlier HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley vs. Roosevelt, Roosevelt HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Bullard, Sanger HS, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger at CMAC Frosh-Soph meet, Madera South HS, 3 p.m. (F-S)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 BADMINTON
Central Section Playoffs first round, matchups/