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COVID
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The vaccination rate in Tulare County also continued its slow rise, creeping up to 56.5 per- cent of the population as of April 11.
One piece of data that was updated dur- ing the week in Fresno County was the 30-day incidence rates in cit- ies and communities. For the first time since this data was collected, all of the county fell un- der the 30-day incident minimum requirement of 25 per 1,000. As of midweek, the new daily case average per 10,000 population had dwindled to 2.8 from 3.7.
Those areas that dropped below the min- imum level included one-time hotspots in northwest and southwest Sanger, northeast Reed- ley, northeast Orange Cove and the northern portion of Parlier.
On April 12, the New
PREPS
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Sports Complex. Dinuba High con-
tinued its struggles in CSL play, dropping its fourth league contest in five outings and third straight overall with a 6-1 home loss to Cen- tral Valley Christian on April 7. The Emperors did snap the slump with a 7-2 victory over host Fowler on April 9 in the opening round of the Fowler Easter Classic.
Dinuba then lost 7-4 against Minarets in Fowler on April 11 be- fore closing out the tour- nament with a 12-3 loss to Washington Union on April 12. The Emps re- sume CSL play on Tues- day, April 19, at Exeter.
SOFTBALL Reedley extends win streak to seven
A three-game sweep at the Kerman Tour- nament on April 9 ran Reedley High's win streak to seven. The Pi- rates (13-6-1 overall, 2-0 North Yosemite) blanked Central Valley Christian 1-0 and Riverdale 10-0, then scored in four of six inning to blast host Kerman 10-1. Earlier in the week, the Pirates sandwiched NYL victo- ries over Fresno (11-1 on April 5) and Hoover (16- 1 on April 8) around a 5-1 non-league win Aprll 6 against visiting Orange Cove (16-4 through April 11 games).
Candince Moreno- Hairabedian delivered the big blow for Reed- ley against Orange Cove, blasting a three- run home run to right center field in the first inning. That was more than enough support for pitcher Trinity Sanchez, who went the distance for the victory.
Sanger (11-9, 1-1 CMAC) fell out of a tie for first in league fol- lowing a tough 1-0 loss at Bullard on April 8. The Apaches then rebounded with wins over Exeter (10-0) and Bakersfield (8-0) at the Tulare-Tulare Western Tournament on April 9 behind the pitch- ing of Amber Estrada and Malia Alvarez.
On April 11, Sanger dropped tourney games to Liberty-Madera Ran-
York Times reported that known cases of coronavirus globally had reached the half-billion mark amid concerns about testing. That con- tinues a relatively rapid increase in known global cases from a reported
chos (5-1) and Mission Oak (3-2). The team re- sumes CMAC play on Tuesday, April 19, at home against Edison High in a 3:30 p.m. start.
Dinuba (10-7) had a bye last week from Cen- tral Sequoia League play, playing its first game in eight days on April 9 at the Fowler Easter tour- ney. Orange Cove hand- ed the Lady Emps their third loss in four games, rolling to a 13-1 victory.
Dinuba bounced back in the early game April 11, scoring 13 runs on its own in a 13-1 rout of Firebaugh. Senior Hail- ee Zapien drove in four
300 million in early Jan- uary and 400 million by early February.
According to the NYT, the number of new cases reported around the globe each day has been declining for some time now. The average
runs by belting a pair of home runs, also adding a double. Angelina Alcala and Isela Villarreal also went 3-for-3, with Alcala doubling and scoring twice while driving in three runs. Villarreal, meanwhile, collected two triples and scored three runs.
Kailey Lopez picked up the pitching win, scat- tering two hits in four in- nings of work.
Immanuel (10-8, 1-4) dropped both of its CSL games last week, losing 8-0 at Selma on April 5 and then getting out- scored 8-5 at Hanford West on April 7.
over the past week has been about 1.1 million cases a day, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins Uni- versity. That’s about 32 percent fewer than two weeks ago.
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assisted by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Ap- prehension Team, had conducted surveillance of the residence in the 400 block of South Ma- ple Drive and served a search warrant.
Gonzalez had been identified as the sus- pected shooter of Mon- toya-Lopez, who was gunned down in the 1200 block of Sanger Avenue on Feb. 25. The vehicle carrying the shooter fled the scene, and Montoya-Lopez
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not have a criminal his- tory, and didn't know his reasoning for carrying the gun onto campus.
Police officers searched the student's residence and located ad- ditional gun parts, along with tools and evidence
was able to run home where his family called 911. The victim was transported to Com- munity Regional Medi- cal Center, and died a short time later.
Investigators later located video surveil- lance of the shooting. Through that surveil- lance footage, they identified an involved vehicle and two sus- pects. Investigators de- termined that Gonzalez was the shooter.
Gonzalez was booked into the Fresno County Jail, where he is being held on bail of more than $2 million.
that he had been assem- bling firearms at home.
“This situation could have had a tragic end- ing, but thanks to the two students who chose the “see something, say something” response, no one was hurt,” Sanger Chief of Police Greg Garner said about the incident.
Immanuel High pitcher Nolin Santillan looked toward the outfield while SelmaHigh's Aydeb Valdez circled the bases after hitting
a game-tying home run on April 5. The Eagles pulled out a 4-3 victory, and entered the holiday break tied for first place with Kingsburg in the Central Sequoia League standings.
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Mid Valley TiMes
As of the Tuesday, April 12 update, there were 231,090 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 2,617,713 tests in Fresno County, with 2,731 deaths and 60 people hospitalized (6 in ICU).
deaths. Del Rey was at an updated 482 cases (1,287 in region) while the Fowler region had 1,726 cases (1,700 in the community) and a continued 32 deaths through April 12. Squaw Valley (231 cases), Dunlap and Miramonte continued with a total case number of 590.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through April 12 (no updates), the Reedley region still has the most overall positive cases with 9,744 (an updated 5,600 in the city proper), and an increase to 95 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
In Tulare County, there were 104,554 confirmed cases (348 active, an increase of 134 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,418 deaths and 8 people hospitalized (none in ICU) as of Tuesday, April 12. The breakdowns by cities/regions show 8,082 total cases in Dinuba, 2,765 in Orosi, 1,403 in Cutler, 528 in Traver, 213 in the rural area south of Reedley and 59 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through April 12 with no region updates, Sanger (including immediate adjacent rural areas) still shows 9,556 cases (the figure includes 7,500 in the city) and 91 deaths; Parlier stood at 3,800 cases (3,815 region) with 52 deaths and Orange Cove had 2,300 (3,694 regional) cases and 20
A total of 102,788 people (98.3 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, April 12.
COVID-19 update
Brayden Rhodes
Reedley High Baseball
Reedley High’s Brayden Rhodes picked up the complete game pitching win and drove in two runs to help the Pirates defeat Fresno High 5-4 on April 8 and take over sole possession of first place in the North Yosemite League. The junior right-hander is batting .286 on the season and has three pitching starts and victories.
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Hailee Zapien
Dinuba High Softball
Dinuba High's Hailee Zapien belted two home runs and drove in four runs, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored, in a 13-1
victory over Firebaugh High School at the Fowler Easter Tournament on
April 11. The senior first baseman was a key offensive and
defensive contributor to the Lady Emps'
run to the Central Section Division II
championship in the 2021 spring
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