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Thursday, April 14, 2022
Pirates take 2 from Fresno, seizes NYL top spot
Reedley softball also in first place, goes 3-0 at Kerman tourney
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The Reedley High Pirates stormed into first place in the North Yosemite League last week with two victories over the previous league leader, the Fresno High Warriors.
Reedley (14-3 through April 11) entered the week trailing Fresno by one game, but re- gained a share of the top spot on April 5 with a convincing 7-2 road win. Will Gagnon pitched a complete game seven-hitter with 10 strikeouts while go- ing 3-for-4 at the plate. Darren Ortiz, Jared Estala and Dustin Wang all added two hits.
On April 8, the Pirates re- ceived a complete game pitch- ing performance and two RBI from Brayden Rhodes to hold on for a 5-4 decision at RHS varsity diamond. Ortiz had three of the Pirates' six hits while Friedenburg scored a pair of runs.
Reedley now sits in the driver's seat for the league championship, having beat- en the Warriors in two of the three league meetings. Fresno won the first matchup by a 9-1 score on March 18.
The Pirates dropped their opener at the Fresno Easter Classic by a 14-2 score against Oakmont High from Roseville on April 11. Reedley had games on April 12 against Garces and Clovis East, then closed the tournament April 13 in Clovis against Central High.
Sanger High split its two County Metro Athletic Con- ference games last week, both against Madera. The Apaches dropped a 3-1 road decision on April 5 — their second straight
after having gained a tie for first place — and then jumped to a 6-0 lead before hanging on for a 6-5 home win on April 8. Madera pushed across four runs in the seventh inning be- fore Sanger finished off the victory.
The Apaches competed at the 37th annual PT Tulare- Visalia Invitational earlier this week. closing out action on April 13 with a game in Visa-
lia against Independence High from Bakersfield. Sanger had earlier tourney games against Tulare Western, Tehachapi and Mt. Whitney.
In the Central Sequoia League, Immanuel moved into a tie for first place with wins over Selma (4-3 on April 5) and at Hanford West (8-5 on April
ABOVE: Reedley High 's Josiah Friedenberg (7) was greeted by his teammates heading back to the dugout after scoring on a Brayden Rhodes' two-run single against Fresno High on April 8. The Pirates moved into first place in the North Yosemite League with a 5-4 victory.
LEFT: Teammates greeted Reedley High's Candince Moreno-Hairabe- dian (8) after the sophomore belt- ed a three-run home run in a 5-1 non-league victory over Orange Cove on April 6.
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
7). Sam Swearengin's walkoff RBI single was the difference against Selma, while Nick Coleman drove in three runs and Trevor Piek scored three runs against the Huskies.
The Eagles (8-9 through April 11) stand at 4-1 with Kingsburg, and hold a victory over the Vikings. The teams next play April 22 at Immanuel
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HOLIDAY TOURNEYS
BASEBALL
Fresno Easter Classic
Monday, April 11
Oakmont 14, Reedley 2
Tuesday, April 12
Reedley vs. Garces Reedley vs. Clovis East Wednesday, April 13 Reedley vs. Central Fowler Easter Classic Saturday, April 9 Dinuba 7, Fowler 2 Monday, April 11 Minarets 7, Dinuba 4 Tuesday, April 12 Washington Union 12, Dinuba 3
Selma Kiwanis Monday, April 11
S. Pacific 6, Immanuel 5 Kerman15,Immanuel 2 Tuesday, April 12 Immanuel vs. El Capitan Wednesday, April 13 Immanuel vs. Madera South Tulare-Visalia Tournament Monday, April 11 Sanger vs. Tulare Western Tuesday, April 12 Sanger-Tehachapi Sanger-Mt. Whitney Wednesday, April 13 Sanger vs. Independence (Bak.) SOFTBALL Fowler Tournament Saturday, April 9 Or. Cove 13, Dinuba 1 Immanuel vs. Kerman Monday, April 11 Dinuba 13, Firebaugh 1 O. Cove 14, Firebaugh 2 Dinuba vs. Chowchilla Tuesday, April 12 Orange Cove vs. Fowler Dinuba vs. TBA Tulare-Tulare West. Tournament Saturday, April 9 Sanger 10, Exeter 0 Sanger 8, Bakersfield 0 Monday, April 11 Liberty 5, Sanger 1 Mission Oak 3, Sanger 2
PREPS ROUNDUP
RC baseball sweeps West Hills, tied for fourth in CVC
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
After sweeping three games over West Hills Coal- inga, the Reedley College baseball Tigers play two non- conference games this week before returning to Central Valley Conference play on Tuesday, April 19.
At this writing, the Tigers are tied for fourth place with Taft in the conference (Reed- ley is 9-8 in the CVC and 18-
12 overall) with one round remaining. Each team plays a conference team once in the final round. Reedley draws a trip to Coalinga to face West Hills on April 19.
The Tigers hosted Bakers- field in non-conference action on April 12 before heading to Bakersfield on April 13.
Reedley had to rally from a 6-2 deficit to finish the sweep over West Hills at Tiger Field on April 9. Four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning
did the trick as Isaiah Ochoa’s third hit of the game drove in Leo Arrequin with the go- ahead run.
Arrequin drove in five runs in an 11-2 win over the Falcons on April 5 with a home run and a triple. Nilen Peoples added two doubles and a single to the attack.
On April 7, Roman Rosales had three hits to lead the Ti-
gers to a 12-2 victory.
SOFTBALL Tigers' loss streak at nine games
Instead of getting better at the end of the season, the Reedley College Tiger softball team is struggling.
With four games remain- ing, Reedley suffered its ninth straight loss on April 9 in an 11-0 defeat against the Porterville College Pirates in Reedley. The Tigers travel to Porterville for an April 12
doubleheader before ending the season at home on Tues- day, April 26, with a 1 p.m. home twinbill against Merced College.
In addition to the loss to Porterville, the Tigers suffered run rule 9-1 and 12-3 losses to the College of the Sequoias on April 5 and a 6-0 loss on the road against Taft College.
The losses dropped Reed- ley to 2-9 in Central Valley Conference action and 8-19 overall.
REEDLEY COLLEGE
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
No prep sports, spring vacation break
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
No prep sports, spring vacation break
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
No prep sports, spring vacation break
MONDAY, APRIL 18
No prep sports, spring vacation break
TUESDAY, APRIL 19 BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 7 p.m. (V) Orange Cove vs. Riverdale, Orange Cove HS, 4 p.m. (V)
Orosi vs. Fowler, Fowler HS diamond, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Fresno Christian, Parlier HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Madera South, Sherwood Golf Course Sanger, 2 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba vs. Central Valley Christian (Senior Night), Dinuba HS courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel vs. Hanford West, Hanford West HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Fowler, Fowler HS, 4 p.m.
(JV/V) BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Sanger vs. Madera, Nicholson Gym Sanger HS, 6 p.m. (V)
SOFTBALL
DInuba vs. Exeter, Dinuba HS 4/6 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel vs. Central Valley Christian, CVC Visalia, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Riverdale, Orange Cove HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Fowler, Marshall Elementary School Fowler, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Edison, Sanger HS, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 BADMINTON
Reedley vs. Hoover (NYL #7), Reedley HS
Reedley vs. Hoover, Hoover HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. San Joaquin Memorial, Sanger HS Clovis, 4/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Sunnyside (NYL #10, Senior Night), Reedley HS courts, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Bullard, Sanger Hiigh Tennis Complex, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Roosevelt, Reedley HS 3:30/5:30
p.m. (JV/V)
TRACK AND FIELD
Dinuba, Immanuel at CVC Relays, Central Valley Christian Visalia, 3:30 p.m. (F-S/V) Sanger vs. Bullard/Edison/SJM at CMAC mini- meet, Bullard HS Fresno, 3 p.m. (F-S/V)
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 14 TO APRIL 20
BOYS GOLF
BOYS TENNIS
BOYS TENNIS
gym, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
BASEBALL
Immanuel vs. Central Valley Christian, ISC The Yard, 4:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
SOFTBALL