Page 8 - Mid Valley Times 7-21-22 E-Edition

RC hosts its Hall of Fame gala July 30
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Bulldogs
from
Sanger
honored
by MWC
MVT Staff Report
Four Sanger High graduates at Fres- no State are among 122 Bulldogs to earn Mountain West Schol- ar-Athlete honors for the 2021-22 academic year.
Football players Kosi
Agina
(biology)
and Jake
Boust
(kinesi-
ology,
exercise
science),
baseball
player
Jake Dix-
on (kine-
siology,
sports
admin-
istra-
tion) and
track/
cross
country
runner
Cu-Nisha
Mitchell
(business
adminis-
tration,
finance)
qualified
for the
honors
by com-
pleting
at least
two se-
mesters
while
main-
taining
a grade
point average of 3.5 of higher.
Junior Agina played in all 13 games for Fresno State in 2021 starting at safe- ty against Wyoming. For the season, had 13 tackles of which nine were solo. Redshirt junior Boust appeared in four games as a
SeeMWConpage A18
8 athletes,
contributor
make up
2022 class
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The defensive star of Reedley College’s 2002 JC national champions — Dwayne Slay — along with the offensive and defensive field generals for the Tigers’ two-time conference champion- ship teams in 2004 and 2005 — quarterback Ter- ry Mayo and linebacker Josh Yarbrough — are part of a nine-member list of inductees this year to the college’s Ath- letics Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2022 will be honored at a din- ner banquet on Saturday, July 30, at the RC cafete- ria. The 29th annual cer- emony is the first since 2019, with the last two events canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joining Slay, Mayo and Yarbrough is fellow RC football player Ernie Rodriguez (1995-1997)), volleyball standout Am- ber Spino-Finegan (1997- 99), men’s golfer Jason McKelvie (1998-2000), baseball player David Park (1967-69), women’s tennis star Yumiko Jus- tin-Sturdivant (2008-10) and Duane Gustafson (meritorious service).
Defensive back Slay helped the Tigers post a 21-2 record, highlighted by a 12-0 mark and na- tional title in 2002. The three-star recruit ended up as the fourth-rated juco DB in the nation during his stint with the Tigers, and later was Big 12 Defensive Play- er of the Year at Texas Tech while earning All- American status. He later played profession- ally in the Arena League and Canadian Football League, and is a member of the Texas Tech Hall of Fame.
Mayo quarterbacked the Tigers to a 10-1 re- cord in 2005, finishing fourth among JC passers in California with 2,474 yards and 22 touch- downs and earning first team all-Central Val- ley Conference honors, Yarbrough was the CVC
LEFT AND ABOVE: Josh Yar- brough (45) was a hard-hit- ting linebacker for Reedley College in 2004 and 2005, while Terry Mayo quarter- backed the Tigers in the same seasons.
BELOW: From left are Dwayne Slay (2002-2004), Ernie Rodriguez (1995-97), Yumiko Justin-Sturdivant (2008-10) and Duane Gus- tafson (with wife, longtime RC volleyball coach Shirley Gustafson).
File, Contributed Photos
Kosi Agina
Jake Boust
Jake Harrell
Cu-Nisha Mitchell
File, Contributed Photos
ABOVE LEFT: Golfer Jason McKelvie was a state qualifier in 2000. MIDDLE: Dave Park (left) with teammate Bobby McGill in 1968. RIGHT: Amber Spino-Finegan fired a kill in a 1998 match.
Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman in 2004, then collected 41 tackles and six sacks in conference play as the Tigers roared through regular season play un- defeated.
Kerman High prod- uct Spino-Finegan earned all-state and all-Northern California All-American as the out-
side hitting specialist on the Tigers’ 23-2 con- ference champions in 1998. Rodriguez earned all-conference honors at quarterback for RC dur- ing 1995-96 as the team underwent a football renaissance. He’s also renowned for recruiting Josh Allen to RC during one of his three stints as an assistant coach at the
college.
McKelvie (1998-2000)
was a conference MVP while earning all-star honors for RC during a
stellar golf career, and now serves as a teaching pro at the Madera Golf
See HALL OF FAME, page A18
Good run for Reedley LL 11
Photo Courtesy Reedley Little League
The Reedley Little League 11-year-old All-Stars are pictured after their 5-4 victory over Selma on July 5 at the District 10 tournament in Selma. Reedley posted a final 2-2 record, also recording a victory over Sunnyside.
Sanger Youth Soccer in-person
registration set for Aug. 13, 20
MVT Staff Report
Sanger Youth Soccer League will hold in-person registration for the 2022 fall season on consecutive Satur- days, Aug. 13 and 20, between 8 and 11 a.m. at Greenwood Park in Sanger.
Registration includes uniform, pictures, games and medal. For Little Kickers, registration covers games pictures and shirt.
Registration fees are $120 for Un- der-8 and older divisions, $110 for Under-6 and $65 for Little Kickers. A photo of the child and copy of a birth certificate is required at signups.
Signups deadline is Aug. 20 to avoid late fees and confirm placement on a team. An effort also will be made to create all girls teams.
For more information, go to the Sanger Youth Soccer Facebook page.