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B8 | Thursday, August 23, 2018
OHS volleyball team
wins their opener before
falling to Woodlake
setter Monica Quevedo had 24 assists. Rhenzel Anne Campos ended the match with 15 digs.
In their season opener at Kings Christian, Orosi swept the host Crusaders 25-21, 25-19, 25-21.
Alcala had eight kills and four aces. Shey Baniaga recorded seven kills and Quevedo had 19 assists.
The Cardinals will have their home opener at Tuesday as they face Wonderful Prep College Academy.
Rodriguez had a 49-yard scoring reception and finished the game with 78 yards on four catches.
Fullback Freddi Arciga added 54 yards and a touchdown and Ismael Perez also had a TD.
Defensively, Ismael Perez intercepted a pass and finished the game with eight tackles.
The Cardinals will not be in action this week and will play at Granite Hills in Porterville on Aug. 30.
Sports The Dinuba Sentinel OC Knights sweep in Santa Maria
By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
Orosi High School girls volleyball team dropped a non- league match at Woodlake on Thursday night, 3-1.
The Cardinals dropped the two first sets by scores of 25-18, 25-16 before winning the third set 25-19. In a tight fourth set, the Tigers came out on top 25-22.
Senior SayDee Alcala paced Orosi’s attack with 15 kills and
Cards
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on Orosi’s next possession. The Horned Toads drove down to the Cardinals’ 14-yard line before time expired.
Senior running back Jerry Huerta picked up exactly where he left off a season ago rushing for 285 yards on 39 carries and four touchdowns.
Sophomore quarterback Evan Lara was perfect on all nine of his attempts for 139 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Aidon
Photo contributed to The Dinuba Sentinel
The Orange Cove Knights softball teams finished on top of the 10’s, 12 and 14 age divisions at a tournament in Santa Maria held last weekend. The teams played in honor of fallen firefighter Capt. Brian Hughes of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots. Capt. Hughes lost his life battling the Ferguson Fire in Mariposa County last month. Pictured above is the 10-year-old squad and below are the 12-year-olds.
Announcements
• The Dinuba High School Green Mile Bikers is inviting local bikers to help support the DHS football team. Location information will be at the Dinuba Quic Shop at 6 p.m. The first home game is Aug. 24 (Youth Night).
The rest of the schedule is as follows:
Sept. 7 - El Diamante (Elementary Night), 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 - Edison, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 - Kingsburg (Homecoming), 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 - Exeter (Senior Night), 7:30 p.m.
For additional information please contact Aurora Nelson at 595-
7220 ext. 72333 or Andrew Bustamante at 393-6142.
•The Dinamite Volleyball Club of Dinuba will be holding a youth volleyball head start development program for boys and girls ages 8-12 wanting to join the 2018-19 12-and-under travel team. Sessions will be every Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. beginning Aug.
29 through Oct. 24. Cost is $100 per player.
Registration Deadline is Aug. 24.
Details by texting 559-287-4187 or email dinamitevball@gmail.
com.
• The City of Dinuba Community Services is always in the need of
volunteer coaches for the city’s Youth Sports Programs. Coaching information, clinics and meetings will be offered on rules, drills, and policies necessary to be a successful coach. All coaches and volunteers are required to be fingerprinted and have a background check. Please call (559) 591-5940 to volunteer to help out the youth of our community.
Matchups
Thursday, Aug. 23
Dinuba Tennis vs. Sunnyside, 3 p.m.
Dinuba Volleyball at Hanford, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Water Polo at Reedley, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Football vs. Redwood (Frosh), 5 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 24
Dinuba Football vs. Redwood (JV/V), 5/7:30 p.m.
Dinuba Water Polo at Tulare Tournament (VG), TBA.
Saturday, Aug. 25
Dinuba Cross Country hosts the Dinuba Invitational, 8 a.m.
Dinuba Water Polo at Tulare Tournament (VG), TBA.
Sequoia League Youth Football, Lindsay vs. Dinuba, 1 p.m./5/7 p.m at DHS.
Pee Wee football, Tulare Seminoles vs. Orosi, 3:30 p.m.
Orange Cove vs. Orosi, 5:30
McMaryion on another QB watch list as the season opener nears
Sentinel Sports
Former Dinuba High standout and Fresno State quarterback Marcus McMaryion has been named one of 50 players on the watch list for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm. The award is given annually to the nation’s outstanding senior or fourth- year quarterback in college football. Previous winners include Peyton and Eli Manning, Matt Ryan and Andrew Luck, to name a few.
McMaryion is also a 2018 Wuerfell Trophy nominee and on the Maxwell Award watch list.
McMaryion and the Bulldogs had a tremendous year last season finishing with a 10-4 overall record. Fresno State will kickoff their season on Sept. 1 as they host Idaho at 7 p.m.
Fresno State was tabbed as the favorite to win the Mountain West Conference’s West Division.
p.m./7:30 p.m.
Dinuba Trojans at Fresno, 10
a.m./noon/2 p.m./4 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 27
Dinuba Golf at Lemoore Tournament (Lemoore G.C.), 8 a.m.
Dinuba Water Polo at Fresno High, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Dinuba Volleyball vs. Reedley, 4 p.m.
Orosi Tennis vs. Caruthers, 4 p.m.
Dinuba Tennis at Hanford West, 4 p.m.
Orosi Volleyball vs. Wonderful College Prep Academy, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Dinuba Golf at Tulare Union & Mission Oak (Tulare G.C.), 2 p.m.
Dinuba Water Polo vs. Tulare Union, 4:30 p.m.
Pictured above are the 14-year-olds after a solid two-day performance.
Emperors
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Magana connected on a pass play to Corey Cosper, tying the game.
Dinuba gained the lead 21-14 on a short touchdown run by running back Julian Gutierrez with just under 3 minutes remaining in the half.
In the the third quarter, the Emperors tacked on a field
goal by Christian Hernandez and increased the lead to 17 on Gutierrez’s second TD of the game. Dinuba threatened to add another score late in the quarter driving deep into Panthers territory when Porterville’s Eduardo Fausto came up with an interception.
The Panthers would then reel
off 19 straight points in the 4th quarter.
As a team, Dinuba rushed for 202 yards led by Martinez, who had 97 yards on 17 carries while Gutierrez had 62 yards on seven touches and three receptions for 47 yards.
Magana threw for 154 yards with a TD and an interception.
Receiver Jaime Ramirez caught three passes for 44 yards.
Defensively, Ethan Espinoza finished with nine total tackles and Joshua Sanchez had seven. Mike Wilson, Daniel Long and Justin Gonzalez each had six tackles. Sanchez and Ronnie Rubalcaba each had an interception.