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Thursday, June 2, 2022
Orange Cove softball rules Division IV
Immanuel's
baseball
season ends
in DV finals
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Three days after a dramatic comeback vic- tory in the semifinals, the Orange Cove High softball teams combined a dominating pitching and hitting effort to roll to the Central Section DIvision IV champion- ship on May 28.
The top-seeded Lady Titans (27-6) racked up nine hits on offense, took full advantage of six Mission Prep errors and rode the strength of a two-hit, eight strike- out performance from sophomore Mia Castillo to blank the No. 2 seed Royals, 10-0, at Fresno State's Margie Wright diamond. The team's first section title also earned them the No. 2 seed in the CIF Southern Regional playoffs.
Orange Cove contin- ued the magic on May 31, routing No. 7 seed Legacy High Tigers from South Gate, 10-0, at OCHS. That moved the Lady Titans into the 4 p.m. regional semifi- nals Thursday, June 2. A win there would advance OC to the regional finals, possibly in Porterville against top seeded Mona- che, on Saturday, June 4.
"It was super excit- ing, I was very anxious
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
PREP BASEBALL-SOFTBALL PLAYOFF SCORES
CENTRAL SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFS DIVISION I SEMIFINALS Tuesday, May 24
CENTRAL SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFS DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS Wednesday, May 25
Righetti (5) 4, Frontier (8) 1 Stockdale (2) 10, Liberty-B. (6) 4
Central (4) 9, Stockdale (8) 6 Clovis (3) 9, Buchanan (2) 0
CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, May 27
Valley Strong Ballpark Visalia
Saturday, May 28
Stockdale 10, Righetti 1
Margie Wright Diamond Fresno
DIVISION II
Clovis (3) 2, Central (4) 0
SEMIFINALS
DIVISION II
Tuesday, May 24
SEMIFINALS
Central (9) 4, Ridgeview (5) 1 Clo.East(6)6,ArroyoGrande(2)3
Wednesday, May 25
CHAMPIONSHIP
Hanford (1)3,Madera(5)0 Bullard (7) 9, Kingsburg (11) 3
Friday, May 27
CHAMPIONSHIP
Beiden Field Fresno
Friday, May 27
Clovis East 4, Central 3
Margie Wright Diamond Fresno
DIVISION III
Bullard (7) 4, Hanford (1) 3
SEMIFINALS
DIVISION III
Tuesday, May 24
SEMIFINALS
Bakersfield (13) 10, Kingsburg (1) 4 Hanford (6) 1, Tul. Western (7) 0
Wednesday, May 25
CHAMPIONSHIP
Monache (5) 2, Fowler (1) 1 Wasco (2) 1, Garces (6) 0 CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, May 28
Valley Strong Ballpark Visalia
Friday, May 27
Bakersfield 1, Hanford 0
Margie Wright Diamond Fresno
DIVISION IV
Monache (5) 2, Wasco (2) 0
SEMIFINALS
DIVISION IV
Tuesday, May 24
SEMIFINALS
Madera South (5) 7, Liberty-MR (1) 0
Lemoore (14) 8, Garces (15) 3
Wednesday, May 25
CHAMPIONSHIP
Orange Cove 2, Morro Bay (4) 1 Mission Prep (2) 6, Pioneer Valley
Saturday, May 28
(11) 5
CHAMPIONSHIP
Beiden Field Fresno
Saturday, May 27-28
Madera South 5, Lemoore 3
Margie Wright Diamond Fresno
DIVISION V
Orange Cove (1) 10, Mission Prep (2) 0, 6 innings
SEMIFINALS
DIVISION V
Tuesday, May 24
SEMIFINALS
Kennedy-Delano 6, Fowler (4) 2 Immanuel 1, Firebaugh (10) 0
Wednesday, May 25
CHAMPIONSHIP
Boron (1) 5, Fresno Christian (13) 3 Caruthers 11, Wash. Union (11) 2
Saturday, May 28
CHAMPIONSHIP
Valley Strong Ballpark Visalia
Saturday, May 28
Kenn.-Delano (1) 5, Immanuel (3) 4 DIVISION VI SEMIFINALS Tuesday, May 24
Margie Wright Diamond Fresno
Sierra 1(1) 0, Boron (4) 1 Mendota (3) 7, Fresno Christian
SEMIFINALS
(2) 5
Wednesday, May 25
CHAMPIONSHIP
Arvin (4) 8, Lindsay (9) 7 Nipomo (6) 5, Orcutt (10) 0
Saturday, May 28
CHAMPIONSHIP
Beiden Field Fresno
Saturday, May 28
Mendota 1, Sierra 10
Margie Wright Diamond Fresno
Caruthers (2) 14, Boron (1) 4
DIVISION VI
Nipomo (6) 16, Arvin (4) 3
Registration open for Youth Basketball Camp
Sanger's Lamas sixth in heat in state 800
Orange Cove High's Maddy Powers slid safely into home as Mission Prep catcher Ash- lynn Fidalgo fielded a high throw. The freshman went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI as the Lady Titans captured the Division IV title on May 28 in Fresno.
in the beginning," said senior second baseman Mary Joe Camaquin, who went 3-for-4 two runs scored and two RBI while being named Most Inspirational Player for OC. "It was overwhelm- ing a little bit, [but] I'm excited for state now."
Castillo admitted to being a bit scared and very nervous before the finale, but said "I just did my job. This is our game, and we've worked all year round to get here." The right-hander didn't walk a batter on the game, registering two of her strikeouts in the first to strand a bas- erunner at second.
After that, it was all Lady Titans.
Camequin and fresh-
Kirk Kawagoe / Photo Contributed
Immanuel High senior pitcher Joseph Juarez fired to the plate during the Eagles' 5-4 loss to top-seeded Kennedy from Delano in the Central Section Division V baseball championship on May 28 in Visalia.
man Maddy Power each had three hits and two RBI, while leadoff hit- ter and fellow frosh Hope Diaz also drove in two runs. Camequin's
single to center and a resulting three-base er- ror gave OC a 2-0 lead in the third, and sloppy Mission Prep defense al- lowed the Titans to pull
away with two more runs that inning, two more in the fourth and three in the fifth. Run- scoring singles by Pow-
ers Star Roman-elozondo closed out the scoring in the sixth as the mercy
See FINALS on page A19
MVT Staff Report
Registration is open for this summer's Coach Torres Youth Basketball Camp, scheduled for June 13 through Aug. 5 at the Fitness Quest Health Club, 1601 10th St., in Reedley.
The camp is open to youngsters ages 5 to
15 years, and teaches basic basketball fun- damentals. The camp is affiliated with NAJA youth basketball.
Registration began on June 1, and slots are limited to players on a first come-first serve basis.
Camp fee is $40. To register call (559) 638- 9895.
MVT Staff Report
Sanger High senior Nia Lamas missed quali- fying for the state girls 800 meter finals, finish- ing sixth in her heat race on May 27 at Buchanan High's Veterans Stadium in Clovis.
Lamas clocked a time of 2 minutes, 16.99 seconds, about three seconds from a Top 12
qualifying spot, during the first day of prelimi- nary races and events. A week earlier, she set a personal record of 2:14.75 to finish third and qualify for state.
The Apaches had one other qualifier for the state meet, senior Eman- uel Salas in the boys 800, but Salas did not start in the qualifying race on May 27.
Sanger High senior Nia Lamas, pictured running in the 1600 meters during the section Division I meet on May 13, fin- ished sixth in her heat at the state's 800 me- ters run on May 27 in Clovis with a time of 2 minutes, 16.99 sec- onds.
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Todd Brown is Immanuel's new boys basketball coach
Immanuel High School / Photo Contributed
Todd Brown, formerly with Kingsburg High, was an- nounced last week as the new boys basketball coach at Immanuel High.
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Immanuel High looked just down the road to find its new var- sity boys basketball coach.
Todd Brown, who coached at Kingsburg High the past 10 years including seven as head coach, was announced as the new coach and director of the program by the school in mid-May. He also is joining the school staff as an on- campus teacher.
"We are excited to have Todd join our school community. He loves the Lord and understands the ministry of Immanuel," Immanuel Schools Superintendent Ryan Wood said in a news statement on May . "We look forward to watching him
build on the prior success of our basketball program."
Brown — who posted a 101-86 record with the Vikings, highlight- ed by a 27-win season and the Di- vision IV section championship in 2019-20 — succeeds Chris Woods as Eagles coach. Woods went 79-46 in five seasons (including an COV- ID-abbreviated 2020-21 campaign) which featured a run to the Divi- sion IV state finals in 2018-19.
Brown played at Modesto Christian High, winning a state championship along with two Nor- Cal titles and four section champi- onships. He was a two-time team captain and NAIA All-American at Fresno Pacific University, and fin- ished as the school's second lead- ing career scorer.
Following his FPU career, Brown toured with Athletes in Ac- tion on the East Coast & France, and played professionally in Aus- tralia for one season with the Ger- aldton Buccaneers before begin- ning his teaching and coaching career at Kingsburg High.
“My family and I are very ex- cited to be at Immanuel,” he said. “To combine an elite athletic at- mosphere with gospel-centered truth day in and day out is unique and special. And it is something wewanttobeapartofandhelp build.”
Brown and his wife, Tarin (an IHS graduated) live in Kingsburg with their 4 children: Ford (9), Poppy (7), Boone (3), and Honor (6 months).