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Pirates claw by Golden Bears
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Max Alvarez, Reedley High Pirates running back, is congratulated by his teammates after scoring on a 49-yard touchdown run in the Pirates' 21-12 victory over Sierra Pacific High School on Aug. 24 at Sal Gonzalez Field. The Pirates are now 1-1 on the season.
By Chris Aguirre
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After being held scoreless in the first half, the Reedley High Pirates outscored the Si- erra Pacific High Golden Bears 21-6 in the second half to earn a hard fought 21-12 win on Aug. 24 at Sal Gonzalez Field.
The Pirates are now 1-1 on the season and will play Di- nuba High School on Friday, Aug. 31, at Sal Gonzalez Field .
“Sierra Pacific was a tough team. They stacked the box on us and were forcing us to throw the ball,” said Bran- don Nagle, Reedley High head coach. “In the second half we kept running and the holes started to open up.”
The win was the pro- gram's first non-league win since 2011.
“This is huge.,” Nagle said. “We still have a lot to work on but I am excited and happy for the guys. All the credit
goes to them. We played as a team and we won as a team.” With Sierra Pacific ahead
6-0, Reedley High scored on its first possession of the sec-
ond half to take a 7-6 lead. Gannon Gabaldon con- nected with Israel Vildosola for a 5-yard touchdown pass to cap a 14 play, 60 yard drive that took seven minutes off
the clock.
After the Pirates' defense
forced the Golden Bears to punt, the Pirates took over at the Sierra Pacific 48 yard line.
Max Alvarez then took the first play of the fourth quarter and scored on a 49-yard touch- down run to extend the Pirates lead to 14-6 with 11:50 left.
“This gave us a lot of confi- dence. Sometimes when we are grinding the players don't think it will happen,” Nagle said. “Our guys relaxed and we finished.”
Later in the fourth quar- ter, Jairo Aguilar scored a 9-yard touchdown to give the Pirates a 21-6 lead with 1:46 left in the game.
Aguilar ended the game with 18 carries for 129 yards and one touchdown.
Alvarez had three carries for 62 yards, while Danny Cortez had 12 carries for 59
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RHS beats Sierra Pacific, earns first win of season
High School Football
Eagles soar past Farmersville
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Janelle Wood, Immanuel High Eagles girls tennis player, hits the ball during a match against Sierra High School on Aug. 21 at the Immanuel Sports Complex.
IHS girls tennis routs Sierra High
By Chris Aguirre
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The Immanuel High Ea- gles football team bounced back from a season-opening loss with a dominant 66-6 vic- tory against the Farmersville Aztecs on Aug. 24 at the Im- manuel Sports Complex.
After their offense was shut down in the second half of a 21-6 loss to Roosevelt High on Aug. 17, the Eagles exploded for 52 first-half points in the rout of Farmer- sville.
“I was proud of the way we bounced back,” said Kevin Riddle, Immanuel High Eagles head coach. “The players came out with high energy and fo- cused and had a good attitude. We played at a level closer to where we want to be.”
Immanuel will play Chow- chilla High School on Friday, Aug. 31, in Chowchilla.
On Aug. 24, Matt Tiger, Immanuel's running back, led the way scoring five touch- downs.
Tiger ended the game with four carries for 178 yards and four rushing touchdowns. He also had one fumble recovery for a touchdown.
“It was more of the of- fensive line effort,” Tiger said. “We hit our assignments right and worked as a team. When that happened the holes
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By Chris Aguirre
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It was a dominant per- formance for the Immanuel High Eagles girls tennis team against Sierra High School.
The Eagles swept the Chieftains to earn a 9-0 vic- tory on Aug. 21 at the Im- manuel Sports Complex.
Grace Goertzen, Noelle Robbins, Hannah Friesen, Janelle Wood, Elena York and Jackie Reimche each earned singles wins for the Eagles.
“We had a hard-fought match last week, but we were able to pinpoint some areas to fine tune in the practices leading to our match against Sierra,” said Tyler Toews, Immanuel High head coach. “We fo- cused on a couple aspects of our game and in the end it was clear that our focus paid off.”
Goertzen, the Eagles No. 1 singles player, won her match 6-1, 6-2, while Rob- bins, the No. 2 player, won
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Matt Tiger, Immanuel High Eagles running back, had five touchdowns in the Eagles' dominant 66-6 win over Farmersville High School on Aug. 24 at the Immanuel Sports Complex.
Eagles girls volleyball defeat Hanford High
Sophia Galpin, Immanuel High Eagles volley ball player No. 15, and Danielle Jefferies, No. 2, go
up for a block during a game against Hanford High School.
The Eagles defeated the Bullpups 3-0 on Aug. 21 at Immanuel High School.
As of Aug. 28, the Eagles were 3-0 overall.
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IHS moves to 3-0 overall after win over Bullpups
By Chris Aguirre
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The Immanuel High Ea- gles girls volleyball team is off to a fast start in their 2018 season.
As of Aug. 28, the Eagles are 3-0 and coming off a 3-0 victory over Hanford High School on Aug. 21 at Imman- uel High School.
Set scores for Immanuel's win were 25-18, 25-18 and 25-
21.
High's first-year head coach, was happy with how the team played.
“I felt we played a little timid at the beginning. This was possibly due to the first home game in front of their family and friends,” Linman said. “Once we got rolling, our intensity improved. We still have a lot to work to do until we reach our potential.”
Danielle Jefferies had 12 kills, while Carissa Hall fin-
Debbie Linman, Immanuel
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