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Anthony Velarde led the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds men's soccer team with 33 points in 2017.
James Stevens, Immanuel High Eagles girls basketball coach from 2012 to 2016, will return as head coach after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Fresno Pacific University.
The announcement was made in a prepared statement re- leased by Immanuel on Aug. 27.
At Immanuel, Stevens has compiled an 86-31 record and led the Eagles to three straight Central Sequoia League titles and four straight Central Section titles.
He also led the team to four straight state playoff appearances that included a Southern California Division V runner-up finish during the 2013-14 season.
More information on Stevens return to Immanuel will be published in a future edition of The Exponent.
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team to a PacWest Champion- ship,” Velarde said. “The main thing is being cool, calm and collected and staying relaxed and focus on one game at a time. Every game is a step to the goal that we have.”
Velarde knows that with preseason honors comes pres- sure of living up to the hype.
“That is a huge thing that I am learning and am still
learning about. Now that I am more mature and experi- enced I feel like there is play- ers around me that can benefit from that,” Velarde said. “I'll drag players in and they will be able to produce.”
Velarde said that he will head into his final swith some- thing to prove.
The Sunbirds open the season on Sept. 4, against Cal Poly Pomona at 7 p.m. at Ramirez Field at Fresno Pa- cific University.
No statistics were avail-
able at presstime.
“One of the main goals I
have is to perform and show that I am a player that is to be heard form around every- where. I am becoming that player and the main goal is to show that I am the best and I want to be best,” Velarde said. “I am humble but there is also a time to be confident and somewhat cocky at times. That is how the game is. I want to win every award that there is possible and I want to do it as a team.”
IHS Tennis win title
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Thursday, Sept. 13, at Sher- wood Golf Course.
They then will start de- fense of their NYL title on Thursday, Sept. 20 against Fresno High School at Sher- wood Golf Course.
“They have all been to- gether for four years and ex- perience of them coming back together as a whole and know- ing each other is great,” Mar- quez said. “Having all that ex- perience has been a big boost because we are able to work on other things instead of starting from scratch.”
The Pirates not only have a goal of winning a seventh straight NYL title, but also believe they can compete for a Division III Championship.
Coach Marquez is confi- dent the team will keep fo- cused on this season and not look to rely on past success.
“They have come back with the idea that it doesn't stop here. They have a goal of trying to finish the season off on a high note,” Marquez said. “We want to go after
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Stevens returning as IHS
girls hoops head coach
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The Immanuel High Eagles girls tennis team took home the title at the Firebaugh Tournament player Sept.1inFirebaugh. GraceGoertzenwasthewinnerofthesinglestournamentattheevent.Hunter Kreiter and Kate Enns took second place in doubles, while Jackie Reimche and Elena York finished in the third place.
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Allison Botello, Reedley High Pirates senior, will help lead the Pirates in 2018.
RC football opens season with shoot-out win over De Anza
Staff Report
Randall Johnson, Reedley College Tigers quarterback, was in top form on Sept. 1 against the De Anza College Dona.
Johnson accounted for five touchdowns in the game to help lead the Tigers to a season-opening 57-47 victory over the Dons in Cupertino.
Johnson ended the game
16-for-23 for 253 yards and three touchdowns. He also had 16 rushes for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Reedley College plays Yuba College on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Sal Gonzalez Field at Reedley High School.
On Sept. 1, the Tigers scored on the opening drive of the game to take a 7-0 lead. Johnson connected with Okera Hutchinson on a 29-yard
touchdown pass.
The Dons scored twice in
the first quarter to take a 13-7 lead.
Reedley College answered back scoring 10 straight points in the second quarter to take a 17-13 lead at halftime.
Michael Hamm had a field goal with 11:20 left in the first half to cut the Dons lead to 13-10. Later in the second quarter, Johnson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Tigers the 17-13 lead.
The Tigers increased their lead to 23-13 with 12:33 left in the third quarter when John- son connected with Daniel Baca on a 54-yard touchdown pass. Johnson and Baca con- nected again, this time on a 11-yardtouchdownpass, with 10:42 left in the third quarter to give the Tigers a 29-13 lead.
Baca ended the game with four receptions for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
De Anza College scored the next two touchdowns to cut the Reedley College lead to 29-27 with 7:51 left in the third quarter.
Still in the third quarter,
Johnson scampered in to the end zone from 15 yards away to give the Tigers a 36-27 lead with 4:46 left in the third quarter.
The Dons answer back scoring with 1:46 left in the third quarter to cut the Tigers lead to 36-34 after three quar- ters of play.
Reedley College took con- trol of the game early in the fourth quarter after a 58-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Nicholas Clark gave them a 43-34 lead with 13 minutes left in the game.
They increased the lead to 50-34 with five minutes left in the game when Lazavier Moore returned an intercep- tion 13 yards for a touchdown.
The Tigers got one more touchdown on a 7-yard touch- down run from Michael Ed- dings late in the game and held on for the victory.
the championship. They are also determined to lower the
scores and improve on what they did last year.”
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Matt Tiger, Immanuel High Eagles running back, had four carries for 178 yards and four touchdowns and also had a defensive touchdown in the Eagles’ 66-6 victory over Farmersville High School on Aug. 24 at the Immanuel Sports Complex. Tigers also caught two passes for 22 yards and had a two-point conversion. He accounted for 32 of the Eagles 66 points.
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Randall Johnson, Reedley College Tigers quarterback, scored five touchdowns to held lead the Tigers to a 57-47 season-opening victory over De Anza College on Sept. 1 in Cupertino. The Tigers will host Yuba College on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Sal Gonzalez Field.
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