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“We started to pass and they decided to step up and play better.”
DHS volleyball coach Michele Burner
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Dinuba seeded third in Division 2 playo s
Thursday, Nobember 1, 2018
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DHS Football
DHS Volleyball
Emperors receive a
rst-round bye and awaits the winner of Hanford/Sunnyside
Sentinel staff report
The Central Section high school football playoffs are here.
For Dinuba, they will wait another week to find out who they play between No. 12 Sunnyside/No. 5 Hanford, who face off tomorrow night. The Emperors will have the luxury of hosting a game next Friday, November 9 after receiving a No. 3 seed in Division 2.
The top seed went to defending Valley champion, Tulare High, while section newcomer Righetti received the No. 2
seed.
Dinuba finished the regular season
with an overall record of 8-2 and were co-champions of the Central Sequoia League with Kingsburg and Central Valley Christian.
The Emperors had no problems in their CSL finale putting away host Hanford West early in a 63-44 rout over the Huskies last Thursday.
Quarterback Josh Magana threw for six touchdowns on 10 of 18 attempts for 233 yards as Dinuba scored 56 points in the first half.
Senior tight end Jonathan Calderon caught two TD’s while Brian Campbell, Jaime Ramirez, Cameron Amador, and Julian Gutierrez each had scoring receptions.
Junior running back Devon Mendoza had 85 yards on five carries and a touchdown and Kevin Hernandez also added a rushing TD.
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OHS Volleyball
Orosi unable to
overtake Selma
Sentinel staff report closed it out.
All match-long, the Cardinals and
Allyson Garcia records a kill during Thursday’s Central Section Division 3 playoff match at home against Pioneer Valley. Garcia and the Emperors picked up a 3-1 win against Tulare Western late Tuesday night.
On to the semi nals
By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
Bears played evenly and it showed in the second set as Selma rallied from a 19-17 deficit.
In the opening set, the Cardinals erased an early 3-0 deficit and led 5-4 but the Bears seized control of the set scoring five straight points after trailing 13-12 for a 17-13 lead.
OHS senior SayDee Alcala closed out her career with nine kills and classmates Sheanne Baniaga had five kills and 20 digs while setter Monica Quevedo recorded five kills and 17 assists.
SayDee Alcala and Lesli Viveros are pictured at the net during Orosi’s volleyball match against Selma.
In a battle to extend their season, it was Dinuba who advanced to the semifinals after a 19-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-19 win over Tulare Western late Tuesday night in a quarterfinals Central Section Division III volleyball match in Dinuba.
The Emperors improved to 22-10 while the Mustangs end their season with an 18-12 mark.
Dinuba moves on to play the winner of No.1 Yosemite/No. 8 Mission Oak tonight.
After a slow opening set, the Emperors simply dominated the next three behind the play of junior Allyson Garcia, who recorded 22 kills and a four service aces.
The Emperors also received key contributions from Alexa Garcia, who added nine kills, 12 digs and two service aces. Kirsten Martinez had eight kills and Azlynn Villalobos finished the match with seven kills.
Coach Michele Burner said the team got a little hungry after dropping the opening set.
“We started to pass and they decided to step up and play well,” Burner said. “We served tougher than we did in that first set and started swinging.”
The Emperors did exactly that in the second set erasing a 10-4 deficit with a 13-4 run led by Allyson Garcia and the serving of Alexa Garcia.
Villalobos then had four of the next eight points including a stuff block and a set ending kill.
See Semi nals, Page B7
The Orosi High girls volleyball team’s season came to a close Thursday night as the visiting Selma Bears defeated the Cardinals, 25-18, 25-23, 26-24, in a Central Section Division 5 playoff match.
The third seeded Cardinals wrapped up their season with a 23-6 overall record while the 14th seeded Bears advanced to the quarterfinals.
In a tightly contested third set, Orosi survived two match points before Selma
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Bethany Gonzalez recorded 32 digs for Dinuba against Pioneer Valley.
OHS Football
Cardinals brace for the Golden Bears
OHS Tennis
Andrada,
Torres go 1-1
at Central
Area tourney
Sentinel staff report
All season long, Orosi High’s tennis team was led by junior Jasmin Andrada and sophomore Carla Torres. The two players were No. 1 and No. 2 singles for the Cardinals and it was only fitting they were the top doubles team.
Andrada and Torres played in the Central Section Central Area Tournament last weekend in Visalia falling in the second round to the No. 2 seeded team of Autumn Lee and Samantha Rostro of Sanger, 7-5,6-1.
Orosi coach Nick Cabututan said he was pleased with their effort.
“They played excellent and made it to the second round,” Cabututan said.
Andrada and Torres opened the tournament with a hard fought 6-4,4-6,6- 2, win over Woodlake’s top doubles team of Gizelle Castillo and Monique Romero.
Cabututan said next year the team will be better after showing much improvement this season.
“It’s a young team and we’re hoping to do a lot better next year.”
Orosi looks to get back on track after a tough 20-17 loss to Orange Cove
By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
Orosi High’s football team will get a chance to play one more home game tomorrow night as the Cardinals host Sierra Pacific in the opening round of the Central Section Division 6 playoffs.
Orosi is the No. 3 seed while the Golden Bears are the No. 5 seed.
Sierra Pacific has some very good players at the skill positions, noted Cardinals coach Ben White.
“They throw and run the ball well,” stated White. “It’s going to be a battle for 4 quarters.”
The Cardinals enter the playoffs on the heels of a tough 20-17 loss to Orange Cove in the Battle of the “O” game held Friday.
The Titans (9-1) are the No. 2 seed behind Strathmore and are on the
See Brace, Page B7
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Orosi High running back Ismael Perez finds a lot of running room on his way to a big gain in the first half of the Cardinals’ rivalry game against Orange Cove. Perez led the team with 93 yards on 15 carries.