Page 11 - Mid Valley Times 5-5-22 E-Edition

Thursday, May 5, 2022
League track, section swim action this week
Reedley High baseball,
softball teams maintain
North Yosemite top spots
Cove continued holding down first place in the NYL and West Sequoia Leagues, respectively, with each collecting two victories last week. The Pirates (16-6-1, 5-0) downed second place Sunnyside (9-1) and Hoover (10-0) while the Lady Titans (20-5, 9-0) routed Parlier (10-0) and Caruthers (14-2).
Sanger (14-10, 4-2 CMAC) won twice last week and hosted Bullard on May 3 with a chance to gain a tie for second place. Dinuba (15-9, 5-3) sat in third place head- ing while Immanuel (12-10, 2-6) was in sixth place in CSL. The Lady Emps edged the Eagles 2-1 on April 29.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL Sanger, Reedley host playoff openers
Sanger and Reedley High both drew opening round playoff matchups in Central Section Divi- sion I and II, respective- ly. The Apaches earned theNo.4seedinDIand will host No. 5 Clovis at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5. Sanger clinched the CMAC title with a win over Bullard on April 28.
Reedley drew the No. 3 seed in DII and hosted Madera South on May 3. A win would send the Pirates to a Thursday, May 5 home quarterfinal match against either Ar- royo Grande or McLane.
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The track and field season moves into post- season mode this week, with league champion- ship meets scheduled at various locations.
Sanger High hosts the County Metro Ath- letic Conference meet Thursday, May 5, at 3 p.m. at Dodson Field. On Friday, May 5, Reedley High travels to Fresno to participate in the North Yosemite League meet at 2:30 p.m. at Sunny- side High School. That same day, Dinuba and Immanuel athletes com- pete in the Central Se- quoia meet at 4 p.m. at Central Valley Christian High in Visalia.
The Pirates hosted the annual Reedley In- vitational meet on April 29; returning for the first time since 2019 because of COVID. Bu- chanan High from Clovis captured the boys and girls titles, with Sanger's girls placing fourth and the boys sixth. Reedley's boys were ninth and 16th, respectively.
The Apaches had one individual champion in senior Emanuel Salas, who logged a wind-aided personal best time of 1 minute, 52.98 seconds in the 800 meters). Team-
mate Daniel Galvez placed third in 1:58.55. Senior Chidera Agina finished second in the long jump at 21 feet, 8 inches, while senior Daylan Gonzalez took third in the girls 400 at 1:04.06.
Reedley's top finisher was junior Lindsay Lun- sford, who placed second in the girls triple jump (33-11 3/4) and fifth in the long jump (15-6).
SWIM AND DIVE Section meets this week
The Central Section swim championships take place this week at Fresno's Clovis West High School (Division I) and Hanford's Sierra Pa- cific High School (Divi- sion II). Preliminary rac- es begin at 1 p.m. Friday, May 6, at each site, and the championships start at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7.
Sanger High County Metro champions will compete in Division I, after rolling to both the boys and girls titles in the CMAC competi- tion at Bullard High on April 29-30. Reedley will travel to Hanford for the Division II competition after hosting the North Yosemite League meet last week. Dinuba and Immanuel competed last week in the Central
ABOVE: Sanger High's Chad Wil- son soared over the bar on his way to a fifth place finish in the pole vault at the Reedley Invitational Meet on April 29.
LEFT: Dinuba High's Keine Pren- dez followed through on his pitch while Immanuel's Sam Swearen- gin led off first base during the Emperors' 6-3 win on April 39.
By Will Goldbeck
For The Times
For the eighth year in a row, and 11 out of the last 12 years since 2011, the Reedley college men’s golf team has won a con- ference championship.
The Tigers of head coach Scott Stark captured the Big 8 conference championship
on April 27 at Del Monte GC in Monterey. Reedley won by 12 strokes with a 22 Dash over par round of 382, ahead of Fresno City College. The Ti- gers made 15 birdies in post- ing their score on a small, but tricky, layout.
Leading the way was over- all medalist among the 40 competitors and conference
Most Valuable Player Emil Eriksson, who posted a very fine round of 4-under-par 68. Erickson made a Reedley Col- lege Tiger golf school record eight birdies on the day, and shot 34 (-2) on each side (front and back nine) of the course.
In all, five Tigers were se- lected to the all-conference team. Eriksson, from Sweden,
was joined by Cole Obrige- witsch, Jacob Moller, Patrick Sperling and Miguel Villa. In the conference tournament, Moller shot a four-over par round of 76 while Obrige- witsch shot a 78. Jack Peters and Villa both shot 80’s.
The victory left Reedley, winners of six tournaments on the season, with an overall
record of 44-5-1. All but one of those wins came in the Big 8 Conference.
Next up for the Tigers is the Northern California Re- gional on Monday. May 9, at the Old Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey; followed by the State Championships on May 16 at the Soboba Springs Golf Course in San Jacinto.
Sequoia League meet at Sierra Pacific.
BASEBALL Reedley remains atop NYL standings
Reedley High main- tained its firm grip on first place in the North Yosemite League race last week with lopsided victories over last place Roosevelt (18-1 on April 26 in Fresno; 20-0 on April 28). Will Gagnon blasted a home run in the second win and col- lected three RBI, Bray-
don Rhodes had five hits and three RBI and Ryan Warkentin added 5 RBI.
Gagnon leads the Pi- rates (19-5, 10-1) with a 10-2 pitching record and .474 season batting aver- age including five home runs. Reedley leads Fresno by one game, and holds the tiebreaker with two wins in three league meetings.
Dinuba climbed out
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
of the Central Sequoia League basement with road wins last week over Selma (7-6 on April 26) and Immanuel (6-3 on April 29). Sanger (12-12. 6-5 CMAC through April 29) strengthened its hold on third place with two wins over Madera South heading into two games this week against first place Bullard. SOFTBALL
RHS, Orange Cove lead respective leagues
Reedley and Orange
More track and tennis news on Page A2
PREPS ROUNDUP
Reedley College men's golf captures yet another conference championship
THURSDAY, MAY 5 BASEBALL
Immanuel vs. Selma, Selma HS, 4/7 p.m.
(JV/V)
Reedley JV vs. Justin Garza HS, Reedley HS,
3:30 p.m. (JV)
BOYS GOLF
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR MAY 5 TO MAY 11
SWIM AND DIVE
Reedley at Central Section Division II Championships (finals), Sierra Pacific High School Hanford, 10:30 a.m. (V)
Sanger at Central Section Division I Championships (finals), Clovis West HS Fresno, 10:30 a.m. (V)
MONDAY, MAY 9 BADMINTON
Reedley (if wins on May 4) at Central Section Team Semifinals, sites and matchups TBD
Dinuba, Immanuel at CSL finals (18 holes), Lemoore Municipal Golf Course, 1 p.m. (V)
Central Section Division Division I-II Semifinal Rounds, higher seeds host, 6 p.m. (V)
Dinuba vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS diamonds, 4/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel vs. Hanford West, Hanford West HS 4 p.m. (V)
Orange Cove vs. Orosi, Orange Cove HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Fowler, Fowler, 5:30 p.m. (V) Reedley vs. Sunnyside, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Madera, Sanger HS, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 BADMINTON
Central Section Team Championships, site and
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
SWIM AND DIVE
SOFTBALL
Section Division II quarterfinal, Reedey (if wins May 3) vs. Arroyo Grande-Madera winner, Reedley HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Section Division I quarterfinal, Sanger vs. Clovis, Nicholson Gym SHS, 6 p.m. (V)
Middle School Championships, Dinuba High School, 4 p.m.
Sanger hosts County Metro Athletic Conference Championships, Dodson Field Sanger, 3 p.m. (V)
FRIDAY, MAY 6 BASEBALL
Parlier vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, 4 p.m.
(JV/V)
Reedley vs. McLane, McLane HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (V)
Sanger vs. Bullard, Sanger HS, 3:30/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
(higher seed hosts), 5 p.m. (V)
TRACK AND FIELD
Dinuba, Immanuel at Division III Area Tournament (18 holes), Tulare Golf Course, Noon (V)
TUESDAY, MAY 10 BASEBALL
Dinuba vs. Central Valley Christian, CVC
Visalia, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel vs. Hanford West, Immanuel Sports Complex The Yard, 4/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Orosi, Orange Cove HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Parlier vs. Fowler, Fowler HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Reedley vs. Sunnyside, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Edison, Sanger HS, 3:30/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
BOYS GOLF
Central Section Division II/III Championships,
BOYS TENNIS
CIF Central Section Championships, Garces
HS Bakersfield, times TBA (V)
Tulare Golf Course, time TBD (V)
Sanger at Area Qualifier, Riverside Golf Course Fresno, 1 p.m. (V)
SOFTBALL
Immanuel vs. Selma, Immanuel Sports Complex The Nest, 4 p.m. (V)
Orosi vs. Riverdale, Riverdale HS 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Fresno, Fresno HS, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Edison, Edison HS Fresno, 3:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley at Central Section Division II Championships (preliminaries), Sierra Pacific High School Hanford, 1 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys diving at Central Section Championships, Clovis Olympic Swim Complex, noon (V)
Sanger at Central Section Division I Championships (preliminaries), Clovis West HS Fresno, 1 p.m. (V)
Dinuba, Immanuel at Central Sequoia League Championships, Central Valley Christian HS Visalia, 4 p.m. (All)
Reedley at North Yosemite League Championships (Hoover hosts), Sunnyside HS Fresno, 2:30 p.m. (V)
SATURDAY, MAY 7
BOYS TENNIS
CIF Central Section Championships, Garces
HS Bakersfield, times TBA (V)
BOYS TENNIS
TRACK AND FIELD
BOYS GOLF
Central Section team championships, matchups and sites TBD (higher seed hosts), 4 p.m. (V)
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
matchup TBD (higher seed hosts), 5 p.m. (V)
SOFTBALL
Dinuba vs. Taft, Dinuba HS diamond, 4/6 p.m.
(JV/V)
Immanuel, Orange Cove, Orosi qualifiers at Central Section Division IV Championships, Fowler HS, time TBA (V)
TRACK AND FIELD