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Section CIF sets
dates to vote on
realignment plan
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Reedley players on Kingsburg team
Kirk Kawagoe / Photo Contributed
Immanuel High School senior Michael Kawagoe, far left, took his stance as his Kingsburg Varsity Club Football teammates prepared to run a play against the Rams during a 15-14 victory back on Jan. 24 in Chino Hills. It was the secondstraightwinforKingsburg(2-2) intheleagueorganizedbyWinnerCircleAthleticsinSouthernCalifornia. Weather conditions canceled Kingsburg's scheduled game on Jan. 31.
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The California Inter- scholastic Federation's Central Section has set up dates for first reading and then a vote on proposed realignment for schools' athletic programs start- ing in Fall 2022.
The section's board of managers will meet on Wednesday, March 24, for a first reading, then conduct a vote on Tues- day, April 2, to deter- mine whether to shuffle leagues in the section.
A "yes" vote from the board of managers means the section would realign into 17 differ- ent leagues, including larger combined confer- ence groups. A "no" vote would mean the current league alignments would be extended to 2026, with new schools being placed in leagues by Ryan Tos, section commissioner.
If approved Sanger High would be in an ex- tended County Metro
Athletic Conference/ North Yosemite League with fellow CMAC mem- bers Bullard, Edison, Madera, Madera South and San Joaquin Memo- rial along with Fresno, the new Justin Garza High, Hoover, McLane, Roosevelt, Sunnyside and Torres High.
Reedley High would be moved into a new 10-school Central Sequoia League with Immanuel, Central Valley Christian, Exeter, Hanford West, Kerman, Kingsburg, Sel- ma, Sierra Pacific and Washington Union. Dinu- ba High would be moved to the West Yosemite League with Hanford, Lemoore, Mission Oak, Tulare Union and Tulare Western.
If the proposed re- alignment is voted down, the CMAC will remain as is including Garza High, the CSL will remain as is while the North Yosem- ite League will remain the same while adding Torres High.
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had to remain tight-lipped for a week until the NFL Honors show the night before the Super Bowl.
Not surprisingly, there was plenty of support behind Flores' ultimately successful bid for the Hall of Fame. California Latino leg- islators called for his induction into the HOF, led by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia from Coachella with an Assembly resolution.
“Tom Flores has broken bar-
riers throughout his career, over- coming adversity to accomplish many firsts for Latinos in the NFL. After a lifetime of outstanding ac- complishments, Flores has more than earned his spot in the Hall of Fame and should be inducted this year, without delay,” Garcia said. “Tom Flores is a living NFL legend and a true inspiration for Latino youth and families across our nation. With this resolution, my colleagues and I want to show that California State leaders stand in support of Flores and declare
that representation matters across the board, including in the profes- sional sports world.”
Flores also was the subject of a Coors Light petition (which he called his favorite beer) support- ing his induction, and was pic- tured on a special edition bottle of the beer. About 10,000 people signed the online petition.
Sanger High School, where Flores' football career took root, has announced plans to add the na- tive son's Hall of Fame accolades to the stadium named after him.
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