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Thursday, June 6, 2019
The Dinuba Sentinel
The Dinuba Cal Ripken 10 and under and 8 and under all star teams will be playing at the District 4 State Qualifiers beginning June 11 hosted by Easton- Caruthers.
George M. Villagrana | The Dinuba Sentinel
The Dinuba Cal Ripken 10 and under have played three scrimmages in preparation for the upcoming state qualifier. The team will await the winner of Kingsburg A/ Kerman at 4 p.m. on June 11. Other teams participating include Sanger, Kingsburg and Kerman. The winner of the qualifier advances to the state tournament.
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Division II gets
tougher with the
addition of SJM
Division 2.
The rest of Division 2 is comprised
of Atascadero, El Diamante, Frontier, Garces, Hanford, Nipomo, Redwood, Righetti, St. Joseph, Stockdale, Sunnyside, Tulare and Tulare Western.
Orosi will remain in Division 6. Other teams that make up Div. VI are Avenal, Bishop Union, Boron, California City, Corcoran, Desert, Farmersville, Foothill, Frazier Mountain, Granite Hills, Kern Valley, Lindsay, McFarland, McLane, Minarets, Mira Monte, Mission Prep, Orange Cove, Parlier, Riverdale, Rosamond, Sierra and Sierra Pacific.
The Dinuba High girls cross country team were moved up to Div. II from Div. III. However, the school petitioned
See Division, Page B6
Tournament time
Emmanuel Garza, Izaak Gasca, Adrian Gonzalez, Christopher Lopez, Ayden Montelongo, Abraham Raya, Derek Rivera, Michael Simmons, Sebastian Urrutia, Deion Villareal and Clayton Warkentin.
The 8 and under team will also be playing at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at Raisin City as Dinuba will face the winner of Fowler/Easton-Caruthers. Other teams competing for a spot into the District 4 state tournament include Sanger and Kingsburg. The team is managed by Bryan Patterson and coaches are Greg Garrrison and Peter Contreras. The roster for the 8 and under team includes Brandon Contreras, Aiden Delgado, Thomas Garrison, Albert Gonzalez, Caleb Gutierrez, Isaiah Hernandez, Matthew Lopez, Noah Montejano, Nathan Ochoa, Carlos Ortega, Bo Patterson, Ezra Ramos and Damian Vargas.
Tulare
and Kings
counties
best set for
June 15
showdown
Sentinel Staff
The 59th Annual Exeter Lions Club East/West All-Star Baseball game rolls around on June 15 as players representing 25 high school’s will get an opportunity to play at Rawhide Stadium in Visalia.
The annual event is a tribute to showcase the best high school baseball talent throughout Tulare and Kings counties.
The East team will be coached by AJ Watts of Monache. Members of the East team are Noah Vasquez, Farmersville; Julio Godoy, Lindsay; Randy Leon, Granite Hills; Robby Stevenson, Woodlake; Mark Ribiero, Mission Oak; Daniel Perez, Santiago Sanchez, John Herrera, Porterville; Jakob Acosta, Sal Briones, Bryson Montano, Exeter; Will Senn, Casey Miller, Tulare Western; Hector Batista, Kennedy; Josue Topete, Strathmore; Ben Pederson, Tulare; Aiden Garaygordobil, Delano; Fabian Flores, Cesar Chavez; Aaron Hernandez, Ricky Alba, Troy Nieto, Matthew Cloyd.
The West team will be led by Mike Pankratz of Corcoran. Members of the West team are Corey Costper, Dinuba; Kyle Marsh, Chace Waston, El Diamante; Auggie Castro, Coalinga; Will Springer, Sierra Pacific; Stephen Dean, Tyler Hinkley; Mike McKernan, Brayden Samuels, Mt. Whitney; Vincent Estrada, Brock Hansen, Corcoran; Dustin Bear, Summit Charter Academy; Hunter Bryan, Bronson Chamberlin, Sam Bower, Rico Aquirre, Redwood; Andrew Browning, Golden West; Clay Gillum, Flavio Perez, Beau Wilkinson; Hanford; Spencer Morris, Rees Reveles, Central Valley Christian.
Practice for both squads will begin on Monday.
In last year’s game the West defeated the East, 9-3. Over the last nine years, the West have posted a 7-2 reocrd over the East.
By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
The Dinuba Cal Ripken 10 and under and the 8 and under all-star teams will begin their quest for a state bid next week.
The 10 and under team wrapped up a scrimmage on Monday afternoon at KC Park in preparation for their tourney. Dinuba’s first game will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11 against the winner of Kingsburg/Kerman in Raisin City.
Manager Jose Guido said the squad has played in two other scrimmages. Assistant coaches are Emmanuel Garza, Sebastian Urrutia, Eric Warkentin and Isidro Chavarin.
Players on the 10 and under team are Izzac Chavarin, DeAngelo Correa, Dave Findley,
By George M. Villagrana
Sports@thedinubasentinel.com
Make no mistake about it, this upcoming year in Division 2 football will be loaded.
Up from Division 3 is San Joaquin Memorial, who dominated their opponents, capturing the Valley title before losing in the CIF State Division 2A title game against Lawndale.
The Panthers finished the year with a 14-1 record and have one of the premiere athletes not only in the Valley, but in the entire state and nation in wide receiver Jalen McMillen.
Dinuba, coming off a 9-3 season, will remain in Div. 2 while Sanger returns after a stint at Division 1. Both Clovis East and Clovis North will also be in
Sentinel file photo
Dinuba High will stay put in Division II after the latest section realignment. The division will be one of the toughest again with the addition of San Joaquin Memorial and the return of Sanger.
Under the Lights camp a big hit
George M. Villagrana | The Dinuba Sentinel
Participants at the Dinuba High football camp went through various stations that included both offensieve and defensive drills.
Sentinel staff
It might be Carlos Barajas’ first year as Dinuba High’s head football coach, but he’s already hitting the ground running.
The football program hosted the annual football camp, “Under the Lights” at the DHS stadium. The camp is an effort to give aspiring athletes the opportunity to hone their skills under the leadership and guidance of high school level coaches. The camp also was a chance for current Emperor players to work with younger players in the community.
Dinuba High standout, Josh Magana, was one of more than a handful of Emperors to volunteer. Magana was seeing helping campers grip a football and throw.
The camp drew a good size amount of participants and spectators under perfect conditions.
Friday’s camp consisted of six stations that offered up some challenges for some of the participants and insight on how to get better.