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“We’re excited to get to practice. I’m not sure the kids are but the coaches are.”
DHS boys basketball coach Jeff Scho eld
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McMaryion, ‘Dogs hit it big in Vegas
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Sentinel staff report
The Fresno State Bulldogs football team finished an incredible season with a 31-20 victory over Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl Saturday.
Former Dinuba High standout Marcus McMaryion helped the team make history as the squad won 12 games, a first for the program.
The Bulldogs finished the year 12-2 overall and were the Mountain West Conference Champions.
Despite not having his best game, McMaryion finished with 176 yards on 15 of 29 attempts. The Bulldogs defense held Arizona State to three points in the second half and a total of 21 yards.
One of the biggest plays of the game was an interception by Tank Kelly off
OHS Boys Soccer
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of Arizona State quarterback Manny Wilkins Jr., who returned it 70 yards for a touchdown.
The Bulldogs relied heavily on running back Ronnie Rivers Jr., as the sophomore rushed for 212 yards on 24 carries and a pair of TD’s. Rivers was named the Most Valuable Player of the game.
Fresno State got out to a 10-0 lead only to have the Sun Devils score twice for a 14-10 lead. The Bulldogs regained the lead after a 10-yard rushing TD by McMaryion.
With the teams tied at 17 entering the second half, the ‘Dogs pulled away with TD’s from Rivers.
Next season, Fresno State will be without McMaryion, four of the five starting offensive lineman and four defensive starters.
Dinuba wins rivalry match
Lopez’s late goal in
Marcus McMaryion and the Fresno State Bulldogs football team pulled away from Arizona State in the second half as Fresno State cemented an incredible season with a win over the Sun Devlis. The Bulldogs finished the year with the most victories in program history (12).
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Photo contributed by Jackson Moore
By George M. Villagrana
the second half keeps
the Emperors perfect
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By George M. Villagrana
The Orosi High boys soccer team battled through some adversity during the final day of the Clovis Tournament this past weekend.
The Cardinals, despite having nine players, received a goal from Ezequiel Zapien and settled for a 1-1 tie against Atascadero.
“It was rough,” said coach Jose Quevedo. “We had some players missing due to school activities.”
Orosi had been scheduled to open the tournament against host Clovis, but drew Sunnyside instead.
“They changed the format so we played Sunnyside first,” Quevedo added.
The Wildcats went on to post a 2-0, setting the tone for a tough tourney outing for the Cardinals.
Orosi then faced Kerman, and with some of their key players out the
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Winners of five of their last six matches, the Dinuba High boys soccer team remained perfect after two Central Sequoia League and 9-3-1 overall as the Emperors defeated visiting Selma High School on Monday night, 3-2.
Dinuba Head coach Ramiro Rodriguez said the team had plenty opportunities to score early in the match.
“We had so many opportunities but we just couldn’t score,” Rodriguez said. “We made it hard on ourselves.”
Ahead 1-0 after a goal from Jorge Duran in the early moments of the first half, Selma countered late with two goals under 13 minutes of play from Carlos Figueroa and Pedro Rangel.
With the Bears having all the momentum, Rodriguez reinforced the team with a few choice words.
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Dinuba High’s Ivan Hernandez finds himself flanked by a pair of Selma defenders midway through the first half of the Emperors match against the Bears.
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Emperors rout Bears, 80-42
Quick start sinks DHS in Selma
Sentinel staff report third quarter.
Kailey Lopez was the leading scorer
By George M. Villagrana
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The busiest stretch for the Dinuba High boys basketball team is over.
The Emperors had quite a run capturing the Kingsburg Lions Club Classic and were runners-up in the 4th Annual Andrew Bedoya Holiday Classic while posting a 10-2 record.
“We’re excited to get to practice,” said coach Jeff Schofield. “I’m not sure if the kids are but the coaches are.”
Schofield said the month of December is rough and added, “Luckily we’re healthy for the most part and that’s the most important.”
Dinuba, who will participate in the Polly Wilhelmsen tournament next week, picked up a win against rival Selma Monday night at home, 80-42.
The Emperors have now defeated the Bears three consecutive times thus far including a win on Thursday in the second round of the Andrew Bedoya tournament.
Monday’s performance was spot on as the Emperors went on a 29-9 third quarter blitz that blew the game wide open. Dinuba had made four consecutive 3 pointers, two each by Sebastian Garza and Josh Magaña, to close out the third. By then, the youthful Bears went cold from the floor and scored two points in the final quarter.
Garza led all scorers with 17. Magana added 12 and Isaak Flores had nine.
On Saturday in the championship
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Selma High girls basketball team continued their hot streak as the Bears rolled to a 71-25 win over Dinuba Monday night in Selma.
Selma rolled to its 12th straight win improving to 12-1 overall and 2-0 in Central Sequoia League play, while DHS falls to 6-6 and 1-1 in league.
The Bears jumped out to a 23-6 lead an outscored the Emperors 24-4 in the
for Dinuba with seven points while Yasmine Villareal-Harris, Roxanna Navarro and Laronda Ward had four points apiece.
The Emperors closed out the P.F.C. Keith M. Williams Invitational with a 32-29 win over Hanford West Saturday at Golden West High. It marked the second time in a week Dinuba had defeated the Huskies.
Dinuba rebounded from a 48-32 loss to Tulare on Friday as the Tribe got out of the gates quickly with a 14-5 first quarter and led 31-16 at half.
In the tourney opener against Golden West, the Emperors outscored the Trailblazers 23-13 in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough as DHS lost a hard-fought game 54-51.
Flores had 18 points and five rebounds while Villareal-Harris had a tremendous game with 11 points, nine rebounds, six steals and four assists. Also reaching double figures was Lopez with 10.
In their CSL opener against Hanford West on Dec. 11, the Emperors scored five points in the 4th quarter and held on for a 38-35 win.
Dinuba led 14-12 at half and outscored the Huskies 19-10 in the third quarter.
Lopez had 10 points, 10 rebounds and five steals while Navarro added eight points, five rebounds and two
blocked shots.
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Josh Magaña pulls up for a 3-pointer during the championship game of the Andrew Bedoya Holiday Classic against Central Valley Christian. The Emperors rebounded from the 66-60 loss to the Cavaliers with a win at home over rival Selma on Monday.
Kailey Lopez