GIRLS TENNIS Kathryn Ashford’s 6-0, 7-5 victory over Gretel D’Souza at No. 1 singles helped power No. 3-ranked Buchanan to a 6-3 victory over No. 6 Clovis. Fowler, the No. 2 team in Division V, handled Riverdale 7-2 behind Harneet Virk’s 8-7 (2) victory at No. 1 singles. Dos Palos’ Marissa Gonzales defeated Neole Hensley [...]

BOYS WATER POLO Eric Ormond and Kyle Kittlitz split six goals, and Will Rhodes had nine saves as Buchanan remained unbeaten with a 7-6 win over Clovis. BOYS WATER POLO SCORES TRI-RIVER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Buchanan 7, Clovis 6 C, Chase Lemley 2, Mitch Ragan 2, Michael Luna, Tyler Mahnke. B, Eric Ormond 3, Kyle Kittlitz [...]

GIRLS GOLF RESULTS NONLEAGUE at Riverside (back 9, par 38) Team scores: Bullard and Clovis North, 240; Memorial 278; Sunnyside 300 Medalists: T. Shweiki, CN, 41; M. Sribour, B, 42; A. Loyd, CN, 44. TRI-RIVER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE at Riverside Team scores: Clovis West 198; Clovis 248; Central 258; Buchanan 259; Clovis East 271. Medalists: Asia [...]

It’s show time: Nights are about to cool in the central Valley, but not on Fridays. Tonight’s card features No. 3 Bakersfield vs. No. 1 Buchanan, Tulare-Mt. Whitney and Corcoran-Kingsburg, among others. And then it really fires up next week with, well, where to begin? Try Buchanan-Edison, Bullard-Clovis West, Hoover-Memorial, Madera-Madera South, El Diamante-Mt. Whitney, [...]

Clovis West finished second at the first Nike Tournament of Champions, a 36-team volleyball tournament in Phoenix that drew some of the top teams from across the Western United States. After winning their first seven matches of the tournament, the Golden Eagles fell 25-19, 26-24 to Desert Vista-Phoenix in the final Saturday. Clovis West beat [...]

With burning California white sage and holding eagle feathers, Ron Sixbears Alec, of the Big Sandy Rancheria, performed a purification blessing for “The Acorn Gatherer,” after the bronze statue by sculptor Evany Zirul was unveiled Friday morning at Clovis and Shaw avenues in Clovis. The life-sized statue, depicting a Native American Indian woman gathering acorns, [...]