CVC among first-round winners at Clovis Elks Central Valley Christian High used a 32-point fourth quarter to rally for an 81-76 victory over Hoover on Saturday on the first day of the Clovis Elks Christmas Classic boys basketball tournament. The Cavaliers (7-0) trailed 56-49 through three quarters. Grant Verhoeven led CVC with 31 points. The [...]

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BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson Carbajal and Alex Fertig each scored 20 points as Buchanan downed Sacred Heart-Atherton 49-33 at the Scattini Holiday Tournament in Salinas. The 1-2 punch of Jesus Rico (17 points) and Ken Buchnoff (15) powered Kerman to a 61-52 victory over Fowler at the Mendota Tournament. Ryan Yriarte scored 16 points to lead [...]

BOYS SOCCER Trent Sparks and Ricky Coppo each scored twice as Clovis West rolled past Memorial 6-0 in a nonleague match. Duce Bell scored for ninth-ranked Bullard and Chris Simonian had a goal for Clovis in a 1-1 nonleague match. Jose Lemus and Fernando Sanchez scored goals as Sunnyside downed Valley Christian-San Jose 2-0. BOYS [...]

Before laws required schools to open classrooms to those with special needs, S. Kermit Koontz was lobbying for the children. He was instrumental in starting the first special-education programs in Fresno County, including one that was held in a church in Biola. Mr. Koontz, 94, died in his Fresno home Saturday after having a heart [...]

They marched into Fresno from Cerritos unbeaten but light afoot because all that’s left at this point is a bunch of little guys. That didn’t matter for Gahr High, which raced to a 107-76 victory over Bullard on Tuesday night for the Holiday Invitational Tournament title at Hoover. Behind 31 points from tournament Most Valuable [...]