Union Bank, N.A., has named Paul Campanario regional manager of Union Bank’s Central Valley in-store branches. Campanario is responsible for managing the division’s eleven retail branches located in Savemart and Albertson’s stores from Merced County to Kern County . Campanario joined Union Bank in 2006 as the manager of the Tehachapi branch where he served [...]

Vince Rodriguez says he heard the wake-up call loud and clear. The state and Central Section’s top-ranked 125- pound wrestler from Clovis North High was in control, ahead 1-0 and 24 seconds away from winning his second straight Yosemite Divisional title when Rodriguez was penalized for stalling against Clovis West’s Chris Martinez on Saturday. A [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL CENTRAL SECTION PLAYOFFS Tuesday’s first round; Games at 7 p.m. unless noted DIVISION I No. 9 Clovis at No. 8 Stockdale; No. 10 Edison at No. 7 Clovis West Byes: No. 1 Buchanan, No. 2 Clovis East, No. 3 Central, No. 4 Bullard, No. 5 Centennial, No. 6 Bakersfield DIVISION II No. 9 [...]

Highlights and box scores from boys and girls Central Section basketball as reported to The Fresno Bee: BOYS BASKETBALL Antwoun Whitfield scored 15 points as No. 2-ranked Clovis East made its final pitch for a high D-I playoff seed with an 84-33 Tri-River Athletic Conference win over Madera. Seeds in all boys and girls divisions [...]

GIRLS SOCCER Casey Held scored three goals to lead top-seeded Buchanan — shooting for its fifth straight Division I title — to a 6-0 win over No. 8 Centennial. Natalia Ferdinandi’s goal in the 70th minute capped No. 7 Memorial’s 2-1 upset of No. 2 El Diamante in D-II. Yazzie Gonzalez’ two goals led No. [...]

Edison High’s boys basketball team is the defending Division I champion, winners of three straight titles going back to its days in Division II and the all-time leader with 21 Central Section crowns. The Tigers are the co-champions of the County/Metro Athletic Conference and owners of 17 victories this season. Yet Edison is the last [...]