The fourth no-hitter of Lance Blake’s high school career couldn’t have come at a better time. The Farmersville High pitcher didn’t allow a hit or a walk through eight innings to lead the third-seeded Aztecs to a 1-0 victory over top-seeded McFarland for the Central Section Division VI baseball title Tuesday. The only thing that [...]

Central Area champion Nate Jessup of Porterville and North Area winner Bryson DeChambeau of Clovis East are among the top competitors in the field for the Central Section Individual Golf Championships, which tee off at 10 a.m. today at Dinuba’s Ridge Creek Golf Club. Jessup finished in a four-way tie for second last year with [...]

SWIMMING/DIVING Clovis East swept the Central Section diving championships in Bakersfield. Senior Meaghan O’Meara, who is headed to Cal Poly, won her third straight and sophomore Jacob Ruiz won with a school-record score of 501.85. The section swimming finals begin at 11 a.m. today at Cal State Bakersfield. DIVING RESULTS CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday in [...]

SOFTBALL CENTRAL SECTION PLAYOFFS Wednesday All games 4:30 p.m. unless noted Division I: No. 5 Clovis at No. 1 Buchanan; No. 3 Clovis West at No. 2 Stockdale Division II: No. 8 Lemoore at No. 5 Edison; No. 3 North at No. 2 El Diamante Division III: No. 4 Golden Valley at No. 1 Hanford [...]

SOFTBALL Alissa Gutierrez hit a third-inning grand slam to power No. 5 Clovis to a 5-0 upset of No. 4 Liberty in D-I. Kassi Workentine pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts — and made good defensive plays for the last two outs — to pace No. 2 seed Washington past No. 7 Exeter 2-0 in [...]

CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS At Cal State Bakersfield GIRLS Teams: Clovis West 454, Buchanan 203, Stockdale 193, Bullard 184, Clovis East 131, Frontier 108, Porterville 101, El Diamante 88, Sanger 86, Clovis 84, Redwood 71, Garces 66, Kingsburg 58, Monache 53, Clovis North 49. 200 medley relay: Bullard (Alyssa Quiroz, Sarah Allbright, Bonnie Orr, Katrina Brown) [...]