Archives: January, 2011
Basketball highlights from Jan. 25
BOYS BASKETBALL Jesse Lujan and Charles Flewellen combined for 12 of Selma’s 23 fourth-quarter points in a 61-56 win against Kingsburg in the Central Sequoia League. Kane Cooper led the Bears with 14 points and Nico Cantu had 13 for the Vikings. Nacho Martinez had 15 points and seven assists and Marcelo Silva added 11 [...]
Traffic stop leads to Clovis burglary arrests
Clovis police arrested a 40-year-old Fresno man and a 24-year-old Kerman man Wednesday on suspicion of burglary and possession of stolen property and were seeking a third man, authorities said. Officers stopped a vehicle just after 10 a.m. near Deauville Circle and Mc-Kelvy Avenue in Clovis, police said. Two men ran from the vehicle, but [...]
Funeral for Gus Zernial in Clovis
Funeral services for former major league baseball player Gus Zernial were held yesterday morning at 11 o’clock at Clovis Hills Community Church. Zernial, a slugger who earned the nickname “Ozark Ike,” settled in Clovis after his 11-year career ended. He became a sports broadcaster and one of the Fresno Grizzlies’ biggest advocates. He died Thursday [...]
Clovis police seek driver in hit and run
Clovis police are looking for a driver who fled Wednesday after striking a 60-year-old woman Wednesday while she crossed a street in a wheelchair. The collision occurred about 4:30 p.m. near Clovis and Santa Ana avenues, the Clovis Police Department said. A tan SUV hit the woman, who was crossing Clovis Avenue in a motorized [...]
Mall to host ‘Idol’ champ Lee DeWyze
KWYE (FM 101.1) brought 2010 “American Idol” winner Lee DeWyze to town for a free concert last night. He was at the Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis at 6 p.m. as part of the radio station’s “Unplugged Series.” D’Amato opened the show. The station’s “Unplugged Series” has been going on for a couple of years [...]
Local briefs: Three sentenced in armed robbery
Three men were sentenced Wednesday to state prison for armed robbery in association with a gang, officials said. Joshua Sanchez, 20, and Roman Sanchez, 21, both of Porterville and Matthew Berrones, 19, of Visalia were armed with a handgun when they attacked and robbed a man on June 8, 2009 in a Porterville parking lot, [...]


