Clovis High played without its top offensive player and center for all of the game and without its kicker for most of it. Didn’t matter. What the fourth-seeded Cougars played with throughout was resolve as they rebounded from disheartening defeat and rocked No. 5 Central 26-0 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Central Section [...]

C.J. Albertson’s improved foot will give Buchanan High a chance to become the first Division I school in 22 years to sweep individual titles in the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Woodward Park. Albertson, a senior, and Bears junior Hagen Reedy are expected to contend for gold medals. Agoura’s Bryan Dameworth and [...]

Gary Woods relandscaped the front and back yards at his northwest Fresno home, starting with removing all the lawn. “I’ve been mowing since I was 9,” he says. “It’s quite freeing now.” For that and other efforts, Woods is one of six homeowner recipients of the 2011 Central Valley Friendly Landscape Award for the Fresno-Clovis [...]

A 32-year-old man and his 41-year-old girlfriend were arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly trying to steal a car in the Bally Total Fitness parking lot in the 5000 block of North Blackstone Avenue. Fresno police charged the couple with burglary, possessing stolen property and giving false information to police, among other charges, and said the [...]

Florez to speak to county Democratic women Monday The Fresno County Democratic Women’s Club will meet 11 a.m. Monday at Ramada Inn, 324 E. Shaw Ave. Guest speaker will be former state senator Dean Florez. Lunch will be served. The cost is $15, $5 for program only. Reservations required. Details: (559) 243-9233. Pet photos with [...]

Lenny Papulias, of Pappy’s Fine Foods in Fresno, has been head chef for more than 26 years at the annual Clovis Senior Center Thanksgiving dinner. He was busy Thursday morning preparing all the fixings. But Papulias said that this year would be his last as he turns over the cooking duties in order to spend [...]