Clovis West High tennis player Billy Griffith was knocked out of the championship bracket but remained alive in the feed-in bracket that will determine the fifth- and sixth-place finishers in the 16-year-old division of the USTA Nationals in Kalamazoo, Mich. Griffith, seeded 15th, lost in the championship quarterfinals, falling to 12th-seeded Henrik Wiersholm of Kirkland, [...]

  Shaun Larkin, who helped Cal State Northridge set a school record for best defense in school history, has joined Fresno State baseball coach Mike Batesole’s staff. Larkin, 32, will spearhead Fresno State recruiting and work with the infielders as he replaces Pat Waer, who left in June to join the Washington State coaching staff. [...]

  Billy Griffith, a Bee Boys Tennis All-Star this past season as a Clovis West High sophomore, advanced to the quarterfinals of the 16-year-old division of the 2012 USTA National Championships with a straight-sets win Wednesday in Kalamazoo, Mich. Griffith beat Catalin Mateas of Braintree, Mass., and next faces Henrik Wiersholm of Kirkland, Wash. The [...]

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational opportunities and announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. BASEBALL Central Valley 30 College Games Camp: Aug. 25-26. High school and junior college players. Saturday: skills training, games, college coaches introduction/meeting. Sunday: games, college coaches introduction/meeting. Hanford West High. troskybaseball.com. Lessons: D-I college player available for hitting or [...]

Most golfers never even witness a hole-in-one, let alone make one. Peter Kuest Jr. has watched two of his tee shots drop into the hole on the same day, recording aces on two Fresno-area courses Tuesday. The 14-year-old Fresnan, who will be a freshman at Clovis West High, made his first career hole-in-one on his [...]

SOFTBALL Lillian Kolehmainen doubled twice and knocked in three runs for Bullard in a 10-6 win in the first game, while Amber Mills’ four-RBI effort led Clovis West to an 11-5 win in the second game as the Knights and No. 3 Golden Eagles split a nonleague doubleheader.   Jessica Gonzalez had five RBIs as [...]