As the Central Section’s two-year reigning champion in boys volleyball and a seven-time titlist overall, it’s not as if Buchanan High needs to make a statement. Yet the Bears did Tuesday night at Clovis — twice. The first took about 2 minutes when Colin Van Loon and David Wiechmann delivered solo blocks of Cougars outside [...]

A pair of Buchanan High coaching pioneers have officially been replaced by Chantal Paschetta and Michael Jacot. Paschetta was introduced Wednesday to players and parents as the second girls volleyball coach in school history, replacing Marian Battles. A little while later, Jacot was given school board approval to take the reins of a football program [...]

Clovis West High senior McKenzie Jacobsen — who stands 6-feet, 6-inches tall — has long towered over her peers in school. But a midseason change in approach and tempo provided a spark that allowed the Arizona-bound Jacobsen to develop into a consistent and domineering force in volleyball, too. And with Jacobsen smashing balls all over [...]

JAMIEANN BERO School: Buchanan Grade: Senior Position: Middle hitter By the numbers: Capped three-year career with 232 kills (.301 hitting efficiency), 101 digs, 62 blocks and 33 aces. Averaged 8.9 kills per TRAC match. Accomplishments: First-team All-TRAC, helped Buchanan capture share of league crown and finish as section D-I semifinalist in 25-8 season. MAGGIE BILLINGSLEY [...]

Rodrigo Vianna capped a comeback and put top-seeded Fresno Pacific into the National Christian College Athletic Association men’s soccer final with one powerful kick. Vianna’s goal gave the Sunbirds a 5-4 win on penalty kicks after they and No. 4 Palm Beach Atlantic tied 2-2 through overtime Thursday in Kissimmee, Fla. Fresno Pacific (18-4) faces [...]

The Central Section’s final two representatives were knocked out of the CIF State Girls Volleyball Championships on Saturday. Clovis West (28-13) fell at top-seeded Marymount-Los Angeles 25-18, 25-21, 25-12 in the Southern California Division I semifinals. The Golden Eagles won their state playoff opener 19-25, 25-23, 25-15, 18-25, 15-11 Tuesday over La Salle-Pasadena. Woodlake traveled [...]