Wrestling
Boys wrestling: Locals snare Masters titles in prep for state meet
VISALIA — Adrian Camposano, Mason Pengilly, Isaiah Martinez, Adrian Salas, Sean Medley and Nick Nevills will be among the hunted individually. Those six are the wrestlers to beat in their respective weight classes after emerging as champions at Saturday’s Central Section Masters tournament at Mt. Whitney High. They are all state top-ranked and gold medalists [...]
Prep highlights: Girls wrestlers to chase state titles
The third CIF State Girls Wrestling Invitational is today and Saturday at Lemoore High. Wrestling begins at 11 a.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday, with the finals at 6 p.m. Central Section Masters champion Porterville has five qualifiers — Sabrina Sandoval (108), Tasia Lopez (126 pounds), Abigail Moreno (146), Natalee Ozuna (154) and Reyna Pina [...]
High school winter sports highlights for Wednesday, Feb. 13
BOYS SOCCER – Clovis West earned a quarterfinal date Friday with top-seeded Bakersfield as Nick Marrone scored twice in the eighth-seeded Golden Eagles’ 4-2 victory over No. 9 Tulare Western in the opening round of the Central Section Division I playoffs. Fifth-seeded Clovis North — after Gerrardo Castillo scored two goals in a 3-0 win [...]
Olympics decision to drop wrestling may affect stars from Valley
The news of wrestling’s ouster from the 2020 Olympics hit former Fresno State coach Dennis DeLiddo hard. “I feel like there’s been a death in the family right now, my stomach is so upset,” DeLiddo said. “This thing is so out of left field, I just can’t believe it.” For Ryan Flores and Nikko Reyes [...]
Wrestling: Clovis High repeats as Doc Buchanan champs
Clovis High’s fourth straight title in the Doc Buchanan Invitational — one of the nation’s most prestigious high school wrestling tournaments — in its packed gym Saturday night came with extra glitter, a home run with the game on the line by Nick Nevills and a break. The bonus sparkles? Among 100 teams from five [...]
Prep highlights: No. 1 Bullard routs Clovis East
BOYS BASKETBALL Bullard, top ranked in the Central Section by The Bee, tuned up for Saturday’s clash with Central by getting 14 points apiece from Calvin Young and Adam Armstead in a 68-33 win over Clovis East. The defending Division I champion Knights and second-ranked Grizzlies tip off at 7 p.m. at Fresno City College. [...]


