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Blue Devils hand Pirates 6th straight setback

By JASON PETERSON

Merced 66, PC 54 The women’s team fared no better against the Blue Devils than the men’s team as they dropped their sixth straight. Alex Shew scored a game-high of 20 points but was held to 6-of-21 shooting to do it. The Porterville... Full story

Slow start hampers Porterville College

By JASON PETERSON

Though Porterville College men’s basketball picked up steam as Saturday’s game against Merced progressed, a sluggish start out of the gates was simply too much to overcome and the Pirates’ fell short, 59-55. Curtis Glover hit... Full story

Hines' 20 paces Marauders to victory

By JASON PETERSON

Monache 59, Delano 45 Tyler Hines scored a game-high 20 points and Monache boys’ basketball pulled away in the fourth quarter to improve to 9-10 overall and 7-2 in EYL. Aaron Gray scored 14 points while three players — Vinson Johnson,... Full story

Grizzlies get payback against Tigers

By JASON PETERSON

Granite Hills 5, Delano 1 Just three days after losing to Delano, 6-5, on the road, Granite Hills returned home to return the favor in a 5-1 beating against the Tigers, Friday. Julian Espino and Anthony Hernandez, back from a red-card suspension,... Full story

Titans take out Grizzlies

By JASON PETERSON

Granite Hills boys’ basketball put up a tough fight, but against the EYL’s No. 2 team, it wasn’t enough. Friday night, Cesar Chavez handled a Granite team, 66-57, that was missing star guard Matt Camargo, who’s out for the... Full story

Monache hangs on despite furious rally

By JASON PETERSON

With barely more than three minutes remaining in Friday’s game against Tulare Western, Monache girls’ basketball coach Rudy Montanez received two straight technicals and a subsequent ejection. The Mustangs had come roaring back from a... Full story

Veterans pave way for Cardinals hoops

By JASON PETERSON

Lindsay 50, Woodlake 43 Lindsay’s girls made Thursday night a school sweep over Woodlake as its two seniors — Rachel Marie Ruiz and Brittany Gutierrez — took over. Ruiz scored a team-high of 10 points to go with seven rebounds... Full story

Spartans start, finish strong in shutout

By JASON PETERSON

Strathmore 4, Corcoran 0 Just like their last game against Orosi, the Spartans shot out of the gates, coasted midway through the match, then put their opponents away. Brianna Rodriguez and Hailey Tsuboi scored the first two goals within 20 minutes... Full story

Strathmore boys’ soccer pounds Corcoran, 8-1

By JASON PETERSON

Early in Thursday’s game in Strathmore, Corcoran scored to take a 1-0 lead. There were no worries, however, as the Spartans scored the next eight goals for an 8-1 thrashing. Hernan Orozco, Amelio Gutierrez and Vicente Cisneros each scored... Full story

Cardinals blast Tigers out of gym

By JASON PETERSON

Lindsay big man Robert Rocha emphatically swatted a shot by Woodlake’s Curtis Beedle in the second quarter of Thursday’s home game as if to say, “Get that trash outta here!” But there wasn’t enough hoops lingo to... Full story

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