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The Central Section would like to introduce Ryan Tos as our new Section Commissioner. He is currently settling in the new office in the Fresno area (phone number still the same) Please welcome Ryan, his wife Angie and their family 👍🏻🏈🏀⚾️⚽️🥎🎾🏐🏸🥍⛳️🤼♀️🤼♂️🤽🏼♀️🤽♂️🏊🏼♀️🏊🏻♂️🏆
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Per this morning's @cifstate announcement regarding a modified 2020-21 sports schedule, here is the Central Section's anticipated season dates and a message from Commissioner Ryan Tos.
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Final: Coalinga holds off Shafter, 34-33, for the Division IV football championship. 🏟️🏈🏆
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It's a beautiful day for ... wrestling outdoors! Poway of the @CIFSS is at @BuchananEmpire for a special daytime dual at Veterans Memorial Stadium. It's quite a scene! Varsity follows JV this afternoon. 🤼👏🏟️
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The Caruthers girls basketball team rallied to beat host Central, 36-34. Congratulations to both teams on long seasons and good luck Blue Raiders. 👏🏀🎉
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Thanks to #CrystalCreamery for featuring our 2021 football and volleyball champions on cartons of milk! Get yours today. 🥛🏈🏐
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Congratulations to St. Joseph for winning the Division I boys Section basketball championship, beating Clovis West 74-58 to wrap up the action at Selland Arena. 👏🏀🏆
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Offense. Defense. Scout team. Special teams. Every high school football player matters. Every position has a valuable role to play. Every person is important. This is accountability. This is dependability. #ThisIsHSFootball If you agree, share this post!
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Way to go, Blue Raiders! Mission accomplished. Congratulations on your state title. 👏🏀🏆🎉🤩
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Our scholarship awards dinner is underway with 34 of our 38 recipients able to attend at The Gardens in Tulare. Congratulations graduates! 👏🤩🎉
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Congrats to all our finalists! Fingers crossed Madera South can get to & from Desert safely for a rescheduled game tomorrow in D5 boys - weather wreaking havoc! 🏀❄️🌨️😳 #RoadToSelland
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Congratulations to Division I girls volleyball champion Clovis West, which beat Clovis North 23-25, 26-20, 25-18, 25-17. Thanks to everyone for coming out to West Hills Lemoore for our first volleyball championship event in two years!
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Congratulations to the Taft High boys basketball team, beating Highland 43-41, for the Division VI title - the Wildcats’ first since 1956! 🎉👏😳
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Congratulations to the Tulare Western boys basketball team, Division IV champions over Kerman, 60-40. More games ahead in state regionals for both teams! 👏🎉🏀
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Good luck to all our regional playoff teams this week! Here’s a quick breakdown of who is in action from the Central Section. (Let us know if we missed anyone! 😳) 👏🏀⚽️🚌🎉🍀🤞
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Congratulations to 2023 Division IV Section football champion Torres, 69-14 over Dos Palos. 👏🏈🎉
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Congratulations to Madera South for winning the Central Section Division IV #Baseball Championship. The Stallions beat Lemoore 5-3 at Fresno State. ⚾🎉👏
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Caruthers brought four busses full of students to cheer on the boys basketball team, including the baseball team who is playing at Hoover this afternoon. 👏🏀⚾️
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Congratulations to the Madera High softball team, 4-2 winners over Frontier for the Central Section Division II championship. 👏🥎🏆
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Yes!!!! Way to go, Panthers! Congratulations! 👏🎉🏀🏆🤩
🏆🏀Congratulations to the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers (@SJMBasketball1) - 2023 CIF State Division II Boys Basketball Champions!
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Clovis East won the Division II Central Section championship with a 4-3 victory over Central. Congratulations to both teams for a great final! ⚾🎉👏
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Congratulations to the Reedley girls basketball team which outlasted Arvin, 54-44, for the Division 5 championship. It is the third overall Section title for Reedley coach Mike Pallesi who receives a Lifetime Achievement award at Selland tonight. 👏🏀🎉
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Our contingent on hand for the California Athletic Directors Association conference in San Diego to congratulate Madera South's Andrea Divine for being Central Section AD of the Year! Lindsay's John Caesar is Rookie AD of the Year. Orosi'a Ken Sawatzky was the top AD in 2020.
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Edison scores on a free kick in the final minute of overtime to beat two-time defending champ Clovis North for the Division I boys soccer title. Congratulations Tigers! ⚽️👏🎉
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Special deliveries to our office this week: playoff football featuring our logo and championship patches. No more medals for bracketed sports - now champs and finalists can wear their team playoff pride. #getexcited #allthemarbles
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Huge standing ovation to all our football teams making state regional games. You had longer seasons than most! You did well, Kennedy, Lemoore and Mendota! 👏👏👏🏈🤩
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Congrats to the Blue Raiders! Caruthers rallied to overcome Nipomo 6-5. Kudos to both finalists from our Section! 🎉👏🥎
🥎🏆Congratulations to the Caruthers Raiders – 2022 CIF SoCal Division V Softball Champions!
@caruthers_ATH @CaruthersSB
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Guess who is going to the girls volleyball state championships? Clovis North! The Broncos beat University of San Francisco to win the Division II NorCal final. Next stop: Santiago Canton College, Saturday at 4 p.m. 🏐👏🎉
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Congratulations to the Lindsay girls basketball team for winning the Division VI championship with a 53-37 victory over Matilda Torres. 🏀👏🎉
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Congratulations to the Lompoc High girls basketball team, holding off Tulare Union, 32-31, to claim the Division IV championship. That is the second title in as many days for Lompoc as the girls soccer team won last night. 👏🎉😯
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The Sanger High School Apache Cross Country (XC) team hosted the Clovis North Broncos for a competition meet. It was the first athletic competition in almost a year. #letthemplayca #sangerhigh #crosscountry #runagain #competeagain
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Big congratulations to Hoover High athletic director Tim Carey on being named the NFHS National Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year! @timcarey23 has led the @HooverPates to six league titles. He was one of two coaches from CA & 23 total selected by the @NFHS_Org for 2019-20. 🎉👏🥍
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Congratulations to the Kingsburg baseball team, which held on to beat Dos Palos 7-5 for the Central Section Division III title. ⚾️🏆🎉
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Congratulations to the Clovis West boys volleyball team on its Division 1 championship, beating Buchanan in the final 25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-11. The Golden Eagles join the girls volleyball team as Section champions in the same year. 🏐🎉👏
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Please join us in welcoming Matt Sozinho to our office as the new Central Section Assistant Commissioner. 🎉
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Shout out to the Clovis North band for rocking the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade this morning! 🦃👏🎷🥁🎺🎉
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Kudos to the Sierra boys basketball team, going all the way to their first state final and playing on an NBA court. Lynwood won the Division V final, 89-58, capping playoff runs neither team will forget. Sierra was fun to follow in its 31-6 season! 👏🏀⛹️
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Congratulations to the Clovis West girls basketball team, 54-42 victors over Clovis in the Division I final. Head coach Craig Campbell wins his 465th game, at Selland, and now tops the list for most wins among girls coaches in the Section. Woot woot! 🎉🏀👏
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Kerman High students will see two championships in one day - rooter bus brought ‘em to Selland Arena for D4 boys basketball vs. Tulare Western, then on to Exeter for D3 girls soccer this evening. Have a day, Lions!
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Congratulations to the Liberty girls basketball team of Bakersfield, outlasting Tehachapi, 58-51, for the Division II championship. Both teams came a long way to compete on the Selland Arena floor tonight. 👏🎉🏀
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From the California State Athletic Directors Association Conference: Congratulations to Mission Oak athletic director Osama Hamid for being the Central Section’s “Rookie of the Year”
for ADs in their first five years on the job. 👏
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Congratulations to the Clovis West girls basketball team, edging St. Joseph, 45-40, for the Golden Eagles’ 12th consecutive Division I title. The Knights’ Avary Cain and the Eagles’ Riley Walls were named fighting spirit players of the game. 👏🏀🏆
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Congratulations to our NFHS California Coaches of The Year! 🎉👏😊
📣CIF Announces NFHS California Coach of the Year Section Nominees for 2022-23
🖇️cifstate.org/coaches-admin/n…
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Congratulations to Caruthers for winning its first softball title - Division V champs with a victory against Boron. Principal Barry Watts insisted on putting a medal around every Blue Raiders' neck. 🥎👏🎉
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Congratulations to the Clovis softball team, a 2-0 victor against Central for the Division I championship.
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Madera South is a Division V boys basketball champion with a 71-64 victory over McFarland. Great game fellas! 🏀
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Congratulations to Coalinga, which overcame a 19-point deficit to edge Mendota 47-46 for the Division V boys basketball title. Fighting spirit players of the game are Mendota’s Oscar Ochoa and Coalinga’s Jaden Pena. 🏀👏😮
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Hot dog! Congratulations, Blue Raiders. Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center awaits! 👏🏀🤩
No. 14 @BbCaruthers defeats No. 3, 2 and 1 seed San Francisco University HS, 58-55, to clinch spot in @CIFState D3 championship, 2 p.m. Friday at Golden 1 Center.
Second appearance in state final under coach Anna Almeida.
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Thank you for your dedicated service to education based athletics within our Central Section and the state of California. We wish you, and your family, good health and happiness. Thanks for all the memories and ALOHA! 💙🏝💛
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Baseball and softball rankings will be up later this afternoon. We know everyone is eager for matchups. So many factors to consider! Thank you for understanding. ⚾️🥎🕰️
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Congratulations to Division I baseball champion Centennial, a 9-8 winner over St. Joseph in nine innings. What a finish! Thanks to all our teams, supporters, staff and Visalia Rawhide staff for four days of championship baseball! ⚾️🏟️☀️👏🏆
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Woot woot! CONGRATULATIONS GRIZZLIES!!! Way to go! You are the champions! 👏🤩🏀🏆
🏆🏀 Congratulations to the Central Grizzlies (@grizzlyathletes) - 2023 CIF State Division II Girls Basketball Champions!
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Congratulations to the Arroyo Grande boys basketball team, pulling away from Porterville in the second half to win the Division II championship, 59-30. 👏🏀🎉
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Section 🏀 championships at Selland Arena began a week ago. Today there are nine teams left in the regionals. Good luck to the boys from St. Joseph, San Joaquin Memorial, Mission Prep & Sierra and the girls from Clovis West, Clovis, Central, Caruthers & Liberty (B). 👏🎉🍀 1/3
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Congratulations to Division I boys volleyball champion Central, which beat Arroyo Grande 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12. It is the Grizzlies' first Central Section boys volleyball title. 🏐👏🎉
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We’re gearing up for Section Wrestling Championships at Selland Arena this weekend. A dedicated crew from the Madera Unified School District is setting up 12 mats. Competition starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow. 🤼🤩🤼♀️
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Congratulations to all our athletes at the Central Section Girls Wrestling Championships in Morro Bay today! Golden Valley won the title, followed by Selma. Thanks for hosting Morro Bay High! 👏🎉🤼🏆
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Lifetime Achievement honorees Andy Boogaard, Nick Harrell and Mike Pallesi were feted between Division I basketball games tonight. Congratulations and thank you, gentlemen! Thanks to Mayor Jerry Dyer and Fresno Superintendent Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher for presenting. 👏🏀
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Congratulations to the Caruthers High girls tennis team for winning the Division IV championship with a 5-4 victory over Firebaugh! 👏🎾🏆 (Thanks to @caruthers_ATH for the photo!)
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Thanks to all the families and friends who attended our Scholarship Awards Night at The Gardens in Tulare on Monday night. All 44 of our student athletes being honored were present. We were excited to share their high school career highlights in and out of the classroom. 👏🏆🤩
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Congratulations to the Central High softball team which scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to beat Bullard for the Central Section Division I championship. 👏🥎🏟️
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Congratulations to South of Bakersfield, 10-0 winners over Orcutt Academy for the Central Section Division VI softball championship. 🥎👏🏆
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Regional playoffs schedule update! After the first round in most divisions, these teams are still chasing state titles. Check with your teams about game times or streaming possibilities. 🤞🏀⚽️
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In Division III boys, Tulare Western is the our cross country champion. Runner-up is Frontier. The individual champion is Joshua Bell of Templeton. 🏃🥇👏
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While our Bylaws & Constitution are on our website - CIFCS.org under Governance - all our athletic directors will receive a hard copy at our upcoming annual meeting. The office printer is cranking out pages this week!
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The Sierra boys basketball team could be lifting a state trophy 24 hours from now. Congratulations and good luck in Sacramento, Chieftains! 🏀🎉🍀🤩🏆
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Picture it: Sacramento, Golden 1 Arena. 48 hours from now. The Central High girls are celebrating a state basketball title while the San Joaquin Memorial boys are minutes away from tip-off. Good luck, Grizzlies! Good luck, Panthers!🤞🍀🎉🤩🏀🏆
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Congratulations to all our baseball finalists! Championship game dates, sites and times will be posted tomorrow morning by 10. Thanks for your patience! ⚾🎉👏
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Congratulations to Division I softball champion Clovis North which scored four runs in the top of the seventh to put away a 5-0 victory over defending champ Central. That wraps our softball finals! Thanks to everyone who supported the athletes this weekend. 🥎👏🏟️🎉
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Congratulations to the Sanger boys volleyball team for winning the @CIFState NorCal Division II championship, 3-1, over Bishop O’Dowd. Scores: 25-20, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19. 👏🎉🏐
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Fresno Christian defeated visiting Mojave for the Central Section 8-man football title, 54-6. Congrats to both teams! 🏈🏟️👏
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Congratulations to the Dinuba High boys basketball team, which edged Mission College Prep, 46-42, at Selland Arena. Dinuba last won 32 years ago. The Royals’ Roman Benedetti and the Emperors’ Josh Ochoa were players of the game. Amazing atmosphere to close Day 1 of finals!
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Congratulations to the Arroyo Grande girls water polo team for winning the Northern California Division II championship! The Eagles defeated Acalanes 10-7. Way to go! 🎉👏🤽♂️🏆
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Please forgive our social media team for wanting to remind everyone it's Central Section championships our athletes are aiming for. Our Section is bigger than the valley with schools on the coast, in the desert & mountains. Good luck to our cheer & wrestling teams today! 🍀🥇👏
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Kudos to the Centennial boys basketball team - you went as far as you could! SoCal Region Division II champions and state finalists. Oakland Tech wins the state title, 79-55. An experience to remember, Hawks! 👏🏀🤩
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Congratulations to the Broncos, 2023 Division I football champions. 👏🏈🎉
Clovis North is your D1 Central Section champs, defeating Central 24-14. Defense came to play the second half, McKay Madsen with 3 rushing TDs. 13-0. @CNBroncoFB
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Congratulations to the Clovis West girls golf team for winning the 2021 Central Section championship at Kern River GC! That's the ninth consecutive girls golf title for the Golden Eagles.
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Congratulations to Division II boys wrestling champion Redwood and runner-up South! 🤼♀️👏🎉
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Wow. Some high-scoring finals tonight. It take A LOT to be a Central Section finalist. There are only 12 teams who make it. Congratulations to all schools involved. Bravo to the champs! 🏈👏🤩
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Final: Bakersfield Christian 28, Central Valley Christian 7 for the Division II championship.
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Congratulations to this year's Central Section scholarship winners! Tanner Sagouspe of San Joaquin Memorial @sjmhs and Reese Renz of Liberty High (Bakersfield) netted the $1,000 awards. Sixteen others receive $500. 👏🎉🤩
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Congratulations to the Clovis West girls basketball team on its 13th consecutive Division I Section championship after needing overtime to beating conference foe Clovis, 53-44. Players of the game are the Cougars' Sadie Sin and the Golden Eagles' Alexis Swillis. 🏀👏🏆
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Congratulations to the Caruthers girls soccer team, the second Blue Raiders champion Friday, with a 6-2 victory over Riverdale. They joined the boys basketball team who won the Division VI title at Selland earlier in the day. Group shot! 👏🏆⚽️🏀
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The Buchanan girls claimed the Division I cross country championship. Clovis North is the runner-up. The Bears' Sydney Sundgren is the individual champion. 🏃♀️🥇👏
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All these groups of awards are now en route to being delivered to playoff sites today. Plaques, medals, hats ... Good luck to everyone competing for Section titles this week! 👏🍀🎾⚽🏊♂️
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Philadelphia Eagles safety and Clovis West High alum Andre Chachere is in the house! The Super Bowl participant helped preside over a halftime competition during the Division I girls final between Clovis & Clovis West. Thanks, Andre! 👏🏈🦅
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Our softball final field is set! All games at Fresno State's Margie Wright Diamond this weekend.
Friday: D3, Wasco vs. Monache, 4:30 p.m.
D2: Bullard vs. Hanford, 7 p.m.
Congratulations to all our finalists! 🎉🥎👏 1/2
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Congratulations to the Lindsay boys soccer team, Division II Section champions with a 2-1 victory over visiting San Luis Obispo. 👏⚽️👑
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Starting Friday! 🎉⚽️🏀⚾️🥎🧢 Dick’s Sporting Goods is offering CIF member schools an exclusive discount of 20% off your entire purchase in all California stores through March 6th! (Exclusions may apply.)
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While the Caruthers softball team was celebrating its Section championship, the players sent up a cheer from Fresno State for Nailea to win a state title at Buchanan High. Congratulations, ladies! 👏🎉🥇
.@caruthers_ATH has a state champion! Junior Nailea Fields wins the girls’ discus throw with a distance of 157-01 (47.87m).
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Congratulations to the Mendota Aztecs who won the Division VI Central Section championship with a 38-8 victory over host Hanford West. 👏🏈🎉
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Congratulations to the Justin Garza soccer teams! The boys are Division IV Section champions with a 2-1 victory over Dinuba. The girls defeated Kerman 2-1 to become the Division III champions. Big day for the Guardians!
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Congratulations to the Bullard softball team for winning the Division II Central Section title. 🥎🎉👏
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