Former Fresno-area wrestling standouts Scott Sakaguchi, Stephen West and James Cook are in the field for the NCAA Division I Championships, March 21-23 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Oregon State junior Sakaguchi (Clovis High) is the seventh seed in the 149-pound bracket and opens against Buffalo's Blake Roulo. Sakaguchi (24-6, nine falls) earned his third trip to the NCAAs as the Pac-12 runner-up. He was third last year.

Columbia senior West (Buchanan) is unseeded at 174 and faces Virginia's Jon Fausey. West (23-7, seven falls) has an at-large bid for his first appearance in the tournament.

Campbell sophomore Cook (Madera/Clovis West) is unseeded and takes on No. 10 Jake Swartz of Boise State in his 184 opener. Cook (8-8, four falls) was an unlikely qualifier, winning the Southern Conference tournament as a seventh seed, beating the top three en route to the title.

Tulare race track to host two-day Outlaws show

Defending champion Donny Schatz, 20-time winner Steve Kinser and partially retired two-time king Jason Meyers of Clovis are expected to be in the field Friday and Saturday for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car series stop at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway.

Tim Kaeding, who drives the No. 83 owned by Fresno's Dennis Roth, also will be racing.

The Outlaws, with support from the USAC West Coast Sprinters both nights and IMCA Modifieds on Friday, kicks off a 13-date season at Tulare's one-third-mile clay oval.

Highlights of the season include a return of the USAC/CRA Non Wing 410s on May 18, the Chris and Brian Faria Memorial featuring the King of the West 410 sprints May 25-26 and the 20th annual Trophy Cup on Oct. 17-19.

Tickets for this weekend's shows are $40 for bleachers and $45 for the grandstands each night. Gates open at 4 p.m.

Details: (559) 688-0909.

Madera Speedway opens season on Saturday

LoanMart Madera Speedway's season begins with Saturday's Spears Southwest Tour Melo's Gas & Gear 151.

Defending series champ Derek Thorn headlines a field of stock car drivers expected to include veteran Jim Pettit as well as up-and-comers Ross Strmiska, Jared Vorse, Jacob Gomes and Jason Gilbert.

The LunkerDaddy Late Models (led by defending champ Tony Schmitz), Legends of the Pacific, Toyota Sedans, SRL S2 Series and the 18 second Bracket race are the support classes.

Other schedule highlights include the Smokey Hanoian Classic on March 30, the Vukovich Classic on May 4, the Al Pombo Classic on June 8, the Gerhardt Classic on July 13 and the Harvest Classic on Sept. 13-14.

Saturday's tickets are $27 for adults, $23 for seniors and military, $17 for youths 6-12 and $75 for family packs (two adults, two youths). Youths 5 and younger are free. Grandstands open at 3 p.m. with qualifying at 3:30 p.m.

Details: tickets@racemadera.com or (559) 673-7223.

49ers boss York to speak at breakfast in Fresno

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York will be the featured speaker at the Catholic Professional & Business Club of the Diocese of Fresno's breakfast meeting April 12.

It starts at 7:15 a.m. at Pardini's, 2257 W. Shaw Ave.

York, a nephew of former 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., became CEO in 2010. His promotion of Trent Baalke to general manager and the hiring of Jim Harbaugh as coach helped end San Francisco's 10-year playoff hiatus in 2011.

York also secured the financing in 2011 and obtained $200 million in NFL support for the team's new stadium that is being built in Santa Clara.

Details: (559) 434-2722.

Fresno State golfer earns Mountain West award

Fresno State freshman Troix Tonkham was named Mountain West Conference co-golfer of the week after his first college title Sunday.

Tonkham had a 54-hole total of 6-under 210 in a field of 94 to win the Bandon (Ore.) Dunes Championships by three strokes. He ranks 13th in the MWC with a 72.79 stroke average and shared the weekly honor with New Mexico senior James Erkenbeck, tied for first at the Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas.

Reedley JC stretches CVC golf winning streak to four

Aden Louez shot a 73 to earn medalist honors and lead Reedley College to its fourth straight Central Valley Conference mini-tournament win.

Nick Sorensen added a 74 for the Tigers, who totaled 376 strokes at Sierra Meadows Country Club. Rodney Lafaye's 76 led West Hills-Lemoore (400). Cody Horn shot 76 for Fresno City (412).

'Dogs tennis team loses

Purdue swept the bottom three singles matches to clinch a 4-3 victory over Fresno State in a nonconference tennis match at the Wathen Center.

Reid deLaubenfels and Sam MacNeil won 8-4 at No. 1 for the Bulldogs' lone doubles victory. The Boilermakers, with the doubles point in hand, won Nos. 4-6 in singles to build an insurmountable lead.

Wins by deLaubenfels, Sai Kartik Nakireddi and Felipe Fritz came after the match was decided. Fritz's 7-5, 6-4 victory at No. 3 was his fifth consecutive singles win.