They parked a quarter-mile each way on Browning Avenue, stuffed the bleachers at Mike Noakes Field and stood 10 deep down the left-field line for Bullard High's 4-3 baseball win over Buchanan in the Central Section Division I semifinals.

Bullard High is a few innings away from establishing a unique hat trick.

Mike Noel is the fifth-most winning softball coach in Central Section history in an 18-year Clovis High ride that has scooped 10 league and five section championships.

Here's a look at how things are shaping up around the southern Sierra Nevada. As always this time of year, rivers and creeks are a major danger. Be extremely cautious around water.

May is National Bike Month, and the central San Joaquin Valley has really clipped in. "Fresno is really growing up in terms of cycling," shop co-owner Rich Holdsworth said. The city wasn't designed with bikes in mind, but significant progress has been made.

One likes to pierce the skin, one gets on the skin and one burrows under it. For those heading outdoors this time of year, all three are best avoided.

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