Imagine being the pitching coach of the pitcher producing results rivaling the best in Central Section history.

It's the worst fear for a high school athlete, particularly a great one: failing to complete a senior career because of injury.

James Patrick isn't ready to saddle that Harley quite yet. "I don't want to hang a number on anything because that's when you're announcing retirement," the 54-year-old Clovis High baseball coach said during practice Monday, three days after he won his 600th game when the Cougars scored eight runs in the last two innings to stun Clovis East 8-7.

Summer's early arrival in the mountains north and east of Fresno is great news in some ways and a tad worrisome in others.

When it comes to bike racing, few Fresno families are more involved than the Sassers. Mark Sasser, 43, is a fixture in the local cycling scene, wife Ruste Sasser, 33, races road and mountain bikes, and 14-year-old Cameron Sasser is one of the area's

The hottest, most far-reaching story in college athletics isn't taking place on a basketball court or football field.

Enter the Warzone, pedaling at his own cadence.

Enter the Warzone, a 24-second violation of your senses.

Enter the Warzone, composed in complete secrecy.