Preps: Clovis West names next football coach; two coaches hit milestones and rankings
Clovis West High named Eric Brown as its next head football coach after he spent the past two seasons as the outside linebackers coach at UNLV.
It is a homecoming for Brown who played for the Golden Eagles before he graduated in 2006.
The son of the late Fresno State assistant and defensive coordinator Dan Brown, Eric went on to play for Fresno State and was a graduate assistant coach for the Bulldogs.
After being at Fresno State, Brown was named the outside linebackers coach at Indiana State in 2012. He was the linebackers coach at Idaho from 2013 to 2017 before moving to UNLV under defensive coordinator Tim Skipper, a former Fresno State standout and coach.
Boys soccer top seeds
The Central Section soccer playoffs will begin Tuesday (boys) and Wednesday (girls).
The top seeds on the boys side are Clovis (Division I), Sanger (D-II), Mission Oak (D-III), Garces (D-IV), Mendota (D-V) and Fresno Christian (D-VI).
Tuesday’s matches begin at 3:30 p.m. at schools without lighted fields and 6 p.m. with lights.
Here are the boys playoff matchups/scores:
Division I
No. 1 Clovis 4, No. 16 San Luis Obispo 0
No. 9 Buchanan 3, No. 8 Reedley 1
No. 5 Golden West 1, No. 12 Golden Valley-Bakersfield 0
No. 13 Liberty-Bakersfield 1, No. 4 Clovis East 1
(Liberty advances in PKs 5-4)
No. 3 Central 2, No. 14 Bullard 1
No. 6 Ridgeview 1, No. 11 Santa Maria 0
No. 7 Clovis West 3, No. 10 South 1
No. 2 Clovis North 4, No. 15 Tulare Western 1
No. 15 Tulare Western at No. 2 Clovis North
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Clovis 3, No. 9 Buchanan 0
No. 13 Liberty-Bakersfield 3, No. 5 Golden West 0
No. 3 Central 0, No. 6 Ridgeview 0
(Central advances on PKs, 3-1)
No. 7 Clovis West 1, No. 2 Clovis North 1
(Clovis West advances on PKs, 7-6)
May 25 semifinals
No. 13 Liberty-Bakersfield at No. 1 Clovis
No. 7 Clovis West at No. 3 Central
Division II
No. 8 Stockdale 3, No. 9 Madera 2
No. 6 Madera South 3, No. 11 Paso Robles 0
No. 7 Dinuba 5, No. 10 Pioneer Valley 1
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Sanger 5, No. 8 Stockdale 2
No. 5 Redwood 4, No. 4 Atascadero 0
No. 3 Foothill 2, No. 6 Madera South 1
No. 2 Tulare Union 3, No. 7 Dinuba 0
May 25 semifinals
No. 5 Redwood at No. 1 Sanger
No. 3 Foothill at No. 2 Tulare Union
Division III
No. 9 Roosevelt 3, No. 8 Washington Union 2
No. 5 San Joaquin Memorial 3, No. 12 Fresno 1
No. 4 Lemoore 8, No. 13 East 1
No. 3 Highland 4, No. 14 St. Joseph 2
No. 6 Mira Monte 2, No. 11 McLane 1
No. 7 Independence 5, No. 10 Wasco 1
No. 15 Selma 3, No. 2 Templeton 2
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Mission Oak 5, No. 9 Roosevelt 1
No. 5 San Joaquin Memorial 2, No. 4 Lemoore 1
No. 3 Highland 1, No. 6 Mira Monte 0
No. 7 Independence 2, No. 15 Selma 1
May 25 semifinals
No. 5 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 1 Mission Oak
No. 7 Independence at No. 3 Highland
Division IV
No. 8 Hanford 4, No. 9 Kingsburg 2
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Garces 5, No. 8 Hanford 0
No. 4 Chowchilla 4, No. 5 McFarland 1
No. 3 Kerman 2, No. 6 Arvin 1
No. 2 Lindsay 6, No. 7 Mission Prep 1
May 25 semifinals
No. 4 Chowchilla at No. 1 Garces
No. 3 Kerman at No. 2 Lindsay
Division V
No. 6 Riverdale 2, No. 11 Hanford West 0
No. 7 Exeter 4, No. 10 Caruthers 2
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Mendota 6, No. 8 Parlier 1
No. 4 Farmersville 3, No. 5 Bishop 1
No. 6 Riverdale 3, No. 3 Orange Cove 1
No. 2 Fowler 4, No. 7 Exeter 0
May 25 semifinals
No. 4 Farmersville at No. 1 Mendota
No. 6 Riverdale at No. 2 Fowler
Division VI
No. 4 Avenal 2, No. 5 Bakersfield Christian 0
No. 3 Sierra Pacific 3, No. 6 Firebaugh 1
No. 2 Granite Hills 10, No. 7 Frazier Mountain 0
Thursday’s semifinals
No. 1 Fresno Christian 2, No. 4 Avenal 1
No. 4 Sierra Pacific 4, No. 2 Granite Hills 3
May 25 championship
No. 4 Sierra Pacific at No. 3 Fresno Christian
Girls soccer top seeds
Section girls soccer playoff matches will begin Wednesday, with matches beginning at 3:30 p.m. without lights and 6 p.m. with lights.
The top seeds in each divisions include Clovis North (D-I), Hanford (D-II), Kingsburg (D-III), Exeter (D-IV), Kerman (D-V) and Arvin (D-VI).
Here are the girls playoff matchups/scores:
Division I
No. 9 Liberty-Bakersfield 1, No. 8 Bullard 0
No. 5 Central 2, No. 12 Arroyo Grande 1
No. 13 Clovis East 3, No. 4 Redwood 2
No. 3 Buchanan 4, No. 14 Clovis West 1
No. 6 San Luis Obispo 1, No. 11 Frontier 0
No. 7 Stockdale 3, No. 10 Edison 1
No. 2 Clovis 8, No. 15 Paso Robles 0
Friday’s quarterfinals
No. 7 Stockdale 1, No. 2 Clovis 0
No. 1 Clovis North 1, No. 9 Liberty-Bakersfield 1
(Clovis North advances on PKs, 4-2
No. 5 Central 2, No. 13 Clovis East 0
No. 3 Buchanan 6, No. 6 San Luis Obispo 0
May 26 semifinals
No. 5 Central at No. 1 Clovis North
No. 7 Stockdale at No. 3 Buchanan
Division II
No. 9 El Diamante 2, No. 8 Madera 2
(Madera advances on PKs, 5-4)
No. 12 St. Joseph 3, No. 5 Tulare Union 1
No. 4 Garces 4, No. 13 Mission Oak 3
No. 3 Highland 4, No. 14 Bakersfield 1
No. 11 Centennial 2, No. 6 Tulare Western 1
No. 10 Madera South 4, No. 7 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 2
Friday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Hanford 6, No. 8 Madera 0
No. 4 Garces 1, No. 12 St. Joseph’s 0
No. 3 Highland 3, No. 11 Centennial 1
No. 2 Sanger 4, No. 10 Madera South 3
May 26 semifinals
No. 4 Garces at No. 1 Hanford
No. 3 Highland at No. 2 Sanger
Division III
No. 8 Selma 3, No. 9 Mission Prep 0
No. 7 Templeton 9, No. 10 Reedley 2
Friday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Kingsburg 5, No. 8 Selma 0
No. 4 Independence 3, No. 5 Yosemite 2
No. 3 Nipomo wins by forefit over No. 6 San Joaquin Memorial
No. 7 Templeton 2, No. 2 Golden West 1
May 26 semifinals
No. 4 Independence at No. 1 Kingsburg
No. 7 Templeton at No. 3 Nipomo
Division IV
No. 8 Hanford West 1, No. 9 Orcutt Academy 0
No. 5 Bakersfield Christian 2, No. 12 South 0
No. 4 Orosi 4, No. 13 Fresno 2
No. 3 Central Valley Christian 4, No. 14 Golden Valley-Bakersfield 0
No. 6 Fowler 3, No. 11 Dinuba 1
No. 10 Morro Bay 3, No. 7 Wasco 1
No. 2 Sierra Pacific 5, No. 15 Washington Union 0
Friday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Exeter 3, No. 8 Hanford West 2
No. 5 Bakersfield Christian 3, No. 4 Orosi 2
No. 6 Fowler at No. 3 Central Valley Christian, 2 p.m. Saturday
No. 2 Sierra Pacific 4, No. 10 Morro Bay 1
May 26 semifinals
No. 5 Bakersfield Christian at No. 1 Exeter
No. 3 CVC/No. 6 Fowler winner at No. 2 Sierra Pacific
Division V
No. 9 Mammoth 2, No. 8 Woodlake 1
Friday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Kerman 4, No. 9 Mammoth 2
No. 4 Lindsay 2, No. 5 Bishop 1
No. 3 Santa Maria 2, No. 6 West 0
No. 2 Roosevelt 5, No. 7 Caruthers 1
May 26 semifinals
No. 4 Lindsay at No. 1 Kerman
No. 3 Santa Maria at No. 2 Roosevelt
Division VI
Friday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Arvin 20, No. 8 Firebaugh 0
No. 4 Frazier Mountain 3, No. 5 Immanuel 0
No. 3 Granite Hills 9, No. 6 Mendota 1
No. 2 Fresno Christian 4, No. 7 Chowchilla 0
May 26 semifinals
No. 4 Frazier Mountain at No. 1 Arvin
No. 3 Granite Hills at No. 7 Fresno Christian
Girls tennis team playoffs set
Clovis North earned the top seed in Division I and received a bye.
Here are the matchups/scores:
Matches at 4 p.m., unless noted.
Division I
No. 8 Bakersfield Christian 6, No. 9 Redwood 3
No. 5 San Luis Obispo 9, No. 12 Clovis East 0
No. 6 Clovis West 5, No. 11 Bullard 4
No. 7 Liberty-Bakersfield 8, No. 10 Clovis 1
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Clovis North 7, No. 8 Bakersfield Christian 2
No. 5 San Luis Obispo at No. 4 Buchanan
No. 6 Clovis West 5, No. 3 Stockdale 4
No. 2 Garces 8, No. 7 Liberty-Bakersfield 1
May 25 semifinals
No. 4 Buchanan/No. 5 San Luis Obispo winner at No. 1 Clovis North
No. 6 Clovis West at No. 2 Garces
Division II
No. 5 Central 9, No. 4 Bakersfield 0
Thursday’s semifinals
No. 1 Sanger 6, No. 5 Central 3
No. 3 El Diamante 9, No. 2 Templeton 0
May 25 championship
No. 3 El Diamante at No. 1 Sanger
Division III
No. 1 Mt. Whitney 9, No. 8 West 0
No. 5 Tulare Western 5, No. 4 Immanuel 1
No. 3 Reedley 5, No. 6 Yosemite 1
No. 2 Central Valley Christian 9, No. 7 North 0
Thursday’s semifinals
No. 1 Mt. Whitney 5, No. 5 Tulare Western 4
No. 2 Central Valley Christian 6, No. 3 Reedley 0
May 25 championship
No. 2 CVC at No. 1 Mt. Whitney
Division IV
No. 1 Kerman 9, No. 8 Firebaugh 0
No. 4 Kingsburg 5, No. 5 Cesar Chavez 3
No. 3 Highland 5, No. 6 Taft 4
No. 2 Woodlake 8, No. 7 Madera South 1
Thursday’s semifinals
No. 4 Kingsburg at No. 1 Kerman (Monday)
No. 2 Woodlake 7, No. 3 Highland 2
Division V
No. 8 Exeter 5, No. 9 Mission Oak 4
Thursday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Fresno Christian 6, No. 8 Exeter 3
No. 4 Shafter 6, No. 5 Caruthers 3
No. 6 Fowler 5, No. 3 Golden Valley-Bakersfield 4
No. 2 Sierra Pacific 7, No. 7 Dinuba 2
May 25 semifinals
No. 4 Shafter at No. 1 Fresno Christian
No. 6 Fowler at No. 2 Sierra Pacific
Boys tennis playoff matchups
Clovis North drew the top seed and receives a bye, along with No. 2 Liberty-Bakersfield, No. 3 Buchanan and No. 4 San Luis Obispo.
Playoffs began Monday and will continue throughout the week and next week.
Here are the matchups/scores:
Division I
Monday
No. 8 Arroyo Grande 5, No. 9 Stockdale 4
No. 5 Redwood 7, No. 12 Clovis 2
No. 11 Clovis West 5, No. 6 Sanger 4
No. 7 Clovis East 7, No. 10 Bullard 2
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Clovis North 6, No. 8 Arroyo Grande 0
No. 4 San Luis Obispo 8, No. 5 Redwood 1
No. 3 Buchanan 5, No. 11 Clovis West 2
No. 2 Liberty-Bakersfield 5, No. 7 Clovis East 4
May 24 semifinals
No. 4 San Luis Obispo at No. 1 Clovis North
No. 3 Buchanan at No. 2 Liberty-Bakersfield
Division II
No. 9 Central 5, No. 8 Yosemite 1
No. 10 Bakersfield 6, No. 7 Sunnyside 3
No. 6 Garces 8, No. 11 Paso Robles 1
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Immanuel 6, No. 9 Central 3
No. 4 Tulare Western 7, No. 5 El Diamante 2
No. 3 Centennial 7, No. 6 Garces 2
No. 2 San Joaquin Memorial 5, No. 10 Bakersfield 1
May 24 semifinals
No. 4 Tulare Western at No. 1 Immanuel
No. 3 Centennial at No. 2 San Joaquin Memorial
Division III
No. 9 Independence 5, No. 8 Selma 1
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Sierra Pacific 6, No. 9 Independence 0
No. 5 Hanford West 5, No. 4 Reedley 4
No. 3 Tulare Union 9, No. 6 Golden West 0
No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 8, No. 7 Mt. Whitney 1
May 24 semifinals
No. 5 Hanford West at No. 1 Sierra Pacific
No. 3 Tulare Union at No. 2 Bakersfield Christian
Division IV
No. 10 Madera 6, No. 7 Fowler 3
No. 8 Firebaugh 8, No. 9 Taft 1
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Mission Prep 9, No. 8 Firebaugh 0
No. 5 Highland 5, No. 4 Kerman 4
No. 6 Arvin 5, No. 3 Fresno Christian 3
No. 2 Kingsburg 9, No. 10 Madera 0
May 24 semifinals
No. 5 Highland at No. 1 Mission Prep
No. 6 Arvin at No. 2 Kingsburg
Division V
No. 4 Mission Oak 8, No. 5 Madera South 1
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 1 Golden Valley-Bakersfield 6, No. 4 Mission Oak 3
No. 2 Cesar Chavez 8, No. 3 Granite Hills 1
May 24 championship
No. 2 Cesar Chavez at No. 1 Golden Valley-Bakersfield
Athlete of the Week honors
Orion Tomlinson of Fresno Christian basketball and Melania Davila of Orosi soccer are last week’s winner of The Bee’s Athlete of the Week polls.
Tomlinson totaled 57.8% of the votes, ahead of Orin Hirschkorn of Caruthers baseball (42.1%).
On the girls side, Davila totaled 59.6% of the votes, while Bella Duran of Lindsay soccer followed with 37.5%.
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Tom Donald reaches big milestone
Tom Donald won his 500th game when Bullard defeated Madera 8-0 on May 13.
Donald became the seventh baseball coach in the section to reach 500 career wins, section historian Bob Barnett said.
His overall record is now 501-137-6 in 21 seasons that spans to his Buchanan days.
Milestone win for Clovis West coach, too
Clovis West girls basketball coach Craig Campbell notched his 400th victory as the Golden Eagles coach after his team defeated Clovis North 80-42.
Campbell is in his 16th season as the Clovis West coach and becomes the fourth coach to reach 400 wins in the section, Barnett said.
His section record is 400-86.
Before joining Clovis West, Campbell was 239-86 at Reno High.
Girls basketball rankings
Records through Saturday
1. Clovis West (12-0) Pvs. 1
2. San Joaquin Memorial (7-0) Pvs. 2
3. Buchanan (11-3) Pvs. 3
4. Clovis (7-2) Pvs. 4
5. St. Joseph (13-4) Pvs. 5
6. Caruthers (12-0) Pvs. 6
7. Hanford (7-1) Pvs. 10
8. Roosevelt (11-1) Pvs. 9
9. Clovis East (9-7) Pvs. 8
10. Arroyo Grande (9-2) Pvs. NR
Boys basketball rankings
Records through Saturday
1. San Joaquin Memorial (15-1) Pvs. 1
2. Clovis West (14-3) Pvs. 2
3. St. Joseph (20-1) Pvs. 3
4. Clovis North (14-3) Pvs. 4
5. Central (7-2) Pvs. 6
6. Arroyo Grande (7-4) Pvs. 5
7. Bullard (8-7) Pvs. 8
8. Sanger (7-6) Pvs. 7
9. Bakersfield Christian (12-9) Pvs. 9
10. Nipomo (9-1) Pvs. NR
Baseball rankings
Records through Saturday
1. Buchanan (21-1) Pvs. 1
2. San Joaquin Memorial (16-3) Pvs. 2
3. Bullard (16-2-1) Pvs. 3
4. Clovis North (15-6) Pvs. 4
5. Arroyo Grande (20-1) Pvs. 5
6. Liberty-Bakersfield (10-1) Pvs. 6
7. Centennial (9-3) Pvs. 7
8. Clovis West (14-6-1) Pvs. 8
9. Clovis (10-10) Pvs. 9
10. El Diamante (16-6) Pvs. NR
Softball rankings
Records through Saturday
1. Clovis North (13-0) Pvs. 1
2. Clovis (16-2) Pvs. 2
3. Arroyo Grande (14-2) Pvs. 5
4. Liberty-Bakersfield (11-0) Pvs. 6
5. Buchanan (13-5) Pvs. 3
6. Paso Robles (17-2) Pvs. 9
7. Central (12-9) Pvs. 8
8. Clovis East (8-7) Pvs. 4
9. Stockdale (7-2) Pvs. 7
10. Clovis West (10-10) Pvs. 10
Former Clovis High pitcher earns honor
Cal State Northridge junior Blake Sodersten earned Big West Conference pitcher of the week honors after his first career complete game in an 11-1 win over Cal State Fullerton.
In the eight-inning, run-rule victory, the former Clovis High standout allowed one run on three hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
This story was originally published May 17, 2021 at 12:13 PM.
