Preps: Section girls basketball championships and baseball/softball results
The Central Section baseball and softball playoffs begin this week. Top seeds in each division:
Baseball: Buchanan (D-I), Arroyo Grande (D-II), Templeton (D-III), Madera South (D-IV), Minarets (D-V) and Kennedy (D-VI).
Softball: Clovis North (D-I), Dinuba (D-II), Templeton (D-III), Fowler (D-IV), Shafter (D-V) and Foothill (D-VI).
All games will be played at home sites, including championship games.
Here are the schedules:
Baseball
Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted
Division I: No. 1 Buchanan 7, No. 16 Righetti 6; No. 8 Clovis West 12, No. 9 Frontier 3; No. 5 Stockdale 4, No. 12 Tulare Western 2; No. 13 Redwood 5, No. 4 Clovis North 4; No. 3 Bullard 3, No. 14 Central 0, Tuesday; No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield 24, No. 11 Clovis East 4, Tuesday; No. 10 Clovis 10, No. 7 Centennial 2, Tuesday; No. 15 San Luis Obispo 7, No. 2 San Joaquin Memorial 4. Friday’s quarterfinals: No. 1 Buchanan 11, No. 8 Clovis West 1; No. 5 Stockdale 10, No. 13 Redwood 2; No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield 6, No. 3 Bullard 2; No. 10 Clovis 12, No. 15 San Luis Obispo 8. June 16 semifinals: No. 5 Stockdale at No. 1 Buchanan; No. 10 Clovis at No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield
Division II: No. 9 Sanger 6, No. 8 Highland 2; No. 5 Edison 14, No. 12 Bakersfield 3; No. 6 Madera 5, No. 11 Tulare Union 1; No. 7 Hanford 12, No. 10 Tehachapi 2. Friday’s quarterfinals: No. 1 Arroyo Grande 6, No. 9 Sanger 4; No. 2 El Diamante 5, No. 7 Hanford 4; No. 6 Madera 11, No. 3 Fresno 2; No. 4 Paso Robles 6, No. 5 Edison 3. June 16 semifinals: No. 4 Paso Robles at No. 1 Arroyo Grande; No. 6 Madera at No. 2 El Diamante
Division III: No. 9 Immanuel 10, No. 8 Fowler 0; No. 5 Firebaugh 7, No. 12 Chowchilla 1; No. 4 Ridgeview 10, No. 13 North 2; No. 3 Reedley 9, No. 14 Dinuba 0; No. 6 Independence 6, No. 11 St. Joseph 2; No. 7 Garces 8, No. 10 Nipomo 6; No. 2 Kerman 7, No. 15 Mission Prep 1. Friday’s quarterfinals: No. 1 Templeton 10, No. 9 Immanuel 1; No. 4 Ridgeview 6, No. 5 Firebaugh 2; No. 3 Reedley 5, No. 6 Independence 4; No. 2 Kerman 2, No. 7 Garces 0. June 16 semifinals: No. 4 Ridgeview at No. 1 Templeton; No. 3 Reedley at No. 2 Kerman
Division IV: No. 16 Golden West 4, No. 1 Madera South 3; No. 8 Santa Maria 9, No. 9 Monache 8; No. 5 Lemoore 10, No. 12 Exeter 5; No. 4 Taft 7, No. 13 Central Valley Christian 4; No. 3 Morro Bay 7, No. 14 Kingsburg 4; No. 11 Sierra Pacific 9, No. 6 Wasco 4; No. 10 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 13, No. 7 Dos Palos 6; No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 19, No. 15 East 1. Friday’s quarterfinals: No. 16 Golden West at No. 8 Santa Maria, Saturday; No. 4 Taft 10, No. 5 Lemoore 4; No. 3 Morro Bay 22, No. 11 Sierra Pacific 0; No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 15, No. 10 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 1. June 16 semifinals: No. 4 Taft vs. No. 8 Santa Maria/No. 16 Golden West winner
Division V: No. 8 Lindsay 11, No. 9 Delano 3. Quarterfinal: No. 4 Bishop 6, No. 5 Caruthers 5; No. 3 Washington Union 8, No. 6 Corcoran 5; No. 7 Rosamond at No. 2 Arvin, June 11.; No. 1 Minarets 6, No. 8 Lindsay 2. June 16 semifinals: No. 4 Bishop at No. 1 Minarets; No. 3 Washington Union at Arvin
Division VI: No. 8 Woodlake 7, No. 9 Mammoth 5; No. 5 Kern Valley 25, No. 12 Lone Pine 0; No. 6 Roosevelt 16, No. 11 Laton 1; No. 7 Strathmore 12, No. 10 Parlier 2. Friday’s quarterfinals: No. 1 Kennedy 22, No. 8 Woodlake 0; No. 5 Kern Valley 6, No. 4 Shafter 3; No. 3 Fresno Christian 14, No. 6 Roosevelt 4; No. 7 Strathmore 10, No. 2 Orange Cove 9. June 16 semifinals: No. 5 Kern Valley at No. 1 Kennedy; No. 7 Strathmore at No. 3 Fresno Christian
Softball
Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted
Division I: No. 1 Clovis North 5, No. 16 Redwood 2; No. 9 Madera 3, No. 8 Arroyo Grande 2; No. 5 Central 7, No. 12 Bullard 3; No. 4 Liberty-Bakersfield 8, No. 13 Clovis East 1; No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 14 Frontier 0; No. 6 Kingsburg 11, No. 11 Stockdale 1; No. 10 Clovis West 15, No. 7 Paso Robles 5; No. 2 Clovis 10, No. 15 Atascadero 0. Thursday’s quarterfinals: Clovis North 2, Madera 0; No. 4 Liberty-Bakersfield 3, No. 5 Central 0; No. 3 Buchanan 10, No. 6 Kingsburg 0; No. 2 Clovis 10, No. 10 Clovis West 3. June 15 semifinals: No. 4 Liberty-Bakerfield at No. 1 Clovis North; No. 3 Buchanan at No. 2 Clovis
Division II: No. 9 Sanger 9, No. 8 Hanford 3; No. 5 Tulare Western 10, No. 12 Righetti 9; No. 6 Monache 16, No. 11 East Bakersfield 0; No. 7 Centennial 4, No. 10 El Diamante 1. Thursday’s quarterfinals: No. 1 Dinuba 1, No. 9 Sanger 0; No. 5 Tulare Western 11, No. 4 Independence 5; No. 3 Selma 7, No. 6 Monache 6; No. 7 Centennial 5, No. 2 Garces 2. June 15 semifinals: No. 5 Tulare Western at No. 1 Dinuba; No. 7 Centennial at No. 3 Selma
Division III: No. 8 Washington Union 6, No. 9 Sunnyside 5; No. 10 Lemoore 5, No. 7 Reedley 4. Thursday’s quarterfinals: No. 4 Mission Oak 4, No. 5 St. Joseph 3; No. 3 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 8, No. 6 Kerman 1; No. 1 Tulare Union 8, No. 8 Washington Union 1; No. 8 Lemoore at No. 2 Templeton, 11 a.m. Saturday. June 15 semifinals: No. 4 Mission Oak at No. 1 Tulare Union; No. 2 Templeton/No. 10 Lemoore winner vs. No. Liberty-Madera Ranchos
Division IV: No. 8 Santa Maria 16, No. 9 Bakersfield 5; No. 6 Exeter 13, No. 11 North 0; No. 7 Fresno 8, No. 10 San Joaquin Memorial 7. Thursday’s quarterfinal: No. 4 Dos Palos 6, No. 5 Morro Bay 4; No. 8 Santa Maria at No. 1 Fowler, 10 a.m. Saturday; No. 6 Exeter 7, No. 3 Taft 5; No. 7 Fresno at No. 2 Chowchilla, Friday
Division V: No. 8 Riverdale 18, No. 9 Rosamond 8; No. 5 Bakersfield Christian d. No. 12 Mira Monte; No. 4 Orange Cove 5, No. 13 Immanuel 4; No. 3 Highland 10, No. 14 Corcoran 0; No. 6 Golden Valley 9, No. 11 Desert 3; No. 10 Sierra Pacific 16, No. 7 Caruthers 10. Thursday’s quarterfinals: No. 1 Shafter 10, No. 8 Riverdale 0; No. 5 Bakersfield Christian 4, No. 4 Orange Cove 2; No. 6 Golden Valley at No. 3 Highland, 3 p.m. Monday; No. 10 Sierra Pacific 16, No. 2 McLane 7
Division VI: Thursday’s quarterfinals: No. 1 Foothill 4, No. 8 Bishop 0; No. 5 Lone Pine 11, No. 4 Laton 4; No. 3 Mission Prep 12, No. 6 Parlier 2; No. 2 Fresno Christian 12, No. 7 Woodlake 1. June 15 semifinals: No. 5 Lone Pine at No. 1 Foothill; No. 3 Mission Prep at No. 2 Fresno Christian
Basketball championships set in Open Division
Top seed San Joaquin Memorial will play for the boys Open Division championship after defeating No. 4 Clovis North 84-82.
Joseph Hunter led the way for the Panthers by finishing with 28 points. Mike Davis Jr. added 18 for Memorial, which will host No. 2 St. Joseph.
The Knights defeated No. 3 Clovis West 87-83.
The championship is set for Friday at San Joaquin Memorial.
On the girls side, top-seed Clovis West rolled to a 91-39 win over No. 4 Arroyo Grande. The Golden Eagles will face No. 3 Clovis for the Open Division championship on Thursday.
A look at other scores/schedule:
Central Section boys basketball playoffs
Games at 6 p.m. unless noted
Open: No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 84, No. 4 Clovis North 82; No. 2 St. Joseph 87, No. 3 Clovis West 83. Friday’s championship: No. 2 St. Joseph 68, No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 64. Third place: No. 4 Clovis North 74, No. 3 Clovis West 72
Division I - First round: No. 8 Mission Prep 61, No. 9 Clovis 51. Quarterfinals: No. 1 Central 76, No. 8 Mission Prep 48; Arroyo Grande wins by forfeit; No. 6 Edison 68, No. 3 Clovis East 52; No. 2 Bullard 58, No. 7 Buchanan 53. Tuesday’s semifinals: No. 1 Central 66, No. 5 Arroyo Grande 48; No. 2 Bullard 74, No. 6 Edison 57. Friday’s championship: No. 2 Bullard 85, No. 1 Central 83
Division II - First round: No. 8 Paso Robles 67, No. 9 Righetti 55; No. 5 Hanford 79, No. 12 Fresno 52; No. 4 Atascadero 60, No. 13 Sunnyside 40; No. 3 Lemoore 64, No. 14 San Luis Obispo 48; No. 6 Roosevelt 65, No. 11 Immanuel 51; No. 7 Porterville 48, No. 10 Pioneer Valley 36. Quarterfinals: No. 8 Paso Robles 76, No. 1 Centennial 75; No. 4 Atascadero 56, No. 6 Hanford 41; Porterville wins by forfeit. Monday: No. 6 Roosevelt wins by forfeit over No. 3 Lemoore. Wednesday’s semifinals: No. 4 Atascadero 62, No. 8 Paso Robles 47; No. 6 Roosevelt 67, No. 7 Porterville 61. Friday’s championship: No. 6 Roosevelt 61, No. 4 Atascadero 49
Division III - First round: No. 8 Frontier 59, No. 9 Morro Bay 37. Quarterfinals: No. 1 Bakersfield Christian 80, No. 8 Frontier 47; No. 4 Sanger 88, No. 5 West 62; No. 3 Nipomo 72, No. 6 Garces 49; No. 2 Hoover 61, No. 7 Tulare Western 50. Wednesday’s semifinals: No. 1 Bakersfield Christian 77, No. 4 Sanger 66; No. 3 Nipomo 77, No. 2 Hoover 75 (OT). Friday’s championship: No. 1 Bakersfield Christian 56, No. 3 Nipomo 55
Division IV - First round: No. 8 Templeton 59, No. 9 South 56; No. 5 Reedley 63, No. 12 McFarland 50; No. 6 Golden Valley 80, No. 11 Santa Maria 30; Sierra Pacific wins by forfeit. Quarterfinals: No. 1 Kingsburg 75, No. 8 Templeton 60; No. 4 Mira Monte 77, No. 5 Reedley 70; No. 3 Washington Union wins by forfeit; No. 2 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 74, No. 10 Sierra Pacific 50. Tuesday’s semifinal: No. 3 Washington Union 64, No. 2 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 49. Wednesday’s semifinal: No. 1 Kingsburg 70, No. 4 Mira Monte 67. Saturday’s championship: No. 3 Washington Union at No. 1 Kingsburg, 11 a.m.
Division V - First round: No. 8 Lindsay 59, No. 9 Rosamond 58; No. 5 Parlier 53, No. 12 Kings Christian 37; No. 6 Fresno Christian 76, No. 11 Minarets 57; No. 10 Highland 61, No. 7 Caruthers 59. Quarterfinals: No. 1 Fowler 80, No. 8 Lindsay 36; No. 4 Strathmore 42, No. 5 Parlier 31; No. 3 Orange Cove 66, No. 6 Fresno Christian 57; No. 2 Sierra 71, No. 10 Highland 59. Wednesday’s semifinals: No. 1 Fowler 66, No. 4 Strathmore 53; No. 2 Sierra 63, No. 3 Orange Cove 55. Friday’s championship: No. 1 Fowler 59, No. 2 Sierra 55
Central Section girls basketball playoffs
Games at 6 p.m. unless noted
Open: No. 1 Clovis West 91, No. 4 Arroyo Grande 39; No. 3 Clovis 62, No. 2 Caruthers 35. Thursday’s championship: No. 3 1 Clovis West 53, No. 3 Clovis 36. Third place: No. 2 Caruthers 48, No. 4 Arroyo Grande 45
Division I - First round: No. 1 Buchanan 79, No. 8 Bullard 42; No. 4 Bakersfield 65, No. 5 Clovis North 54; No. 3 Hanford 59, No. 6 Clovis East 44; No. 2 Righetti 81, No. 7 Stockdale 34. Tuesday’s semifinals: No. 4 Bakersfield 69, No. 1 Buchanan 56; No. 2 Righetti 77, No. 3 Hanford 50. Thursday’s championship: No. 2 Righetti 55, No. 4 Bakersfield 38
Division II - First round: No. 1 Ridgeview 71, No. 8 Liberty-Bakersfield 55; No. 5 Nipomo 57, No. 4 Monache 27; No. 3 Paso Robles 58, No. 6 Selma 53; No. 2 Yosemite 49, No. 7 Centennial 26. Tuesday’s semifinals: No. 5 Nipomo 50, No. 1 Ridgeview 48; No. 3 Paso Robles 43, No. 2 Yosemite 41. Thursday’s championship: No. 5 Nipomo 44, No. 3 Paso Robles 39
Division III - First round: No. 9 Hoover 67, No. 8 Sanger 61; No. 5 Sierra 77, No. 12 Sunnyside 44; No. 6 Porterville 62, No. 11 Immanuel 48; No. 7 Lemoore 72, No. 10 Tulare Union 57. Quarterfinals: No. 1 Roosevelt 64, No. 9 Hoover 58; No. 5 Sierra 56, No. 4 Morro Bay 43; No. 6 Porterville 52, No. 3 Arvin 37. Monday’s semifinal: No. 1 Roosevelt 68, No. 5 Sierra 56. Tuesday’s semifinal: No. 2 St. Joseph 63, No. 6 Porterville 47. Thursday’s championship: No. 2 St. Joseph 53, No. 1 Roosevelt 45
Division IV - First round: West wins by forfeit. Quarterfinals: No. 1 Orcutt 58, No. 8 West 36; No. 4 Kerman 47, No. 5 Washington Union 38; No. 6 McFarland 68, No. 3 Santa Maria 42; No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 58, No. 7 Kingsburg 36. Tuesday’s semifinals: No. 1 Orcutt 69, No. 4 Kerman 44; No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 62, No. 6 McFarland 43. Thursday’s championship: No. 1 Orcutt 69, No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 49
Division V - First round: No. 9 Kings Christian 42, No. 8 Parlier 35. Quarterfinals: No. 5 Orosi 52, No. 4 Orange Cove 19; No. 3 Corcoran 77, No. 6 Rosamond 62; No. 2 Fowler 34, No. 7 East 25. Monday’s quarterfinal: No. 9 Kings Christian at No. 1 Strathmore, 2 p.m. Tuesday’s semifinals: No. 1 Strathmore 69, No. 5 Orosi 36; No. 3 Corcoran 52, No. 2 Fowler 32. Thursday’s championship: No. 1 Strathmore 73, No. 3 Corcoran 60
Boys volleyball championships
Clovis East and Sunnyside were crowned section boys volleyball champions last week.
The seventh-seeded Timberwolves swept No. 4 Buchanan 25-15, 25-23, 25-20 in Division I.
In Division II, top-seed Sunnyside defeated No. 2 St. Joseph 25-21, 25-10, 25-21, giving the school its first section title.
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“The road to this year’s CIF Central Section title was bumpy,” Sunnyside coach Kee Xiong said. “Going into this match, I was confident in them because of the hours they all put in. I also feel like we are peaking at the right time, this final homestretch will be one to remember, and it’s awesome to make history.”
It was not the end for Clovis East, Sunnyside and Buchanan as they move on to Tuesday’s Southern California regionals.
No. 3 Clovis East lost to No. 6 Loyola-Los Angeles in Division I on Tuesday.
No. 5 Buchanan fell to No. 4 Woodrow Wilson in Division II.
No. 2 Sunnyside lost to No. 7 Taft in Division III.
Buchanan wins girls regional soccer championship
Taylor Nidy scored two goals to give No. 3 Buchanan a 4-1 win over No. 4 Cathedral Catholic for the California Interscholastic Federation Southern California regional Division II girls soccer championship.
The Bears took the lead for good when Taylor Phillips scored a goal early in the second half.
Dakota Watterson also scored for Buchanan.
Boys and girls golf championships
The Central Section boys championships will take place at the Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo on Tuesday.
The section championships will begin at 9 a.m.
The girls’ section championships were Monday at the Madera Golf & Country Club.
Track and field championships
The area meets take place this week at different locations.
Clovis East (North), South (Liberty-Bakersfield), East (Exeter) and West (Nipomo) will host area meets.
Qualifiers from the area meets will head to the section meet to be held at Buchanan on June 19.
Top boys and girls marks in each event:
100: Cameron Tarver, Central (10.53); Lauren Fowler, Buchanan, 11.70.
200: Tarver (21.42); Fowler 24.41.
400: Jeremiah Walker, Central, 47.58; Takiya Cenci, Clovis North, 54.75.
800: Bo Olsen, Buchanan, 1:53.10; Tatum Zinkin, Clovis North, 2:14.37.
1,600: Christopher Caudillo, Clovis, 4:11.59; Miliana Perez, Clovis North, 4:48.51.
3,200: Caudillo, 8:51.98; Sydney Sundgren, Buchanan, 10:25.25.
110HH: Luis-Ramon Torres, Stockdale, 15.42; Alexa Dandridge, Buchanan, 14.88.
300LH: Alexander Riggi, Exeter, 40.44; Dandridge, 43.67.
400 relay: Central (Tarver, Johnson, Walker, Conley) 41.68; Buchanan (Clay, Fowler, Passmore, Dandridge), 47.26.
1600 relay: Central (Conley, Walker, Tarver, Duarte) 3:21.43; Clovis North (Adeniji, Cordoba, Zinkin, Cenci), 3:51.04.
High jump: Caleb Johnson, Clovis, 6-6; Peyton Bitter, Clovis North, 5-5.
Pole vault: Cyprus Rice, Clovis North, 16-01; Jordan Leveque, Buchanan, 11-09
Long jump: Micah Spencer, Kingsburg, 23-02; Fowler 19-04.
Triple jump: Devin Kelly, Central, 45-03.75; Helen Chu, Buchanan, 38-06.
Shot put: Nicholas Godbehere, Shafter, 61-09.25; Faith Bender, Liberty-Bakersfield, 45-03.
Discus: Zach Buckey, Garces, 187-01; Bender 164-03.
Athlete of the Week winners
Ky Duong (Buchanan swimming) and Charlize Phillips (Clovis North swimming) are the winners of The Bee’s Athlete of the Week poll for May 24-29.
Duong won with 50.9% ahead of Luke Luttrell of Kingsburg tennis who totaled 46.2% of the votes. Jackson Huckabay of Kingsburg swimming came in third with 2.6%.
On the girls side, Phillips had 57.2%. She finished ahead of Miliana Perez of Clovis North track who had 28.2%. Melody Martinez of Hanford soccer finished third with 9.3%.
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This story was originally published June 7, 2021 at 1:14 PM.
