Preps: Nine Fresno/Clovis-area teams advance to the regional basketball championships

Buchanan High will host the Central Section track and field Masters on Saturday.

The meet will begin at 4 p.m. with the field events; the first running event is set for 5 p.m., all at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Athletes with the top three marks at each area meet (North, Central East, Central West and South) automatically qualify for the meet. The next six marks combined from all areas will make up the field of 18 total qualifiers. Three alternates will be listed for every event.

Here are the the top three finishes from the North and East meets from last week:

North Area qualifying

At Clovis East

Boys

100 meters: 1. Cameron Tarver, Central, 10.63; 2. Nathan Johnson, Clovis, 10.67; 3. Imari Conley, Central, 10.69.

200 meters: 1. Cameron Tarver, Central, 21.25; 2. Jeremiah Walker, Central, 21.31; 3. Nathan Johnson, Clovis, 21.43.

400 meters: 1. Jeremiah Walker, Central, 48.98; 2. Austin Gillen, Buchanan, 50.00; 3. Nickolas Miller, Clovis North, 50.61.

800 meters: 1. Bo Olsen, Buchanan, 1:56.88; 2. Nathaniel Nodal, Clovis West, 1:57.17; 3. Noah Ray, Buchanan, 1:57.98.

1,600 meters: 1. Christopher Caudillo, Clovis, 4:09.67; 2. Bo Olsen, Buchanan, 4:15.27; 3. Noah Ray, Buchanan, 4:15.47.

3,200 meters: 1. Christopher Caudillo, Clovis, 9:18.05; 2. Nathaniel Avila, Clovis, 9:29.68; 3. Brenton Maddox, Buchanan, 9:31.14.

110 meters high hurdles: 1. Benjamin Chang, Clovis, 15.45; 2. Lawson McAlister, Central, 15.62; 3. Cyreese Riley, Central, 15.80.

300 meters low hurdles: 1. Michael Greco, Clovis, 41.24; 2. Lawson McAlister, Central, 41.98; 3. Ribhi Abdallah, Central, 42.39.

400 relay: 1. Central (Imari Conley, Cameron Tarver, Terrell Johnson, Jeremiah Walker), 41.25; 2. Clovis North 41.89; 3. Buchanan 42.23.

1,600 relay: 1. Buchanan (Christian Navarette, Bo Olsen, Henry Baxter, Austin Gillen), 3:22.32; 2. Central 3:22.38; 3. Edison 3:29.98.

Shot put: 1. Ayden Merrihew, Clovis, 57-01.50; 2. Bryson Smith, Madera, 50.10.00; 3. Tyler Stokes, Clovis, 47-07.75.

Discus: 1. Ayden Merrihew, Clovis, 172-00; 2. Robert Cardenas, Edison, 152-08; 3, Derek Smith, Buchanan, 152-07.

High jump: 1. Jacob Hyatt, Fresno Christian, 6-01.00; 2. Tyler Gonos, Clovis North, 6-01.00; Caleb Jackson, Clovis, 6-01.00.

Pole vault: 1. Cyprus Rice, 16-03.00; 2. Cody Lango, Clovis East, 13-02.00; Jackson Paramo, Buchanan, 13-02.00; Cody Hicks, Clovis West, 13-02.00.

Long jump: 1. Nathan Johnson, Clovis, 22-04.00; 2. Cameron Tarver, Central, 21-08.50; 3. Michael Greco, Clovis, 21-05.50.

Triple jump: 1. Devin Kelly, Central, 46-09.50; 2. Calvin Black, Clovis North, 44-03.00; 3. Michael Greco, Clovis, 42-03.75.

Girls

100 meters: 1. Lauren Fowler, Buchanan, 11.79; 2. Sariyah Copeland, 12.25; 3. Tatum Holloway, Clovis North, 12.59.

200 meters: 1. Takiya Cenci, Clovis North, 24.03; 2. Lauren Fowler, Buchanan, 24.20; 3. Sariyah Copeland, Central, 24.76.

400 meters: 1. 1. Takiya Cenci, Clovis North, 54.36; 2. Tiara Adeniji, Clovis North, 56.58; 3. Maya Cordoba, Clovis North, 57.95.

800 meters: 1. Kennedy Jennings, Edison, 2:11.77; 2. Miliana Perez, Clovis North, 2:15.56; 3. Tatum Zinkin, Clovis North, 2:16.19.

1,600 meters: 1. Miliana Perez, Clovis North, 4:49.58; 2. Sydney Sundgren, Buchanan, 4:49.67; 3. Grace Hutchison, Buchanan, 4:58.42.

3,200 meters: 1. Sydney Sundgren, Buchanan, 10:52.96; 2. Morgan Hutchison, Buchanan, 10:56.84; 3. Grace Hutchison, Buchanan, 11:03.50.

100 meters high hurdles: 1. Riley Costales, Central, 14.93; 2. Taleeah Hoggatt, Central, 15.04; 3. Alexa Dandridge, Buchanan, 15.12.

300 meters low hurdles: 1. Alexa Dandridge, Buchanan, 44.92; 2. Taleeah Hoggatt, Central, 46.52; 3. Delaney Custer, Buchanan, 46.92.

400 relay: 1. Buchanan (Layla Clay, Maddie Passmore, Jordan Leveque, Lauren Fowler), 47.50; 2. Clovis North 47.70; 3. Central 48.72.

1,600 relay: 1. Clovis North (Tiara Adeniji, Maya Cordoba, Takiya Cenci, Tatum Zinkin), 3:52.45; 2. Buchanan 4:06.69; 3. Central 4:10.55.

Shot put: 1. Feyi Olukanni, Clovis East, 38-09.00; 2. Chinyere Egbuziem, Buchanan, 35-08.25; 3. Mary Davis, Clovis West, 35-02.25.

Discus: 1. Feyi Olukanni, Clovis East, 144-06; 2. Chinyere Egbuziem, Buchanan, 137-02; 3. Briana Brugetti, Clovis North, 132-05.

High jump: 1. Peyton Bitter, Clovis North, 5-03.00; 2. Hannah Butler, Buchanan, 5-01.00; Layney Ballard, Clovis, 4-11.00; Emily Brown, 4-11.00; T’Yanna Armstrong, Central, 4-11.00.

Pole vault: 1. Jordan Leveque, Buchanan, 11-02.00; 2. Trinity Ross, Sierra, 10-08.00; 3. Nina Navarette, Buchanan, 10-08.00.

Long jump: 1. Sydnie Vanek, Clovis, 19-03.00; 2. Lauren Fowler, Buchanan, 18-07.00; 3. Helen Chu, Buchanan, 18-04.00.

Triple jump: 1. Helen Chu, Buchanan, 38-04.50; 2. Maddie Passmore, Buchanan, 37-01.00; 3. Essence Jackson, Central, 35-09.75.

East Area qualifying

At Exeter High

Boys

100 meters: 1. Karson Everett, Redwood, 10.93; 2. Willie James, Tulare Union, 10.96; 3. Dewayne Coleman, Exeter, 11.11.

200 meters: 1. Liam Gair, Exeter, 22.22; 2. Karson Everett, Redwood, 22.66; 3. Dewayne Coleman, Exeter, 23.21.

400 meters: 1. Liam Gair, Exeter, 49.39; 2. Alan Pelayo, Sanger, 51.70; 3. Dominick McCormack Redwood, 52.23.

800 meters: 1. Emanuel Salas, Sanger, 1:53.96; 2. Josiah Leever, Central Valley Christian, 1:58.62; 3. Lionel Inhphom, Redwood, 1:58.70.

1,600 meters: 1. Jayden Olea, Sanger, 4:29.29; 2. David DeLoera, Sanger, 4:30.46; 3. Daniel Galvez, Sanger, 4:35.26.

3,200 meters: 1. Jayden Olea, Sanger, 9:49.17; 2. David DeLoera, Sanger, 9:49.67; 3. Myles Nicacio, Sanger, 9:49.89.

110 meter high hurdles: 1. Parker Guillen, Exeter, 15.35; 2. Han Yotoun, Sanger, 16.44; 3. Gustavo Medina Magana, Portervillle, 16.71.

300 meter low hurdles: 1. Alexander Riggi, Exeter, 42.39; 2. Han Yotoun, Sanger, 42.55; 3. Hudson Flores, El Diamante, 42.88.

400 relay: 1. Exeter (Alexander Riggi, Teneil Nicholas, Dewayne Coleman, Liam Gair), 42.67; 2. Tulare Union 43.30; 3. Redwood 43.53.

1,600 relay: 1. Redwood (Dominick McCormack, Lionel Inhphom, Edgar Jaurrieta, Karson Everett), 3:29.85; 2. Sanger 3:30.62; 3. Exeter 3:34.04.

Shot put: 1. Bohdi Gonsalves, Kingsburg, 45-00.50; 2. Randy Lopez, Sanger, 44-03.00; 3. Angelo Dominguez, Selma, 42-07.00.

Discus: 1. Bohdi Gonsalves, Kingsburg, 140-09; 2. Andres Padilla, El Diamante, 139-00; 3. Emilian Reyes, Mission Oak, 132-08.

High jump: 1. Dominick McCormmack, Redwood, 6-04.00; 2. Malachi Carrasco, Selma, 6-02.00; 3. Ayden Buchanan, Fowler, 4-10.00; Michael Wessel, Golden West, 5-10.00; Moises Sandoval, Tulare Western, 5-10.00; Edgar Jaurrieta, Redwood, 5-10.00.

Pole vault: 1. Blake Spomer, Kingsburg, 12-02.00; 2. Landon Hulsey, El Diamante, 10-08.00; Elijah Bermudez, Tulare Union, 10-08.00.

Long jump: 1. Micah Spomer, Kingsburg, 21-08.00; 2. Noah Jimenez, Kingsburg, 21-03.00; 3. Michael Wessel, Golden West, 20-10.00.

Triple jump: 1. Micah Spomer, Kingsburg, 41-11.50; 2. Malachi Carrasco, Selma, 41-05.00; 3. Valek Douglas, Porterville, 40-07.50.

Girls

100 meters: 1. Daylah Gonzalez, Sanger; 2. Reanna Soto, El Diamante, 13.17; 3. Ashlyn Reed, Tulare Western, 13.22.

200 meters: 1. Isabella Flores, El Diamante, 26.15; 2. Raelyn Dewitt, Exeter, 26.87; 3. Daylah Gonzalez, Sanger, 27.04.

400 meters: 1. Isabella Flores, El Diamante, 59.39; 2. Raelyn Dewitt, Exeter, 1:02.19; 3. Natalie McDonnell, Erdwood, 1:02.52.

800 meters: 1. Rebeca Coronado, Sanger, 2:18.97; 2. Sienna Bianchi, Sanger, 2:22.83; 3. Kaley Cardenas, Sanger, 2:23.13.

1,600 meters: 1. Sienna Bianchi, Sanger, 5:09.17; 2. Aislin Taylor, Monache, 5:15.01; 3. Julissa Avila, Farmersville, 5:33.98.

3,200 meters: 1. Aislin Taylor, Monache, 11:15.95; 2. Nereyda Alvarez, Sanger, 12:00.78; 3. Rylee McDaniels, El Diamante, 12:09.92.

110 meters high hurdles: 1. McKaley Yost, Sanger, 16.03; 2. Jada Malone, El Diamante, 16.25; 3. Caitlin Brown, Central Valley Christian, 17.05.

300 meters low hurdles: 1. Jada Malone, El Diamante, 48.42; 2. Ivy Miller, Exeter, 48.49; 3. Brenna Jackson, Mt. Whitney, 50.28.

400 relay: 1. Redwood (Alysa Betiong, Celeste Cabrera, Kiley Langford, Sierra Nelson), 50.88; 2. Sanger 51.58; 3. Monache 52.61.

1,600 relay: 1. Sanger (Kaley Cardenas, Leah Mendibles, Sienna Bianchi, Rebeca Coronado), 4:12.15; 2. Redwood 4:16.61; 3. Monache 4:30.33.

Shot put: 1. Reiley Lee, Golden West, 38-08.00; 2. Graciela Tapia, Orange Cove, 33-10.00; 3. Nizhoni Kears, Redwood, 31-08.00.

Discus: 1. Reiley Lee, Golden West, 109-00; 2. Itzel Barrios, Monache, 97-02; 3. Aaralyn Vang, Sanger, 96-01.

High jump: 1. Morgan Hatton, Tulare Union, 5-00.00; 2. Lauren Spellman, Tulare Western, 4-10.00; 3. Kaiya Thompson, Redwood, 4-08.00; Kylie Cekalski, Redwood, 4-08.00.

Pole vault: 1. Samantha Harvell, Redwood, 9-02.00; 2. Sage Hanson, Kingsburg, 9-02.00; 3. Madyn Shaffer, Monache, 9-02.00.

Long jump: 1. Ruby Fiori, Monache, 16-05.00; 2. Alysa Betiong, Redwood, 16-05.00; 3. McKaley Yost, Sanger, 16-01.50.

Triple jump: 1. Kaiya Thompson, Redwood, 34-06.25; 2. Audrey Gonzalez, Selma, 34-04.00; 3. Ruby Fiori, Monache, 33-09.00.

Baseball and softball semifinals

The semifinals are set for the Central Section baseball and softball playoffs.

Top-seed Buchanan will host No. 5 Stockdale in a Division I baseball game Wednesday. The winner of that game will face No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield or No. 10 Clovis.

The Bears remained alive thanks to a walk-off, two-run home run by Sky Collins for a 7-6 win over Righetti in the first round. But No. 2 San Joaquin Memorial lost 7-4 to No. 15 San Luis Obispo.

Top-seed Clovis North, No 2 Clovis and No. 3 Buchanan remain alive in softball.

The Broncos will host No. 4 Liberty-Bakersfield on Tuesday, while the Bears and Cougars will meet at Clovis High.

Southern California regionals are next week.

Here are the other matchups in section baseball and softball:

Golf: Clovis West girls, Buchanan boys win

Make it eight in a row for the Clovis West girls golf team.

The Golden Eagles shot a 426 to win the section championships at Madera Golf and Country Club on June 7.

The title is Clovis West’s 13th in the past 15 seasons.

Isa Montes shot a 79 to lead Clovis West. She finished sixth.

On the boys side, Buchanan won the championship at Blacklake Golf Course in Nipomo on June 8, finishing with a 377. Jake Bettencourt shot a 72 to lead the way for the Bears.

Clovis North finished second with 388.

The top-12 placers advance to the Southern California regional championships Tuesday at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena.

Here are the results from last week’s section championships:

Girls

At Madera Golf & Country Club

June 7

Team Championship

1. Clovis West (Isa Montes 79, Lisa Shimmon 85, Tori Ruiz 85, Olivia Lew 88, Ellie Lew 89, Alyson Burgess 90) 426

2. Buchanan (Rachel Aujero 81, Sydney Dick 86, Maddie Stokes 92, K. Dale 94, Kyra Deaver 102, Maile Urabe 105) 455

Individuals (places 1-3 were determined by a playoff; other ties were determined by card-offs)

1. Iris Han, Stockdale, 74

2. Avery Foster, Clovis, 74

3. Claire Alford, Righetti, 74

4. Bella Ganasayan, Arroyo Grande, 76

5. Alexa Tran, Clovis North, 78

6. Isa Montes, Clovis West, 79

7. Ethyl Asequia, Clovis East, 80

8. Karis Haltom, Immanuel, 80

9. Macayla Wells, Taft, 81

10. Rachel Aujero, Buchanan, 81

11. Maddie Reed, Clovis North, 81

12. Emily Webb, Arroyo Grande, 81

Boys golf

At Blacklake Golf Course

Tuesday, June 8

1. Buchanan (Jake Bettencourt 72, Chris Bettencourt 74, Brenden Ashman 75, Andrew Huira 77, James Whatney 79, Joe Chiarito 80) 377

2. Clovis North (Aidan Tran 66, Armann Sahota, Will Musson JJ 78, Evan Murai 80, Adams 86, Cyrus Waldrup 88) 388

Individuals

1. Aidan Tran, Clovis North, 66

2. Shane Tryon, Nipomo, 69

3. Adam Duncan, Liberty-Bakersfield, 70

4. Jake Bettencourt, Buchanan, 72

5. Chris Bettencourt, Buchanan, 74

6. Nick Mouser, Bullard, 74

7. Madav Raja, Highland, 75

8. Ben Mouser, Bullard, 75

9. Brendan Ashman, Buchnana, 75

10. Cooper Groshart, San Luis Obispo, 75

11. Zack Tarter, Sierra Pacific, 76

12. Akhil Goria, Stockdale 76

Softball championships

Division I: Thursday’s championship: No. 1 Clovis North 6, No. 2 Clovis 3

Division II: Friday’s championship: No. 3 Selma at No. 1 Dinuba, 7:30 p.m.

Division III: Thursday’s championship: No. 1 Tulare Union 4, No. 3 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 0

Division IV: Friday’s championship: No. 6 Exeter at No. 1 Fowler, 7 p.m.

Division V: Thursday’s championship: No. 3 Highland 9, No. 1 Shafter 0

Division VI: Thursday’s championship: No. 5 Lone Pine at No. 3 Mission Prep

Baseball championships

Division I: Friday’s championship: No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield at No. 1 Buchanan, 7 p.m.

Division II: Friday’s championship: No. 7 Madera at No. 1 Arroyo Grande, 4:30 p.m.

Division III: Saturday’s championship: No. 4 Ridgeview at No. 2 Kerman, 11 a.m.

Division IV: Friday’s championship: No. 8 Santa Maria at No. 2 Bakersfield Christian

Division V: Saturday’s championship: No. 3 Washington Union at No. 1 Minarets, 11 a.m.

Division VI: Friday’s championship: No. 3 Fresno Christian at No. 1 Kennedy, 7 p.m. at Delano High

Basketball: Matchups set for SoCal regionals

The Southern California regional basketball playoffs were announced Sunday and the Clovis West girls are the No. 3 seed and will host No. 6 Bonita Vista at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Open Division. The Golden Eagles defeated Clovis 53-36 for the section Open Division championship.

The San Joaquin Memorial boys, runner-up in the Open Division, get the No. 6 seed and will hit the road to face No. 3 Harvard-Westlake on Tuesday in Division 1-AA.

Division I champion Bullard is the third seed and will host No. 6 Santa Margarita in a Division 2-AA game.

A look at the other matchups:.

Boys basketball

CIF Southern California Regionals

Division 1-AA: No. 3 Harvard-Westlake 78, No. 6 San Joaquin Memorial 70

Division 1-A: No. 1 Chaminade 79, No. 8 Clovis North 76; No. 2 Clovis West 70, No. 7 Bishop Montgomery 53. Thursday’s regional semifinal: No. 3 Sante Fe Christian 72, No. 2 Clovis West 70

Division 2-AA: No. 6 Santa Margarita 56, No. 3 Bullard 44.

Division 2-A: No. 5 Central 58, No. 4 Agoura 48. Thursday’s regional semifinals: No. 5 Central 53, No. 8 Narbonne 51. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 5 Central at No. 3 Mater Dei Catholic, 7 p.m.

Division 4-AA: No. 8 Hoover 58, No. 1 Polytechnic 50. Thursday’s regional semifinal: No. 4 Linfield Christian 61, No. 8 Hoover 57

Division 5-AA: No. 1 Roosevelt 59, No. 8 AGBU 48. Thursday’s regional semifinal: No. 1 Roosevelt 79, No. 5 Costa Mesa 51. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 2 Sage Creek at No. 1 Roosevelt, 7:30 p..m.

Division 5-A: No. 7 Washington Union 66, No. 2 Marshall 63. Regional semifinals: No. 1 Kingsburg 65, No. 5 Hoover-San Diego 60. Thursday’s regional semifinals: No. 1 Kingsburg 65, No. 5 Hoover-San Diego 60; No. 7 Washington Union 49, No. 3 Legacy 47. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 7 Washington Union at No. 1 Kingsburg, 7 p.m.

Division 6-AA: Regional semifinal: No. 1 Fowler 77, No. 4 Crawford 53. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 2 Marantha Christian at No. 1 Fowler, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball

CIF Southern California Regionals

Open Division: No. 3 Clovis West 56, No. 6 Bonita Vista 46. Thursday’s regional semifinal: No. 2 Centennial-Corona 62, No. 3 Clovis West 53

Division 1-AA: No. 6 Etiwanda 59, No. 3 Clovis 41

Division 1-A: No. 4 Esperanza 54, No. 5 Caruthers 52

Division 3-A: No. 5 Buchanan 85, No. 4 Ayala 66. Thursday’s regional semifinal: No. 5 Buchanan 53, No. 1 Bakersfield 44. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 6 Del Norte at No. 5 Buchanan, 7 p.m.

Division 4-AA: No. 2 Roosevelt 64, No. 7 San Dimas 25. Thursday’s regional semifinal: No. 2 Roosevelt 49, No. 3 Eastlake 28. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 8 South Pasadena at No. 2 Roosevelt, 5 p.m.

Division 5-AA: No. 2 Strathmore 78, No. 7 Calvary Chapel 20. Thursday’s regional semifinal: No. 2 Strathmore 49, No. 6 Taft 29. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 5 Fallbrook at No. 2 Strathmore, 7 p.m.

Division 6-AA: No. 3 Corcoran 61, No. 2 Franklin 47. Saturday’s regional championship: No. 3 Corcoran at No. 1 Valley Christian Academy, 7 p.m.

City/County All-Star Football Game

Players will play their last high school football game on Friday in the City/County All-Star game.

The game will be played at Sanger’s Tom Flores Stadium with kickoff set for 8 p.m.

Here are the the City/County players:

City: CB Kalon Wiley, Bullard; CB Antonio Bell, Hoover; S Nathan Reser, Bullard; WR Raul Medrano, Madera; QB Nathan Edwards, Fresno Christian; WR Haden Eames, Yosemite; S Vincent Martinez, Madera; WR Joe Theus, Roosevelt; WR Rene Raya, Hoover; LB Nicholas Alarcon, San Joaquin Memorial; QB Xavier Brumfield, Hoover; WR Isaiah Howard, Clovis West; QB Bryce Weiner, Bullard; LB Nicholas Anselmo, Liberty-Madera Ranchos; DL Marcel Sanders, Clovis West; CB Alberto Torres, Madera South; LB Isaiah Johnson, Hoover; LB Edgar Cabrera, Edison; RB Andrew Moore, Fresno Christian; RB John O’Neal, Roosevelt; RB Jeremiah Sanchez, Madera; LB Ricky Garcia, Madera; LB Derek Moreland, Clovis West; S Brenden Castro, Clovis North; OL Corey Coward-Jackson, Edison; LB Samuel Maldonado, Sunnyside; DL Aric Eades, San Joaquin Memorial; OL Roman Gonzalez, Roosevelt; OL Kevin Cisneros, San Joaquin Memorial; LB Brad Wallace, Liberty-Madera Ranchos; OL Moises Agundez, Minarets; DL Fred Albarran, Edison; OL Dylan Cardoza, Liberty-Madera Ranchos; OL Hector Cisneros, San Joaquin Memorial; OL Jonathan Smith, Sunnyside; OL Jeffrey Martin, Sunnyside; OL Andrew Wiens, Clovis North; OL Matthew Nolt, Clovis West; OL Devin Delgado, Madera South; TE Ethan Goss, Edison; WR Elias Soliz, Sunnyside; DL Isaac Cordova, Roosevelt

County: RB Calvin Ervin, Washington Union; LB Jon Ambrose, Selma; CB Michael Greco, Clovis; WR Angel Gonzalez, Central; WR Darrien Grimes, Buchanan; QB Sean Kelly, Clovis East; QB John Pena, Sanger; QB DJ Stevenson, Central; S Hayden Petersen, Buchanan; WR Aaron Blancas, Selma; WR Jayden Green, Washington Union; QB Joshua Rodriguez, Parlier; CB Sahil Sihota, Central; K Austin Arroyo, Buchanan; WR Jose Ayala, Coalinga; TE Kaden Tate, Kingsburg; RB Morgan Privett, Sanger; LB Raymond Valenzuela, Washington Union; S Camryn Bracha, Buchanan; LB Guillermo Cervantes, Sanger; S Mario Isaiah Becerril, Sanger; RB Ryan Ramirez, Dos Palos; LB Marcial Garcia, Firebaugh; LB Cal Muxlow, Kingsburg; LB Isaiah Franco, Coalinga; OL Matthew Mejorado, Clovis East; Alexander Galindo, Riverdale; LB Michael Kawagoe, Immanuel; OL Zach Fisher, Buchanan; OL Jaden Munoz, Sanger; OL Max Saucedo, Reedley; LB John Caratachea, Laton; OL Jordan Lopez, Fowler; OL Jonathan Baker, Buchanan; OL Joesiah Flores, Selma; OL Benjamin Torres, Caruthers; TE Cade Griggs, Riverdale; DL Todd Weaver, Selma; DL John Branden Velasquez, Kerman; DL Gabriel Olmos, Sanger

Athlete of the Week winners

Jordan Johnson of Caruthers basketball and Candence Moreno-Hairabedian of Reedley softball are the winners of The Bee’s Athlete of the Week for May 31-June 5.

Finishing in the top 3 on the boys side aare Johnson (63.4%), Orion Tomlinson of Fresno Christian basketball (35.8%) and Logan Yang of Sunnyside volleyball (0.7%).

Moreno-Hairabedian totaled 37% to finish on top. Other finishers: Emma Cardenas of Sunnyside softball (23.2%), Morgan Oehlschlager of Kingsburg golf (15.5%), Logan Nidy of Buchanan soccer (12.5%) and Aaliyah Thompson of Corcoran basketball (11.7%).

Brock Jones carries Stanford to College World Series

Former Buchanan High standout Brock Jones finished with three home runs, including a grand slam in the sixth inning to send Stanford to the College World Series after a 9-0 win over Texas Tech.

Jones drove in six runs.

Stanford will face NC State in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday.

Former Clovis North pitcher Riley Cooper will also get a taste of the College World Series.

The Arizona left-hander went 3-0 in 30.1 innings including one appearance in the super regional against Mississippi.

He went 2.1 innings and walked one to earn the win in a 9-3 Game 1 victory over the Rebels.

This story was originally published June 14, 2021 at 12:33 PM.

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