Strong showing for Central track in Texas, plus The Bee’s baseball and softball rankings
The Central High boys track and field had a good showing at the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays last week.
The Grizzlies finished fourth with a time of 3:14.14 in the 1600 relay. The Grizzlies placed behind Culver City, Servite and Wilson-Long Beach.
Running for Central were Isaac Villarreal, Brandon Smith, Xavier Jones and Emanuel Morgan.
The Grizzlies finished first earlier in the heat race, but couldn’t carry that over into the finals. At least 44 teams competed in the preliminaries in hopes of making it to the finals.
Central will look to redeem themselves when they compete in Saturday’s West Coast Relays at Buchanan’s Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Cost to enter the stadium is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students.
The meet will begin at 10 a.m.
Bob Barnett’s milestones
Section historian Bob Barnett releases each week what players and coaches achieved during the past week and noted Fresno softball player Kylee Sanchez.
He said Sanchez had 12 RBI that tied a section record. She also set two school records when she was 6 for 6 and scored five times, and also hit two home runs. She also had a double, triple in a 29-9 victory over Mendota.
On the baseball side, Barnett said Sierra High senior Micah Goodman reached 100 career hits in a 9-2 loss to Caruthers.
Baseball rankings
1. Clovis North 9-1-0 Pvs: 1
2. Clovis East 9-1-0 Pvs: 2
3. Buchanan 6-2 Pvs: 3
4. Clovis West 7-2 Pvs: 4
5. Bullard 8-2-0 Pvs: 5
6. Stockdale 7-3-0 Pvs: 7
7. Highland 8-1-0 Pvs: 10
8. St. Joseph 11-3-0 Pvs: 6
9. Garces 7-2-0 Pvs: 8
10. Independence 7-2-0 Pvs: 9
11. Santa Maria 10-0-0 Pvs: 20
12. Centennial 7-3-0 Pvs: 12
13. Mission Prep 7-4-0 Pvs: 13
14. Madera 10-1-0 Pvs: 11
15. Clovis 5-5-0 Pvs: 15
16. Cabrillo 5-4-0 Pvs: 14
17. Kerman 7-3-1 Pvs: 18
18. Washington Union 10-3-0 Pvs: 16
19. Righetti 5-5-0 Pvs: 17
20. Fowler 8-2-0 Pvs: 19
21. Exeter 11-1-0 Pvs: 24
22. Reedley 8-2 Pvs: 25
23. Kingsburg 7-4-0 Pvs: 21
24. Immanuel 9-2-0 Pvs: 23
25. San Joaquin Memorial 7-2-0 Pvs: NR
Others: Hanford 8-4-0, Lemoore 7-4-0, Ridgeview 7-3-0, Sierra Pacific 8-3-0, Liberty-Bakersfield 7-6, Wasco 9-4-0, Liberty-Madera Ranchos, Fresno 7-4-0, Sierra 9-3-0, Corcoran 9-2-0, Central 4-4-0, Selma 5-5-0, Lompoc 5-1-1, El Diamante 6-5-1, Chavez 8-2
Wednesday’s schedule
Roosevelt at McLane, 2 p.m.
Central Valley Christian at Sierra Pacific, 4 p.m.
Exeter at Hanford West, 4 p.m.
Fresno Christian at Parlier, 4 p.m.
Selma at Reedley, 4 p.m.
Washington Union at Kerman, 4 p.m.
Chowchilla at Liberty-Madera Ranchos, 4 p.m.
Tulare Union at Mission Oak, 4:30 p.m.
Tulare Western at Hanford, 4:30 p.m.
Kingsburg at Immanuel, 6:30 p.m.
Central at Clovis West, 6:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Clovis, 6:30 p.m.
Clovis East at Clovis North, 6:30 p.m.
Dinuba at Lemoore, 7 p.m.
Softball rankings
1. Clovis West 11-1-1 Pvs: 1
2. Buchanan 11-3-0 L1 Pvs: 2
3. Clovis North 7-2-1 Pvs: 3
4. Central 9-1-1 Pvs: 4
5. Liberty-Bakersfield 6-5-0 Pvs: 5
6. Sanger 8-3-0 Pvs: 6
7. Garces 10-1-0 Pvs: 7
8. Frontier 8-5-0 Pvs: 8
9. Bullard 7-5-0 Pvs: 9
10. Hanford West 9-2-0 Pvs: 10
11. Lompoc 8-2-0 Pvs: 11
12. Highland 9-2-2 Pvs: 12
13. Righetti 8-4-0 Pvs: 13
14. Stockdale 8-3-0 Pvs: 14
15. Woodlake 9-0-0 Pvs: 15
16. North 12-3-0 Pvs: 16
17. Tulare Western 8-2-1 Pvs: 19
18. Garza 11-1-0 Pvs: 17
19. Immanuel 8-3-2 Pvs: 18
20. Kerman 7-2 Pvs: 25
21. St. Joseph 9-4-0 Pvs: 21
22. Redwood 7-4-1 Pvs: 22
23. Dinuba 9-4 Pvs: 23
24. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 9-3 Pvs: 24
25. Golden West 7-5-0 Pvs: 20
Others: Bakersfield Christian 10-5-0, Monache 6-2-1, Avenal 10-0-1, Farmersville 8-0-0, McLane 6-0-1, Shafter 10-4-1, Golden Valley-Bakersfield 9-3-0, Pioneer Valley 9-5-0, Edison 6-3-0, Hanford 5-5-1, Selma 5-5-1
Wednesday’s schedule
Firebaugh at Sierra, 3:30 p.m.
Fresno at Sunnyside, 3:30 p.m.
Sanger at Clovis North, 4 p.m.
McLane at Coalinga, 4 p.m.
Fowler at Caruthers, 4 p.m.
Mission Oak at Madera, 4 p.m.
Wonderful College Prep at Woodlake, 4 p.m.
Garza at Madera South, 5:30 p.m.
Monache at Lemoore, 5:30 p.m.
SIerra Pacific at Sanger West, 5:45 p.m.
Immanuel at Washington Union, 6:30 p.m.
This story was originally published March 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM.
