Preps
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Hawks grind one out
Centennial football coach Bryan Nixon told his Golden Hawks in the locker room Friday before their first-round playoff game with Clovis East the story of a welder, who was told again and again that he would never make anything out of a block.
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Trojans stand pat, stun South
Foothill coach Mike Gregg didn't give a fiery pep talk. He knew his players didn't need it. His players down 6-0 at halftime, Gregg calmly told them to just keep doing what they doing.
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No. 6 Rams start fast, never let up in rout
Garces used a familiar formula in its playoff opener against Reedley:
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Dogins, Wolf Pack survive shootout
No. 6 Ridgeview rode a big third quarter on its way to a 42-30 victory against No. 11 Hanford West in the first round of Division III playoffs at Wolf Pack Stadium on Friday night.
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Warriors draw early blood on young Lions
TEHACHAPI Tehachapi put its first-round Division III playoff game out of reach on its first three possessions en route to a 49-16 victory over visiting Mira Monte on Friday.
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Nov. 20 high school football playoff scores
Central Section playoffs
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Nov. 20 local report: CSUB softball program signs 4
Cal State Bakersfield has signed four high school seniors to softball letters of intent, Roadrunner coach Kathy Welter announced.
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Delano's ground game too much for Highland
DELANO -- The Delano Tigers scored 16 points off three Highland turnovers Friday on their way to a 23-6 victory in the firts round of the Central Section Division III playoffs.
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Frontier outlasts Garces in five games for Division II volleyball crown
Four years ago, with a bunch of athletes who didn't look like much of a volleyball team, Frontier coach Steve Bentley told his players to believe.
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Tehachapi KOs Exeter for Central Section Division III volleyball title
TEHACHAPI -- With four finals appearances in five years, and still nothing to show for it, something was bound give for the Tehachapi volleyball team.
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Prep football playoffs can be a good thing even for losing teams
Highland's football team lost seven games in a row to end the season, all of them by at least 14 points. In recapping the season, Scots coach Tim Hartnett bemoans his team's youth, lack of depth and bad luck with injuries and scheduling.
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Nov. 19 high school notebook: Shafter grad Jelmini wins magazine's national award
It wouldn't be wise for locals to forget about Anna Jelmini even though she's moved on to throw for Arizona State.
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Nov. 17 high school roundup
Volleyball
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Nov. 17 high school volleyball playoff roundup: Tehachapi advances to Division III final
TEHACHAPI Tehachapi's volleyball team is back in the Central Section Division III championship. And this time, the Warriors get to stay home.
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Focused Titans cruise into Div.-II title match
The Frontier volleyball team performed with such efficiency and force Tuesday night, it's hard to imagine what it can do for an encore.
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Rams never let up in sweep of El Diamante
Visalia-El Diamante was playing its best volleyball, digging, setting and spiking with passion on every point, and it was paying off.
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Frontier's Aakhus signs with UCSB, Whittington to play for 'Runners
Frontier athletic director Ryan Geivet set the theme for Tuesday afternoon when he mentioned the school's journey from infancy in 2005 to now, when it's a regular contender in the Southwest Yosemite League and a factory for two of its first Division I recruits.
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Frontier girls come up short in SoCal Golf Championships
Frontier's girls golf team repeated its performance from the Central Section team championships by shooting a 419 on Monday at the CIF Southern Cal Regional Championships.
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No panic button necessary for Golden Hawks
Tonight, without question, a Centennial volleyball player will find herself in a tight situation in the Golden Hawks' 7 p.m. Division I Central Section semifinal at Clovis West.
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Stockdale-BHS matchup highlights high school football playoff seedings
It seems revenge will be a factor on many minds as the Central Section high school football playoffs start Friday.
