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The Central Section would like to introduce Ryan Tos as our new Section Commissioner. He is currently settling in the new office in the Fresno area (phone number still the same) Please welcome Ryan, his wife Angie and their family ๐๐ป๐๐โพ๏ธโฝ๏ธ๐ฅ๐พ๐๐ธ๐ฅโณ๏ธ๐คผโโ๏ธ๐คผโโ๏ธ๐คฝ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐คฝโโ๏ธ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐
Per this morning's
@cifstate
announcement regarding a modified 2020-21 sports schedule, here is the Central Section's anticipated season dates and a message from Commissioner Ryan Tos.
It's a beautiful day for ... wrestling outdoors! Poway of the
@CIFSS
is at
@BuchananEmpire
for a special daytime dual at Veterans Memorial Stadium. It's quite a scene! Varsity follows JV this afternoon. ๐คผ๐๐๏ธ
The Caruthers girls basketball team rallied to beat host Central, 36-34. Congratulations to both teams on long seasons and good luck Blue Raiders. ๐๐๐
Offense. Defense. Scout team. Special teams. Every high school football player matters. Every position has a valuable role to play. Every person is important. This is accountability. This is dependability.ย
#ThisIsHSFootball
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Congratulations to St. Joseph for winning the Division I boys Section basketball championship, beating Clovis West 74-58 to wrap up the action at Selland Arena. ๐๐๐
Our scholarship awards dinner is underway with 34 of our 38 recipients able to attend at The Gardens in Tulare. Congratulations graduates! ๐๐คฉ๐
Congratulations to Division I girls volleyball champion Clovis West, which beat Clovis North 23-25, 26-20, 25-18, 25-17. Thanks to everyone for coming out to West Hills Lemoore for our first volleyball championship event in two years!
Congrats to all our finalists! Fingers crossed Madera South can get to & from Desert safely for a rescheduled game tomorrow in D5 boys - weather wreaking havoc! ๐โ๏ธ๐จ๏ธ๐ณ
#RoadToSelland
Congratulations to the Taft High boys basketball team, beating Highland 43-41, for the Division VI title - the Wildcatsโ first since 1956! ๐๐๐ณ
Congratulations to the Tulare Western boys basketball team, Division IV champions over Kerman, 60-40. More games ahead in state regionals for both teams! ๐๐๐
Good luck to all our regional playoff teams this week! Hereโs a quick breakdown of who is in action from the Central Section. (Let us know if we missed anyone! ๐ณ) ๐๐โฝ๏ธ๐๐๐๐ค
Caruthers brought four busses full of students to cheer on the boys basketball team, including the baseball team who is playing at Hoover this afternoon. ๐๐โพ๏ธ
Congratulations to Madera South for winning the Central Section Division IV
#Baseball
Championship. The Stallions beat Lemoore 5-3 at Fresno State. โพ๐๐
Clovis East won the Division II Central Section championship with a 4-3 victory over Central. Congratulations to both teams for a great final! โพ๐๐
Congratulations to the Reedley girls basketball team which outlasted Arvin, 54-44, for the Division 5 championship. It is the third overall Section title for Reedley coach Mike Pallesi who receives a Lifetime Achievement award at Selland tonight. ๐๐๐
Our contingent on hand for the California Athletic Directors Association conference in San Diego to congratulate Madera South's Andrea Divine for being Central Section AD of the Year! Lindsay's John Caesar is Rookie AD of the Year. Orosi'a Ken Sawatzky was the top AD in 2020.
Huge standing ovation to all our football teams making state regional games. You had longer seasons than most! You did well, Kennedy, Lemoore and Mendota! ๐๐๐๐๐คฉ
Special deliveries to our office this week: playoff football featuring our logo and championship patches. No more medals for bracketed sports - now champs and finalists can wear their team playoff pride.
#getexcited
#allthemarbles
Guess who is going to the girls volleyball state championships? Clovis North! The Broncos beat University of San Francisco to win the Division II NorCal final. Next stop: Santiago Canton College, Saturday at 4 p.m. ๐๐๐
Congratulations to the Clovis West boys volleyball team on its Division 1 championship, beating Buchanan in the final 25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-11. The Golden Eagles join the girls volleyball team as Section champions in the same year. ๐๐๐
Big congratulations to Hoover High athletic director Tim Carey on being named the NFHS National Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year!
@timcarey23
has led the
@HooverPates
to six league titles. He was one of two coaches from CA & 23 total selected by the
@NFHS_Org
for 2019-20. ๐๐๐ฅ
Congratulations to the Lompoc High girls basketball team, holding off Tulare Union, 32-31, to claim the Division IV championship. That is the second title in as many days for Lompoc as the girls soccer team won last night. ๐๐๐ฏ
Final: Wasco 7, Cerritos 6 in the CIF Southern Regional Division 6-AA championship game. This was Wascoโs game-winning touchdown. Wasco advances to the state championship game.
Congratulations to the Clovis West girls basketball team, 54-42 victors over Clovis in the Division I final. Head coach Craig Campbell wins his 465th game, at Selland, and now tops the list for most wins among girls coaches in the Section. Woot woot! ๐๐๐
Kerman High students will see two championships in one day - rooter bus brought โem to Selland Arena for D4 boys basketball vs. Tulare Western, then on to Exeter for D3 girls soccer this evening. Have a day, Lions!
Kudos to the Sierra boys basketball team, going all the way to their first state final and playing on an NBA court. Lynwood won the Division V final, 89-58, capping playoff runs neither team will forget. Sierra was fun to follow in its 31-6 season! ๐๐โน๏ธ
Congratulations to the Liberty girls basketball team of Bakersfield, outlasting Tehachapi, 58-51, for the Division II championship. Both teams came a long way to compete on the Selland Arena floor tonight. ๐๐๐
Congratulations to the Clovis West girls basketball team, edging St. Joseph, 45-40, for the Golden Eaglesโ 12th consecutive Division I title. The Knightsโ Avary Cain and the Eaglesโ Riley Walls were named fighting spirit players of the game. ๐๐๐
From the California State Athletic Directors Association Conference: Congratulations to Mission Oak athletic director Osama Hamid for being the Central Sectionโs โRookie of the Yearโ
for ADs in their first five years on the job. ๐
Congratulations to Coalinga, which overcame a 19-point deficit to edge Mendota 47-46 for the Division V boys basketball title. Fighting spirit players of the game are Mendotaโs Oscar Ochoa and Coalingaโs Jaden Pena. ๐๐๐ฎ
Congratulations to Caruthers for winning its first softball title - Division V champs with a victory against Boron. Principal Barry Watts insisted on putting a medal around every Blue Raiders' neck. ๐ฅ๐๐
No. 14
@BbCaruthers
defeats No. 3, 2 and 1 seed San Francisco University HS, 58-55, to clinch spot in
@CIFState
D3 championship, 2 p.m. Friday at Golden 1 Center.
Second appearance in state final under coach Anna Almeida.
Thank you for your dedicated service to education based athletics within our Central Section and the state of California. We wish you, and your family, good health and happiness. Thanks for all the memories and ALOHA! ๐๐๐
Congratulations to the Arroyo Grande boys basketball team, pulling away from Porterville in the second half to win the Division II championship, 59-30. ๐๐๐
Baseball and softball rankings will be up later this afternoon. We know everyone is eager for matchups. So many factors to consider! Thank you for understanding. โพ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฐ๏ธ
Weโre gearing up for Section Wrestling Championships at Selland Arena this weekend. A dedicated crew from the Madera Unified School District is setting up 12 mats. Competition starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow. ๐คผ๐คฉ๐คผโโ๏ธ
Section ๐ championships at Selland Arena began a week ago. Today there are nine teams left in the regionals. Good luck to the boys from St. Joseph, San Joaquin Memorial, Mission Prep & Sierra and the girls from Clovis West, Clovis, Central, Caruthers & Liberty (B). ๐๐๐ 1/3
Congratulations to Division I boys volleyball champion Central, which beat Arroyo Grande 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12. It is the Grizzlies' first Central Section boys volleyball title. ๐๐๐
Thanks to all the families and friends who attended our Scholarship Awards Night at The Gardens in Tulare on Monday night. All 44 of our student athletes being honored were present. We were excited to share their high school career highlights in and out of the classroom. ๐๐๐คฉ
Congratulations to the Caruthers High girls tennis team for winning the Division IV championship with a 5-4 victory over Firebaugh! ๐๐พ๐ (Thanks to
@caruthers_ATH
for the photo!)
Congratulations to the Central High softball team which scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to beat Bullard for the Central Section Division I championship. ๐๐ฅ๐๏ธ
Congratulations to all our athletes at the Central Section Girls Wrestling Championships in Morro Bay today! Golden Valley won the title, followed by Selma. Thanks for hosting Morro Bay High! ๐๐๐คผ๐
Lifetime Achievement honorees Andy Boogaard, Nick Harrell and Mike Pallesi were feted between Division I basketball games tonight. Congratulations and thank you, gentlemen! Thanks to Mayor Jerry Dyer and Fresno Superintendent Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher for presenting. ๐๐
While our Bylaws & Constitution are on our website - under Governance - all our athletic directors will receive a hard copy at our upcoming annual meeting. The office printer is cranking out pages this week!
Regional playoffs schedule update! After the first round in most divisions, these teams are still chasing state titles. Check with your teams about game times or streaming possibilities. ๐ค๐โฝ๏ธ
In Division III boys, Tulare Western is the our cross country champion. Runner-up is Frontier. The individual champion is Joshua Bell of Templeton. ๐๐ฅ๐
Picture it: Sacramento, Golden 1 Arena. 48 hours from now. The Central High girls are celebrating a state basketball title while the San Joaquin Memorial boys are minutes away from tip-off. Good luck, Grizzlies! Good luck, Panthers!๐ค๐๐๐คฉ๐๐
Congratulations to all our baseball finalists! Championship game dates, sites and times will be posted tomorrow morning by 10. Thanks for your patience! โพ๐๐
The Sierra boys basketball team could be lifting a state trophy 24 hours from now. Congratulations and good luck in Sacramento, Chieftains! ๐๐๐๐คฉ๐
Congratulations to the Arroyo Grande girls water polo team for winning the Northern California Division II championship! The Eagles defeated Acalanes 10-7. Way to go! ๐๐๐คฝโโ๏ธ๐
Congratulations to Division I softball champion Clovis North which scored four runs in the top of the seventh to put away a 5-0 victory over defending champ Central. That wraps our softball finals! Thanks to everyone who supported the athletes this weekend. ๐ฅ๐๐๏ธ๐
Kudos to the Centennial boys basketball team - you went as far as you could! SoCal Region Division II champions and state finalists. Oakland Tech wins the state title, 79-55. An experience to remember, Hawks! ๐๐๐คฉ
Congratulations to the Dinuba High boys basketball team, which edged Mission College Prep, 46-42, at Selland Arena. Dinuba last won 32 years ago. The Royalsโ Roman Benedetti and the Emperorsโ Josh Ochoa were players of the game. Amazing atmosphere to close Day 1 of finals!
Clovis North is your D1 Central Section champs, defeating Central 24-14. Defense came to play the second half, McKay Madsen with 3 rushing TDs. 13-0.
@CNBroncoFB
Congratulations to the Sanger boys volleyball team for winning the
@CIFState
NorCal Division II championship, 3-1, over Bishop OโDowd. Scores: 25-20, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19. ๐๐๐
Please forgive our social media team for wanting to remind everyone it's Central Section championships our athletes are aiming for. Our Section is bigger than the valley with schools on the coast, in the desert & mountains. Good luck to our cheer & wrestling teams today! ๐๐ฅ๐
Congratulations to this year's Central Section scholarship winners! Tanner Sagouspe of San Joaquin Memorial
@sjmhs
and Reese Renz of Liberty High (Bakersfield) netted the $1,000 awards. Sixteen others receive $500. ๐๐๐คฉ
Wow. Some high-scoring finals tonight. It take A LOT to be a Central Section finalist. There are only 12 teams who make it. Congratulations to all schools involved. Bravo to the champs! ๐๐๐คฉ
Congratulations to the Clovis West girls golf team for winning the 2021 Central Section championship at Kern River GC! That's the ninth consecutive girls golf title for the Golden Eagles.
Congratulations to the Caruthers girls soccer team, the second Blue Raiders champion Friday, with a 6-2 victory over Riverdale. They joined the boys basketball team who won the Division VI title at Selland earlier in the day. Group shot! ๐๐โฝ๏ธ๐
Philadelphia Eagles safety and Clovis West High alum Andre Chachere is in the house! The Super Bowl participant helped preside over a halftime competition during the Division I girls final between Clovis & Clovis West. Thanks, Andre! ๐๐๐ฆ
The Buchanan girls claimed the Division I cross country championship. Clovis North is the runner-up. The Bears' Sydney Sundgren is the individual champion. ๐โโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐
All these groups of awards are now en route to being delivered to playoff sites today. Plaques, medals, hats ... Good luck to everyone competing for Section titles this week! ๐๐๐พโฝ๐โโ๏ธ
Our softball final field is set! All games at Fresno State's Margie Wright Diamond this weekend.
Friday: D3, Wasco vs. Monache, 4:30 p.m.
D2: Bullard vs. Hanford, 7 p.m.
Congratulations to all our finalists! ๐๐ฅ๐ 1/2
While the Caruthers softball team was celebrating its Section championship, the players sent up a cheer from Fresno State for Nailea to win a state title at Buchanan High. Congratulations, ladies! ๐๐๐ฅ
Starting Friday! ๐โฝ๏ธ๐โพ๏ธ๐ฅ๐งข Dickโs Sporting Goods is offering CIF member schools an exclusive discount of 20% off your entire purchase in all California stores through March 6th! (Exclusions may apply.)
Congratulations to the Justin Garza soccer teams! The boys are Division IV Section champions with a 2-1 victory over Dinuba. The girls defeated Kerman 2-1 to become the Division III champions. Big day for the Guardians!
With high school sport action heating up this week, we appreciate our officials for making competition possible. Thanks, crew! ๐๏ธ๐๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐คฝโโ๏ธ๐คฝโโ๏ธ๐๐
Also from the California State Athletic Directors Association Conference in Santa Clara: Congratulations to Pioneer Valley Highโs Anthony Morales for being the Central Sectionโs AD of the Year. (Presented by CSADA vice president Mike Powell of Tulare Western.) ๐๐๐
Congratulations to the Clovis West boys water polo team, which scored in the final minute to beat Garces 10-9 and claim the Division II Central Section championship. ๐๐๐คฝโโ๏ธ๐
Congratulations to the Kerman boys basketball team for winning the Division IV title with a 61-60 edge over Corcoran. The Lions stole the ball on an inbounds pass with .5 to play. Players of the game are Kermanโs Leon Madec and the Panthersโ Julian Fernandez.
Clovis East won its first Division I Section boys cross country championship today, finishing with 58 points, ahead of Buchananโs 86. Clovis Eastโs Carter Spradling won the race in 15 minutes, 20.45 seconds. Congratulations, runners! ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐
We are minutes away from the first game of our basketball championships at Selland Arena. Torres vs. Lindsay girls at 10 a.m.!
#RoadToSelland
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