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Fresno's Hoover High School has taken its lacrosse program to the highest level.
The Lady Patriots are heavy favorites to win the upcoming Fresno Unified postseason tournament, which would be their fourth championship in a row.
Built from the ground up by head coach Tim Carey, Hoover has never lost a league contest. The Lady Pates are in their fourth season of play, rolling to a 54-0 record in league games. More>>
Fresno State head softball coach Margie Wright believes her team should have received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Regionals.
When the Bulldogs were not invited, it ended Fresno State's record streak of having competed in every NCAA Regional since the event began in 1982.
It also ended Wright's 27 year run as head coach at Fresno State. She announced her retirement last week. More>>
Courses like TPC Sawgrass don't have to worry about it, but others like Saddle Creek Golf Club and Resort in Copperopolis, about 50 miles north of Merced, do. More>>
The NCAA announced the tournament field for the 2012 Division I Softball Championships on Sunday and Fresno State was left out of the field of 64 for the first time in the 31-year history of the NCAA Tournament. More>>
The Fresno State softball team saw its run at the WAC Tournament come to an end Saturday with a 8-3 loss to BYU in the championship round at the NM State Softball Complex. More>>
Badminton may be thought of as an offbeat Olympic sport, but it is growing here in the Valley, and that popularity was evident at Clovis East High School. More>>
Wrestling has become a learning experience for members of the Tulare Titans. Kids are taught to be good students and role models, while respecting their parents and law enforcement.
Youngsters are learning life lessons through wrestling.
They are already setting goals while experiencing team bonding, and the feeling of family. Team members are taught to look after one another, on and off the mat. More>>
A Valley boxer will be heading to London this summer to compete in the Olympics More>>
The Fresno Grizzlies scored three runs in the eighth inning and three more in the ninth Wednesday night for a thrilling 8-7 victory over Iowa.
The visiting Cubs had taken a 7-2 lead with a six run rally in the top of the eighth inning before the Grizzlies roared back. Todd Linden capped the comeback with a two run double in the bottom of the ninth, ending Fresno's two game losing streak.
The Grizzlies improve to 24-9, the best record in the PCL. More>>
The Fresno Grizzlies took their lumps Tuesday night, opening a Pacific Coast League homestand with a 13-2 loss to the Iowa Cubs.
It was a rough night for Fresno's starting pitcher Eric Hacker. He entered the game with a record of 5-0. But Hacker was knocked out of the game in the fifth inning after giving up nine earned runs on nine hits. More>>
Margie Wright says the time is right for her to retire after 27 seasons at Fresno State.
The winningest head coach in the history of college softball guided the 1998 team to the school's first national championship, and never had a losing season with the Bulldogs. Fresno State is the only school in history to qualify for the NCAA Regionals every year they have been staged. More>>
After 27 years as the Fresno State softball head coach, Margie Wright has announced her retirement effective June 30, 2012.
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It's the beginning of the stretch drive for the Fresno State baseball team and the Bulldogs were locked and loaded on Saturday night in beating Sacramento State 10-6. More>>
The CIF has approved a controversial transfer rule that will make it easier for student-athletes to change high schools.
The old rule forced student-athletes to sit out one year of competition after transferring to another school unless their entire family moved, or they got a hardship waiver.
Under the new rule, a student-athlete can transfer without a family move, and must sit out only the first 30-35 days of any sports season. More>>
The Salt Lake Bees beat the Grizzlies Thursday night, 5-3, ending Fresno's five-game Pacific Coast League winning streak.
Ryan Langerhans opened the scoring for Salt Lake in the top of the first inning with a three-run homer off of Andrew Kown. It was the first home run Kown had allowed all season.
Charlie Culberson hit his second homer in as many games for Fresno in the bottom of the inning, but the Grizzlies never caught up. More>>
Friends, family, and law enforcement are all looking for answers in the wake of the death of former NFL superstar Junior Seau of an apparent suicide.
The 43-year-old was found in his home with a gunshot wound to his chest. A handgun was near the body.
While he left no suicide note, Seau's ex-wife says she and other family members received a text message from Seau that only said, I love you. More>>
Fresno Christian's Trevor York has the highest batting average of any high school baseball player in the state of California.
Entering Tuesday's action, the third baseman was batting .677. York then had five hits in seven at-bats during a doubleheader sweep of Tranquillity, raising his batting average to .684. More>>
The Grizzlies improved their Triple-A best record to (19-6) after beating Salt Lake City on Monday, 9-5. More>>
The Grizzlies rallied in the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie, going on to beat Colorado Springs 4-3, improving their PCL best record to (18-6). More>>
Fresno State wide receiver Devon Wylie was selected Saturday by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 107th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2012 National Football League Draft. More>>
Valley native Garrett Weber has played baseball at Clovis High School, Fresno City College, and Fresno State. Now he is playing pro ball for the Visalia Rawhide of the California League.
Weber feels fortunate to have spent his entire baseball career playing at home. He knew he wanted to play for Visalia as soon as he was drafted by the Rawhide's parent club, the Arizona Diamondbacks. More>>
The Clovis West baseball team is (22–4) overall, with a (7–3) record in the Tri–River Athletic Conference, tied for first place with five league games to play. More>>
Since ending his playing career at Fresno state, Devon Wylie has seen his stock rise in the eyes of NFL scouts. As a result, Wylie should be the first Bulldog to be picked. More>>
The Fresno State baseball team rallied for a 3-2 non-conference win over Cal Poly Tuesday night at Beiden Field.
Bulldogs' head coach Mike Batesole threw six pitchers at the Mustangs, and it paid off.
Fresno State rallied from a 2-0 deficit with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and another in the seventh to sweep the season series with Cal Poly.
The Bulldogs, now 17-20, return to WAC play Friday night against Sacramento State. More>>
The New Orleans Saints are denying a report general manager Mickey Loomis had his suite at the Superdome wired so he could listen in on the conversations of the opposing team's coaches during NFL games.
ESPN cited an anonymous source for the story, adding the practice went on for three years before the system was dismantled because of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Loomis is already under NFL suspension for the Saints' bounty scandal. More>>
Bullard star basketball guard, Aaric Armstead is getting closer to making a decision about where he'll play college ball. The Chicago transplant is in the midst of setting up official visits to his three front running schools. More>>
The Fresno State baseball team dropped a non-conference matchup to CSU Bakersfield 8-1 on Saturday evening at Beiden Field. More>>
Fresno State's Michelle Moses pitched her second straight one-hit shutout Friday night, leading the Bulldogs to a 1-0 Western Athletic Conference win over New Mexico State.
Fresno State has been struggling to score runs, with just three in the last three games.
The Bulldogs scored the only run of this game when an infield single by Brooke Ortiz got Maria Sio home in the third inning. More>>
The Fresno Grizzlies scored eight runs in the seventh inning Thursday night on their way to a 10-8 Pacific Coast League victory over Reno.
The visiting Aces had taken a 5-2 lead with five runs in the top of the fifth inning. Randy Ruiz had a grand slam in the inning, one of his two homers on the night to drive in seven runs.
Fresno answered in the bottom of the seventh, scoring eight runs on nine hits to take a 10-5 lead. More>>
The Fresno Grizzlies committed three errors Wednesday in a 7-6 Pacific Coast League loss to Reno.
Two of the errors were costly. The first allowed the Aces to score their first run.
The third error came in the 11th inning, leading to the deciding run for Reno.
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The Valley's last unbeaten high school baseball team, Fresno Christian, finally lost on Tuesday, falling at Caruthers, 8-7.
The Eagles got off to a fast start, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning.
But the Blue Raiders came roaring back in the bottom of the second inning, when they put seven runs on the board.
The Eagles are 6-1-1, while the Blue Raiders are 9-5-1. More>>
Kingsburg's racing Swanson brothers had an eventful weekend in Florida.
Tanner Swanson borrowed a car from the team of his brother, Kody, and rode it to the checkered flag for his first career victory in the Must See Racing Extreme Sprint Series.
Ironically, Kody was knocked out of the race on the very first lap. More>>
A huge get by the Fresno State basketball program as seven foot, center, Robert Upshaw signs a letter of intent to play for the Bulldogs. More>>
The Bulldogs dropped both ends of a rare Western Athletic Conference doubleheader to San Jose State, 4-0 and 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at Beiden Field. More>>
The rain stole the sports thunder, Friday, as the Fresno State baseball and softball teams were postponed. More>>
Despite the threat of showers, a crowd of 1,865 came out to Rawhide Ballpark on Thursday night to watch the Visalia Rawhide beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 6-2 on Opening Day. More>>
Fresno State has granted the request of All-WAC receiver Jalen Saunders to talk to other schools.
If he chooses to leave the Bulldogs, Saunders cannot go to any school in the Mountain West Conference or to three other schools determined, but not disclosed, by head coach Tim DeRuyter.
Saunders, who led Fresno State in receiving yards and touchdowns last season, reportedly is unhappy with his role in the Bulldogs' new spread offense. More>>
All-Western Athletic Conference receiver Jalen Saunders wants to leave Fresno State and transfer to another school.
Saunders, who will be a junior next season, was the Bulldogs' second-leading receiver in terms of catches last season with 56. But he was number one by a wide margin in receiver yards, over 1,000, and in touchdowns with 12. More>>
New Fresno State head women's basketball coach Raegan Pebley promises to build on the foundation set by her predecessor. Adrian Wiggins led the Bulldogs to five straight trips to the NCAA Tournament before he was hired as head coach at Ole Miss.
Pebley just led Utah State to a record 21 wins this past season, and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year.
She says her Bulldogs will continue to play an up-tempo game with an emphasis on defense. More>>
Fresno State Director of Athletics Thomas Boeh announced Saturday the hiring of former Utah State head coach Raegan Pebley to the same position for the Bulldogs' women's basketball program. More>>
Senior Michelle Moses threw her eighth shutout of the season and the Fresno State softball team rebounded from a pair of tough losses to UNLV two days ago to take Friday's series opener from Utah State 4-0 at Bulldog Diamond. More>>
Former Fresno State head men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian is scheduled to be released from a Las Vegas hospital on Friday.
The 81-year-old legend was hospitalized nearly two and a half weeks after suffering a mild heart attack.
When he continued to have trouble breathing, it was discovered Tarkanian was also suffering from bronchitis. More>>
The Fresno State softball team lost both games of a doubleheader to UNLV Wednesday night, falling 8-5 and 12-2.
After ripping a dozen hits off of losing pitcher Michelle Moses in the opener, the Rebels pounded out 17 hits in game two which was shortened to six innings by the mercy rule. Kiley Shae Aldridge didn't make it out of the first inning and took the loss in the nightcap. More>>
Washington Union High School pitcher Kyle Cardoza threw a no-hitter as the Panthers beat Dinuba, 7-1 Tuesday night in the championship game of the Fowler Easter Baseball Tournament.
Washington Union put six runs on the board early and Cardoza, a junior lefthander, did the rest. He was named the top pitcher in the tournament.
In the consolation game, Fresno Christian remained unbeaten with a dramatic 7-6 come-from-behind win over Kingsburg. More>>
Matt Cain is now the highest-paid right handed pitcher in the history of baseball. Cain has agreed to a contract extension with the Giants. His new deal will pay him $127.5 million over the next six years.
The 27-year-old was 12-11 last season with an earned run average under three.
Cain has pitched at least 200 innings for five straight seasons. More>>
The Fresno State baseball team split a pair of games with New Mexico on Sunday, losing 7-1 in the first, but bounced back to win the second game 4-3 at Pete Beiden Field. More>>
The Fresno State baseball team had to postpone the first game of a doubleheader with New Mexico, Saturday afternoon at Beiden Field. The 'Dogs trailed 2-1 in the top of the fourth when play was delayed due to rain. More>>
Senior Michelle Moses did it all for Fresno State Friday night in a doubleheader sweep of Brigham Young.
Moses pitched a complete game, three hitter with eight strikeouts on the way to a 3-1 victory in game one. Courtney Moore homered and Maria Sio added a two run single to provide the offense.
Then in game two, Moses belted her team leading 13th home run of the season and Moore added her second of the night as the Bulldogs held on for a wild 10-9 win. More>>
Fresno's Jason Donald is hoping to stay healthy for his third season with baseball's Cleveland Indians, who are asking the former Buchanan High School and University of Arizona star to play the infield and the outfield this season.
Donald is batting .293 this spring while learning to play different positions that should solidify his role as a utility player for Cleveland. More>>
Pro football scouts representing 15 NFL teams were in Fresno Wednesday, running 14 Bulldogs' seniors through their paces.
The athletes were tested for strength, agility and speed as scouts compiled their evaluations for next month's NFL Draft. Some had a chance to raise their stock, while others hoped to impress enough to land free agent contracts. More>>
The Los Angeles Dodgers will soon have a new owner. An agreement is in place to sell the legendary franchise to a buying group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson for $2 billion.
That's nearly double the highest price ever paid for a North American pro sports team.
Longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten is also a member of the new ownership group, and is expected to run the team. More>>
Adrian Wiggins, who has led the Fresno State women's basketball team to five straight trips to the NCAA Tournament, is leaving the Bulldogs to take over as head coach at Ole Miss.
Wiggins will be officially introduced at a news conference in Oxford on Wednesday.
Wiggins took over at Fresno State late in the 2005 season after Stacy Johnson-Klein was fired and won five WAC regular season or tournament championships. More>>
The Fresno State football team wrapped up the spring with Sunday's annual Spring Game that saw the Red team edge the White 21-14 at Bulldog Stadium. More>>
Fresno State (13-10) rallied in the third inning to defeat UC Riverside 2-1 Saturday night at Pete Beiden Field. The Bulldogs' bullpen finished the night having given up zero earned runs. More>>
UC Riverside opened a non-conference baseball series in Fresno Friday night with a 5-1 win over the Bulldogs.
The Highlanders took advantage of two Fresno State errors in the third inning to score four unearned runs.
Tyler Linehan took the loss for the Bulldogs, while UC Riverside got a complete game from pitcher Dylan Stuart, who scattered six hits.
The loss snapped Fresno State's five game winning streak. More>>
Travon Jones graduated from Bullard High School in 2006 as the school's all–time leading rusher. Since then, he's been through a lot. More>>
The Fresno Christian baseball team was runner up for the Division V Valley title last year. And despite their low numbers and late start to the season, the Eagles hope to win it all this year. More>>
Former Fresno State head basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian suffered a mild heart attack Tuesday in Las Vegas.
According to reports, Tarkanian began wheezing during a routine doctor's visit and was taken to Mountain View Hospital, where an EKG revealed he was suffering a heart attack.
The 81-year-old legend was said to be joking after he was taken to intensive care, but he admitted he was scared. Tark was resting comfortably Tuesday night. More>>
DENVER (AP) -- Peyton Manning got John Elway's seal of approval and Elway got the quarterback he thinks will bring the Denver Broncos their next Super Bowl title. More>>
Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver is expected to be honored in his native Fresno during next year's annual Hot Stove Gala.
Seaver starred at Fresno High School, then went on to Fresno City College and the University of Southern California before signing with the New York Mets as a first round draft pick.
He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1967, and a 12-time All-Star in his 20 Major League seasons. More>>
The rain may have cooled down the temperature at Pete Beiden Field, but the Bulldogs' bats remained on fire against CSU Bakersfield Sunday afternoon. Fresno State (10-9) ended the weekend with a 5-0 win over the Roadrunners. More>>
Bullard's amazing season comes to an end at the State Regional Finals, 85-66. The Knights just couldn't pull out against the top seeded Mater Dei. More>>
Fresno State opened their three game series against CSU Bakersfield with a 2-1 win. Sac flies by Pat Hutcheson and Chris Mariscal accounted for both Bulldog runs. More>>
Senior, Aaric Armstead, is Bullard's leading scorer and a huge reason why they are still alive in the state playoffs. He's yet to commit to a college program, but it's not for a lack of interest. Here are some of the schools that have made official offers, recently. More>>
Fresno State women's lacrosse is still looking for the first victory in the history of the program after losing to the University of New Hampshire Wednesday, 19-7.
It was the home opener for the Bulldogs, who got two goals from Taylor Fiehler.
This is the fourth season Fresno State has fielded a team. The Bulldogs are 0-2 this year, and their all-time record is 0-44. More>>
Senior guard Walter Orr hit a desperation three point shot at the buzzer Tuesday night to give the Bullard High School boy's basketball team a dramatic 54-52 win over heavily favored Long Beach Poly in the CIF Southern California Regional Semifinal.
The Knights will face Mater Dei, with the winner advancing to the State Final. More>>
The Fresno State women's basketball team will play Georgetown in round one of the NCAA Tournament.
The game will be played Sunday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Bulldogs are in the Des Moines Region, which includes Baylor. The Bears are 34-0 and ranked number one in the nation.
Georgetown is currently ranked 15th, with a record of 22-8.
This is Fresno State's fifth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. More>>
The Fresno State women's basketball team will play Georgetown in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. More>>
The FCC Rams beat Yuba, 77–62, capturing their 5th State title. The Rams trailed much of the first half, led by one at the break, and really turned it on in the second twenty minutes. More>>
The 'Dogs beat Louisiana Tech 89-61 in the 2012 WAC Tournament Championship game. The Bulldogs earned the championship title, their fifth-straight NCAA Tournament berth and reached 28 wins, a program first for Fresno State. More>>
The Fresno State women's basketball team shook off Wednesday's sluggish start and came out on fire against Idaho. The Bulldogs (27-5, 13-1 WAC) defeated the Vandals 80-55 in the semifinal matchup of the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Tournament. More>>
The Fresno State men's basketball team suffered a season-ending 65-49 loss to New Mexico State on Thursday in the Quarterfinals of the 2012 Verizon Western Athletic Conference Tournament. More>>
The Fresno State women's basketball team overcame a slow start and defeated New Mexico State University 66-58 on Wednesday evening to advance to the semifinal game of the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Tournament. More>>
Division I Boys
(5) Crescenta Valley 1, (4) Buchanan 0
Division II Boys
(8) Oak Hills 0, (1) Lindsay 1 More>>
Fresno State women's basketball star Ki-Ki Moore has been named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in voting by the league's coaches.
Bulldogs Rosie Moult and Taylor Thompson, were selected to the second team. Moult and Thompson were also named to the All-Defensive team.
Former Hanford High School star Madison Parrish was named to the All-Freshman Team. More>>
Ricky Manning, Jr. -- former NFL defensive back and Edison High School graduate -- has been hired to lead the Edison High School football team, the Fresno Unified School District announced Monday. More>>
Number one ranked Stanford jumped out to an early lead Sunday afternoon and rolled to a 9-2 win over Fresno State in the third and final game of their non-conference baseball series at Beiden Field.
The Cardinal scored four runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back.
The Bulldogs, now 5-7 on the year, open a four-game series against San Francisco Friday night at Beiden Field. More>>
Boys Section Final DI: Clovis West 55, Bullard 69 More>>
Fresno State's bats came alive Friday night at Beiden Field as the Bulldogs upset No. 1 Stanford 7-4. More>>
The Fresno State women's basketball team clinched the WAC Championship Thursday night with a 65-62 victory over rival Louisiana Tech.
Fresno State will face either New Mexico State or Nevada to open the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.
The Bulldogs' men's team lost to La Tech, 75-70, and will draw New Mexico State or Idaho as their opening round opponent in next week's WAC Tournament. More>>
Clovis West and Bullard wrap up Section Championship weekend at Selland Arena with their tip off, Saturday at 8:00, for the Division I title. More>>
The Fresno State football team opened spring practice Tuesday under first time head coach Tim DeRuyter.
It was the first of 15 sessions, culminating with the annual spring football game at Bulldog Stadium on March 25th.
DeRuyter replaces Pat Hill, who was let go after 15 seasons as Fresno State's head coach.
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The Valley can boast some great athletes, and when it comes to high school football the best team in the state last year is also right here. More>>
The Daytona 500 is on! NASCAR President Mike Helton says the race will be held at 4 p.m. PST Monday, February 27th. More>>
Olek Czyz scored 25 points and Dario Hunt added 20 points and 15 rebounds as Nevada outlasted Fresno State 79-76 in triple overtime Saturday night. More>>
Valley fighter Anthony 'Lights Out' Smith came up just short at last year's Golden Gloves boxing tournament. Now, he has bigger dreams, beginning next week at the National Championships. Smith may be just 19 years–old, but he's been boxing for sixteen years. More>>
After re–writing the record books at Fresno State, the school's all–time leading scorer, Jaleesa Ross traveled overseas to play professional basketball in Iceland. But turns out, her career was coming to an end, before it even had a chance to begin. More>>
The Hanford girls basketball team is getting ready to face Clovis in round two of the playoffs.
They have been a dominant force in Valley basketball, but when the seedings came out, the Lady–Pups were shocked they did not get a number one, and that's not sitting well in Hanford. More>>
The Hoover High School boy's basketball team opened the Valley playoffs Tuesday night by rolling to a 77-50 victory over the Delano Tigers in Division III.
The Patriots have won 11 in a row.
The only game in Division I had Clovis East hosting rival Clovis in a matchup that went to the wire.
The Timberwolves needed a putback basket at the buzzer by Nathan Amundsen, son of head coach Tim Amundsen, to eliminate the Cougars, 73-71. More>>
Fresno State has dominated the latest round of player of the week honors.
Sophomore Tyler Linehan was named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball magazine.
His teammate, Thomas Harlan, is the WAC baseball Pitcher of the Week.
Fresno State's Mackenzie Oakes is the WAC softball Pitcher of the Week.
And sophomore guard KiKi Moore is the WAC basketball Player of the Week. More>>
Fresno State (3-1) placed 22 Bulldogs on the diamond in their 17-2 rout of Butler Sunday afternoon at Beiden Field. More>>
Former Bulldog Greg Smith is re-joining the Rockets in time for Sunday's game in Houston, against Utah. Smith told KMPH via text that he can't wait for the opportunity and that he does expect to get some minutes in Sunday's contest. More>>
The Roosevelt High School rugby team is in its second season of existence, but Friday, the Rough Riders played their first game on campus soil. More>>
The Armstead brothers landed in Fresno the day classes began, not knowing a single person on campus except one another. But hey, basketball and brotherhood were enough to get by in one of the most dangerous parts of the country. Surely, it was enough at Bullard. More>>
The Fresno State women's basketball team, in first place in the Western Athletic Conference, beat Idaho Thursday night, 76-68, to run its winning streak to ten games.
But it was not easy. The Bulldogs blew a 16 point first half lead and fell behind briefly in the second half before regaining control.
Kiki Moore led Fresno State with a game high 23 points. Taylor Thompson scored 15, while Rosie Moult added 13. More>>
The Fresno City College men's basketball team held off West Hills Wednesday night for a tough 74-65 victory. The Rams used a 10-0 scoring run to snap a 20-20 first half tie, and held on for the nine-point win.
It was the 13th consecutive victory for the Rams, who have also won 20 of their last 21 games.
Fresno City College will host Columbia Saturday night in the final game of the regular season. More>>
The Bullard High School boy's basketball team got revenge for its only County Metro Athletic Conference defeat of the season Tuesday night, beating San Joaquin Memorial, 75-68.
It ends the Panthers' ten-game winning streak that had included a 66-65 victory over the Knights on January 26th.
Bullard and Memorial are now tied atop the CMAC at 8-1. More>>
The Mountain West and Conference USA will dissolve and form a new athletic conference which will include Fresno State.
The yet-to-be named conference will include from 18 to 24 schools, beginning competition in all sports in 2013.
There will be east and west divisions, with a semifinal playoff in football leading to a conference championship game.
Conference officials hope to work out the details over the next six months. More>>
Nalani St. Germain hit a two-out, three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to lift Long Beach State past the Bulldog softball team 4-1 Sunday in the final game of the Fresno State Kick-Off Tournament at Bulldog Diamond. More>>
The Fresno State softball team split its two games Saturday in the Fresno State Kick-Off Tournament, beating UC Riverside 7-3 before falling to Sacramento State 2-1 in nine innings. More>>
The Fresno Christian High School boy's basketball team had a 19-game winning streak put to the test Friday night. The Eagles, with an overall record of 20-1, had to come from behind to beat West Sequoia League rival Caruthers in an overtime thriller, 59-56.
Meanwhile, there was an upset in the Tri-River Athletic Conference. Clovis West manhandled rival Buchanan in a 58-37 rout. That drops the Bears into a first place tie with Central in the TRAC. More>>
Friday night, the Fresno Christian boys basketball team hopes to run its winning streak to 20 games. More>>
The Clovis Unified Governing Board has approved the appointment of former Hoover High head football coach Jim O'Brien to Clovis East. More>>
The Fresno State softball team opens the 2012 season on Thursday with the first of five games over the weekend as a part of the Fresno State Kick-Off Tournament the 'Dogs are hosting at Bulldog Diamond. More>>
The Fresno Christian High School boy's basketball team rolled to it's 19th win in a row Tuesday night, taming the Tigers of Tranquillity, 85-52.
The reigning Division V Valley champion Eagles are 20-1 overall, 6-0 in the West Sequoia League.
The Bullard Knights battered Sunnyside, 77-25, improving to 23-3 overall and 6-1 in the County Metro Athletic Conference.
Bullard has beaten its last three opponents by an average score of 76-22. More>>
Anxious to put last year's 4-9 record behind them, the Bulldogs are anxious to start spring football practice.
Running back Robbie Rouse is looking forward to learning the new spread offense of first year head coach Tim DeRuyter. Rouse admits practicing Fresno State's old offensive scheme did become boring at times.
Quarterback Derek Carr is also ready to go, saying he will give it everything he has.
Spring practice begins in March. More>>
Former Bulldog David Carr will soon be sporting a Super Bowl ring. His little brother Derek, the starting quarterback at Fresno State, couldn't be prouder. More>>
Kevin Olekaibe scored 26 points, including the clinching dunk with 4.8 seconds left, to lead Fresno State over Utah State 60-54 on Saturday night. More>>
The Central High School basketball team ended the ten-game winning streak of top-ranked Buchanan Friday night, beating the Bears, 65-58.
The Grizzlies, who lost to Buchanan in their first meeting, have not lost since, running off a five-game winning streak to get to 5-1 in the TRAC.
Meanwhile Fresno Christian is riding an 18-game winning streak. The Eagles are 19-1 after a 65-55 win at Riverdale. More>>
Tyler Johnson equaled a career high with 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Fresno State defeated Idaho 65-55 on Thursday night. More>>
15 recruits make up Tim DeRuyter's first class as new head football coach at Fresno State.
DeRuyter landed eight offensive players, six defensive players and one athlete.
The shocker of the day came when Washington Union's Deontay Greenberry, the California Player of the Year out of Washington Union High School, shunned Notre Dame and signed with Houston. More>>
Someone ripped off a $30,000 American League Championship ring of a Valley baseball star. More>>
Tuesday was a good night for several Valley high school basketball teams. Buchanan ran its winning streak to ten with a 51-45 TRAC victory over Clovis North.
San Joaquin Memorial beat Edison 64-43 to improve to 5-0 in the CMAC.
Hoover is 5-0 in the NYL thanks to a tight 56-50 victory over McLane.
Fresno Christian rolled over Parlier 56-42. The Eagles are 18-1 with a 17-game winning streak. More>>
The Fresno State softball team opens a new season on February 9th, hosting Toledo.
The Bulldogs have a chance to get off to a fast start, playing their first ten games at home.
This will also be the school's final season in the Western Athletic Conference, and Fresno State hopes to go out with a bang by winning the WAC championship. More>>
The season opener for Fresno State baseball is less than three weeks away at home against Butler.
The Bulldogs are already at work getting ready for the new season.
Jessob Reisbeck has a preview of this year's team. More>>
Is Bullard's Aaric Armstead heading to play college ball in Hawaii??? That question may be answered very soon. More>>
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