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Porterville ends Monache's reign of dominance
This was a night a decade in the making for the Panthers. When Jacob Rankin Stadium’s clock hit zero, Monache’s Granite Bowl stranglehold ended and a green- and orange-clad mob enveloped the field, providing an exclamation point for a shocking...
No motivation necessary
Sometimes motivational methods are required to get players in the zone. Blasting ACDC or putting on eye black might push a player into Friday-night mode. Tonight’s game requires no such tactics. Instead, just one word will get them ready: Monache....
Panthers break 3-year drought against Grizzlies
A three-year winning streak for Granite Hills over Porterville was discontinued Friday night. The Porterville Panthers (5-4) put an ended the Grizzlies’ season on a low note, beating them 41-29, at Jamison Stadium, Friday night. “Our...
Leagues on the Line
An undefeated, No. 1-ranked team against a banged-up, three-loss underdog. If point spreads applied to the high-school ranks, Monache would probably be on the wrong side of a large number. Tulare Union (8-0, 4-0 EYL) has a chance to seal an EYL title...
Trujillo Torches Tulare
Tony Trujillo was not supposed to be a starter this season. As recent as late September, he wasn’t on any EYL coach’s radar. That likely isn’t the case anymore. Trujillo carried the ball 44 times for a season-high 241 yards and a...
Panthers seeking 1st playoff berth in 15 years
When Porterville football coach Rick Stewart first received the request from Cesar Chavez to move this week’s matchup from Halloween to tonight, he thought it sounded too good to be true. Stewart and his team reasoned the Titans’ decision...
Lindsay, Strathmore set to renew rivalry
Strathmore football coach Jeromy Blackwell doesn't hide his feelings too well. In a tough home loss to Riverdale two weeks ago, Blackwell was escorted out of the game in the fourth quarter for voicing his opinions about the referee's ability to do his...
Opening Night-mare
It was not your everyday kick return. This was a weaving, churning and punishing sprint. When Hanford West running back William Stanton fielded the ball with just less than two minutes in the first half, the game was close. Ninety-five yards and six...
Hit hard by graduation, younger Marauders forge ahead
Monache coach Chris Likewise has seen this before, but maybe not quite on this scale. Only four starters return from his 2007 Valley playoff team, two on offense, two on defense. Rebuilding is one thing, but having to replace...
Southwest Sierra League title on the line as unbeatens clash
Fowler and Strathmore, both unbeaten and largely untested, toss all their chips on the table Friday night at Spartan Stadium in a game likely to decide the 2007 Southwest Sierra League title. In what shapes up as a slugfest, the affair showcases...
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