Archive for November 2019
Garces girls, boys water polo advance in NorCal regionals
The emotions of winning the program’s first Central Section championship in five years seemingly never got the best of the Garces girls water polo team. Three days after the Rams beat Porterville-Monache for the section Division II title, Garces defeated Tracy-Kimball 19-8 in the opening round of the CIF Northern California D-III regional playoffs at…
Read MoreGarces water polo teams ready for regional playoffs
The Garces girls water polo team is in uncharted waters, and seemingly all are on board. The Rams, fresh off the Central Section Division II championship win over Porterville-Monache on Saturday, will be back at Salvucci Aquatics Center on Tuesday in the opening round of the CIF Northern California D-III regional playoffs as the No.…
Read MorePHOTO GALLERY: Girls water polo wins D-II section title
Take a look back at these photos from Garces beating Porterville-Monache 15-8 in the Central Section Division II girls water polo championships on Saturday at the Salvucci Aquatics Center. The girls will host Tracy-Kimball on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the CIF Northern California regional playoffs while the boys are in the NorCal D-II regionals…
Read MoreGarces girls water polo wins D-II section title
When adversity kicked in for the Garces girls water polo team on Saturday, there was no lack of confidence in the Rams. In the Central Section Division II championships at home at the Salvucci Aquatics Center, the top-seeded Rams defeated No. 2 Porterville-Monache 15-8, outscoring the Marauders 8-2 in the second half. “We’ve got just…
Read MoreFive turnovers hurt Garces in upset bid in D-II quarterfinals
HANFORD – For the first 24 minutes of the Central Section Division II quarterfinals Friday night, Garces looked prepared to shock the world. But those thoughts fell silent as the Rams turned the ball over five times in a 33-20 loss to No. 1 Hanford on the road. Garces (5-7) went into halftime with a…
Read MoreGarces girls water polo advances to D-II finals, boys fall in D-I semifinals
It’s title time for the Garces girls water polo team. The Rams will host East Yosemite League rival Porterville-Monache in the Central Section Division I championships on Saturday at the Salvucci Aquatics Center after No. 1 Garces beat No. 4 Paso Robles 8-4 in the semifinals at home on Wednesday. Isabella Garcia led the way…
Read MoreFive teams and one golfer still in playoff action for Garces this week
A big week ahead for Garces athletics begins Tuesday afternoon in Fresno as five fall sports teams are still in action in the Central Section postseason. Girls tennis The girls tennis team, seeded second in the Central Section Division I playoffs, is on the road at No. 1 Clovis North at 3 p.m. The Rams,…
Read MoreGarces boys, girls water polo sweep quarterfinals double-header at home
In what likely is the final double-header for the Garces boys and girls water polo teams, the day ended with a lot of smiling faces for the Rams. Beginning at 11 a.m., the top-seeded Rams hosted No. 8 Exeter in the Central Section Division II girls water polo quarterfinals. Junior Isabella Garcia scored four goals…
Read MoreDrulias-Sala repeat as Central Section doubles champions on their home court
In the end, all of the drama that transpires in a three-set championship match paid off with the best kind of tears rolling down the faces of Alexsia Drulias and Jackie Sala. The Garces duo repeated Saturday afternoon on their home courts with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Mercedes Garcia and Ashley Cardot of…
Read MoreDefense leads Garces to first round playoff win at Frontier
If the old saying that defense wins championships, then Garces looks the part of a playoff contender, especially on Friday night. Dom D’Amato led the Rams with two of the team’s five interceptions as No. 9 Garces defeated No. 8 Frontier 37-7 in the opening round of the Central Section Division II playoffs at Frontier.…
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