Archive for February 2020

Garces freshman Tye Monteiro is a CIF State boys wrestling medalists after pinning No. 7 Rocky Raby of Anderson-West Valley in the third period of the 152-pound blood round match in the consolation bracket. Monteiro can finish as high as third place today and no worse than eighth, becoming the first Garces wrestler to medal…

Shelby Buchanan began her senior year for Garces softball with a bang on Friday in the season opener at home against Fresno-San Joaquin Memorial. Buchanan was a single away from the cycle with a double, triple and home run and three RBI and also pitched a complete game in a 14-4, six-inning victory for the…

This week began with a less-than-stellar bracket seeding for Garces freshman Tye Monteiro. After placing fifth at the Central Section Master’s boys wrestling championships last Saturday, Monteiro was paired up against Gilroy’s Chase Saldate, the nation’s top-ranked wrestler at 152-pounds. Monteiro now heads into the third and final day at the CIF State boys wrestling…

Garces freshman Tye Monteiro pinned Roseville’s Josh Provins in the 152-pound consolation bracket pigtail round on Friday morning during Day 2 of the CIF State Boys Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena. Monteiro, ranked No. 23 in the state, will face Mario Franco from Concord-De La Salle in the second round later this morning. Photos…

The 2019-20 season came to an end on Tuesday for Garces boys basketball in a 75-64 loss to Fresno-Hoover in the Central Section Division III semifinals. The Rams (21-9) completed the first 20-win season in seven seasons and reached the semifinals for the first time since 2012-13 during a season Garces finished second in the…

Garces boys basketball coach Brian Dignan knows the importance of a home-court advantage in the playoffs.The second-seeded Rams host No. 3 Fresno-Hoover on Tuesday in the Central Section Division III semifinals at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to the championships at 4 p.m. on Friday at Selland Arena in downtown Fresno. Hoover is planning…

The confidence for Tye Monteiro is sky-high, and that’s a good thing.The Garces standout became the first freshman for the wrestling program to medal at the Central Section Masters championship, taking fifth on Saturday at Hoover High in Fresno. With that finish, Monteiro also becomes the first Garces freshman to earn an automatic qualification to…

The Garces boys soccer team repeated as a Central Section champion on Friday with a 4-0 win over Shafter at home. Alexander Halevy scored twice while Moises Cisneros and Abraham Gonzalez also scored for the Rams while Palmer Bank pitched a shutout. The Rams will await the brackets for the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs…

On the grandest stage for boys soccer in the Central Section, Garces Memorial had to sweat out a penalty kick to win the title. This time around, the celebration began before extra time even began as the top-seeded Rams defeated No. 3 Shafter 4-0 for the Division IV title on Friday night at Sam Tobias…

Dom D’Amato led four Rams in double figures as No. 2 Garces defeated No. 7 Chavez in the Central Section Division III quarterfinals on Thursday. The Rams (21-9) host No. 3 Fresno-Hoover on Tuesday in the semifinals. Photos by George Ayonayon