Basketball Valley Championships & Softball

Firebaugh Lady Eagles Basketball is on their way to Selland Area after their 55-51 Semifinal win over East (Bakersfield) on Wednesday night; Firebaugh entered the Division 5 Playoffs as the 5^th seed and started at home versus 12^th seed Fowler and won the game 84-48, next was their Quarterfinal game which was a long trip to Lake Isabella and the 4^th seed Broncs of Kern Valley and they punched their ticket into the Semifinals with a convincing 78-60 win which meant another long trip down south to Bakersfield to play against the top seeded Blades of East High and Firebaugh took them pulling the upset with the win and will now face off against the 2^nd Seed Chowchilla Lady Tribe Friday afternoon at 2pm at Selland Arena for the Division 5 Valley Championship #AllRoadsLeadToSelland

Our Lady Eagle Basketball team travels to East Bakersfield HS on Wednesday, 2/28/18, for the Semifinals of Division 5! Game time is at 7pm! Travel south and support our Lady Eagles!!! #GoEagles pic.twitter.com/UGzyPavSUP

— Firebaugh Eagles (@FHSeaglesports) February 28, 2018

WSL Softball: Mendota and Coalinga in early action to kick off 2018 Softball Season.

Mendota Lady Aztecs, Defending D-6 Valley Champions were promoted to Division 5 this season and have already started with an even record of 1-1 with wins versus Division 5 Opponents Orange Cove 13-6 back on February 20^th and then a road loss at Division 3 Hoover 7-5 on February 23^rd with their next game scheduled for March 6^th vs. Laton as it starts a 3-Game home stand series along with McLane on March 8^th then Roosevelt on March 13^th before Traveling to Madera South High School for The Madera South Stallion Shootout March 15^th-17^th. Coalinga Lady Horned Toads are also coming off winning a Valley Championship in Division 5 the previous season and were also promoted to Division 4 along with fellow WSL Rival and 2016 Valley Champions Firebaugh Lady Eagles this season. Coalinga opened their season on February 27^th with an 11-4 home opener loss against Fowler with their next game set for March 6^th on the road at Sierra Pacific (Hanford).

 

WSL Baseball: 5 teams in early action to kick off the Baseball Season

Firebaugh Eagles (3-0-1)

2/20 vs. Kingsburg 6-6 (T), 2/24 vs. Monache 9-4 (W), 2/27 vs. Exeter 6-2 (W), 2/28 vs. CVC 6-0 (W) Next Game 3/3 TBA, 3/6 Caruthers

Coalinga Horned Toads (2-1)

2/24 vs. Woodlake 7-0 (W), Pacheco 7-5 (L), 2/27 McFarland 10-5 (W) Next Game 3/1 vs. Orosi

Mendota Aztecs (2-1)

2/22 @ Liberty (Madera) 8-2 (L), 2/24 vs. Parlier 7-4 (W), 2/28 @ McLane 9-4 (W) Next Game 3/3 vs. Mariposa County

Tranquillity Tigers (1-2)

2/17 vs. McLane 8-7 (W), vs. McLane 4-3 (L), 2/23 vs. Caruthers 11-10 (L) Next Game 3/2 vs. Fresno Christian

Avenal (0-1)

2/27 vs. Fresno Christian 27-0 (L), 13 Runs Scored in the 1^st, 6 Runs Scored in the 2^nd, And 8 Runs Scored in the 3^rd. Final/3

 

WSL Athletics Player of the Week, Week of Feb.20th-23rd: Ruth Butanda, Sophomore , 1B Mendota

Stats: 5-8, .625 Batting Average, 5 Singles, RBI Single, 2 Runs Scored

Kevin Arias-Romero, Editor-in-Chief, WSL Athletics & Contributor, www.thepagmeter.com

Have a Great Weekend and Stay Warm and Dry

 

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