Sports

High School Football Player Scores Touchdowns While Raising Thousands for Valley Children's Hospital

MADERA RANCHOS - Kaleb Roth, a senior at Liberty High School in Madera, California is going "Beyond the Game" for the sake of children at Valley Children's Hospital in Madera, CA. Kaleb is the running back on his high school football team and a year ago started an initiative called "Beyond the Game".

The goal is to raise $10 for every point the varsity team scores and donate that money to Valley Children's Hospital. Roth says, "I've been given the opportunity to play football, the game I love, and I know there are a lot of kids who'd love to be able to play this game as well. I want to use the opportunity I have to reach beyond the game to make their lives a little better somehow."

Fresno Football Club Partners with Global Soccer Leader adidas

FRESNO - Today, Frank Yallop, General Manager of Fresno Football Club (FFC), announced that adidas, the world’s premier soccer equipment supplier, will be the club’s official outfitter. The German giants will become the club’s exclusive uniform and equipment provider and will be outfitting all FFC players, coaches, and staff. The multi-year deal will extend through the 2021 USL season.

“Our affiliation with adidas is important for Fresno and the region, as it is a brand with a great reputation within the soccer world,” Yallop said. “adidas and our team want to collaborate on local initiatives, especially on youth engagement. We’re delighted to bring such a global soccer brand to the Central Valley region.”

WEEK 5 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

CENTRAL VALLEY - Week 5 of Central Section CIF Varsity Football. Check here every Friday night for final scores from around the valley. From Visialia to Modesto. Photos from the games can be ound on our Facebook page.

Women Soccer 'Dogs Grab Fourth Consecutive Win in Overtime Thriller

FRESNO - The Fresno State women's soccer team defeated UC Riverside in overtime 1-0, Friday night. The Bulldogs will take a four-game winning streak into Mountain West Conference play. Fresno State improved to 5-2-1 on the season, and own a 2-1-1 record in overtime matches.

"We knew this game was on us to finish because we created so opportunities to score throughout the first 90 minutes," said head coach Brian Zwaschka. "We give a lot of credit to UC Riverside for their resilience in front of the net. They made the blocks they needed to and their goalkeeper made some big saves. We stayed composed and waited for our opportunity to strike and put the game away, and we did. We feel like we have improved through the season so far, we feel like we've hit a lot of targets we wanted to hit before conference play. We are pretty healthy and that's a huge bonus. We just have to be ready to grind out every game in conference play."

Bulldogs Fall at #6 Washington 48-16

SEATTLE - A 27-point first quarter by the high-powered scoring offense of No. 6 Washington proved to be too much for Fresno State to overcome on Saturday night at Husky Stadium as the Bulldogs fell 48-16. Fresno State (1-2) totaled 313 yards on offense with 151 in the first half and 162 in the second half. The 'Dogs finished with 194 yards through the air and 119 yards on the ground and totaled 18 first downs while possessing the ball for 32:55.

Sophomore quarterback Chason Virgil went 11-of-20 for 98 yards while junior Marcus McMaryion came on in the second half to go 10-of-16 for 96 yards. Senior wide receiver Da'Mari Scott had a team-leading five receptions for 40 yards and recorded his first touchdown of the season. On defense, sophomore defensive back Mike Bell made a career-high nine tackles, including six solo, and also recorded 1.5 tackles for a loss. Linebackers Jeffrey Allison and James Bailey had five tackles apiece while Allison forced one of two fumbles on the evening by the 'Dogs.