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Clovis North Girls’ Soccer Wins Sixth Straight over Clovis High
GABE CAMARILLO
@gabecamarillo_
Mia Mirelez is easy to spot on the field at a Clovis North girls’ soccer game.
The 5-foot-7 senior is the engine that makes the Broncos’ offensive attack go, and she put her talents on full display Tuesday afternoon with two goals in a 3-1 win over Clovis High.
With the victory, Clovis North (13-1, 3-0 TRAC) extended its winning streak to six games. Head coach Nick Pappanduros said the Broncos are young, but seniors like Mirelez keep the team aggressive and scoring.
“Mia is our worker,” Pappanduros said. “She’s coming back from an ACL injury, and she’s a force to be reckoned with. She has something to prove because she hasn’t been out here, and she’s proving it.”
Mirelez is part of a senior group that includes UC Irvine signee Alyssa Wheeler and UNLV signees Cadence Whitley and Mallie Ramirez. Mirelez signed to play soccer at Cal State Fullerton.
“Those four seniors are our forwards and our attacking middle, and what they do with the ball, it looks like they’ve been playing together forever,” Pappanduros said.
In the 27th minute, Whitley crossed the ball into the middle that junior Ari Worrell cleaned up for the Broncos’ first goal. Clovis High responded a minute later with a goal from senior Kellyann Rodriguez.
Before the first half ended, Mirelez scored her first goal off the assist from sophomore Kaylin Wheeler to give the Broncos a 2-1 lead.
In the 55th minute, Mirelez scored her
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Photo by Game Camarillo/Clovis Roundup
Clovis North senior Mia Mirelez (#6, black) keeps the ball away from Clovis senior Isabella Aguirre in the Broncos’ 3-1 win on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Clovis West Rides Dominant Defense to Another Win Over Clovis North
GABE CAMARILLO
@gabecamarillo_
One month ago, Clovis North and Clovis West engaged in a boys’ basketball duel that needed three overtimes and a series of clutch shots to determine the winner.
The Golden Eagles won that instant classic, and in the second meeting between the two TRAC powerhouses Tuesday, they won again. Except the sequel did not quite match the original.
Anchored by its stifling defense that limited Clovis North to 15 points in the second half, Clovis West ran away with a 70-41 rout Tuesday to open Tri-River Athletic Conference play.
Clovis West (19-1) and head coach Vance Walberg won its 7th straight game over Clovis North (10-7), the last Bronco win coming in the 2019 Nike Invitational championship game.
“There was no special game plan,” Walberg said. “It was just the kids’ intensity. With it being their first league game and being their rival, yeah, they picked it up.”
The Golden Eagles turned in a team effort led by senior forward Tyus Parrish-Tillman’s 19 points. Junior guard Issac Martinez added 13, and sophomore Zach Chauhan chipped in nine. Chauhan’s contributions did not stop on offense, either; the 6-foot-3 small forward guarded Clovis North’s leading scorer, Connor Amundsen, for most of the night.
In the one-on-one battle between stud sophomores, Amundsen finished the game without scoring.
“Zach Chauhan – Zach probably gave us the best game for a sophomore, his best game ever, for sure,” Walberg said. “He just did a lot of good little things, a tip here, a tip there. He did a great job on Connor, because [Amundsen] is a heck of a player.”
A lot was different between the Dec. 11 triple-overtime thriller and Tuesday’s rematch. For one, Clovis West was not as successful from three-point range, connecting
Photo: Gabe Camarillo / Clovis Roundup
Clovis East junior Cole Lomeli and Buchanan sophomore Beau Brusseau battle for possession during the team’s league boys’ soccer opener on January 11, 2022.
AROUND THE TRAC: Boys’ Soccer Results for Jan. 11
GABE CAMARILLO
@gabecamarillo_
The Tri-River Athletic Conference kicked off boys’ soccer action Tuesday with two wins and a tie. In a league expected to be as competitive as ever, six wins is potentially enough to win the TRAC. Central and Clovis West got off on the right foot, while Buchanan and Clovis East battled to a draw and earned a point apiece.
BUCHANAN 0, CLOVIS EAST 0
Clovis East and Buchanan entered their match with identical 9-2-1 records. They left the Clovis East pitch, once again, sharing the same record after a 0-0 tie.
The Timberwolves had multiple scoring chances throughout the match, “about seven clear looks” according to Buchanan head coach Edison Gonzalez. Clovis East even received a penalty kick after Buchanan goalkeeper Elmer Calballo fouled Andrew Huerta in the box with five minutes to go in regulation.
Calballo exited due to the foul, and backup keeper Jaden Chu stepped up to block Huerta’s penalty. Calballo re-entered the game three minutes later and completed the shutout through overtime.
“I’ll tell you, give credit to Jaden,” Gonzalez said. “This guy is engaged in the game, a good teammate, and he was right here ready to go. That’s all you can ask for… He kept us in the game, 100 percent.”
Although Clovis East dominated possession and scoring chances for much of regulation, Buchanan came on strong late in the second half and into overtime. The draw, in Gonzalez’s eyes, is a “good result” considering the Bears went 1-9 in the TRAC last spring.
“To get a tie against a really tough team like Clovis East, it’s a big confidence booster for us,” Gonzalez said.
CLOVIS WEST 2, CLOVIS NORTH
0
Clovis West recorded its ninth clean sheet of the season and scored in the first 10 minutes of the match, defeating host Clovis North, 2-0, to open TRAC play. Junior midfielder Logan Elkington scored early, and senior wing Moses Hernandez tacked onto the lead midway through the second half. It was a clinical win for Clovis West (12-3-1), which has won seven of its last eight matches. Part of that hot streak includes wins over TRAC foe Clovis East and Reedley, the only Central Section team to defeat Central so far this season.
“All of our pre-season games and pre-season learning experiences are done, so there is some added pressure because anything can happen in TRAC,” said Clovis West head coach Ivan Janssens. “We were able to stay really well-composed through all of it.”
Clovis West matched its highest win total since the 2012-13 season, a sign of the upward trajectory Janssens has set for the program. His eyes are not looking back at the past, either; instead, they’re looking forward to the next game.
“I’m not going to look at our wins or what our records are until the season is done,” Janssens said. “Only thing that matters is the next game.”
CENTRAL 2, CLOVIS 0
Central extended its unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 2-0 overtime victory over Clovis High Tuesday at Koligian Stadium.
After scoreless regulation that included several close chances for both sides, Central broke through with three minutes remaining in the first overtime period. After a cross into the box resulted in a shot bouncing off the post, junior midfielder Angel Rocha followed up and scored the first goal.
In the second overtime period, as Clovis aggressively pursued a tie, senior striker Marcus Flores sent a shot 40 yards into the back of the net to seal Central’s (12-2-1) victory.
Clovis (6-9-2), the defending Division-I champion who defeated Central in the title game last May, has been hurt by injuries and missing stars this season. Head coach Danny Amparano said signs of a turnaround were evident in the loss.
“The boys on the sideline were the most motivated I’ve seen them, the most engaged I’ve seen them,” Amparano said. “It was a new season, and I think everyone feels that in the TRAC.”
CLOVIS WEST
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second goal on a strong finish after receiving a cross from senior Paige Smith.
Clovis High (6-5-3, 1-2 TRAC) dropped its second straight contest; the Cougars fell to Buchanan last Friday, 5-0. Head coach Ian Lynch said costly defensive miscues have been the biggest issue of late.
“We’ve got to get healthy, and we have to get it right,” Lynch said. “There’s a lot of mental errors that are putting us behind the 8-ball. We compete for long periods of the game, but it’s backbreaking mistakes that put us under and we struggle because of it.”
Up next for Clovis High is a home match against Clovis East on Friday, the same day Clovis North hosts Central. But eyes are already on next Tuesday when Clovis North travels to Buchanan in a rematch of last year’s Central Section Division-I championship game.
Are Clovis North and Buchanan destined to meet again in this year’s title game?
“I think so,” Pappanduros said. “We’re always the rivals when it comes to soccer. They always give us the biggest fight. I think it’s headed that way.”
CLOVIS WEST
North had its second-lowest scoring output this season. The Broncos scored 41 points in the first half alone on Dec. 11.
“They were tougher than us tonight, they were grittier,” said Clovis North head coach Tony Amundsen. “Obviously, not being able to score around the basket hurt us a little bit. Tyus did a nice job. All the way around, their defense was definitely better this time than it was last time.”
Clovis North only trailed 31-26 at halftime, but a 9-0 Clovis West run kickstarted a dominant second half that put the game out of reach.
Clovis North will travel to Clovis East (12-7, 1-0 TRAC) Friday, while Clovis West will play at Central (10-6, 1-0 TRAC).
Help! I Overspent on Christmas!
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It’s so easy to go overboard on Christmas. If you have kids, you want everything to be perfect for them. You want to build priceless memories, so spending any amount seems worth it. If you’re just getting started, you want to impress your family with how together you have things. Giving extravagant gifts to your family members seems like a great idea … until you’re staring at a huge credit card bill in January.
However it happened, it’s important to approach this problem rationally. Constantly blaming yourself won’t fix the problem. The important part now is to right yourself financially. You can’t take back gifts and return them at this point. You have to deal with the situation that’s in front of you.
Check out these four ways you can patch up your finances and have things right before summer. 1. Budgeting advice
It can be very tempting to make only the minimum payments on the credit card you used to buy Christmas gifts. Unfortunately, it’s also the best way to ensure you’re in debt for all the Christmases from here on out.
Making minimum payments on credit cards prolongs the length of time you’re in debt. It also makes the total amount you pay for your debt skyrocket. Making just the minimum payment adds an extra $175 to a $10,000 balance at 21% APR.
What you need is an aggressive debt repayment plan. The question you should be asking yourself isn’t, “What’s the least I can pay on this debt?” Instead, identify the most you can afford to pay. Noble Credit Union can help with informative guides and online, interactive coaches to help you get out of debt.
Making an extreme budget is usually not a good choice, but in this case, it’s essential until you get yourself out from under that holiday-fueled debt. Make some sacrifices and get ready to tighten your belt for a little while. Yeah, coming up with an extra $35 or $50 a month is tough, but it’s the easiest way to get things moving. 2. Seek out lower-rate credit cards
If you used a credit card for all of your holiday shopping, you could be in for a hefty bill in January. Pay close attention to the interest rate being charged and the minimum payment. Often times interest rates on national credit cards can be 19% annual percentage rate (APR), even up to 32% APR. And the retail/department store cards can be even higher! The higher the rate, if you owe a balance on the credit card, the higher your minimum payment will be and the longer it will take you to pay it off.
Stop the madness and seek out a lower rate option. Did you know that many credit unions can’t even offer a credit card that is higher than 18% APR? Now’s a good time to check out your options as many cards are offering special rates, like Noble Credit Union’s super low promotional rate on the MyRewards Visa Credit Card. 3. Refinancing major purchases
If you went overboard on one or two major purchases, like a car for a teen, it may not be credit card debt you need help overcoming. You may need to refinance your auto loan over a longer term to manage the monthly expenses, or you may just need to restructure to pay less now. Either way, research your options and shop around for lower rates to save you more. 4. Debt consolidation loans
Instead of making dozens of minimum payments, wouldn’t it be nice to focus your debt into one manageable plan? A debt consolidation loan can do just that. Best of all, it can save you money in the long run by lowering your interest rate and monthly payment commitment.
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Noble Credit Union, a Forbes Bestin-State Credit Union, has been treating each member with kindness, dignity, and honor while helping members make sound financial decisions for 80 years. The Credit Union offers members full access to a wide range of financial education and services, including low-rate auto loans, MyRewards Visa credit card, mortgage and equity loans, online and mobile banking, and more. For more information about membership at Noble Credit Union, call (559) 252-5000 or visit NobleCU.com.
Recycle Your Holiday Tree With Republic Services
After the holidays, with the help of Republic Services, you can recycle your fresh holiday tree at no extra charge! Simply place your fresh tree curbside or cut into 3-feet pieces and place in your green waste cart on your service day following the holiday. We’ll take it from there!
FRIENDLY REMINDER: Remove any decorations, flocking, hooks, nails, wire and tree stands. You can also recycle fresh holiday wreaths and greenery in your green yard waste cart. Flocked and artificial trees/wreaths are NOT recyclable. Please place these items in your trash (gray) cart.
