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Matt Giordano Steps Down As Buchanan Head Football Coach
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After leading Buchanan High School to back-to-back TRAC championships, Matt Giordano announced Monday afternoon that he is stepping down as the Bears’ head football coach.
Giordano’s six years at the helm of the football program were defined by consistent excellence on the field and the close relationships he shared with players and staff off it. He amassed a record of 51-16 since he took over as head coach in 2016.
Since 2017, the Bears have won 80% of their games, completed three 10-win seasons, and battled with local and state powerhouses like Central, De La Salle, Narbonne, and Los Alamitos.
Giordano’s profile as a former Buchanan Bear, Cal Golden Bear, and nine-year NFL safety elevated the image of the football program and attracted big-time teams to Veterans Memorial Stadium. He also produced a long list of athletes that went on to compete at the next level.
Current Division-I college football and baseball stars Kendall Milton, Jalen Cropper, and Brock Jones played for Giordano, a 2019 inductee into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame. The list goes on for current Division-I and junior college football players that came through Buchanan under Giordano’s watch.
Giordano’s vast football experience, ranging from his two years as a Fresno City Ram to playing in Super Bowl XLI for the Indianapolis Colts, allowed him to build a winning football team that reflected himself as a player and person – gritty, hard-working, and humble.
Ask his players, who were informed by Giordano of his decision Monday morning, and they will mention how much of an impact he left on them.
“Gio was not just a coach to us or me but someone that I could look up to,” said Buchanan linebacker Logan Studt. “With him, not everything was just about winning. It was about how we are doing in school and how all of us are doing off the football field. I knew that he cared about us like we were his own, and he would do anything for any of us on the team.”
Studt said that when the team found
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Former Buchanan head coach Matt Giordano catches his breath after defeating Central 31-28 at Koligian Stadium on March 26, 2021.
Clovis West Outlasts Clovis North in Triple Overtime Nike Final Thriller
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Four quarters were not enough to decide a champion of the Clovis West Nike Invitational Saturday night.
Neither was five or six enough, either.
Instead, it took three overtimes, but the Clovis West Golden Eagles defeated the Clovis North Broncos, 102-94, in an instant classic won by the tournament hosts but not necessarily dominated by them.
The Golden Eagles won their first Nike Invitational boys’ basketball championship since 2017 and improved to a perfect 10-0 record, admittedly by the skin of their own teeth.
“[Clovis North] deserved the game, I think, more than we did,” said Clovis West head coach Vance Walberg. “I thought they played harder than we did tonight, which hurts me.
“Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good, and we were lucky tonight.”
There were so many chances for the game to slip away from Clovis West. The Golden Eagles trailed by as much as 16 in the third quarter, roared back to tie it up, only to fall behind by five, 62-57, with under five minutes left in the fourth.
Clovis West battled back, tied the game again, and had an answer for every Clovis North score. When freshman Bronco Loukas Jones connected on a right-handed floater to take a 68-66 lead with 37 seconds left, Clovis West’s Trey Carr laid one up to send the game into overtime.
It appeared Clovis West’s “luck” ran out in the first overtime when Clovis North, holding onto a 78-76 lead, gave the inbounds pass to Jaylen Bryant with 14 seconds remaining and four seconds left on the shot clock. Bryant’s layup attempt got wedged between the backboard and rim, resulting in a jump ball and granting possession to Clovis North with a reset shot clock.
Clovis West was forced to foul, and Clovis North had a chance to ice the game with out Giordano was stepping down, “every one of us was in disbelief and devastated.”
Giordano posted a letter on the Buchanan High football Instagram page that read in part, “Even though this decision comes with great sadness, I remain grateful for this opportunity to have been given the chance to coach here at Buchanan High School. Very few have the opportunity to come back and coach at their alma mater and to be given the chance to do that, I considered myself very blessed.”
Giordano closed his letter by stating, “Although this chapter of coaching at Buchanan High School is coming to an end, my family and I look forward to seeing what God has in store for the next chapter. We will always hope and pray for the best for this program and school. We are so thankful for the memories and friendships we have made during our time at Buchanan. Thanks again! Go Bears!!!”
Clovis East Area Donates 35,000 items to Food Bank
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A police-escorted convoy delivered food items collected by students and staff of the Clovis East High School Area to the Central California Food Bank on Thursday, Dec. 16.
The area is made up of Clovis East High School, Reyburn Intermediate, Boris, Fancher Creek, Freedom, Miramonte, Oraze, Reagan, Temperance-Kutner and Young elementary schools.
The annual winter food drive has broken record after record throughout the years. This year looks to be no different with over 35,000 items donated. This includes flats of canned soups, bottles of water, bins of dried beans, boxes of cereals and more.
The “Clovis East Area Convoy” included eight staff members driving their pickup trucks and a Fresno County Rural Transit filled with the donations. The person driving the transit will be from the company Build Your Dreams (BYD USA).
The convoy had four motorcade escorts from the Fresno Police Department guiding them as they made their way to the Food Bank.
Event organizer and Clovis East teacher Jamie Arredondo explained the importance of this annual drive from all schools within the area.
“It’s amazing to see the generosity year in and year out,” Arredondo said. “We hope it establishes a strong tradition of giving in our community.”
Central California Food Bank Marketing and Communications Manager Robin Allen-Maddox expressed his gratitude for the school area’s efforts.
“The efforts of Clovis East and their amazing students never ceases to amaze us,” Allen-Maddox said. “We are thankful for the vast array of items that we can turn around and distribute to our neighbors in need. Beyond the food, we are thankful for the spirit of giving that is instilled in these students through this food drive.”
A portion of the donations will be used to assist families within the Clovis East Area who look for support from the Clovis Unified Transition Team.
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Clovis East High School staff loads canned goods and food donations onto a crate for their annual Winter Food Drive on Thursday, Dec. 16.
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two free throws.
The first free throw attempt missed, and Clovis West sent the game into a second overtime with a layup from 6-foot-7 senior Tyus Parrish-Tillman.
The second overtime was full of twists and turns, with three buckets to either tie or take the lead made between both teams in the final 40 seconds. Two of those shots came from Clovis West junior Issac Martinez, who led the Golden Eagles with 31 points.
Clovis North, once again, came painfully close to winning at the end of the second overtime – this time, inches away.
The Broncos had one last shot with 0.6 seconds remaining, and Niko Jones put his inbounds pass in the perfect spot for an unguarded, leaping Jordan Espinoza to tip it in. His momentum carried him too far and his shot was too strong as the game entered triple overtime.
Clovis West pulled away in the seventh period to win the first of at least three battles this season between the Tri-River Athletic Conference rivals. Clovis North (6-1), along with West, is considered a favorite to compete in the Open Division playoffs, so a fourth matchup isn’t entirely out of the question.
As for the first meeting Saturday night, a momentum-shifting third quarter made the difference. The Broncos dominated the first half and the early part of the third quarter, their leading scorer Connor Amundsen scoring 15 of his game-high 33 points before halftime.
But Clovis West went on a 15-2 run in the third as Clovis North was called for eight fouls compared to zero for Clovis West.
“When it’s eight-zero [for fouls],” said Clovis North head coach Tony Amundsen, “Clovis West can be more aggressive because they have zero fouls, and now Clovis West is in the bonus, so it has a huge influence on the game. It completely changes your defense, the way you guard them, your aggressiveness, and then allows them to be more aggressive.”
Foul trouble coupled with turnovers doomed the Broncos, but as much as Saturday night was about what Clovis North didn’t do, Clovis West’s new stars also stepped up and seized the moment. Along with Martinez’s 31, Parrish-Tillman scored 25 points, Carr scored 15, and Zack Chauhan chipped in 10.
“The beauty about this team is that the last four years, we relied on Cole [Anderson] to bounce out of holes all the time,” Walberg said. “Now we don’t have Cole, so one night it might be Issac, one night it might be Tyus, one night it might be Marshel [Sanders] or Trey or Jackson [Young]. We have a little bit more balance, but we have to become a lot more consistent.”
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Improve Your Health with Random Acts of Kindness
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Did you know that performing random acts of kindness can actually improve your health? Amid the challenges of the pandemic, now more than ever is a time to be kind. Simply sending a thoughtful note to a faraway friend, holding the door open for someone, or agreeing to an afternoon of free babysitting for a busy parent can make a huge difference in someone’s day.
You can also benefit. Being kind can go a long way toward improving your emotional wellbeing. A 2019 study in The Journal of Social Psychology found that people who performed kindness activities for seven days saw a boost in happiness. The degree to which their happiness increased was directly tied to the number of acts of kindness they performed.
Kindness has been shown to benefit our emotional wellbeing and improve overall happiness: • Mental health can improve, as doing acts of kindness has proven to increase serotonin and dopamine which makes us feel good • Oxytocin, a hormone that makes us feel connected to each other, is increased by kindness • Kindness reduces stress levels • Research has found that performing random acts of kindness can also increase our longevity and boost heart health
In addition, thinking of others first, or doing something nice for others can help strengthen social ties and the sense that you’re part of a community.
Being kind any time is best, but to reap the physical, emotional, and mental health
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Here are a few free or low-cost ways to perform random acts of kindness during the pandemic: • Connect with a loved one. Pick up the phone and call, not text, a loved one you have not spoken to in a while. They’ll love to hear your voice! • Give an exhausted parent a break. Holiday time most parents are tired from the hustle and bustle of the season. Offer to watch their children for a few hours so they can relax and rejuvenate.
• Give a shout out to a local business. Leave a positive Google or Yelp review after a good experience. This is especially helpful to them during the challenges of the pandemic. • Donate your gently used household items. You may receive new towels and blankets this holiday; consider donating your old stuff to a homeless or animal shelter. • Volunteer. So many organizations are in need of help with providing food, gifts, holiday dinners, etc to those in need.
Or, lend your ear to someone at a retirement community – they have the best stories! And if you do have room in your budget, consider paying for another customer’s coffee or meal next time you’re at the drive-through. In December 2020, a Dairy Queen customer who did this sparked a chain reaction, leading to more than 900 cars of customers covering each other’s meals in Minnesota. It shows how one small act of kindness can snowball into something larger that makes everyone’s days just a little bit brighter. Need more ideas? Follow Noble Credit Union on Instagram as they surprise and delight members, people on the street, and local businesses doing random acts of kindness. The Noble Credit Union Clovis branch is located on 175 N Clovis Ave. between Sierra and Herndon Ave. Noble Credit Union, a Forbes Best-in-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.
