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1 week ago | visaliatimesdelta.com | Vongni Yang

That was the final score of last season’s Central Section Division II high school softball championship game. The Monache Marauders were on the losing end of that contest, but the defeat motivated them in the offseason and beyond. The Marauders (17-5-1) rode that loss all the way back to this season’s D-II final. Third-ranked Monache will play No. 4 Bakersfield Christian (22-9) on May 31 at Fresno State’s Margie Wright Diamond. Game time is 4:30 p.m.Need a break?

2 weeks ago | visaliatimesdelta.com | Vongni Yang

Eighty-six touchdown passes. Nearly 8,000 yards passing. Those are the major passing totals for Tulare Union High School junior quarterback Jordan Crisp. Despite those gaudy statistics, Crisp has not garnered any scholarship offers from a college football program. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. It starts with his size and frame. Listed at 5-foot-9 and 200 pounds, scouts say he does not have prototypical size for the next level.

2 weeks ago | visaliatimesdelta.com | Vongni Yang

Shane Marshall’s run as the Central Valley Christian baseball coach is over. Marshall is moving his family out of state after accepting a teaching position with a high school in Arizona. This season, Marshall completed his seventh year as the coach at the Visalia private school, leading the Cavaliers to 12 wins and the program’s first appearance in the Central Section Division II baseball playoffs.

2 weeks ago | visaliatimesdelta.com | Vongni Yang

The Mission Oak High School baseball team has enjoyed a record-setting season. Under the Breaks, a father-son coach and player duo, the Hawks won the program’s first league championship in school history, capturing an outright West Yosemite League title. Mission Oak opened in 2008. Coach Kevin Break’s squad capped off the regular season with a 17-8-1 record, including a 12-3 mark in league play. Senior second baseman Chase Break is among the team leaders with a .329 batting average.

2 weeks ago | visaliatimesdelta.com | Vongni Yang

The polls are open! Vote for the Tulare County high school athlete of the week, May 19-23 Vongni YangVisalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes. The poll closes on Friday at noon. There are no restrictions so vote now and vote often. Please do not email your votes.