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Central beats Buchanan in football Valley final

Tears dripped like icicles onto the turf at Koligian Stadium on a cold night while the scoreboard in the distance…

New-look Clovis West girls place second in own tournament

The new-look Clovis West girls basketball team was put to an early test in its own Nike Central Valley Showdown,…

Buchanan’s Smith and Lowe finish 1-2 in state cross country meet, team places second

With 800 meters left at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on a course she’s extremely familiar with, Corie Smith…

Going to the ‘ship: Buchanan beats Clovis West 30-28, advances to Valley title game

In big games, big-time players step up. And for Buchanan it wasn’t just two or three or even four or…

Archer’s four goals lead Buchanan to polo title over Clovis North

As they’ve looked to all season, Kaleb Archer came through in the clutch in the biggest game of the year,…

Around the TRAC: Where Hall of Famers are born

The Hall of Fame. The absolute highest honor for sports. The mountaintop of storied athletic careers. A place where athletes…

Road Warriors: Clovis girls polo wins Valley title as No. 4 seed

A No. 4 seed was never an issue for the Clovis girls polo team as the Cougars went on the…

Clovis Unified’s second annual Athletic Hall of Fame inductees shine

In a night of stars at Clovis Unified’s 2017 Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony on Nov. 4, seven new inductees…

Clovis West gets back on track, beats Clovis 45-21

Coming off an extremely disappointing 40-13 pummeling from Central the week before, the Clovis West Eagles needed a lift, a…

No. 300: Clovis West’s Torosian reaches water polo milestone, TRAC title

Within the span of five days, Clovis West girls water polo coach Scott Torosian had himself quite a wild ride,…

Around the TRAC: Putting in that little extra to make a difference

The playoffs are coming, the playoffs are coming! We are now in the month of November, the Year of Our…

Central too much for Clovis West, wins 40-13 to take control of TRAC

Central can surely put up some points, as evidenced by their 42 points per game average, and when they combine…

Buchanan finds passing game in huge win over Clovis

It’s no secret Buchanan features a lethal one-two running back punch in Trevor Ervin and Kendall Milton, the top duo…

Clovis West second-half explosion leads to big win over Buchanan

Sometimes the best adjustments a coach can make are the ones where they toss the game plan aside, and go…

More than an Athlete: Buchanan’s Trevor Ervin

The first thing you notice about Buchanan senior Trevor Ervin are the muscles: his arms, calves, his neck, the anvil…

Around the TRAC: Going beyond the surface to find the story within the story

Last issue in this section of Around the TRAC, I went all sentimental, writing about the joys and the innocence…

Buchanan stands tall against Central in defeat

It’s rare when a game lives up to the hype, and Central and Buchanan had plenty of that coming into…

2017 TRAC football preview: The lowdown and breakdown of the six teams of the Tri-River Athletic Conference

Now that non-league is over, it’s time to get into the nitty gritty and enter the wide world of the…

Around the TRAC: Finding the balance in all the good stuff in sports and life

As I sit here at a local Starbucks at 9:37 p.m. on Oct. 1 listening to some classic rock (John…

How to Build the Ultimate Football Player

Go ahead and step into the Clovis Roundup sports laboratory, where we have created something wondrous, taking the best of…

Clovis West beats Bullard 37-13, moves to 3-1 on season

Bullard has a weapon on offense by the name of Marcus Fulcher, a running back that’s fast, tough and elusive.…

Clovis West plays with passion, smashes Rocklin 42-12

Clovis West wanted to play with purpose, precision and passion – and when those three facets are executed, the Golden…

Around the TRAC: Checking out all the good stuff, right in front of our eyes

When I watch a high school sporting event, I like to get as close to the action as possible. Perhaps…