Looking back at the Top 10 sports stories of 2022
The sports year of 2022 was exciting for fans and athletes. Carly Raven, a senior at Kingsburg High School, signed a letter of intent to play softball for the University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears of the PAC-12 conference. The stories garnered the most number of hits on the websites of The Hanford Sentinel and Selma Enterprise Kingsberg Recorder.
Sierra Pacific Golden Bears girls basketball team upset the No. 4 seed Palisades High School 62-61 in the first round of the CIF State Division III Southern Regional playoffs.
Tribes are split on Proposition 27, which would allow online sports betting in California. Lemoore's Tachi Yokut Tribe has a major casino on their rancheria. Central Valley Christian Cavaliers and Lemiore High Tigers won the CIF Central Section Division II Championship in Visalia on Nov. 25. The team came from behind to win 62-46. It was the second section title in the program history and the first since 2005. The teams combined for 16 touchdowns, over 1,000 yards of total offense and 108 points.
Selma's Marissa Cerda is a current Weber State University Wildcats softball player. Cer da and her team opened the 2022 season at the Grand Canyon Tournament Feb. 11 to Feb 13 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was a pinch runner in both games.
Brianna Alvarez was hired as the new head coach of the Selma High Bears girls basketball team on July 21. Lemoore High Tigers beat Hanford High Bullpups 42-15 on Friday. It was the first victory for Lemore over Hanford since 2015. The story made it to the Top 10 sports stories of 2022.
Hanford's Hayden Pulis signs with Fresno State Bulldogs. Pul is a former Fresno City College athlete. He has always wanted to play football for the Bulldogs and signing with them is his dream.
Kingsburg 9s make Cal Ripken history with a 6-4 victory over Hawaii Kai on Saturday afternoon. They are the second team in Kingsburg Youth Baseball history to qualify for the Cal. Ripkens World Series.
Jordan Perryman will play football for the University of Washington Huskies. He spent the previous five seasons as a member of the UC Davis Aggies. Perrymen entered the transfer portal in December and found his new home with the Husky's.
