The Central Section boys volleyball playoffs wrapped up on Thursday with Buchanan winning in five sets over rival Clovis.
The Bears rallied for an 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-12 victory.
Nathan Webb led the way for the Bears, finishing with 16 kills. Cade Felver contributed by finishing with 13 kills.
It was Buchanan’s first section title since 2017-2018.
Boys volleyball
Central Section playoffs
Division I
May 7
No. 1 Clovis, bye
No. 2 Bullard, bye
No. 4 Sanger 3, No. 5 Clovis North 1
No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 6 Clovis East 0
May 12
No. 1 Clovis 3, No. 4 Sanger 1
No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 2 Bullard 0
Thursday’s championship
No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 1 Clovis 2
Congratulations to the Buchanan boys volleyball team for winning the Central Section Division 1 title, 3-2, over Clovis. Last year the Bears were Division I runners-up, also in five. Way to rally, guys! pic.twitter.com/rhvovYGUq3
— CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 15, 2026
Division II
No. 1 San Luis Obispo, bye
No. 2 Central East, bye
No. 3 Madera, bye
No. 4 Edison, bye
No. 5 Garza, bye
No. 9 Sunnyside 3, No. 8 Arroyo Grande 0
No. 6 Sanger West 3, No. 11 Madera South 1
No. 7 Santa Ynez 3, No. 10 Fresno Christian 1
May 7 quarterfinals
San Luis Obispo 3, Sunnyside 0
Edison 3, Garza 2
Sanger West 3, Madera 2
Central East 3, Santa Ynez 1
May 12 semifinals
No. 4 Edison 3, No. 1 San Luis Obispo 1
No. 2 Central East 3, No. 6 Sanger West 0
Thursday’s championship
No. 2 Central East 3, No. 4 Edison 0
Congratulations to the Central East boys volleyball team, your Division II Section champion with a 3-0 victory over Edison. pic.twitter.com/neWRaiyrw5
— CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 15, 2026
Division III
May 5
No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 16 Cabrillo 0
No. 9 Nipomo 3, No. 8 Atascadero 0
No. 5 Reedley 3, No. 12 Torres 1
No. 4 Paso Robles 3, No. 13 Mission Prep 0
No. 3 Hoover 3, No. 14 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 0
No. 6 Roosevelt 3, No. 11 Selma 0
No. 7 Orcutt Academy 3, No. 10 Pioneer Valley 1
No. 2 Immanuel 3, No. 15 Wonderful College Prep Academy 2
May 7
Righetti 3, Nipomo 1
Reedley 3, Paso Robles 0
Hoover 3, Roosevelt 1
Immanuel 3, Orcutt Academy 2
May 12
No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 5 Reedley 2
No. 2 Immanuel 3, No. 3 Hoover 1
Thursday’s championship
No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 2 Immauel 2
Boys tennis
Central Section playoffs
May 5
Semifinals
Division I
No. 4 San Luis Obispo 5, No. 1 Clovis North 4
No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 6, No. 3 Buchanan 3
Division II
No. 1 Frontier 7, No. 4 Paso Robles 2
No. 2 Clovis 5, No. 6 Sanger 4
Tuesday’s championship
No. 2 Clovis 5, No. 1 Frontier 4
Division III
No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 5, No. 4 Madera 4
No. 2 St. Joseph 5, No. 3 Mission Oak 2
Tuesday’s championship at Fresno City College
No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 5, No. 2 St. Joseph 4
Congratulations to Division III boys tennis team champion San Joaquin Memorial with a 5-4 victory over St. Joseph. pic.twitter.com/hnVNsizCsl
— CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 13, 2026
Division IV
No. 1 Torres 6, No. 4 Dinuba 3
No. 3 Foothill 6, No. 2 Atascadero 3
Tuesday’s championship
No. 1 Torres d. No. 3 Foothill
Congratulations to the Torres High boys tennis team, Division IV champions over Foothill. Torres coach Mark Melchor and Madera South coach Nathan Melchor are brothers and both won titles Tuesday afternoon. Thanks to the Madera Tribune’s Tyler Takeda for pointing that out. Good… pic.twitter.com/jxlnWyPIrN
— CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 14, 2026
Division V
No. 1 Madera South 8, No. 5 Orosi 1
No. 2 Granite Hills 5, No. 3 Riverdale 4
Tuesday’s championship
No. 1 Madera South 5, No. 2 Granite Hills 1
Badminton
Central Section playoffs
May 5
No. 1 Clovis East, bye
No. 2 Clovis North, bye
No. 3 Sunnyside, bye
No. 9 Hoover 13, No. 8 Edison 12
No. 5 Sanger West 18, No. 12 Sanger 6
No. 4 Clovis 24, No. 13 Central 0
No. 6 Buchanan 24, No. 11 Roosevelt 0
No. 7 Reedley 20, No. 10 Fresno 4
May 7 quarterfinals
Clovis East 24, Hoover 0
Clovis 24, Sanger West 0
No. 3 Buchanan 21, Sunnyside 3
No. 2 Clovis North 23, Reedley 1
Tuesday semifinals
No. 1 Clovis East 21, No. 4 Clovis 3
No. 2 Clovis North 17, No. 3 Buchanan 7
Thursday’s championship
No. 1 Clovis East 18, No. 2 Clovis North 6
Congratulations to the Clovis East badminton team, claiming a fifth consecutive Section championship with an 18-6 victory over Clovis North. Love the family and friends’ support! pic.twitter.com/99O5pZ7UFe
— CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 15, 2026 Beach volleyball
Central Section playoffs
May 5
No. 9 Nipomo 2, No. 8 Fresno Christian 1
No. 6 Immanuel 2, No. 11 Yosemite 1
No. 10 Bakersfield Christian 2, No. 7 Paso Robles 1
May 9
At Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, Cal Poly
No. 1 Mission Prep 2, No. 9 Nipomo 0
No. 4 Central Valley Christian 2, No. 5 San Luis Obispo 1
No. 3 Arroyo Grande 2, No. 6 Immanuel 0
No. 2 Santa Ynez 2, No. 10 Bakersfield Christian 0
Semifinals
Mission Prep 2, Central Valley Christian 1
Santa Ynez 2, Arroyo Grande 1
Championship
Mission Prep 2, Santa Ynez 1
Boys golf
May 10
Division II & III Tournaments
At Lemoore Golf Course, par 72
Teams
Division II
1. Sanger 399
2. Templeton 402
Division III
1. San Joaquin Memorial 413
2. Kingsburg 413
Area Top 10
Max Reyes, Bullard, 72
Ethan Gonzales, Ridgeview, 74
Nick MacClelland, Clovis East, 74
Steven Luna, Kerman, 74
Josh Rivera, Bullard, 74
Camilo del Rosario, Stockdale, 75
Jacob Dahm, Garces, 76
Ethan Tate, Madera, 76
Brock Martion, Frontier, 77
Josiah Gonzalez, St. Joseph, 77
Division II
Brem Schoenthal, Templeton, 74
Blake Stockton, CVC, 76
Noah Sherfield, Sanger, 76
Samuel Santillan, Porterville, 76
Luke Davis, Templeton, 76
Drew Acosta, Redwood, 77
Kellen Green, CVC, 77
Buddy Olsen, Redwood, 78
Alexander Anderson, Atascadero, 78
Cade McLung, Sanger, 78
Division III
Brady Barrington, Kingsburg, 68
Hastin Begaye, Sierra 73
Archer Gosswiller, SJM, 73
Griffin Jackson, SJM, 77
Parker Mittel, Golden West, 77
Joseph Hart, Edison, 78
Liam Clark, Paso Robles, 79
Elijah Miller, Kingsburg, 71
Anthony Santacruz, Golden West, 81
Brycen Kupiec, Immanuel, 82
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