{"id":293813,"date":"2026-04-30T21:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/293813\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:35:25","slug":"mass-brawl-breaks-out-between-high-school-girls-at-fresno-softball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/293813\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass brawl breaks out between high school girls at Fresno softball game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fists, gloves and pony tails flew at this high school girls\u2019 softball game.<\/p>\n

A Fresno softball game descended into a vicious scrum<\/a> near first base last Friday after the Central East High Bengals scored the winning run in an 8\u20138 game against the Clovis High Cougars.<\/p>\n

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The Bengals, in white jerseys, began celebrating after scoring as the Cougars, in dark jerseys, slumped.<\/p>\n

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A Fresno girls\u2019 high school softball game descended into a vicious scrum after fists began flying near first base. abc30<\/p>\n

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Two players began shoving each other before each team dove into the fight.<\/p>\n

Then, two players began shoving each other before each team dove into the fight. Parents, players and coaches sprinted in to break it up.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear what started the Fresno fisticuffs<\/a>, but sports tensions can run high. Former high school athletes told ABC 30<\/a> that there\u2019s a \u201cheated rivalry\u201d between the schools and \u201cheated emotion\u201d is expected.<\/p>\n

Clovis High parents told the outlet that the brawl felt\u00a0shocking, disappointing, and showed poor sportsmanship.<\/p>\n

No players were ejected because the fight happened after the game, but Central Section CIF Commissioner Ryan Tos said there is still a sportsmanship policy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re all competitive and people make bad choices. Not just students, we\u2019re seeing a lot of adults being ejected recently as well. This time of year, those ejections can lead to missing time in the playoffs,\u201d Tos said.<\/p>\n

Central Unified School District and Clovis Unified School District condemned the incident.<\/p>\n

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Parents, players and coaches quickly sprinted in to break up the battle. abc30<\/p>\n

\u201cIncidents like that which occurred after the last play of Friday\u2019s Central East and Clovis High softball game do not reflect the standard of behavior and sportsmanship that we expect from student athletes and spectators,\u201d Clovis told ABC 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn collaboration with administrators at Central East and the California Interscholastic Federation<\/a>, our school administration completed an investigation and found that players from Clovis High were not at fault in the incident.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe appreciate the seriousness with which the coaching staff and administration at Central are treating the incident and will continue to hold to a high standard of behavior expectations in our athletic programs,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

Central said they\u2019re aware of the fight and took \u201cappropriate disciplinary measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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