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The Central Section boys volleyball playoffs wrapped up on Thursday with Buchanan winning in five sets over rival Clovis.<\/p>\n
The Bears rallied for an 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-12 victory.<\/p>\n
Nathan Webb led the way for the Bears, finishing with 16 kills. Cade Felver contributed by finishing with 13 kills.<\/p>\n
It was Buchanan\u2019s first section title since 2017-2018.<\/p>\n
Boys volleyball<\/p>\n
Central Section playoffs<\/p>\n
Division I<\/p>\n
May 7<\/p>\n
No. 1 Clovis, bye<\/p>\n
No. 2 Bullard, bye<\/p>\n
No. 4 Sanger 3, No. 5 Clovis North 1<\/p>\n
No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 6 Clovis East 0<\/p>\n
May 12<\/p>\n
No. 1 Clovis 3, No. 4 Sanger 1<\/p>\n
No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 2 Bullard 0<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s championship<\/p>\n
No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 1 Clovis 2<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Division II<\/p>\n No. 1 San Luis Obispo, bye<\/p>\n No. 2 Central East, bye<\/p>\n No. 3 Madera, bye<\/p>\n No. 4 Edison, bye<\/p>\n No. 5 Garza, bye<\/p>\n No. 9 Sunnyside 3, No. 8 Arroyo Grande 0<\/p>\n No. 6 Sanger West 3, No. 11 Madera South 1<\/p>\n No. 7 Santa Ynez 3, No. 10 Fresno Christian 1<\/p>\n May 7 quarterfinals<\/p>\n San Luis Obispo 3, Sunnyside 0<\/p>\n Edison 3, Garza 2<\/p>\n Sanger West 3, Madera 2<\/p>\n Central East 3, Santa Ynez 1<\/p>\n May 12 semifinals<\/p>\n No. 4 Edison 3, No. 1 San Luis Obispo 1<\/p>\n No. 2 Central East 3, No. 6 Sanger West 0<\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s championship<\/p>\n No. 2 Central East 3, No. 4 Edison 0<\/p>\n Congratulations to the Central East boys volleyball team, your Division II Section champion with a 3-0 victory over Edison. pic.twitter.com\/neWRaiyrw5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Division III<\/p>\n May 5<\/p>\n No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 16 Cabrillo 0<\/p>\n No. 9 Nipomo 3, No. 8 Atascadero 0<\/p>\n No. 5 Reedley 3, No. 12 Torres 1<\/p>\n No. 4 Paso Robles 3, No. 13 Mission Prep 0<\/p>\n No. 3 Hoover 3, No. 14 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 0<\/p>\n No. 6 Roosevelt 3, No. 11 Selma 0<\/p>\n No. 7 Orcutt Academy 3, No. 10 Pioneer Valley 1<\/p>\n No. 2 Immanuel 3, No. 15 Wonderful College Prep Academy 2<\/p>\n May 7<\/p>\n Righetti 3, Nipomo 1<\/p>\n Reedley 3, Paso Robles 0<\/p>\n Hoover 3, Roosevelt 1<\/p>\n Immanuel 3, Orcutt Academy 2<\/p>\n May 12<\/p>\n No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 5 Reedley 2<\/p>\n No. 2 Immanuel 3, No. 3 Hoover 1<\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s championship<\/p>\n No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 2 Immauel 2<\/p>\n Boys tennis<\/p>\n Central Section playoffs<\/p>\n May 5<\/p>\n Semifinals<\/p>\n Division I<\/p>\n No. 4 San Luis Obispo 5, No. 1 Clovis North 4<\/p>\n No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 6, No. 3 Buchanan 3<\/p>\n Division II<\/p>\n No. 1 Frontier 7, No. 4 Paso Robles 2<\/p>\n No. 2 Clovis 5, No. 6 Sanger 4<\/p>\n Tuesday\u2019s championship<\/p>\n No. 2 Clovis 5, No. 1 Frontier 4<\/p>\n Division III<\/p>\n No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 5, No. 4 Madera 4<\/p>\n No. 2 St. Joseph 5, No. 3 Mission Oak 2<\/p>\n Tuesday\u2019s championship at Fresno City College<\/p>\n No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 5, No. 2 St. Joseph 4<\/p>\n Congratulations to Division III boys tennis team champion San Joaquin Memorial with a 5-4 victory over St. Joseph. pic.twitter.com\/hnVNsizCsl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 13, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Division IV<\/p>\n No. 1 Torres 6, No. 4 Dinuba 3<\/p>\n No. 3 Foothill 6, No. 2 Atascadero 3<\/p>\n Tuesday\u2019s championship<\/p>\n No. 1 Torres d. No. 3 Foothill<\/p>\n 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\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/jxlnWyPIrN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 14, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Division V<\/p>\n No. 1 Madera South 8, No. 5 Orosi 1<\/p>\n No. 2 Granite Hills 5, No. 3 Riverdale 4<\/p>\n Tuesday\u2019s championship<\/p>\n No. 1 Madera South 5, No. 2 Granite Hills 1<\/p>\n Badminton<\/p>\n Central Section playoffs<\/p>\n May 5<\/p>\n No. 1 Clovis East, bye<\/p>\n No. 2 Clovis North, bye<\/p>\n No. 3 Sunnyside, bye<\/p>\n No. 9 Hoover 13, No. 8 Edison 12<\/p>\n No. 5 Sanger West 18, No. 12 Sanger 6<\/p>\n No. 4 Clovis 24, No. 13 Central 0<\/p>\n No. 6 Buchanan 24, No. 11 Roosevelt 0<\/p>\n No. 7 Reedley 20, No. 10 Fresno 4<\/p>\n May 7 quarterfinals<\/p>\n Clovis East 24, Hoover 0<\/p>\n Clovis 24, Sanger West 0<\/p>\n No. 3 Buchanan 21, Sunnyside 3<\/p>\n No. 2 Clovis North 23, Reedley 1<\/p>\n Tuesday semifinals<\/p>\n No. 1 Clovis East 21, No. 4 Clovis 3<\/p>\n No. 2 Clovis North 17, No. 3 Buchanan 7<\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s championship<\/p>\n No. 1 Clovis East 18, No. 2 Clovis North 6<\/p>\n 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CIF Central Section (@CifCentral) May 15, 2026<\/a> Beach volleyball<\/p>\n Central Section playoffs<\/p>\n May 5<\/p>\n No. 9 Nipomo 2, No. 8 Fresno Christian 1<\/p>\n No. 6 Immanuel 2, No. 11 Yosemite 1<\/p>\n No. 10 Bakersfield Christian 2, No. 7 Paso Robles 1<\/p>\n May 9<\/p>\n At Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, Cal Poly<\/p>\n No. 1 Mission Prep 2, No. 9 Nipomo 0<\/p>\n No. 4 Central Valley Christian 2, No. 5 San Luis Obispo 1<\/p>\n No. 3 Arroyo Grande 2, No. 6 Immanuel 0<\/p>\n No. 2 Santa Ynez 2, No. 10 Bakersfield Christian 0<\/p>\n Semifinals<\/p>\n Mission Prep 2, Central Valley Christian 1<\/p>\n Santa Ynez 2, Arroyo Grande 1<\/p>\n Championship<\/p>\n Mission Prep 2, Santa Ynez 1<\/p>\n Boys golf<\/p>\n May 10<\/p>\n Division II & III Tournaments<\/p>\n At Lemoore Golf Course, par 72<\/p>\n Teams<\/p>\n Division II<\/p>\n 1. Sanger 399<\/p>\n 2. Templeton 402<\/p>\n Division III<\/p>\n 1. San Joaquin Memorial 413<\/p>\n 2. Kingsburg 413<\/p>\n Area Top 10<\/p>\n Max Reyes, Bullard, 72<\/p>\n Ethan Gonzales, Ridgeview, 74<\/p>\n Nick MacClelland, Clovis East, 74<\/p>\n Steven Luna, Kerman, 74<\/p>\n Josh Rivera, Bullard, 74<\/p>\n Camilo del Rosario, Stockdale, 75<\/p>\n Jacob Dahm, Garces, 76<\/p>\n Ethan Tate, Madera, 76<\/p>\n Brock Martion, Frontier, 77<\/p>\n Josiah Gonzalez, St. Joseph, 77<\/p>\n Division II<\/p>\n Brem Schoenthal, Templeton, 74<\/p>\n Blake Stockton, CVC, 76<\/p>\n Noah Sherfield, Sanger, 76<\/p>\n Samuel Santillan, Porterville, 76<\/p>\n Luke Davis, Templeton, 76<\/p>\n Drew Acosta, Redwood, 77<\/p>\n Kellen Green, CVC, 77<\/p>\n Buddy Olsen, Redwood, 78<\/p>\n Alexander Anderson, Atascadero, 78<\/p>\n Cade McLung, Sanger, 78<\/p>\n Division III<\/p>\n Brady Barrington, Kingsburg, 68<\/p>\n Hastin Begaye, Sierra 73<\/p>\n Archer Gosswiller, SJM, 73<\/p>\n Griffin Jackson, SJM, 77<\/p>\n Parker Mittel, Golden West, 77<\/p>\n Joseph Hart, Edison, 78<\/p>\n Liam Clark, Paso Robles, 79<\/p>\n Elijah Miller, Kingsburg, 71<\/p>\n Anthony Santacruz, Golden West, 81<\/p>\n Brycen Kupiec, Immanuel, 82<\/p>\n Anthony Galaviz<\/a><\/p>\n The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He\u2019s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology.
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