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13TH
ANNUAL ALL-ALUMNI DINNER SET FOR MAY 19TH
What a surprise! This year our dinner is going
to go up against the beginning of the replacement of Palmer and
LaConte halls. Construction will begin on the two two-story
buildings around April 9 so we will be fighting for space on
Echo Avenue in order to hold our dinner. We will “Strike Up The
Band” to celebrate these remarkable changes to come and to help
buy new uniforms for the FHS band. Architectural drawings will
be on display to show what the finished construction will look
like.
Event will start at 5:00 PM with a no host bar, dinner will be
served at 7:00 PM and dessert auction results will begin at 8:00
PM. During the evening, Mr. Jose Vargas’ band members will sell
tickets for a 50/50 raffle. The winning raffle ticket will share
the total amount with the band.
The FHS Strings band will entertain early in the evening
followed by a short program and dinner by our most famous and
appreciated chef, Gary Lanfranco of Cosmopolitan restaurant.
Senate members will serve dinner and there will be a silent
dessert auction to give people a chance to bid on a dessert to
share after dinner with their table guests.
Chef Gary Lanfranco
Cosmopolitan Restaurant
Reservations can be made at
www.FresnoHighAlumni.com, by using the order form in this
newsletter or by calling Marie Campopiano Slater at
559-224-5241. The price for dinner is $40 and if you are a $100
Alumni Association member, you have one dinner already paid for,
make sure you mention this when making reservations. Make your
reservations early which will confirm a place for dinner as
there will be no last minute reservations accepted. No tickets
will be sold at the door of the event.
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ANOTHER HONOR
This past September Jim Maloney, class of 1958,
was voted 13th out of the top 100 Cincinnati Reds players of all
time and 3rd on their list of pitchers. With three no-hitters
and five one-hitters, he used a 99.5 mph fastball and a snapping
curveball to become “the right-handed Sandy Koufax.” He was club
leader in strikeouts and strikeouts per 9 innings; second in
winning percentage (.615); and third in shutouts (30 in his 11
seasons). Reds catcher Johnny Edwards said, “Maloney was a
catcher’s dream.” Courtesy of The Cincinnati Enquirer, September
4, 2011.
Jim was on the 1958 FHS baseball team along with pro baseball
players Dick Ellsworth, Lynn Rube, Pat Corrales, and Tom
Jacobsen. It was known as the best baseball team in the history
of high school teams and was coached by Ollie Bidwell.
Fresno High's 43rd Annual
Easter Baseball Classic Tourney
April 2nd - 4th
Gets Story in the Fresno Bee
Fresno High Eager for Baseball Classic Title
By Andy Boogaard - The Fresno Bee
Fresno High baseball, the one dependable that has upheld the athletic pride of Fresno Unified School District for decades, continues to swing in glee.
And, upon closer observation, a little extra twinkle can be seen in the eyes of Warriors co-coach Jason Papi.
No complaints in his third-base coaching box, considering: Fresno is 13-1, leading the North Yosemite League at 5-0 and ranked eighth in the Central Section; his father, Ken (593-414), is hammering on the door of 600 career wins; and his wife, Annie, is 7 months pregnant with their first child, a girl.
And what a bonus this would be -- a championship in the 43rd American Ambulance and Fresno High Easter Baseball Classic this week.
Read Full article at the Fresno Bee Website..
See the full tourney game schedule at FresnoEasterClassic.com
Fresno High
wrestler Arnold Salinas looks to end school's long drought at
state
Arnold Salinas
By Nick Giannandrea - The Fresno Bee
Thursday, Feb. 02, 2012 | 12:01 AM
Fifteen seasons have passed since a Fresno High
wrestler has stood on the podium at the CIF State Wrestling
Championships.
Arnold Salinas would like to change that.
In his second-to-last tuneup before the postseason begins, the
state's ninth-ranked 220-pounder made quick work of Madera
South's Carlos Bermudez, winning by injury default in 17 seconds
during a North Yosemite League dual meet Wednesday that was won
by the Stallions 52-12.
"A No. 9 ranking is not medaling," Fresno coach Rick Flores
said. "There is a lot we have to do to get him to the top 8. But
he's on the right track. We're working to get him to peak in
March."
Six Warriors have placed at the state meet since it began in
1973, the most recent Oscar Rubalcava (third at 130 pounds) and
Than Merrill (seventh at 215s) in 1996. Salinas wants to be the
seventh, not only for himself, but to give the next wave of
Warriors wrestlers something to strive for.
Read More...
Fresno High has had six state placers since the start of the
California state tournament 1973, but never a state champion.
1975
Bob Roberts, 5th
1977
Buff Estrada, 3rd
1979
Buff Estrada, 2nd
1988
Jerry Urzua, 5th
1996
Oscar Rubalcava, 3rd
Than Merrill, 7th
Rick Stewart
Is New Warrior Football Coach
Athletic director David Barton released the following
press release to announce his hiring:
February 16, 2012
Fresno High School is pleased to announce the
hiring of Rick Stewart as the new Varsity Head Football Coach.
Coach Stewart comes to Fresno High from Porterville High School
where he transformed their struggling football program into
Valley Championship contenders in just four years. He led
Porterville to back to back valley championship appearances, and
in 2010 celebrated a 10-0 League championship season and set a
school record for the most wins. Stewart is no stranger to
turning around football programs; before Porterville High, he
led the Corcoran High School football program to an undefeated
league championship season in two years, breaking a 21 game
losing streak.
Fresno High School is honored to add Coach Stewart to the
outstanding coaching staff at the School of Champions.
David Barton
Athletic Director
Fresno High School
Read The Fresno Bee’s story Below
by Andy Boogard on the hiring.
Fresno High
hires Rick Stewart as football coach
Porterville's Stewart takes over program that went
0-10 in '11.
By Andy Boogaard - The Fresno Bee
While on a roll as Porterville High's football
coach, Rick Stewart recently began looking north.
There were four openings in Fresno -- Edison, Sunnyside, Hoover
and Fresno.
He said he first began pursuing Sunnyside but didn't get a
response. He didn't consider himself "the right fit" for Edison.
And he hadn't contacted Hoover.
Regarding Fresno High: "Not on my radar. I was guilty like
everyone else of the outside perception, the low test scores,
the low retention rates ... "
He didn't complete his thought Thursday evening because it
wasn't necessary -- not on a day he was appointed the Warriors'
coach.
"We woke up Porterville; we had the alumni dusting off their
lettermen's jackets," Stewart said. "And we're going to wake up
this purple giant [at Fresno]. We're going to wake up the entire
city. It's going to be magical."
Read More...
1958 Fresno High Baseball
Team
In 2007 the 1958 Fresno High baseball team was
first FHS team inducted into the Fresno High Athletic Wall of
Champions.
Below is a link to an article at Rivals.com from Yahoo Sports
that chronicles the team's achievements and its position in the
pecking order among the great high school teams from the past.
With a 25-1 record, a strong case is made that the '58 Warrior
baseball team was the best in California state history, and
possibly the nation.
http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=803708
WALL
OF CHAMPIONS
DINNER 2011
One of the most successful
inductee’s dinner was held on Wednesday, October 12 at Pardini’s
in Fresno. There were over 350 diners who watched as nine more
FHS athletes and one more team received recognition for their
athletic abilities and successes. Sharing the evening and
receiving honors were inductees and/or family members of: Julian
Bailey, 1986; Kristin Clague, 1988; Phillip Conley, 1952; Allen
Cropsey, 1946; Monte Doris, 1970; Bruce Farris, 1945; Scott
Steele, 1976; Tom Thaxter, 1953; coach Vance Stanley and the
1987 baseball team.
The Fresno High Jazz band performed under the direction of Dave
Rufner prior to dinner and Jose Vargas and the FHS marching band
entered to play the Fresno High fight song and got everyone off
to an exciting evening.
Forty FHS athletic students attended and some escorted the
inductees to the stage to receive their trophies. Kopi
Sotiropolus, Jack Fowler and Chris Terrence helped to introduce
the inductees and wiggle out of them some of their great
memories to share with everyone.
Dinner was under the direction of Jim Pardini, and each year the
meal has been different and excellent.
New
Varsity Head Boys
Basketball Coach
Carvell Wafer
Carvell Wafer, the new Fresno
High Varsity Head Boys Basketball Coach, is looking for ex
Warrior hoopsters to participate in an Alumni Basketball game on
Saturday November 19th at the Fresno High gym.
The game set for 7 Pm will pit even year graduates against odd
and will be preceded by intersquad scrimmages for all 3 levels
of present FHS players starting at 5:45.
All ex Fresno High players who would like to play in the game
can contact Wafer at 994-6014
This will be a great opportunity to come out and see the
2011-2012 FHS basketball teams in action.
Contact:
Carvell Wafer
994-6014
David Barton, who is the new athletic director at Fresno High,
succeeding Ken Papi who retired this last June, announced
Wafer’s addition to the Fresno High coaching staff with the
following:
Fresno High School, the School of Champions, would like to
announce the hiring of Carvell Wafer as our new Varsity Head
Boys Basketball Coach. Coach Wafer, a former Washington Union
basketball player who played on the 1998 Valley Championship
team and 1999 State Championship team, brings a wealth of
successful basketball playing and coaching experience to Fresno
High. Coach Wafer played collegiately at the University of
Denver, where he graduated with a BA in Communications. After
playing professionally overseas, Coach Wafer began his coaching
career at Kerman High School. In his second season he took
Kerman to the Division 3 Valley Championship game and was later
named Coach of the Year. Coach Wafer went on to coach one season
at Lemoore High School, where he was again named Coach of the
Year, leading Lemoore to a league championship and setting a
school record for most wins in a single season.
Fresno High is honored to have Coach Wafer as its newest
addition to the outstanding coaching staff at the School of
Champions.
