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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Mike Blake

    Lopez places 2nd to lead Wildcat XC Men to a 2nd place team finish at Bullpup Invite (opens the original)

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    Tuned up by their participation in the Wasco High School Invitational on September 15, which saw the Taft Union High School Cross Country Men finish 10th among 21 schools, the Wildcats’ XC team competed in their fourth event of the season and took on nine school teams at the 2026 Bullpup Invitational at Hickey Park in Hanford on September 25. Fueled by Rafael Lopez’s second-place finish in the Men’s varsity 2-mile, and backed by teammate Kenneth Noriega’s 4th-place finish, the Taft Men t

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Mike Blake

    Lady Cats Volleyball drops final preseason tune-up, falls to Arvin, 3-1 (opens the original)

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    Following a rigorous tournament schedule that saw the Taft Union High School Volleyball team play 13 games in two weeks, the Lady Cats had a light week last week, in preparation of South Sequoia League play that began this week. Traft traveled to Arvin to play the Bears (12-5-1), September 17, and lost in four sets, 3-1. The Lady Cats, 6-14-1 on the season were beaten soundly in the first set, 25-11, but rebounded to win the second set, 25-21, then fought hard in the third set before falling 25-

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Mike Blake

    Homecoming win: Wildcats stay undefeated with 24-7 victory over Golden Valley (opens the original)

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    The stage was set at Martin Memorial Stadiumon Friday. It was Homecoming Night and the Taft Union High School Varsity Football team went onto the field undefeated, at 4-0 for the first time since 2015, when Taft went 5-0 to start the season. The Wildcats faced a tough Golden Valley Bulldogs team that demolished Arvin, 70-21, and who were motivated, after coming off a loss to Cesar E. Chavez HS, 35-21, a week earlier. The Wildcats were facing the biggest opposing offensive line they have faced th

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · MIke Blake

    Taft City Diamonds wins four of five games in two days to win Clovis Tournament (opens the original)

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    On September 5-6, the Taft City Diamonds 16u traveling softball team improved their record to 19-15-1 by winning four of five games in Clovis to earn the Clovis Hot Summer Days Tournament championship. Taft beat Cen-Cal Stars Estrada 8-7, lost to Firecrackers-Escarega 9-3 and beat Titans NN-Contreras 9-1 on September 5, then swept their September 6 games, beating Braves James 13-1 and Cen-Cal Stars Estrada 10-9 to win the crown. Diamonds coach Jesse Rodriguez said, “We traveled to the heart of

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Mike Blake

    Lady Cats Volleyball loses four in tough tournament, breaks skein with a win (opens the original)

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    Last week, the Taft Union High School Volleyball team had practice the first part of the week, then non-stop court action the end of the week. Taft traveled to Wonderful College Prep Academy (WCPA) in Delano) September 3, then competed at North HS in tournament play September 4-5. Altogether, the team played five matches in three days. Taft was coming off a 3-0 sweep over South HS, August 27 to even the Wildcats’ record at 3-3-1, but tournament play against tough teams sent that record into a

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