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Levi Burgett went from leading his race to rolling his car during Saturday night racing at The Lemoore Raceway and the opening night of the Central Valley Mini Stock season.

Central Valley Mini Stock season opens with exciting action at Lemoore Raceway

Mar 19 2019 - 10:46am By The Leader Staff

Darren Wilson opened the new season on March 16 for the Central Valley Mini Stocks as he drove to an impressive 25-lap main event win Saturday night at the Lemoore Raceway. This season promises to be the biggest yet for mini stocks. The races are sponsored by Clovis’ House of JuJu this season. Keep reading...

Lemoore's Kalijah Sanders was a first-team selection in the West Yosemite League as coaches picked the league's top players.

Lady Tigers earn spots as West Yosemite League all-league selections. LHS pair earn first-team soccer

Mar 5 2019 - 12:56pm By The Leader Staff

A pair of Tigers earned spots on the West Yosemite League All-League soccer first team, while a couple of LHS girls’ basketball stars found spots on the league’s second team. Keep reading...

Kings Christian's Laci Rose, only a sophomore, led the East Sierra League in points-per-game scoring average and was named to the East Sierra League's All-League Team.

While Crusader girls miss out on playoffs, talented sophomore Laci Rose led league in scoring

Feb 20 2019 - 3:58pm By The Leader Staff

Despite missing the Division 5 playoffs by just one spot, the Lemoore Kings Christian Lady Crusaders performed admirably during the season, posting a 9-9 overall record and a solid 6-4 mark in the East Sierra League. Keep reading...

Julien Pierce, a Kings Christian standout football player signed to play for Arizona Christian University. With him is his family (l to R) sisters Alexa, Kylie, Aleya and mom Sarah and dad Justin.

Kings Christian's standout athlete, Julien Pierce, signs to play football for Arizona Christian University

Feb 7 2019 - 1:14pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Seventeen-year-old Julien Pierce is going places, and the talented Kings Christian football and basketball player has decided his first stop will be in Arizona. On Wednesday, at Kings Christian High School, Pierce signed a letter-of-intent to play football at Arizona Christian University located in Phoenix. Keep reading...

The Central Valley Mini Stocks handed out its season-ending awards. The top drivers included (L to R) Ryan Doglione, Dan Myrick and Brent Myrick.

Central Valley Mini Stocks gather to hand out season-long awards to top drivers

Jan 27 2019 - 6:09pm By The Leader Staff

The Central Valley Mini Stocks (CVMS) drivers and others gathered recently at a private residence to celebrate the 2018 racing season and to hand out well-deserved awards. The big winners, based on season-long racing, were Selma’s Greg Baronian, Coalinga’s Dan Myrick, and Clovis driver Ryan Doglione. Keep reading...

Lemoore High School seeks the public's votes in $200,000 National Education Contest. Votes counted Jan. 21 through Jan. 25

Jan 9 2019 - 1:25pm

Lemoore High School needs your votes and a lot of them. The local high school has entered a $200,000 national education contest hoping for a chance at one of 13 prizes to be awarded recognizing unique and inventive K-12 programs. To win, Lemoore will need plenty of votes. Keep reading...

Stratford's community organization, Reestablishing Stratford brightens up the community's archway thanks to a donation from Adventist Health.

Stratford organization brightens up the community with help from Adventist Health

Dec 20 2018 - 7:19pm By The Leader Staff

Reestablishing Stratford is at it, again. A pair of its members, Robert Isquierdo and Ramon Chavez, are helping to bring a little Christmas spirit to the small Kings County town – and send a message about working together to build a better community. Keep reading...

Lemoore firemen muscle their 69-foot Christmas tree into its manhole at the D Street and Fox Street intersection Sunday afteroon as the Lemoore holiday season officially begins.

Images: It must be the holiday season as a Christmas tree grows in Lemoore

Nov 25 2018 - 6:12pm By The Leader Staff

Everybody wins when the Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department does its annual Christmas good deed, something it’s been doing for nearly 100 years. And this year the tradition continued as 18 active, and five retired volunteer firefighters traveled to Bass Lake to retrieve an impressive 69-foot white pine tree. Keep reading...

The Lemoore Union Elementary School District has placed a $26 million bond measure on the November ballot needed to address the needs of a growing student population.

Lemoore Elementary District asks public for $26 million via Measure D bond measure

Sep 26 2018 - 4:11pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Citing growing pains and the need to modernize its schools, the Lemoore Union Elementary School District has placed a $26-million – Measure D on the November 6, 2018 ballot – bond measure the district says is needed to “address the needs of the student population through modernization and renovation” as it copes with its future needs. Keep reading...

A Lemoore Elementary School District contingent of teachers and administrators visited Washington D.C. recently for a National Schools to Watch conference.

Lemoore Elementary School District contingent visits Washington D.C. for national conference

Aug 29 2018 - 5:06pm By The Leader Staff

June was a pretty good month for local educators, especially a few educators from Liberty Middle School and the Lemoore Elementary School District. A contingent of teachers and administrators from the local school district earned a sort of working vacation, traveling to Washington, D.C. in June for a conference that honored their recent achievements. Keep reading...