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Local report: Wright powers Blaze to fourth straight victory

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:56:14 PDT

Ryan Wright had a homer, two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 5-3 victory Monday over the High Desert Mavericks at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

It was the fourth straight win for Bakersfield, it's best streak of the season.

Titans' Caneta defends section girls 100 breaststroke title

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:04:45 PDT

Jorie Caneta seems unbeatable in the girls 100-yard breaststroke.

Caneta, a junior from Frontier High, set a Central Section record in Friday's prelims, then won the event for the third straight year at Saturday's Central Section Div. I Swimming Championships at Bakersfield College.

Stockdale's Nisson, Flores win section doubles crown

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:08:09 PDT

WASCO -- A complicated run to the Central Section boys tennis doubles championship ended with a very simple task for Stockdale senior Matt Nisson and his partner, John Matthew Flores.

See ball, slam ball.

Haney sets section meet record; Stockdale boys place 3rd

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:18:49 PDT

CLOVIS -- Turns out, even section-record holders get nervous at the section championships.

Turns out, that's a good thing.

Garces' Sweaney, Ridgeview's McCall win Tyack Award as Kern's top senior athletes

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:37:09 PDT

Jake Sweaney was flipping through a program Monday at Hodel's Fine Dining, but he wasn't just biding time waiting for the Jim Tyack Awards presentation to begin.

Sweaney was looking for a name.

May 18 high school roundup

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:29:55 PDT

Baseball

Division V

May 17 high school roundup

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23:51 PDT

Baseball

Central Section quarterfinals

Local report: Renegades' Wemhoff 5th in high jump at state meet

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:42:23 PDT

SAN MATEO -- Bakersfield College athlete Bevan Wemhoff cleared 6 feet, 6 inches in the high jump as the Frontier High graduate placed fifth in the event at the California State Track and Field Championships at the College of San Mateo on Friday.

Teammate Evan Eggenberg, a Stockdale High graduate, placed in a tie for ninth with a leap of 6-2. Through one day of competition, the Bakersfield College men are in a tie for 14th place as a team with four points.

Outfield assist preserves lead as Mustangs shut out Fresno-Bullard in baseball quarters

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:28:17 PDT

While everyone else tried to keep their hearts in their chest Friday at Stockdale High, Mustangs senior Josh Stone was in center field, chasing a baseball and watching Zach Burt.

And when Burt rounded third and broke for home plate, Stone unleashed a throw on one hop to catcher Junior Felix, who blocked the plate and tagged out Burt. One out later, Stockdale had a 1-0 victory over Fresno-Bullard and a berth in the Central Section Division I baseball semifinals.

BHS graduate Thomas signs deal with Redskins

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:14:08 PDT

ASHBURN, Va. -- Bakersfield High graduate Phillip Thomas signed a rookie contract with the Washington Redskins, the team announced Friday.

Thomas, a safety who starred at Fresno State, led major college football with eight interceptions last season. An All-American, he was the 119th overall selection in last month's NFL draft. He sat out the 2011 season with a broken left leg and dislocated ankle.

High school notebook: Centennial falls to Clovis 3-2 in coach Roberts' final game

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:45 PDT

CLOVIS -- McKay France was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning as third-seeded Clovis High defeated No. 6 Centennial 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the Central Section Division I baseball playoffs Friday at Lloyd Merriman Field.

With that bizarre finish, Centennial coach Randy Roberts stepped down after going 421-143-3 with three section titles in a 20-year career with the Hawks. He announced previously he would resign after the season.

Warriors KO No. 1 Garces, advance to Div.-III semis

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:26:22 PDT

The Tehachapi baseball team felt slighted when the Central Section Division III baseball playoff seeds were announced a week ago.

The Warriors believed they were much better than a No. 9 seed.

May 16 high school roundup

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:28:59 PDT

Softball

Central Section quarterfinals

Mustangs eliminated from softball playoffs

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:23:50 PDT

In a key moment in a Central Section Division I softball quarterfinal Thursday at Stockdale, Mustangs pitcher Ashlee Rex got exactly what she needed -- a bouncer right back at her that could start a double play.

Only, something was wrong: The ball somehow got lodged in Rex's glove, and by the time she retrieved it, another Fresno-Central run had crossed the plate.

Handel, Witt power Garces to softball win over Tulare Western

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:25:51 PDT

Despite beating Tulare Western 11-2 during the regular season, the Garces softball team knew not to expect a similar lopsided result come playoff time.

The Rams were just hoping to squeeze out a Central Section Division II quarterfinal victory of any sort Thursday against the Mustangs.