Johnson dominates rain-delayed Bank of America 500
CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson claimed his third win of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, but his first since winning at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana in March, with his victory in the Bank of...
View ArticleSpeedway: Hogge caps off Bud Nationals with Late Model win
Bobby Hogge capped off the 31st annual Budweiser Nationals on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway by winning the Late Model main event.
View ArticleWalk-off error caps Jays' sweep of Rangers
TORONTO — A throwing error by Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor in the bottom of the 10th inning allowed the winning run to score, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the...
View ArticleKCRP: Helberg dominates Sprint Car feature
There were two drivers that had reason to celebrate at the conclusion of the King of the Wing George Snider Classic Sprint Car race Sunday night at Kern County Raceway Park.
View ArticleCrash victims were two 31-year-old women
Kern County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials have identified two 31-year-old Ridgecrest women who died in a traffic collision Saturday.
View ArticleBakersfield crash victim identified
Kern County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials have identified a 20-year old Bakersfield woman who died in a traffic collision Saturday as Savannah Brittany McConn.
View ArticleMachete-wielding man dies day after forcible arrest
A 63-year-old machete-wielding man accused of making terrorist threats and was injured last week as police took him into custody died in the hospital the day after his arrest, coroner officials...
View ArticleYoung apple pie expert shares her genius with the world
India Penner’s apple pie started out as another one of her experiments.
View ArticleWho watches the poll watchers?
The election is four weeks from today, and easily lost in the seasonal outpouring of candidate speeches and debates, polls and fact-checking is this sad reality: The U.S. has witnessed the greatest...
View ArticleHuerta's 21st District challenge climbing a steep road
Emilio Huerta’s bid to unseat Congressman David Valadao, R-Hanford, in the 21st Congressional District was jolted back to life this weekend when the Democratic House Majority PAC pumped $390,000 into a...
View ArticleNationals push Dodgers to brink of elimination with Game 3 win
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth homered, and the Washington Nationals moved within a win of advancing to the National League Championship Series by posting an 8-3 victory over the Los...
View ArticleCentral Section volleyball rankings: Liberty closing in on top spot
For the first time this season, the Clovis volleyball team looks human.
View ArticleGarces beats Stockdale for SWYL girls tennis title
The last four years have been filled with highs and lows for Anastasia Drulias on the tennis court.
View ArticlePanik attacks Cubs in 13th, keeps Giants alive in NLDS
SAN FRANCISCO -- Joe Panik doubled off the right field fence to score Brandon Crawford with no outs in the bottom of the 13th inning Monday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 win over the...
View ArticleInjuries hit elite teams hard
Bakersfield, Garces and Liberty have been three of Kern County’s top football programs in recent years, winning a total of five Central Section titles since 2010.
View ArticleDelaney wins battle of Roche sisters for SSL tennis title
WASCO — For Delaney Roche and her younger sister, Liberty, the chance to play tennis together this year has been a bonding experience.
View ArticleFrontier rallies in five sets, hands Liberty 1st SWYL loss since 2014
For Frontier’s volleyball team, this week represented the type of adversity and competitiveness the Titans knew they’d see in the Southwest Yosemite League.
View ArticleDodgers advance to NLCS
WASHINGTON — Clayton Kershaw recorded the final two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series with a 4-3 victory over the...
View ArticleRunners fall in volleyball
Utah Valley rallied to take a 9-25, 26-24, 26-24, 25-23, 15-7 win over Cal State Bakersfield in a Western Athletic Conference volleyball match at CSUB on Thursday night. Carol Grasso led the...
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