Duncan, Mota pace themselves, win SWYL meet
This is a grueling week for any cross country runner, even an elite one like Cagnei Duncan.
View ArticleZach Ewing's Week 9 HS football previews and predictions
A scorching month of preseason and two months of grinding regular season have given way to a three-week sprint for the finish line and the playoff-seeding meeting in Porterville that will set the stage...
View ArticleNLCS: Cubs bats come alive to even series with Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell broke out of slumps by hitting home runs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 to even the National League Championship Series at...
View ArticleVIDEO: BVarsity Nightly for Oct. 19
Video highlights of the third Southwest Yosemite League cross country meet, plus interviews with Cagnei Duncan of Liberty and Marcus Mota of Stockdale.
View ArticleGRIFFITH: Merlo was the right guy for the job
Editor’s note: For most of the past two decades, Steve Merlo has been the outdoors columnist for The Bakersfield Californian. Merlo, 68, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Tuesday. In that space,...
View ArticleDefendant takes plea deal, co-defendant faces murder trial in Delano homicide
A man pleaded no contest Thursday to a felony assault charge in the killing of a man in Delano while his co-defendant was ordered held for trial on charges including first-degree murder.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: We want crime-free streets in Lamont
I am a resident of Lamont, an immigrant from Mexico and a citizen of Mexico. Here in Lamont we have a lot of problems with gun violence. On my street people participate in drive-by shootings to try to...
View ArticleSouth seeks fourth straight league title
South High won a share of the 2013 South Yosemite League title and hasn’t lost a game in the Southeast Yosemite League since the school was moved there in 2014.
View ArticleFishing report and catches of the week for Oct. 21
This week's fishing information and the top local catches for this week.
View ArticleTehachapi pays tribute to breast cancer survivors
The Tehachapi volleyball team paid tribute to breast cancer survivors at its Dig for Life game Thursday night, and also honored a team mom whose fight for survival ended last week.
View ArticleHS notebook: West to honor student with cancer
West’s homecoming football game tonight will be a special one for junior Daren Richardson.
View ArticleValadao and Huerta face off in 21st District debate
Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, and Democratic challenger Emilio Huerta clashed sharply over water, air quality, immigration and political attack ads during their Thursday evening debate hosted by...
View ArticleNLDS: Russell powers Cubs within a win of World Series
LOS ANGELES — Addison Russell homered for the second night in a row, and Javier Baez added three RBIs as the Chicago Cubs blew past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 in Game 5 of the National League...
View ArticleWolf Pack comes back to edge Blades
The Ridgeview team that showed up at East High on Friday performed nothing like the one that blasted its previous two opponents by a combined score of 98-10 and was averaging 411 yards per game this...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Morrison's vitriolic attacks
Danny Morrison, I will be your old white guy because you would not listen to the other old white guy.
View ArticleDodgers' season on the line tonight
The Los Angeles Dodgers made the decision to save ace Clayton Kershaw for Game 6 instead of asking him to throw again on short rest in Game 5, and now they need him to save their season.
View ArticleKing relives past at Hot Rod Reunion
The California Hot Rod Reunion was conceived for people like Wayne King.
View ArticleOchoa sparks Drillers past Golden Hawks
It was a different Bakersfield High offense once Caden Ochoa entered the game at quarterback in the second quarter Friday night.
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