2016 BVarsity All-Area Wrestling Coach of the Year: Kirk Moore, Frontier
Kirk Moore had been waiting for this.His crop of freshman wrestlers this season, led by Jaden Abas (120 pounds), Cole Reyes (106) and Ryan Morphis (113), had been with Frontier’s youth wrestling club...
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View ArticleClippers reserves shock Jazz in OT
SALT LAKE CITY – Jamal Crawford scored 30 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to lift the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers to a shocking 102-99 overtime victory...
View ArticleAjinca's 28 points leads Pelicans past Lakers
NEW ORLEANS – Alexis Ajinca scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, his 12th career double-double, to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 110-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and...
View ArticleRangers roll past Angels
ANAHEIM – A.J. Griffin pitched an efficient six innings to earn his first victory in more than 2 1/2 years, helping the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Angel...
View ArticleDodgers bullpen spoils Stripling's no-hit bid
SAN FRANCISCO – Brandon Crawford led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles after Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling left...
View Article2016 BVarsity Wrestler of the Year: Navonte Demison, Bakersfield
Bakersfield High junior Navonte Demison had dreamed of the moment for so long, on so many occasions, that when it finally arrived he wasn’t totally sure he was awake.Good thing there’s BVarsity video...
View ArticleThe roots of his raising: The men who shaped Haggard’s artistry
On June 16, 1995, Merle Haggard and Buck Owens staged a joint concert at the Kern County Fairgrounds. It was the first time the twin pillars of the Bakersfield music scene had shared a stage in nearly...
View ArticleFuneral services for April 10, 2016
Services scheduled Robert E. Minner, 77, Bakersfield, March 27. Visitation 5-8 p.m. April 21 at Basham Funeral Care. Service at 11:30 a.m. April 22 at Basham Funeral Care with graveside at 2 p.m. at...
View ArticleHaggard laid to rest in private service
PALO CEDRO — Kings aren’t typically laid to rest this humbly.Neither gilded carriages nor bolt-upright sentries were anywhere in sight at Merle Haggard’s funeral Saturday at his ranch in Shasta County.
View ArticleWestside Parkway closed by weather
The Westside Parkway was closed at 5 p.m. Saturday and remained closed through the early evening as rain, mud and debris caused traffic hazards on the roadway.The Bakersfield Police Department reopened...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Day 2 from Arcadia Invitational
8:49 p.m. - And that’s it from Arcadia. Have a safe weekend. 8:47 p.m.The best news of the day for Kern County athletes in the invitiational and seeded evening events at Arcadia came in the last one...
View ArticleDucks defeat Avalanche to keep division hopes alive
DENVER – Jakob Silfverberg scored twice, John Gibson had 29 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Saturday to keep their Pacific Division title hopes alive.Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan...
View ArticleDodgers edge Giants in 10 innings
SAN FRANCISCO – Charlie Culberson doubled with one out in the 10th inning to score Corey Seager as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a late rally to secure a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants...
View ArticleRangers, Hamels stumps Angels batters
ANAHEIM – Left-hander Cole Hamels conceded just one run and three hits in six innings to post his ninth successive victory and lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on...
View ArticleJets shock Kings in OT
LOS ANGELES – Mark Scheifele scored the lone goal in a shootout, allowing the Winnipeg Jets to rally from a three-goal deficit for a stunning 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles on Saturday before a...
View ArticleLoss to Ontario eliminates Condors from playoff race
Even the presence of the Incredible Hulk on Saturday night could not save the Condors’ season. The Hulk took care of his business on the concourse, posing for photos with many of the 6,842 spirited...
View Article2016 BVarsity Girls Basketball Player of the Year: C.J. West, Garces
C.J. West had already accomplished so much in her high school career long before her senior year began.A long-planned shoulder surgery last summer then delayed the start of the Garces’ senior’s swan song.
View Article2016 BVarsity Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Isaiah Martin, Ridgeview
The end of Isaiah Martin’s junior year was nerve-racking.As a standout for the Ridgeview basketball team, Martin was forced to sit out the last month of the season because of an investigation into his...
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