Fresno CC rolls past Taft baseball
FRESNO — Fresno City College broke open a Central Valley Conference baseball game with Taft by scoring seven runs from the seventh inning on in a 10-2 win Tuesday afternoon.Kalvon Kealoha hit a solo...
View ArticlePetty's walk-off HR lifts Blaze past Modesto in 13th inning
Kyle Petty’s home run to center field leading off the bottom of the 13th inning lifted the Blaze to a 4-3 win over the Modesto Nuts Wednesday afternoon on School Day at Sam Lynn Ballpark.Petty and Arby...
View ArticleCSUB golf teams conclude tournaments on Tuesday
Cal State Bakersfield’s golf teams concluded tournaments on Tuesday. The men placed ninth in the nine-team UC Santa Barbara tournament and the women were 13th in the 17-team Montana State tournament in...
View ArticleRiverside edges CSUB softball in 8 innings
UC Riverside scored twice in the top of the eighth inning and posted a 3-1 non-conference softball win over Cal State Bakersfield Tuesday at CSUB. The Roadrunners (10-26) had tied it in the bottom of...
View ArticleBC softball sweeps twinbill from Santa Monica
Bakersfield College swept a Western State Conference Blue Division softball doubleheader from Santa Monica College on Tuesday, 9-1 and 8-0.Trinidad Lee tossed a complete-game seven-hitter with eight...
View ArticleBrown's initiative does crime victims no favors
“Serving Victims. Building Trust. Restoring Hope.”This is the official theme for the 2016 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and it underscores the importance of establishing trust with victims....
View ArticleKERN TURNS 150: Courts had to settle messy county seat election
It took a court order to undo some political mischief and make Bakersfield the county seat of Kern County in 1874.Havilah, the mountain mining town that had boomed when the gold was flowing, had held...
View ArticleA child’s death and the power of the dental lobby
After their 6-year-old son died following a dental procedure, a Bay Area couple went to the California Legislature, hoping a new law could prevent other families from experiencing similar tragedy.What...
View ArticleFuneral services for April 17, 2016
Services scheduled Moses Ray Braziel, 62, Bakersfield, April 11. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. April 18, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; funeral service 11 a.m. April 19, Basham Funeral Care Chapel. Basham...
View ArticleKern's diversity was on full display at county's 150th birthday bash
The County of Kern didn’t blow out 150 candles on its birthday cake Saturday, but the county threw a huge party anyway — and hundreds, maybe thousands of friends showed up.It was 150 years ago this...
View ArticleSource: Quinn expected to be named football coach at Clovis North
After two successful seasons at Chavez, Casey Quinn is likely heading back to the Tri-River Athletic Conference.According to sources close to the situation, Quinn will become the new head coach for the...
View ArticleCSUB baseball postponed, rescheduled for Sunday
GREELEY, Colo. — Cal State Bakersfield’s baseball game at Northern Colorado was postponed Saturday because of inclement weather and the schools will attempt to conclude the three-game series Sunday at...
View ArticleSan Jose State downs CSUB water polo
No. 11-ranked San Jose State downed No. 23 Cal State Bakersfield 14-7 Saturday afternoon in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation water polo match at CSUB.Jada Helberg had two goals and Brittany Tyna...
View ArticleLOIS HENRY: Testing shows food and oil field water are a good mix
Initial testing of grapes and nuts that have been irrigated for the past 20 or so years with water produced from nearby oilfields shows (drum roll) a...BIG...FAT...NOTHING.TA DAAAAA!
View ArticleBorba dairy sale milked the farmland boom
When one of Kern County’s largest dairies sold in April of last year, followed shortly thereafter by the auction of its 8,000 cows, speculation was that it had succumbed to low milk prices, high feed...
View ArticleStanford edges CSUB 3-2 in final spring soccer match
It was obvious Cal State Bakersfield wasn’t intimidated by Stanford’s national championship men’s soccer team Saturday night.Stanford, the College Cup champion in December, held on to edge CSUB 3-2...
View ArticleCondors wind up AHL play on 3-game winning streak
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Bakersfield Condors wrapped up their inaugural season of play in the American Hockey League on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over Grand Rapids. It was the third straight win for...
View ArticleBlaze pitching blanks Visalia, 5-0
VISALIA — Four Blaze pitchers combined on a four-hitter Saturday as Bakersfield downed the Visalia Rawhide 5-0.Jay Bau, went 3-for-4 and Arby Fields had two hits and scored twice to lead the Blaze.
View ArticleCSUB blanks BC in beach volleyball
Cal State Bakersfield downed Bakersfield College 5-0 Saturday morning in an exhibition beach volleyball match at CSUB.CSUB’s teams of Sydney Haynes-Carp; Grasso, Edithza Urias-Jocelyn Rodriguez, Sophie...
View ArticleShepherd wins Late Model race at KCRP
Buddy Shepherd broken away from an early-race duel with Cole Adamo and raced to victory in a 40-lap Late Model race on Saturday night at Kern County Raceway Park. Shepherd set quick time in qualifying...
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