CSUB goes 0-2 vs. Arizona beach volleyball teams
TUCSON, Ariz. — Cal State Bakersfield opened the Arizona Wildcat Spring Challenge beach volleyball tournament Friday by losing 4-1 to Arizona State and 5-0 to No. 7-ranked Arizona.The only point of the...
View ArticleBC track posts six wins at Easter event
SANTA BARBARA — Bakersfield College won three relays and three individual events Friday at the Santa Barbara Easter Relays.BC’s Emagee Tyler, Tyra Saunders, Kassidy Murphy and Kyra Saunders won the...
View ArticleFuneral services for March 26, 2016
Services scheduled Mary Ann Curry, 89, Bakersfield, March 15. Memorial service 11 a.m. March 30, Women’s Club of Bakersfield, 2030 18th St.
View ArticleA community on the rise
Drawn in by a real estate ad touting a “historic property,” Gilbert Gia set out to investigate the relic last month. The local historian and retired teacher said the home was built in 1912 by Harry...
View ArticleWhere the stars shine brighter
The earthy smells, the fresh air, clear skies and open space are all things that the city can’t offer. There’s room for the kids to run and play, animals to graze, and room to plant and grow more than...
View ArticleCultivating memories in community gardens
They can be found among neighborhoods. Some sit on more than 8,000 square feet of land. And they all have one common thread: collaboration.Community gardens in Bakersfield have started to pop up in and...
View ArticleFood Dudes: The Mac & Cheese Fest
This isn’t your mother’s mac and cheese. This is gourmet mac and cheese.For the third year, The Macaroni & Cheese Fest will be serving up the most creative and delicious spinoffs of this American...
View ArticleWelcome Home: Gossamer Grove
Shafter’s long history with aviation is being celebrated with its first master-planned community: the Gossamer Grove development by Lennar Homes.Its namesake comes from the Gossamer Condor plane, which...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: How to live like the Jetsons
The vision of the future portrayed by “The Jetsons” may not be so far off after all. There’s a wave of new gadgets that allow for a truly high-tech household. Futuristic thermostats, intelligent TVs...
View ArticleNew parish priest answered late-in-life calling
The old axiom, “Do as I say, not as I did,” may well become Father Bert Mello’s new mantra as the Catholic priest takes over administrative duties at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in northeast...
View ArticlePhilantropy Matters: The importance of community philantropy
“So what is a community foundation?”Having joined Kern Community Foundation almost one year ago, this is the question that comes up most frequently in conversations.
View ArticleEvening sports report: McIlroy rolls on, gets Day in semis at Matchplay
AUSTIN, Texas -- Defending champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Jason Day of Australia, who will regain the No. 1 spot in the World Golf Rankings on Monday, will square off Sunday in one of...
View ArticleFire destroys seven cement trucks near Mojave
Seven cement trucks were ablaze when crews from the Kern County Fire Department, dispatched to deal with reports of heavy black smoke coming from the 7000 block of Trotter Avenue, arrived Saturday...
View ArticleCounty fire captain, Shafter police team up to retrieve family's stolen...
A small, red wooden cabinet containing a free “take a book, leave a book” neighborhood library, stolen from a Bakersfield family’s front lawn Tuesday, was recovered in Shafter Saturday morning, the...
View ArticleCSUB beaten by New Mexico in beach volleyball
TUCSON, Ariz. — Cal State Bakersfield lost 4-1 to the University of New Mexico on Saturday morning in the final beach volleyball match of the University of Arizona Wildcat Spring Challenge.CSUB (2-7)...
View ArticleCSUB softball splits pair at Santa Barbara tournament
SANTA BARBARA — Four Cal State Bakersfield pitchers combined on a three-hitter to lead the Roadrunners to a 2-1 softball win over Santa Clara on Saturday afternoon at the UC Santa Barbara...
View Article9th inning HR hands CSUB eighth straight baseball loss
SEATTLE — Seattle University’s Max Modeste hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday to give the Redhawks a 6-3 win over Cal State Bakersfield and sweep of the opening...
View ArticleFuneral services for March 27, 2016
Services scheduled Billie JoAnn Pearson, 80, Lamont, March 22 in Bakersfield. Memorial service 10 a.m. March 30, Riverlakes Community Church. Basham Funeral Care, 3312 Niles St.
View ArticleNo. 7 UC Irvine downs CSUB in water polo
HONOLULU, Hawaii — No. 24-ranked Cal State Bakersfield didn’t score in the second half and lost 10-2 to No. 7 UC Irvine Friday night at the Hawaii water polo tournament.Ashley Paz and Tancy Aldridge...
View ArticleCondors blanked by Rampage
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Rampage shut out the Condors on Friday night, 3-0, putting a big dent into Bakersfield’s playoffs hopes.The loss dropped the Condors farther behind Charlotte, a winner on...
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