Local Sports
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CSUB players won't be intimidated by UCLA's storied program
UCLA. Arguably the most storied program in college basketball's history.
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Frontier outlasts Garces in five games for Division II volleyball crown
Four years ago, with a bunch of athletes who didn't look like much of a volleyball team, Frontier coach Steve Bentley told his players to believe.
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Tehachapi KOs Exeter for Central Section Division III volleyball title
TEHACHAPI -- With four finals appearances in five years, and still nothing to show for it, something was bound give for the Tehachapi volleyball team.
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BC football players get jackets from sponsor Clifford & Bradford
The Bakersfield College football team and others at BC received jackets Thursday from Clifford & Bradford Insurance, the game sponsor for Saturday's sixth annual Golden Empire Bowl.
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Steve Merlo: Annual Sportsman's Night banquet draws 700-plus
More than 700 people attended the 59th annual Sportsman's Night dinner and banquet last Tuesday evening, with lots of prizes, including 25 guns, given away through the various raffles and door prizes. But, on a sour note that marred an otherwise great evening of fun, two 15-foot-tall inflatable advertising displays, shaped like Budweiser beer bottles, mysteriously disappeared and need to be returned, practical joke or not, as soon as possible. The missing items are owned by Advance Beverage Co. and cost over $2,000 each. The bottles can be picked up or returned by Monday, November 23, no questions asked, prior to charges being filed with the Bakersfield Police or Kern County Sheriff's Departments. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of said displays needs to contact Jim Roberts at 661-805-5766.
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Condors' Weller a 'great leader of men'
Shawn Weller had just completed a round of golf in early September when he noticed there were several missed calls from the Ottawa Senators on his phone.
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Prep football playoffs can be a good thing even for losing teams
Highland's football team lost seven games in a row to end the season, all of them by at least 14 points. In recapping the season, Scots coach Tim Hartnett bemoans his team's youth, lack of depth and bad luck with injuries and scheduling.
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Nov. 19 fish report
Kern County and southern San Joaquin Valley
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Cool under pressure: Condors win in shootout
The Bakersfield misfires were numerous for 65 minutes Wednesday at Rabobank Arena, but the Condors were dead-on when the game against the Ontario Reign came down to a skills competition.
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Nov. 19 high school notebook: Shafter grad Jelmini wins magazine's national award
It wouldn't be wise for locals to forget about Anna Jelmini even though she's moved on to throw for Arizona State.
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Robert Gautney: Local tandem of Fernando, Miller 32nd in SCGA 4-Ball
D.J. Fernando and Jeff Miller gave it their best shot at the Dove Canyon CC on Monday and Tuesday in the SCGA 4-Ball Championship, but without their "A" games the tandem found themselves well back after the 36-hole tally.
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Nov. 19 BC football notebook: Renegades rake in postseason honors
Bakersfield College has swept all the top awards for the all-National Northern Conference selections.
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'Gades women's soccer earns state playoff spot
The Bakersfield College women's soccer team has qualified for the Southern California playoffs for the third straight season and will travel to San Bernardino Valley College Saturday for a 2 p.m. match.
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'Gades fall short in quest for state title
HANFORD -- Sacramento City College had a strong second day to overcome first-day leader Bakersfield College and win the California Community College women's golf championship Tuesday.
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Nov. 17 high school roundup
Volleyball
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Nov. 17 high school volleyball playoff roundup: Tehachapi advances to Division III final
TEHACHAPI Tehachapi's volleyball team is back in the Central Section Division III championship. And this time, the Warriors get to stay home.
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Focused Titans cruise into Div.-II title match
The Frontier volleyball team performed with such efficiency and force Tuesday night, it's hard to imagine what it can do for an encore.
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Rams never let up in sweep of El Diamante
Visalia-El Diamante was playing its best volleyball, digging, setting and spiking with passion on every point, and it was paying off.
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Where Are They Now? Putman, Barkate have been quite a catch for Redlands
Although they were only a year apart in school, Bakersfield natives Brenden Barkate and Brian Putman had never met until a twist of circumstances found them both playing wide receiver at the University of Redlands.
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Frontier's Aakhus signs with UCSB, Whittington to play for 'Runners
Frontier athletic director Ryan Geivet set the theme for Tuesday afternoon when he mentioned the school's journey from infancy in 2005 to now, when it's a regular contender in the Southwest Yosemite League and a factory for two of its first Division I recruits.
