At first, Martin Downs thought he had snagged a rock at the bottom of the Sea of Cortez.
Twin Late Model features on Saturday night at Kern County Raceway produced the same three drivers at the front of the field, just in inverse order.
Bakersfield College kicked off its summer junior tennis circuit on Saturday. The circuit is intended to empower junior tennis players and parents in order to increase player's skill level and help them learn and enjoy the game.
Asauni Rufus has always been one to stay in the moment but always keen to the idea of the future’s uncertainty.
Jim Coffey has never ran out of gas on the open road.
I was living on the east side of town back in 1959 when I happened to go outside my home early one morning and met my Wayne's Dairy milk delivery man.
Late Model stock cars headline six divisions of competition on Saturday night at Kern County Raceway.
His ultimate goal is to become a head coach at the National Hockey League level and Jay Woodcroft believes the best path to reach that destination is to pick up where he left off this past season: as head coach of the Bakersfield Condors.
Three Bakersfield College athletes signed letters of intent this week at four-year universities.
To an extent, there will be changes at quarterback for nearly every high school program in Kern County in 2019.
There was one fast way around Bakersfield Speedway in the Sports Mod feature on Saturday night: up high on the third-mile clay oval.
It’s a two-hour tow from Santa Maria, but winning sure makes the trip back from The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway a lot more fun.
Kevin Holcomb put his future in motion four years ago when he decided to transfer from Frazier Mountain to Independence to help jump-start his baseball career.
Max Bluemel and Garrett White will still roam the campus at Frontier, but their roles once the final daily bell rings won’t be the same.
A few factors played into the decision, but Dejon Jernagin has finally decided the best decision for his two youngest sons is for the family to move back to Southern California.
Cal State Bakersfield junior pitcher Darius Vines became the highest drafted baseball player from Cal State Bakersfield when he was selected in the seventh round of the MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.
Kyle Shiloh seems to always be on the move.
The 2018-19 high school sports calendar has come and gone. It also marks the fifth school year I have covered prep sports since starting at The Bakersfield Californian in the summer of 2014.
David and Derek Carr have first-hand knowledge of the importance of having quality health care facilities accessible to those in need of vital medical treatment.
If Iesha Hamm needed a boost of confidence this season as a sophomore high jumper for Cal State Fullerton, the Stockdale graduate got it from a situation she never wants to partake in ever again.
Bakersfield's best will take the field one more time as high school seniors Saturday in the annual Senior High School All-Star Baseball Challenge at Gerry Collis Stadium at Bakersfield College.
During most of the years that I have been fortunate enough to go to Canada to film and hunt, I usually went out with my good friend Brent Reil who ran Beaverhill Outfitters.
Change is coming to the Kern High School District and it’s going to make some people happy and ruffle the feathers of others.
When it comes to rugby, there is strength in numbers.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simon Pagenaud arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month with his job on the line and rumors swirling around Gasoline Alley that Alexander Rossi could soon replace him at Team Penske.
CLOVIS - All Liberty track and field coach Ryan Renz was asking for on Saturday in the 101st CIF State Track and Field Championships was for his six girls athletes competing to simply do their best.
CLOVIS - So many times over the last three seasons, Daniel Viveros has walked into the shot put ring, placed the shot put on the cement and began clapping rhythmically to get the crowd engaged.
The Johnson brothers were racing for more than a win on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.
CLOVIS - Historically speaking, this is a big day for locals in the finals of the 101st CIF State Track and Field Championships.
CLOVIS - Liberty track and field coach Ryan Renz was excited about this season for his girls team coming in, but wanted to keep his expectations in check.
CLOVIS — After Liberty senior Daniel Viveros posted the top shot put mark in the nation on May 8 at the South Area meet, his season took a short detour when he came down with a cold.
Bakersfield High track and field coach Kim Jenkins doesn’t have to think back too far or too hard for a comparison for freshman sprinter Mia Bolton.
For eight innings, the Cal State Bakersfield baseball team went toe-to-toe with Sacramento State in an attempt to keep its season alive.
On Tuesday night there was a gathering in the backyard of Ralph and Anne Fruguglietti.
Cal State Bakersfield opened the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament on Wednesday with an 11-2 loss to Grand Canyon in Mesa, Ariz.
James Patrick was ushered out on top and Frontier was left perplexed in one of the strangest Central Section Division I baseball championships in recent history.
Is there a better weekend for race fans than the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend?
You may not be able to skate up the ice like defenseman Caleb Jones, or handle the puck like rookie AHL All-Star Cooper Marody, but you can have some of the equipment they used this past season for the Bakersfield Condors.
Here is the list of the 20 Kern County track and field athletes that have qualified for the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday in Clovis.
Kris Anglin’s first pitch on Wednesday will actually be his 71st of the Central Section Division I Baseball Championship game.
The last five days were a whirlwind for Foothill’s first-year baseball coach Chris Wedel.
Unbeknownst to Daniel Viveros and Naomi Jennings, the two were about to make history while eating alongside family and friends on Monday.
Roman Angelo has grown — in several different ways — for the Cal State Bakersfield baseball team. The CSUB freshman and Bakersfield Christian graduate added another pitch to his repertoire, adjusted his mentality and even grew an inch or two taller since he joined the squad.
The ultimate goal — a Calder Cup Championship — remained elusive, but by any other standard the Bakersfield Condors met or exceeded all expectations in the just completed season.
CLOVIS - The day started with a drizzle and the night came with a downpour.
FRESNO — With a scheduled first pitch of 4:15 p.m., after numerous changes throughout the past couple of days, the rain was falling before the CIF Central Section Division I championship baseball game even began.
The Kern Valley Broncs defeated Caruthers 5-4 on Saturday at Margie Wright Diamond in Fresno for their second straight CIF Central Section Division V softball championship.
FRESNO — When Matthew Miranda walked on campus at Highland in 2015, the baseball team had never won 20 games in a season, let alone sniffed a Central Section championship.
FRESNO — The Central Section playoffs have not been easy on the heart for Stockdale faithful.
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