Derrick Brown, a 6-foot-6 senior forward at Bakersfield High School, has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at San Francisco State. Brown, who will play guard for the Gators, averaged 17 points and five rebounds per game for the Drillers, who... »
MODESTO -- Billy Hamilton went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three more stolen bases to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to their 11th straight victory Friday night, 7-0 over the Modesto Nuts at John Thurman Field. The Blaze shorstop, who is hitting .395,... »
The high school football coaching carousel has ended for another year, and it does so with a familiar face. Bakersfield Christian announced Thursday it has promoted Jerald Pierucci from offensive coordinator to head coach, giving the former East High c... »
In baseball coach Tim Painton's eyes, his Bakersfield College Renegades did everything right to conclude the regular season. "We beat Glendale at Glendale (a week earlier), which is not an easy task," Painton said. "We won on the road Tuesday and we wo... »
Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley LAKE ISABELLA: While the front late this week could slow things, the crappie bite has broken wide open, according to Bob Rutledge of Bob's Bait Bucket in Bakersfield. Catfish bite also has reportedly broken wide... »
With construction under way at the half-finished Kern County Raceway near Enos Lane and Interstate 5 and the possibility of racing at the paved half-mile as early as October, I figured it was time to reacquaint myself with Saturday night short-track pa... »
East High senior D.J. Johnson is by leaps and bounds the best high school tennis player in Kern County, and that means loads of pressure. On Wednesday, for the Blades' match at Garces, Johnson delivered the lineup card because East coach Christopher Co... »
STOCKTON -- Travis Mattair's two-run homer highlighted a three-run sixth inning that helped to carry the Bakersfield Blaze to its ninth straight win Tuesday, 6-4 over the host Ports at Banner Island Ballpark. Donald Lutz had three hits, including a dou... »
WOODLAND HILLS -- Bakersfield College had a 14-hit attack and Ryan Stapp tied the single-season BC record with his 11th save as the Renegades downed L.A. Pierce College 6-4 Tuesday. BC (24-11 overall, 12-8 Western State Conference) ends its regular sea... »
NORTHRIDGE -- Cal State Northridge hit three solo home runs en route to a 5-2 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday. The Roadrunners (18-19) scored in the first when Cael Brockmeyer walked, Frank Martinez singled him to third and Kevin Younger roll... »
Somewhere in California tonight, an administrator might worry about the CIF's new transfer rule, and somewhere a coach might plot. Somewhere a fan might dream of super-teams, and somewhere another might worry about players his team will lose. But in Ba... »
Stockdale Country Club head tennis pro Hank Pfister and notable local player Mike Noel will play an exhibition mixed doubles match at 11:30 a.m. Saturday with two notable female players: Hilary Barte, the former No. 1 player at Stanford, and Mayo Hibi,... »
A group of Bakersfield youth bowlers recently bowled well competing in the Pepsi District Finals and will now go on to compete in the Pepsi State Finals May 5-6 at Fountain Valley Bowl. They are Danielle Looney, Tyler Samora, Paul St. Laurent, Nicole T... »
SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento State rallied for eight runs in the final two innings to beat the Cal State Bakersfield softball team 12-4 on Sunday to complete a doubleheader sweep. The Hornets won the first game 7-1 and took three of four games in the weeke... »
