Winning a bunch of games in a row is rarely easy, yet that's what the Golden Valley softball team is doing.
As near as anyone can tell, it had been more than 20 years since the 优蜜传媒 High boys and girls each won a league track and field title in the same year.
High school track and field
The theme of the day was second chances on Tuesday afternoon at Frontier, and Liberty senior Caden Churchman made the most of his.
The 优蜜传媒 Christian boys tennis program has a long and storied history of playoff success.
Foothill High is looking for a varsity girls basketball coach for the 2024-25 school year.
Players of the year
Players of the year
Even after getting thumped 6-0 in the first set of his No. 2 singles match against a higher-rated opponent, Arek Plate鈥檚 demeanor didn鈥檛 change a bit.
Wrestler of the year
On paper, Thursday鈥檚 Central Section boys tennis quarterfinal result at 优蜜传媒 Christian may have looked rather pedestrian.
Any time a pitcher gets as many hits as he allows it usually turns out to be a good day for him and his team.
Wrestler of the year
Central Section Boys Tennis team playoffs
Player of the year
South Yosemite River League Championships
Several of the area鈥檚 top high school and junior high basketball players have been invited to play in the Central Valley All-Star Weekend at Fresno Pacific on Friday and Saturday.
NOTE: Team selected based primarily on votes compiled on ballots sent to Kern County high school coaches.
Seventeen area athletes will be recognized at Tuesday鈥檚 优蜜传媒 Jockey Club awards breakfast at Hodel鈥檚, with Linda Goens Hatcher as guest presenter.
With the Patriot Games serving as the backdrop, several of the area鈥檚 best track and field athletes got a chance to show off a little in front of the hometown fans on Friday night at Liberty.
With this week鈥檚 league championships in their rear-view mirror, area high school tennis players are ready to make quite a racket with their collective racquets.
Golden Valley鈥檚 Alexia Martinez admits she was anxious when she walked to plate with two outs in the bottom of seventh inning and the score tied with visiting Arvin on Wednesday.
Despite more than half a dozen major league scouts pointing radar guns at him from the stands, 优蜜传媒 Christian's Mason Brassfield remained calm and collected while pitching against Ridgeview on Tuesday afternoon.
优蜜传媒 High School will celebrate the 67th anniversary of Driller wrestling with a hall of fame banquet on May 4 at Hodel鈥檚 Liberty Hall.
On Tuesday, host Stockdale capitalized on a few Centennial miscues and rallied from a four-run deficit to post a much-needed South Yosemite River League softball victory.
There are still six weeks for the pinnacle of the high school track and field season, which culminates with the CIF State Championships on the final weekend of May, but 优蜜传媒 High鈥檚 Jalen Ford isn鈥檛 waiting to make a splash this season.
SEATTLE 鈥 Former 优蜜传媒 High football standout Tylin 鈥淭ybo鈥 Rogers, a freshman running back at the University of Washington, has been arrested and charged with raping two women in Seattle and court documents say he played in two College Football Playoff games for the school after at lea…
ARVIN 鈥 Talk about having a day. Wednesday afternoon was nearly perfect for Jesus Aguilar.
Early on Saturday, its seemed nothing could stand in the way of the Cal State 优蜜传媒 baseball team, although the effects of a 56-minute rain delay did its best.
Fifteen area athletes were recognized at the 优蜜传媒 Jockey Club awards breakfast at Hodel鈥檚 on March 19, with George Culver, a former Major League pitcher and longtime supporter for the advancement of local youth sports, as guest presenter.
Centennial鈥檚 Dana Dibble was honored with the Tracy Macnair Burrell award from the Kern Community Tennis Association.
After retiring from coaching four years ago, Wesley Davis III didn鈥檛 have any immediate plans to return to the sidelines.
Fifteen area athletes will be recognized at Tuesday鈥檚 优蜜传媒 Jockey Club awards breakfast at Hodel鈥檚, with George Culver, a former Major League pitcher and longtime supporter for the advancement of local youth sports, as guest presenter.
The South Yosemite Valley League title isn鈥檛 likely to be decided for another eight weeks. Thursday鈥檚 slate of games was just the first of a 12-game league schedule that will finish on May 9.
In a season full of special moments for the Centennial boys basketball team, it was fitting that the Golden Hawks had one final send-off.
From the 3-point shooting contest to the game-winning free throw 鈥 and everything in between 鈥 the 2024 version of the Kern County All-Star girls basketball game had a little bit for everyone on Wednesday at Centennial.
SACRAMENTO 鈥 The effort was there, just as it has been all season, but try as it might, the Centennial boys basketball team had no answer for what it faced on Saturday night.
It鈥檚 early in the track and field season, but based on Friday鈥檚 results at the Kern Invitational, it could be a big year for local runners, throwers and jumpers.
Past and current greatness converged on the Centennial High School campus this week when a trio of local hoops legends shared their experiences and offered well-wishes to this year鈥檚 CIF State Division-II finalist Golden Hawks squad.
Sitting in the home dugout as his team closed out a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Fresno-Central with two runs in the sixth inning聽last week, Frontier鈥檚 Brady Durkan鈥檚 magical day on the mound was almost anticlimactic.
It may not have seemed like it then, but Centennial boys basketball coach Hernan Santiago believes his team鈥檚 12-point loss to Santa Maria-St. Joseph in the Central Section quarterfinals was a turning point in his team鈥檚 season.
Southern California Regional finals
With a berth in the CIF State Division III Championship hanging in the balance, the 优蜜传媒 Christian girls basketball team seemed to have an answer to every challenge on Tuesday night.
Tuesday night鈥檚 Southern California Regional final advance.
Centennial boys basketball coach Hernan Santiago and his assistant coaches have instilled into their team the mentality that everyone is valued the same and that they鈥檙e all important.
North High's continues to travel in uncharted territory.
Winners of 19 of its last 20 games, the 优蜜传媒 Christian girls basketball team has made it look easy, posting double-digit victories in each of those victories.
What a difference a few months can make.
The Stockdale High School Athletic Hall of Fame will induct seven new members at its 2024 banquet on April 13 at Stockdale Country Club.
