Going back to college
With Cal State Bakersfield making the move to Division I, I'll be delving into the personalities behind the teams that make up the Roadrunners' athletic department to go along with interesting tidbits that don't make it into our daily coverage. Also check in for periodic blurbs on what's going on at Bakersfield College.
Real Name: Mason Kelley Gender: male Date of Birth: June 08, 1981 Member Since: November 01, 2006 Last Signed In: October 17, 2007 Profile Views: 4011 Blog Views: 14448 California state JC rankings BC back to No. 1 Bakersfield College at Citrus BC drops out of first place in poll State JC football poll BC still No. 1 L.A. Harbor at Bakersfield College Norman named Player of the Week — again California JC football rankings Bad news for BC football November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 
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Huge win for CSUB men's soccer
This is a big day for Cal State Bakersfield men's soccer. I'll catch up with the team next week.
Here's the press release from CSUB. PORTLAND, Ore. — Playing in front of one of the largest regular season crowds (2,658) ever to witness a CSUB men’s soccer match might have been a bit intimidating, but the Roadrunners eventually found their footing and, ultimately, a shocking victory in a 2–1 upset of the University of Portland Friday night in Portland. It was CSUB’s debutante performance as an NCAA Division I soccer program, and it couldn’t have gone any better for the Roadrunners, who overcame and early Portland goal to win in extra time. Sophomore forward Mike Esparza (Ridgeview HS) scored the match–winner nine minutes into overtime, taking a quick feed from freshman Alberto Navarro on the counter attack and finishing from 16 yards out. “With the atmosphere, the large crowd and the high level of competition, tonight was what we envisioned when made the move to Division I,” said CSUB Head Coach Simon Tobin. “They are a very good team and we had to take some pressure, but we also created some marvoulous chances and couldn’t be more pleased with the result.” It didn’t look like the night would have a happy ending for the ’Runners, who were out–shot 13–5 in the opening period and 31–13 for the match. Bryan Irwin scored from just inside the box in the ninth minute to give the Pilots a 1–0 lead. Portland kept the pressure up through halftime, but Bakersfield goalkeeper Steve Trojanowski kept his team in it until the offense found a groove in the second half. “Steve was definitely man of the match,” said Tobin. “You take his performance in the spring against (NCAA Champion) UC Santa Barbara and then the effort he gave tonight and you can see he is developing into one of the top goalkeepers in the country.” Halftime proved to be the critical juncture for the ’Runners. A few motivational words from Tobin helped create the spark that led to the offensive outburst in the second half. “I told the boys at halftime that they could play with a bit more abandon,” said Tobin. “I believe that was the turning point — that we were able to take their pressure and then come through that to apply some pressure of our own.” Trojanowski made 18 saves, to keep it a one–goal game until freshman Robbie Gouk tied the score at 1–1 with a 25–yard blast to the lower left corner. The match stayed tied until Esparza played the role of hero in extra time. Bakersfield concludes play at the Nike Portland Invitational against No. 14 Washington Sunday at noon. The Huskies played New Hampshire to a scoreless draw in the opening match Friday. 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
Shsrebel10
on Sep 1, 2007 at 12:33 AM
Any high school football scores besides Liberty/CW and BHS/Grant?
posted by
SoCaMuscle
on Sep 1, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Go buy the paper.
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