As you might expect, and as you might have already noticed, the number of posts at School House Zach is going to lessen a little bit here in the month of June. Not a whole lot of high school sports action going on.

There was an all-city baseball game last Friday night at Gerry Collis Field at Bakersfield College, and that was pretty interesting. Liberty's Tony Mills, who was coaching the East All-Stars, decided to intentionally walk Centennial's Jarret Martin and Ridgeview's Art Charles, the two local high schoolers drafted out of Bakersfield earlier that day in the MLB draft.

You don't normally see intentional walks in all-star games — first of all, they're for fun (at least they're supposed to be; get it right, MLB) — but also because there are normally some pretty good players waiting if you decide to give a free pass to one particular guy. That was the case here, and that's why the West won. Centennial's Joe Ramirez, overlooked all year for more heralded teammates Martin and Dusty Robinson, lined a single into left field with the bases loaded to start a three-run rally. The East got one back in the bottom of the ninth but lost 6-4.

Anyway, the whole thing was fun and a good way to end the year. There's also an all-county softball game tonight at 6:30 out at Dave Fry Field in the Bakersfield Blaze complex. Check that out if you want to see Kern's best senior softballers.

As for me, I'll be slaving away in the office, trying to get our All-Area teams done for the paper before I go on vacation next week. (Aw, heck, "slaving" makes it sound like such work. It's not so bad). Here's our publication schedule for the eight spring sports:

Wednesday, June 18 — All-league teams reprinted

Thursday, June 19 — Boys and girls swimming and diving

Friday, June 20 — Boys tennis and boys golf

Saturday, June 21 — Boys and girls track and field

Sunday, June 22 — Baseball and softball

During the next few weeks, while I finish those up and then take a vacation, the posts will be pretty few and far between here. My apologies in advance for that, but I'll tell you what I've got planned when I'm back in early July.

I will recap each of the past year's sports, one at a time, with best athlete, best team, best game, best moment, worst moment and a quick look ahead to next year.

Once that's done, it'll be time for ... high school football to begin again.