Well, it's not exactly golfing weather, not in my book (then again, this is more like do-absolutely-nothing weather to me), but I'm sure there are some people out there roasting anyway. With that in mind let's look back to last fall's girls golf season in Kern County.

First, the Year in Review index:
July 3: Football
July 4: Volleyball
July 5: Boys cross country
July 6: Girls cross country
July 7: Girls tennis

2007-08 Kern County GIRLS GOLF

Overview: Golf is one of those sports where a team or player can look great one week and overmatched the next. It's not often easy to summarize those sort of things. But the Kern County girls season is an exception: It was Mica Guzman of Garces by a hair over Tammy Park of Stockdale, and the same in the team standings, Garces by a bit over Stockdale.

Best player: Guzman won the SEYL title, the area championship, finished third in the Central Section and accounted well for herself in the Southern California regional, all with scores between 76 and 79. She beat Park in a playoff at the area tournament at North Kern after both shot 76s.
Honorable mention: Tammy Park, Stockdale; Cassie Clayton, Garces; Deidre Crabtree, Liberty

Best team: It was pretty special for a school as small as Garces (yes, you can insert a barb here about how golf is a "money" sport if you like, but my point still stands) to win an area championship and finish second in the Central Section, all while playing as a Division I team. That led them to the Southern Cal championships as a team, which should be good experience for a team that might be better next year.
Honorable mention: Stockdale, Liberty

Best event: When Tammy Park stepped up to Mica Guzman's challenge at the Area tournament and they shot matching 76s, it was already good golf and great drama. But when Guzman lipped out an eagle putt on the par-5 playoff hole, giving Park a chance to win, it got downright memorable. With Guzman needing only a six-inch gimme for birdie, Park needed to sink her birdie putt. It also lipped out, allowing the crowd to breathe again and giving Guzman, after a tap-in, the title.
Honorable mention: Central Section team championships; SEYL championships

A look ahead: The nucleus of the Rams' team is returning, and they were within five strokes of a section championship last year. Again, golf is a mercurial sport, so there are no guarantees, but I'd start at Garces when looking towards next season. And on an individual level, Guzman and Park will be back to duke it out for their senior seasons.

Tomorrow: Boys basketball