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California State University, Bakersfield has begun a year-long, campus-wide study of its athletics program as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletics certification program. The self-study will...

Posted by CSUB1 - Fri Aug 29, 2008 09:14:11 PDT

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CSUB receives $1 million donation from local builder to help build baseball training facility

Schools

With seven months before their first game, California State University, Bakersfield's baseball program has already hit a home run thanks to Tom and Barbara Hardt. At a news conference this morning the long-time Bakersfield residents...

Posted by CSUB1 - Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:44:56 PDT

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Baseball and Softball Sign ups

Greenfield Baseball & Softball Association is are currently taking Team & Individual FALL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL & TEAM ADULT CO-ED SOFTBALL REGISTRATIONS 10 games played on Sundays From August...

Posted by MizzMC21 - Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:30:08 PDT

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Fish tacos tonight

Photos

Tomas Weaver of Tehachapi caught this 13-pound Dorado fly-lining a sardine July 20 on his 1 1/2 day trip aboard the Ranger 85 out of San Diego.

Posted by cableman13 - Sun Aug 3, 2008 14:41:19 PDT

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Local sports personality

I noticed that Bakersfield resident Mike Valpredo was returning to cover the NFL preseason for the Bengals this August. In visiting family back in Ohio last month I read an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer has him noted among on...

Posted by RonJBakersfield1841 - Sun Aug 3, 2008 14:39:01 PDT

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Kern County ASA High School Senior All-Star Game

Wednesday nights Kern County ASA High School Senior All-Star Game was a complete success as 25 of Kern County's finest young ladies got together for a fun evening of great softball, and it was a great game won by the East 6-5 over the...

Posted by reddad2 - Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:27:38 PDT

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Into Sports? It runs in the family?

Poetry

Over the fence is a commonly cheered by a particular onlooker who is near and dear. No pressure. No pressure here! A fan, family, friends even the dog...all have their picks of cheer. You know it runs in the family! And that's okay...

Posted by citizenjournalist - Tue Jun 10, 2008 13:29:23 PDT

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NIKE TENNIS CAMPS

NIKE TENNIS CAMPS Day Camps ~ Ages 4 - 17 ~ ALL SKILL LEVELS Directed by Jeff Hedberg, Certified USPTA Professional CAMP DATES: June 2-6 / June 9-13 / June 16-20 / June 23-27 / June 30 - July 3rd July 7-11 / July 14-18 /...

Anonymous user - Mon Jun 2, 2008 12:55:13 PDT

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High School All-Star Softball Game

This years Kern County ASA Senior High School All-Star High School Softball Game will be played on Wednesday, June 11th @ 6:30pm at Dave Fry Field. Each High School team in Kern County was contacted and asked to...

Posted by reddad2 - Fri May 30, 2008 09:22:58 PDT

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Ride with the Slow Spokes

Outdoors

My favorite outdoor activity is a Saturday morning bike ride with the bicycle riding group called "Slow Spokes." Last Saturday's Slow Spokes ride was particularly scenic because we started in Caliente and rode to Twin Oaks and...

Posted by citizenjournalist - Fri Apr 4, 2008 14:41:23 PDT

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Karate students honored to participate in Japan event

Seven senior ranking members of Bakersfield Fajukan Karate Do and Visalia Karate Club are honored to be participating in the world wide Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Honbu (Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society) sponsored martial...

Posted by lgo3755 - Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:06:03 PDT

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Soccer and Scouting

The Southern Sierra Council, Boy Scouts of America is pleased to introduce a new program for the community – Soccer and Scouting! Soccer and Scouting brings the excitement of soccer and the character building values of Scouting...

Anonymous user - Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:53:02 PDT

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AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION

ASA Celebrates 75th Anniversary The Amateur Softball Association, the national governing body for softball in the U.S., is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2008. Founded in 1933, the ASA has become one of the nation's largest...

Posted by reddad2 - Fri Mar 21, 2008 16:44:22 PDT

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Proud Fisher

Pablo Aguero, 35, of Bakersfield at Lake Ming, 6 lbs. bass, plastic worm, caught March 8, 2008.

Posted by paguero - Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:45:31 PDT

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Have a ball with the Boy Scouts

Spring is on its way and that means warm weather, flowers in bloom and baseball! For the last 53 years, the Southern Sierra Council, Boy Scouts of America has been host to a non-competitive Baseball League to encourage boys to...

Posted by CarolynZ - Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:18:00 PST

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Fishing in La Paz

Both myself and my friend Greg Ryan with some of our catch in La Paz Mexico in 2006

Posted by PLUMBINGDOC - Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:43:01 PST

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Half Dome Cable Trail

Travel

Half Dome is easily one of the most recognizable rock formations in the United States. It sits on the south side of Yosemite Valley and on the California State quarter, just daring to be climbed. But beware, this day hike will...

Posted by heyitsdennis - Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:30:26 PST

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Local Bakersfield Boy's Soccer Team Awarded the Fox Soccer Channel Team Spirit Award

The Boys Under-14 Central California Aztecs of Bakersfield was presented the inaugural Fox Soccer Channel Team Spirit Award on Saturday, Jan. 5 during the Cal South Nike Awards Banquet in Los Angeles. The award was created...

Posted by tschuetz - Thu Jan 10, 2008 14:37:40 PST

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Fishing Photos

Outdoors

Anonymous user - Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:30:41 PST

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6 pound trout

We caught this 6 pound rainbow at Buena vista 12/01/07

Posted by miggar932 - Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:02:26 PST

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GBA is gearing up for a new season

Since 1961 families have been playing baseball and softball at a place known as GBA — the Greenfield Baseball/Softball Association. "We have 2nd and 3rd generations of families playing out here." ...

Posted by MizzMC21 - Mon Nov 19, 2007 15:13:20 PST

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FILL MEMORIAL STADIUM AGAIN-IT CAN BE DONE

The conversation usually goes something like this: “Got any plans for the weekend?” “Yeah, I’m going to the Renegade game Saturday.” “Wow, I haven’t been to a BC game in years. I used to...

Posted by purdueford - Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:40:42 PST

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World's Junior Champion

Pets and animals

Scottsdale, AZ---This past Sunday, November 4th. local Big Air Dog, Prince Andy Flores, owned and trained by Tasha & Octavio Flores, won the Splash Dogs Dock Diving Junior Division World Championship of the USAA (United...

Posted by reddad2 - Wed Nov 7, 2007 11:04:35 PST

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Bakersfield, Taft Fighters Claim Victories at Gladiator Challenge

Sunday’s “Full Force Gladiator Challenge” at Eagle Mountain Casino featured several fighters from Bakersfield and Taft, with Bakersfield fighters Bryan Travers and Darvin Wattree squaring off in the first of the...

Posted by TaftIndependent - Tue Sep 18, 2007 13:23:54 PDT

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Will Herders Sitka Halibut

Photos

Will Herder and his father Bob of Keene, fished Sitka Alaska in June with Kingfiher Charters. Will caught this 87-pound Halibut on the first day in 425 feet of water.

Posted by HerderRo - Fri Sep 14, 2007 16:13:00 PDT

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Will's first Salmon

Outdoors

Posted by HerderRo - Fri Sep 14, 2007 16:11:43 PDT

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Catch of the week

Hi, we were fishing at Hedrick Pond — by Balch Park — and caught 19 rainbow trout. They were all 9 inches or bigger. This was on July 5, 2007. We used spinners and salmon eggs. Our hometown is Bakersfield. Our names are...

Anonymous user - Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:10:47 PDT

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Successful Fishing Trip

Meihua (pictured) and Morris Scharff (from Ridgecrest, CA) caught twelve fish on the Lower Kern River (just below the Dam) last Thursday, September 6th... The catch included four rainbow trout, four catfish and four bass. All of the...

Posted by hoss1234 - Tue Sep 11, 2007 17:11:02 PDT

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Catch of the Week

Buttonwillow farmer, Tim Thomson, caught, fought and released this 15 lb Pargo, in the Sea of Cortez, off Tortuga Island, near Santa Rosalia, Mex. on August 10 th. Aboard the "Poor K" skippered by Randy Parker was Tim's son...

Posted by bigfish - Fri Sep 7, 2007 12:16:45 PDT

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fishing in Alaska

Jon Claxton caught this sockeye salmon on a recent trip with his dad and three friends on the Walker River above Lake McDonald, which is thirty minutes by floatplane from Ketchikan, Alaska

Posted by dennisclaxton - Fri Sep 7, 2007 10:05:17 PDT

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More Prince Andy, the Flying Puppy (update)

Seven-month-old Prince Andy traveled to Diamond Lake, Ore., this past weekend. He took part in the "Northwest Challenge" and came away with a 2nd place in his junior division before moving up to try on the senior division. In...

Posted by reddad2 - Tue Sep 4, 2007 11:30:18 PDT

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Michael Vick and the NAACP

The NAACP. The oldest and arguably the most important civil rights organization in the United States has disappointed me yet again. The Atlanta chapter prez thinks and actually said out loud at a news conference, that Michael Vick is...

Posted by gr8scott - Mon Aug 27, 2007 16:16:17 PDT

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Prince Andy WOW's Reno

Reno- The Super Retriever Series, Splash Dogs Super Fly, competition took place at the Sports Warehouse in Reno, NV. this past weekend. There were two divisions of competition, the Amateur division for dogs...

Posted by reddad2 - Mon Aug 13, 2007 14:21:10 PDT

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Prince Andy, the flying puppy

Prince Andy at the Lakes of River Walk in Bakersfield Prince Andy, the flying puppy by Joe Cox Six months ago, my grandaughter, Tasha and her husband Octavio Flores, decided they wanted a new dog to add to...

Posted by reddad2 - Mon Aug 6, 2007 11:41:22 PDT

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Flying Puppy

Watching the Purina incredible dog challenge on ESPN today and was wondering how they were saying those dogs were jumping so far? I did some checking and found out that Purina measures where the front paws hit the water while the...

Posted by reddad2 - Tue Jul 17, 2007 16:07:20 PDT

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Prince Andy Flies again.

Vallejo--The Sonoma County Fair Splash Dog Challenge was a success for local flying puppy "Prince Andy". On Friday Andy qualified for the "Open" Division by finishing 2nd in the Junior class with...

Posted by reddad2 - Tue Jul 17, 2007 16:06:25 PDT

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Why Play ASA Softball

larger view larger view Amateur Softball Association ...

Posted by reddad2 - Mon Jul 2, 2007 08:50:44 PDT

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South High boys basketball SWYL champs

South's boys basketball team won the league championship with a win over North last night, and as usual, the Californian decided not to write a story on it. It was a great game last night. South was down 60-54 with 2 minutes...

Posted by Shsrebel10 - Thu Mar 1, 2007 13:15:15 PST

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Looking for a 'Miracle'