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We're beginning to hand out the first batch of Central Section titles of the fall, beginning tomorrow with the girls golf team championships in Tulare and then a couple of team tennis finals later in the afternoon. One of those is Division V, where Bakersfield Christian will host Fowler in what...
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I was out in Taft (near Taft, really) today for the section's South Area girls golf tournament, so I thought it'd be a good time to check in on our non-football sports, two of which are already into postseason and two more that are rapidly approaching that point.
Girls golf
Frontier stole the...
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It's high time we took a break from football at School House Zach and took another look at the other fall sports going on. They're all well into league seasons, and I hate to pay so little attention to them. But they're up against football, and its vociferous demands on attention, so we'll just...
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While you're occupied with high school football (or even if you're not), the local high school volleyball, girls golf, cross country and girls tennis teams have all gotten their teeth into their respective seasons. Not much going on today, so it's a good time to look at what we know so far....
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A quick respite from football coverage to let you in on what Californian assistant sports editor Ross Priest says could turn into (and I tend to agree with him) the biggest sports story of the year in Kern County.
Bakersfield High graduate Bhavik Patel, now a Fresno State sophomore, is in...
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When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, my golfer Grandfather tried to get me to start playing with him. That stopped abruptly when I was about five years old.
For some reason, he thought it was ok for me to drive the golf cart in the country club’s parking lot. That was until I crashed...
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Stockdale haters, turn away: This is another Mustang-heavy post. Can't help it when the same school keeps coming up with the goods.
The Central Section golf champion will be decided right here in Kern County on Thursday at Seven Oaks. That also happens to be the home course of Stockdale...
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I was out at North Kern Golf Course today covering a Southeast Yosemite League mini-tournament, and as I was leaving, the Highland golfers were piling into their team van to head back down into town in the parking space next to mine.
Right before the door closed, one of them (it was dark in...
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John Daly is once again breaking news, but this time on the green not off. Earlier this week Daly took to the links in the Pro-Am segment of the Open de Espana at the PGA Golf Catalunya in Girona, Spain ala Ian Poulter, decked out in a harlequin orange and pink outfit that looked like pastel...
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A couple of quick notes to pass along:
— The Californian's winter sports All-Area teams have arrived. The boys and girls soccer teams are unveiled in Friday's paper, the wrestling team on Saturday and the boys and girls basketball teams on Sunday. A bonus for my blog readers is the Players...
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I am going to make no attempt to explain away the scarcity of my posts, other than to say this is a slow time of year anyway and I've been hammering out All-Area teams for winter sports (for whatever reason, it seems like they're taking a lot longer this year than last).
OK, so I actually...
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There were a few faces missing from the first stop on the 2009 PGA Tour besides Tiger, as the season kicked off last weekend with the Mercedes Benz Championship in Kapulua, Hawaii. One of those missing in action was 1990 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, John Daley.
Unlike Tiger who was a no show...
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I'm not really sure I should be posting this, because maybe I'll get run out of town if I do, but I feel I have an obligation to admit my possible guilt.
There's a chance I've been jinxing Kern County high school teams (yes, I say this tongue-in-cheek, but it is...
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The idyllic mountain community of Stallion Springs in Tehachapi is known for its golf course with a house-sized boulder in the middle of the 18th fairway, peaceful mountain living, old men walking small dogs, and not much else.
It's not known for gangs.
And residents intend to keep it that way....
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The LPGA will require players to speak English starting in 2009.
A few years ago, the LPGA came up with a plan to increase the marketability of its players. This is what the tour came up with:
LPGA's Five Points of Celebrity – Appearance, Relevance, Approachability, Joy/Passion, and...
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Somebody's got to stop this. Michelle Wie is doing it again. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_wie_pga_tour
Last week, she forgets probably the second-most important thing in playing tournament golf, next to bringing your clubs, and somehow she gets rewarded with a sponsorship...
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To figure out what went wrong at powerful Wall Street firm Lehman Brothers, look no further than Bakersfield's McAllister Ranch.
The Greg Norman designed golf course looks like one heck of a sand trap!
Read CNN's story here.
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Guess what? I'm actually not on the road or in the office! Sitting at home on the couch for the first time in what seems like forever, and it's a pretty darn good feeling.
It's been a hell of a finish to the high school sports year for Kern County, what with five state track and field...
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MURRIETA — I owe an extra-large visit to the exercise room here in my hotel tomorrow morning before breakfast. A footlong sandwich from Subway, a couple of cookies and a small pizza for dinner isn't my way of doing things normally.
Of course, I did walk some six, seven miles today out at...
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I'm sitting here at my desk keeping an eye on the Pistons-Celtics NBA playoff game, which is the fifth game in a seven-game series, and I'm feeling a little sorry for some high school golfers.
Those headed down to the Southern Cal Regional Golf Championships in Murrieta tomorrow (Thursday) have...
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Forgive me for returning to a subject I've harped on before (and this probably won't be the last time, so ignore me if you like), but let's talk about the California Interscholastic Federation.
Why, oh why, do we have random sports with state championships and others with none? As great as local...
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It's championship week for high school sports here in the Central Section, and I've mentioned before this is my favorite time of year. It comes along three times, and for a fortnight at a time, the games and events don't just mean something — they mean everything for a lot of these kids....
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The idea of league tournaments seems a bit antiquated in high school sports these days. Football, obviously, doesn't have one. But neither do volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball or softball.
In some of those sports (I'm thinking of basketball specifiically) it would be great to have a...
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A friendly reader brought it to my attention that we haven't yet done a league preview of boys golf here at School House Zach. That's a big mistake on my part, because (1) the league season is closer to finished than it is to starting, and (2) boys high school golf in Kern County is really...
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Hey, hey, everybody. Welcome back from Spring Break. Lots to talk about this spring, including teachers' involuntary transfers to other schools, which could split up coaches from their teams and from each other. We'll also keep an eye on some track and field standouts — Foothill's Dayshan...
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Tiger OK with 'lynch' remark, but Sharpton ready for battle
Story Highlights
Kelly Tilghman said young golfers challenging Tiger Woods should "lynch" him
Woods says he considers Tilghman a friend, saw no malicious intent in remark
Al...
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My vacation is at a resort with a golf course designed by this gentleman. It looks very beautiful...will golfers get mad if I just walk the course? ;-)
I am no golfer, but the pictures sure make it look tempting. My Dad played a lot of golf.The last time I went I rolled the golf cart on a steep...
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This blog is for all Bakersfield golf fanatics who want to talk about local courses, clubs, equipment, looking for swing tips, and anything else golf you want to blog about. If you just played the round of your life or made a hole in one let us know.
I just played Pebble Beach on my honeymoon....
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Last weekend, my partner and I went camping at Morro Bay State Park. Even though it was for only one night, we saw and did what seemed like a little of everything.
We now have a long list of activities to do next time we go back, including kayaking, golfing, bike riding, taking our dogs (every...
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As the annual Kern Press Club Golf Tournament approaches, my partner Lydia, friend Ginny and myself decided to hit the driving range last night and get in some practice.
What a wild drive around town trying to find somewhere to hit some balls!
First we drove out to an interesting part of...
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