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The Shafter High Lady Generals softball team advanced to the Central Section Division V Championship game with a 5-4 win against Bakersfield Christian on Tuesday afternoon. The top-ranked hosts sprinted out to a 5-0 lead by the fourth inning, thanks to some clutch hitting by Nataly Espinoza, Serenity Angulo and Alicia Pompa, who all reached base to load them up with one out. They then scored two of their runs on an infield error by the shortstop, giving Shafter a 3-0 lead. That lead reached 5-0...
The Wasco Reserve season has started out rocky after the team lost the first three games they played. The Reserve is in the six-team Pecos League Pacific Division with Bakersfield, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Martinez and San Rafael. In their first game against the Monterey Lumberjacks, the score was tied for most of the game, but the Lumberjacks pulled ahead and the game ended 12-11. The first game began with rock music greeting attendees adding a spike of energy as they climbed up the bleachers. A...
The Shafter High Generals football team ended their abbreviated season with one of the only three undefeated records in the county, going 5-0. Their final game was on Friday night, winning against one of the other four undefeated teams, the Golden Valley Bulldogs, 41-14. The Bulldogs tested the Generals' defense, with an early score that pulled the Bulldogs within 7-6 early in the game. Shafter came out and scored on their first drive of the game, which they had done in three of their four...
Sean Jackson joined the Reserve team this year and is an outfielder and pitcher. Jackson was born and grew up in Vallejo and Rodeo in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended John Swett High School and Contra Costa Community College as well as Simpson University in Redding. He started playing ball when he was 5 years old and this is his first time playing with the league. His favorite form of relaxation is meditation and he has three siblings. His 16-year-old brother also plays...
This year is pitcher Ryan Schroeder's first year on the Reserve team. He was born and raised in San Diego and played at University City High School and San Diego City College. Schroeder started playing baseball when he was 4 years old at North City Youth Baseball. He received several coaches and pitching awards while in high school and won a couple of games in collegiate summer leagues. "My main position is pitcher," he said. "I have always known I was going to be a pitcher when I was younger an...
The Shafter High Generals proved on Friday night that they are able to step up and win even when they are not at the top of their game. Against the Lions of Mira Monte, the Generals' offense started off slowly, misfiring more than their three previous games. Shafter found a way to step up their game and win with a score of 43-6. Led by quarterback Tyson Dozier, the Generals opened the scoring with a keeper by Dozier of 10 yards. This was after a 65-yard run was called back on a holding call....
The Shafter High Generals shut down the Kern Valley Broncos, 48-0, continuing their undefeated streak since their recent win against Arvin. Celebrating their seniors during Senior Night, Quarterback Tyson Dozier tossed seven touchdown passes and 324 yards on the night. Dozier's success would not have been complete without a variety of receivers including transfer Cameron Huerta accounting for two of the touchdowns on five catches for a total of 127 yards. The game was even better for the...
The Wasco Tigers fought hard against Tulare Western High School last week, but came up short 12-8. Elias Salinas scored the touchdown and Jacob Ruiz scored the 2 points in last week's game. "We played well all game," Coach Chad Martinez said. "We limited them to 51 yards in the 1st half. The second half we played well but we gave up a touchdown in the last second." Martinez added that on the final drive Andre Cordova appeared to get an interception, but the referees ruled it a completion for...
The Shafter High Generals took to the football field for the first time since the pandemic began, winning 52-3 against the Arvin Bears. The Generals began the game strong, scoring three times in the first five minutes of the game. With no kick-offs, the Bears took possession to open the game at their 20 yard line. The Generals' defense gave the offense a chance on the first play of the game as they recovered a Bears fumble, giving the offense the ball deep in Bears' territory. The Generals'...
Wasco suffered a tough loss last week against Division 1 opponent Tulare Union, 53-7. The touchdown was scored on run by Jacob Ruiz in the 2nd quarter. Wasco’s team consists of young talent that will be in the program for years. Among those impact players were Mike Dominguez, who got his first start as a freshman on the varsity team as the free safety and another freshman Ramiro “Ram” Lopez that had 6 carries and 47 yards. Of the 11 varsity starters, Wasco fields three seniors and on the defensive side, fields four seniors. The Tigers are g...
The Wasco High Tigers couldn't dig out of a first half hole when they traveled to Templeton to take on the Eagles on Friday night, dropping their season opener by a score of 39-22. "Offensively, we had 22 points, but defensively we gave up 39," Free Safety Kevin Chavez said. "There were lots of mistakes given out. We didn't play the game we could have, but we are moving forward and bouncing back this week." The Tigers couldn't get their offense started in the first quarter, with the Templeton...
All of the spring sports in Kern County High Schools have been suspended at least until April 14. The California Interscholastic Federation says that there is still a possibility of the sports programs saving the remainder of their seasons if it is deemed safe to do so according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and the Kern County Public Health Department. Principal Russell Shipley said that they are still waiting on word from the CIF of any updates to the situation. The CIF, as of Mar...
The Shafter High Lady Generals softball team opened their season with a tournament championship on their own turf, defeating the Chavez Titans in the Shafter Slugfest's title game, 8-3. The tournament, held Wednesday through Saturday last week, attracted eight teams divided into two pools, playing a round-robin system, with each team facing the other three teams in their pool. The top team in each pool played for the championship. The Lady Generals were joined in their pool by West High, McFarla...
The Shafter High winter sports teams had several of squads make the post-season, with the Shafter boys varsity soccer team making their way into the Valley Championship Division IV game at Garces High School. After receiving a bye in the first round, the Generals, seeded No. 3 in the tournament, beat sixth- seeded Lindsay, 4-3, to reach the semifinals. In that game, Shafter went up against a Woodlake team that had upset second-seeded Chowchilla. The Generals had no trouble in dispatching the...
The Shafter Generals winter sports teams are having a great season as a school, with both boys and girls basketball and soccer teams at or near the top of their league standings. The varsity boys basketball team has a 17-7 overall record, with a 6-2 record in the SSL. The Generals have dominated the majority of their league opponents, with wins of 20 or more points in all but three of their games. Their only two league losses have been to Chavez High School, with a heartbreaking 48-47 home loss...
The Shafter Generals basketball and soccer teams have flexed their muscles in the first half of the SSL season,with each team at or near the top in the league standings. The Shafter High boys basketball team are 3-1 in South Sequoia League play, with their lone loss a tough one on the road to Chavez, 63-51. Domnik Torres ended the game with a team high 14 points. The wins were against Taft, 65-41, McFarland, 65-32 and Arvin76-41. In the Taft game, the Generals had three players score at least...
The Shafter Boxing Club came home from the Silver Gloves Regional Championships with five competitors qualified to advance to the National Championships in Kansas later this year. The club, headed up by Mike Ayon and a staff of volunteers, had five winners in their respective weight classes. The event was held in Compton this past weekend. The local boxers qualified for the Regionals with victories in the state tournament held earlier in 2019. Alexa Diaz won the Girls 80 lb. division, giving...
The Shafter High School soccer team took down some heavyweights in the Central Valley soccer world on its way to the championship of the Liberty tournament. This tourney draws some of the top soccer teams in the area, including past Valley champions Centennial, Stockdale and Foothill, who won the Division III championship last year. The Generals, led by Coach Jorge Maldonado, went undefeated in the December tournament, outscoring opponents 14-3 over its four matches. According to Maldonado,...
The Shafter High School fall sports season came to an end with an awards ceremony that honored outstanding performances in all of the sports except for the Shafter Varsity Football team, which will hold their awards ceremony at a later date. For the junior varsity Colonels football team, those recognized were the Most Scholarly, who was Gus Waterhouse; Team MVP Jacob Saldana; and the Offensive and Defensive MVPs. Joey Sanchez, who stepped in to quarterback the team midway through the season,...
It has been over four years since Shafter High has won a Valley Championship in any sport, the last being the boys cross country team in 2015. The Shafter High Lady Generals tennis team came within one point from capturing that elusive title. Shafter heartbreakingly lost to Tulare Mission Oak in the Division V title match with a score of 4-5. The lone winner in the singles portion of the match was No. 1 player Nayeli Puente, who defeated Mission Oak's Madison Bowen 6-4, 6-4. It was a tight match...
A football game is a contest made up of four quarters. Unfortunately, on Friday night, the Shafter Generals only showed up for two. Up against the Arvin Bears in the first round of the Division V playoffs, Shafter saw the Bears dominate them in every phase of the game in the first half. After spotting the Generals a two-point safety on their first series, the Bears scored 28 unanswered points. The Generals troubles started on offense, with the hosts unable to sustain a drive because of missed bl...
Aug. 23 Mira Monte W, 37-22 Aug. 30 Highland L, 22-16 Sept. 6 North L, 27-13 Sept. 13 Atascadero T L, 28-8 Sept. 20 Chavez L, 24-13 Sept. 27 Taft W, 48-15 Oct. 4 McFarland W, 47-7 Oct. 11 Arvin W, 43-22 Oct. 25 Kennedy W, 27-21 Nov. 1 Wasco W, 28-21 Nov. 8 Arvin L, 41-30...
In the 93rd installment of one of the longest and fiercest rivalries in the county, the Shafter Generals held off a late charge by the Wasco Tigers Friday night and won bragging rights for the year with a 28-21 victory. The Generals have now won the "Big Game" two years in a row, with the latest game allowing the Generals to claim a share of the SSL title – an a spot in the Valley playoffs. The Tigers started Friday night on a dominant note when the junior varsity team from Wasco dismantled t...
Friday Aug. 30 Highland H L, 22-16 Friday Sept. 6 North H L, 27-13 Friday Sept. 13 Atascadero T L, 28-8 Friday Sept. 20 Chavez T L, 24-13 Friday Sept. 27 Taft T W, 48-15 Friday Oct. 4 McFarland H W, 47-7 Friday Oct. 11 Arvin H W, 43-22 Friday Oct. 25 Kennedy T W, 27-21 Friday Nov. 1 Wasco H W, 28-21...
A football game is a contest made up of four quarters. Unfortunately, on Friday night, the Shafter Generals only showed up for two. Up against the Arvin Bears in the first round of the Division V playoffs, Shafter saw the Bears dominate them in every phase of the game in the first half. After spotting the Generals a two-point safety on their first series, the Bears scored 28 unanswered points. The Generals troubles started on offense, with the hosts unable to sustain a drive because of missed bl...
