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The Shafter High Generals lost a regular season game for the first time in over a year as a rally against the Scots of Highland High came up just short, 22-16. The Generals spotted the Scots a big lead midway through the second quarter as the Generals offense just could not get anything going in the first half. The Scots opened the scoring on their second possession. The General defense stopped the Scots on their first drive, forcing them to punt. But, the Generals gave the ball right back to...
Friday Aug. 23 Mira Monte T W, 37-22 Friday Aug. 30 Highland H L, 22-16 Friday Sept. 6 North H 7:30 Friday Sept. 13 Atascadero T 3:00 Friday Sept. 20 Chavez T 7:30 Friday Sept. 27 Taft T 7:30 Friday Oct. 4 McFarland H-Homecoming 7:30 Friday Oct. 11 Arvin H 7:30 Friday Oct. 25 Kennedy T 7:30 Friday Nov. 1 Wasco H 5:00...
The Shafter Generals dropped to 1-2 after a tough loss to Bakersfield's North High Stars 27-13, going below .500 for the first time in two years. The young Generals fought just as hard against themselves as they did against the Stars. Shafter had numerous mental mistakes and miscues, resulting in bad field position and stalled drives. Sophomore quarterback Tyson Dozhier continued his struggles to lead the Generals to sustained drives. Dozhier ended the game 8-24 passing, throwing for 121 yards,...
The Shafter High Generals lost a regular season game for the first time in over a year as a rally against the Scots of Highland High came up just short, 22-16, in their home opener Friday night. The Generals spotted the Scots a big lead midway through the second quarter as the Generals offense just could not get anything going in the first half. The Scots opened the scoring on their second possession. The General defense stopped the Scots on their first drive, forcing them to punt. But, the...
The Shafter Generals opened their 2019 campaign with a victory against the Mira Monte Lions 37-22 on Friday night. It was not a pretty win, but it counts the same as a 40-point spread. Showing opening night jitters, sophomore quarterback Tyson Dohzier and the General offense had trouble getting on track in the first half, with several miscues that stalled promising drives. In the first minute of the game, Shafter gained big on the first two plays of the game before a fumble gave the Lions the...
The Shafter Generals football team opened their season on Friday night with a victory over Mira Monte High and the rest of the Shafter High Generals sports teams got underway as well, with the volleyball teams splitting their matches and the cross country teams with solid outings. The Lady Generals volleyball team opened their season with a loss to North High School, but followed the defeat with a four-set victory over the Broncos of Kern Valley. The team had a solid season last year and have...
Friday Aug. 23 Mira Monte T W, 37-22 Friday Aug. 30 Highland H L, 22-16 Friday Sept. 6 North H 7:30 Friday Sept. 13 Atascadero T 3:00 Friday Sept. 20 Chavez T 7:30 Friday Sept. 27 Taft T 7:30 Friday Oct. 4 McFarland H-Homecoming 7:30 Friday Oct. 11 Arvin H 7:30 Friday Oct. 25 Kennedy T 7:30 Friday Nov. 1 Wasco H 5:00...
The Shafter Veterans Hall was the site of a big amateur boxing event recently, attracting competitors from all over California, and even as far away as Arizona. Twenty-eight bouts were on the card, in a sanctioned event that also attracted a well-known referee from Arizona, who made the trip just to officiate. The Shafter Boxing Club started out years ago in the garage of Mike Ayon's house, as he wanted a place to teach kids a skill and help keep them off the streets. The small club has now...
The Shafter High Generals will be opening this season with a big target on their backs after running through the SSL last year on their way to a runner-up finish in the Central Section Division V championships. Coach Jerald Pierruci and company will be attempting to repeat as SSL champions after the graduation of over 50% of their starters. Pierruci said that the Generals have 28 players on the squad currently with a few key returners from last year's team, including speedster wide receiver and...
The Shafter Stingrays Swim Club concluded their regular season with an outstanding showing at the Kern County Swimming Championships on Saturday. The local club had 11 swimmers place in the top 10 in their respective divisions. With over 20 teams competing, the meet had the best swimmers in the county vying for that elusive championship title. Leading the way for the Stingrays were Annemarie Piuser, Josephine Martin and Kaylee Batten, who continued their successful seasons with a strong meet....
The Shafter Stingrays Swim Club has continued their strong swimming season with a successful trip up the mountain, coming back from Tehachapi with several top five finishes. After fielding a full team at the Rio Bravo Swim Meet, the Stingrays had a total of 37 entries at the Tehachapi meet. Even with smaller numbers than at other meets, the locals made up for it with their race performance One of the standouts of the meet for Shafter was Malachi DeWitt, who came back with two third places and a...
Despite scoring three runs in each of the last four innings, the Wasco Reserves were unable to outblast the High Desert Yardboards in an 18-13 marathon Sunday afternoon -- and stretching into the evening. The 4-hour, 20 minute game in Adelanto included 3 homes runs among the 24 total hits. Although he only lasted a little more than an inning, Matt Willimas took the loss, in a game that included 24 walks between the two teams. Wasco was actually winning going into the fourth inning, but three run...
The Shafter Stingrays continued the competition season with a strong performance at the recent Lakeside meet, held at Garces High School on Saturday. With a total of 23 swimmers competing in 69 events, the Stingrays came home with several top ten finishes. Shafter's teams is composed of swimmers of different skill levels and are from ages 7 to 16 years old. The team was led by Sydnee Macias and Josephine Martin on the girls' side and Sean O'Neil, David Serrano, Parker and Landon Valderrama on...
Offense was the name of the game Friday night as the Wasco Reserves came out strong and then held on to beat the California City Whiptails, 11-9, at the Ballpark. It was a comback from aanother high-scoring game on Wasco Tribune Night Thursday, where they came out on wrong end of a 9-8 score against the Monterey Amberjacks before over 350 fans. It was a big night for third-baseman Austin Hoffman, who came up with a home run and four RBIs. L. Jackson also homered, and Ethan Skowronski had four RBIs. Thanks to strong backing from his teammates...
Despite a tough early season, the Wasco Reserves are hoping to turn things around in their inaugural season. "We're going to get better. I promise you, we will get better," Coach Bill Moore said after their loss on Tuesday night to the Bakersfield Train Robbers, 3-2 at the Ballpark. And it has been a tough season so far. At 3-9, the Reserves sit in bottom of the Pecos League standings. But Moore sees some light ahead. "We have some good players, just not enough of them," he said. This is his fou...
The Shafter Stingrays Swim Club played host on Saturday, holding a Kern County Swim meet that attracted teams from all over Kern County. There were a total of over 100 events, with over 500 swimmers competing. The Stingrays had top 10 finishes in several events, improving on their performance in the first meet of the season in Wasco. Leading the way for the Stingrays were the performances of Annemarie Piuser, David Serrano, Sydnee Macias, Malachi DeWitt and Josephine Martin. Piuser followed her...
A four-run third inning brought it home for the Reserves Tuesday night at the Ballpark, making it four-for-five for the locals The 5-2 win makes them 7-12 so far for the season. Tyler Dupree;s single brought in two runs (JJ Santa had doubled already) before he came in on Austin Hoffman's two-run homer in the middle of the inning. Defensively, Arten Rank went four strong innings, and AJ Clayton got the win from his two innings on the mound. Adam Ramirez got the save. The Reserves are back at the...
The Wasco Reserves are looking to come back to Wasco fon winning note today a 7 p.m. at the ballpark against the High Desert Yardbirds. Sunday, the new team was unable to extend their two-game winning streak against the Monterey Amberjacks, losing 5-3. Alex Goodman took the loss for the locals. The defeat puts the Reserves' record at 3-7. The visiting Yardbirds will come into the game at 7-4. The linescore: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E WAS 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 MON 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 5 5 0 The Reserves continue to look for hosting families. For...
In the city's first major league baseball game in history, the Bakersfield Train Robbers beat the Wasco Reserves in their opening home game Saturday at the Ballpark, 5-3. Despite leading off with two runs in the bottom of the third inning, the Reserves didn't hold on for long, giving up three runs in the top of the fourth. They tied it up in the bottom of the seventh, but two runs on a single and a double in next inning took hem their their third loss. Catch Charlie Padilla had two hits in four...
The Wasco Reserves won their first game of their inaugural season Monday night in Bakersfield -- and it took them plenty fo time to do it. The 2-1 victory against the Bakersfield Train Robbers at Sam Lynn Ballpark was a defensive challenge, with single runs in the fourth and fith innings keeping them tied up through the 11th. Right fielder Stephan Sutton's single got him on base, and catcher Charlie Padilla's fielder choice brought Sutton in, after he had advanced on another single by second...
For the second straight year, the Kern Valley Broncos ended the Shafter High Lady Generals' softball season in the semifinals of the Valley Championship tournament. The Lady Generals, who came into the tournament seeded No. 2, lost the semifinal game to Kern Valley, 5-2. The Lady Generals were dominant this season, going 19-5 overall, and dropping only one game in SSL play -- a 6-5 loss to Chavez High School. Shafter's other losses were to SYL powerhouses Ridgeview, Stockdale, Frontier and...
Shafter boys Aaron and Micah Neufeld competed in a Ninja Warrior competition held at Freedom in Motion gym in Murrieta recently, and Aaron came home with a second-place medal. The competition was a qualifier for the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association and was for athletes 6 years old and up. Athletes competed on a ninja-themed obstacle course that is set by the UNAA league. It consisted of three upper body, three lower body, and one balance challenge. Competitors complete as many obstacles in ord...
The Shafter High Generals swim teams traveled to Clovis March 29 to participate in the prestigious Clovis West Invitational Swim meet, one of the toughest competitions of the season. Over 75 swim teams gathered from all over the Central Valley to compete for medals and to hit qualifying times that would guarantee them a trip to the Valley meet. The boys and girls teams competed against 35 other teams in their division and came away with a 9th place overall in the combined score. The boys team...
Athletes come from all over the United States to compete with the Pond Running Club. "They compete first in the Central California area, and after qualifying, then compete in the regional, which could be the East Coast, West Coast or Midwest," says founder and coach Humberto Vargas. Students from McFarland, Delano, Wasco, Arvin, Lamont, Richgrove and Shafter compete for the local club. "There are a few kids from Bakersfield who also participate," he says. "Last year's nationals were held in...
The Shafter Boxing Club, well-known for its ability to churn out champions, showing that there will not be any slowing down in the near future. The club has built a very strong reputation for its skill levels. The club participated in one of the most sought-after titles in the country for an amateur. The coaches took several members of the club to the tournament, which was a tournament for the Olympic Committee. The U.S. Olympic Committee even sent a letter for the kids to their schools, asking...
