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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...
The Lady Generals softball team is on fire as they continue to dominate league opponents. Last Tuesday the ladies won a thriller in Taft, 8-5. This is the first time the Generals have beat Taft in a very long time. Then on Friday, the Generals took on the Delano Thunderbirds and beat them by a final of 11-5. What does it feel like to be on a five-game win streak? "We're just having fun playing with all our friends and we know if we keep playing how we are we can win a league title," is what one...
The Lady Generals softball team took on Arvin March 11, and they dominated the game, winning 23-3. Then, on March 13, the Generals took on McFarland, and they run ruled the Cougars by the 5th inning, winning by a final of 28-0. Nat Espinoza had a dominating performance versus the Cougars, with 15 strikeouts. The Generals' record is now 3-0 in league play, which puts them in a tie for first with Cesar Chavez. The Shafter High baseball team took on the Arvin Bears last week, and they lost a tough...
The Shafter High baseball and softball teams opened league play last week after a busy nonleague season. The Generals baseball team is 5-6 overall and 0-1 in league after a 22-3 loss to Arvin. The Generals are coached by Brent Fulce and are looking to even their league record with an SSL game against McFarland and Taft. The Generals already have one victory against their rival Wasco, with an 8-4 win in tournament play. The Lady Generals softball team is off to a roaring start, trying to top...
This past week the Generals baseball team played in the Wasco Tournament. The Generals went 2-1 in a tournament with very good competition. They lost the first game by a very close contest by a score of 2-1. Then they picked it up the second game by beating Mcfarland, 5-2, which put them in the position to play for 3rd against rival Wasco. The Generals dominated the game and scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning to take the win against the Tigers 8-4. Joel Herrera pitched all 7 innings and dominated on the mound for the Generals with 8 K’s. The L...
Thursday, March 14 Golf at Delano, 2 p.m. Swimming vs. Taft, 4 p.m. Tennis vs. Chavez, 4 p.m. Friday, March 15 Track and Field Invitational at Buchanan High School, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16 Softball JV, tournament at Wasco Tuesday, March 19 Baseball vs. Taft, 4 p.m. Softball vs. Taft, 4 p.m. Tennis at Taft, 4 p.m. Thursday, March 21 Golf at North Kern, 2 p.m. Swimming at Wasco, 4 p.m. Tennis vs. McFarland, 4 p.m....
Spring sports are officially underway at Shafter High school. The sports include boys golf, boys tennis, swimming, softball, baseball and track. The boys tennis team has a bunch of talent ,and they also have a new coach in charge. A Shafter High grad, Teddy Bloemhof was brought in to help the program get back on track. When at Shafter High, Bloemhof was best known for his play on the football field, where he was a force to be reckoned with.With the new coach and competitive drive, the Generals...
At least three Shafter High Generals wrestlers will be in action for another week as they moved forward to qualify for the Masters tournament. Coach Rick Gabin and the Generals came into the Central Section Division II tournament with a full slate of wrestlers looking to make it through to Lemoore. Shafter had several grapplers who placed in the league tournament, giving them the chance to move on to the Division II championships. For the second consecutive year, Shafter High was the site for th...
The Shafter varsity basketball team took on Kennedy on Feb. 4 in a very intense game that the Generals ended up losing, 77-72. The next day they played rival Wasco in a win-or-go- home game, since the Generals had to have a .500 record to make the playoffs. The Generals came to play and beat the Tigers 61-41. They finished 6th in league play with a 5-7 record, and had a 14-14 record over all. The Generals got the 16th seed for Division 3 and will play at the number 1 seed Mt. Whitney. The team...
The Shafter boys varsity basketball team took on Taft Tuesday, Jan. 22, and ran away in the 4th period to give them the 53-44 victory. Then, on Thursday they played a hard- fought game but came up short against McFarland, losing 54-51. This moves the Generals league record to 3-6 and an overall record of 12-13. The Lady Generals basketball team took on Taft Jan. 22 and beat the Wildcats 57-42. On Thursday, the Lady Generals had an away game at McFarland and had a hard loss of a final score 75-47.The Lady Generals are 14-6 overall and 6-3 in...
The Shafter High Generals have completed the first half of SSL play in basketball and soccer, with the basketball teams in the middle of the pack with records of 2-3 on the boys side and 3-2 for the Lady Generals. The Shafter High Boys team started South Sequoia League play with a 69-67 win against Cesar Chavez. They then played Taft at Taft and dropped the game by a score of 65-54. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats, because the Generals had beaten them three days before in tournament pla...
break. They competed in several tournaments in the two-week span, bringing home over 25 medals. The junior varsity and freshmen teams started the period off with a big showing at their own Coyote Classic tourney. They had 12 wrestlers place, with two claiming first place in their divisions. Nick Garza won the 120 lb. division and Alex Ruiz went undefeated in the 195 lb. division, winning the title. Second-place finishers were Jesse Abernathy at 160 lb., Abelino Rivera in the 106 lb., Fernando Ca...
The Shafter High Generals wrestling teams were busy bringing home medals over the holiday break. They competed in several tournaments in the two-week span, bringing home over 25 medals. The junior varsity and freshmen teams started the period off with a big showing at their own Coyote Classic tourney. They had 12 wrestlers place, with two claiming first place in their divisions. Nick Garza won the 120 lb. division and Alex Ruiz went undefeated in the 195 lb. division, winning the title. Second-p...
