Sports Upset first-round playoff wins have Centennial baseball, softball believing in themselves BY RYAN T. BLYSTONE rblystone@bakersfield.com May 18, 2026 The first day of postseason playoff games are intriguing. Seeding usually matters the most because it gauges what is thought of teams on a bod…
+5 Sports BCHS' Hiebert wins section singles title; Munoz-Rodriguez, Kalmikovs shine in swim; McFarland boys win D4 BY RYAN T. BLYSTONE rblystone@bakersfield.com May 18, 2026 Cade Hiebert said he was experiencing soreness on Sunday, one day after the Bakersfield Christian High junior completed a very satisfying week…
+4 Sports BC's Moody 2nd; Wilkins 3rd in state track; CSUB's Parker wins Big West 100; Baseball 1-2 at UCI; McGowan promoted The Bakersfield Californian May 17, 2026 Bakersfield College freshmen Sofia Moody achieved a personal-best performance and, along with high jumper Kai Wilkins, earned California Commu…
+4 Sports Boys golfers set for Central Section Tournament; Train Robbers' season opens Monday The Bakersfield Californian May 15, 2026 Three local boys golf teams from Bakersfield Christian, Liberty and Centennial and four individual qualifiers will tee it up Monday morning in…
+3 Sports Swimmers seek to make a splash in state championships The Bakersfield Californian May 14, 2026 When the CIF State Swimming Championship meet weekend opens with preliminaries on Friday, it might decide a title, but it figures to be the mo…
BVarsity BHS girls swim takes CS D2 title; Highland teams strong; Liberty, Garces fare well in D1 +3The Bakersfield Californian May 11, 2026 The Bakersfield High girls swim team captured the CIF Central Section Division 2 championship and Highland’s girls and boys teams both finishe…
Sports Baseball, softball champs crowned; boys tennis finals times set; Tehachapi sweeps SYML track; CIF boys golf The Bakersfield Californian May 8, 2026 The majority of league champions for baseball and softball in Kern County were determined on Thursday. Both High Desert League titles were to …
+2 Sports Tehachapi strikes back, tops South to claim share of SYML title BY RYAN T. BLYSTONE rblystone@bakersfield.com May 7, 2026 Collecting the South Yosemite Mountain League title is like a race to the top of the mountain, per se, when the final week of the regular seas…
+4 Sports Liberty track teams sweep SYRL finals; baseball, softball titles on the line; CSUB baseball wins The Bakersfield Californian May 6, 2026 Liberty High boys and girls track and field teams swept their way to titles when the school hosted the South Yosemite River League finals on Tuesday.
+5 Sports Five concurrent swim, dive league finals produce team, individual winners The Bakersfield Californian May 5, 2026 The Kern High School District’s Aquatics Complex pool hosted five varsity league finals all-day on May 1, showcasing swimmers from the South Y…
