Baseball

Centennial 15, Independence 0

Baseball

Centennial 15, Independence 0

Boys tennis players from Liberty and host Stockdale peered into the near darkness on Tuesday, rooting on their respective doubles team in a third-set tiebreaker that might break the teams' season-long tie.

How else did you expect a Liberty-Stockdale boys tennis match to end?

Boys tennis players from Liberty and host Stockdale peered into the near darkness on Tuesday, rooting on their respective doubles team in a third-set tiebreaker that might break the teams' season-long tie.

How else did you expect a Liberty-Stockdale boys tennis match to end?

Bryson Smith and Travis Mattair each hit solo home runs, and Devin Lohman had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to an 8-5 victory Tuesday over the Visalia Rawhide.

Reliever Michael Griffin (1-1), the third of five pitchers for the 5-7 Blaze, earned the win. He struck out four, walked one and allowed one hit in 1 2/3 innings.

Bryson Smith and Travis Mattair each hit solo home runs, and Devin Lohman had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to an 8-5 victory Tuesday over the Visalia Rawhide.

Reliever Michael Griffin (1-1), the third of five pitchers for the 5-7 Blaze, earned the win. He struck out four, walked one and allowed one hit in 1 2/3 innings.

In its final home games of the 2012 season, the CSU Bakersfield softball team fell to Saint Mary's  7-0 and 12-3 in a doubleheader on Sunday in Pacific Coast Softball Conference action, leading to a four-game sweep of the season series by the Gaels.

The 'Runners (10-34, 3-9 PCSC) were outhit by Saint Mary's 25-10 in the two games.

In its final home games of the 2012 season, the CSU Bakersfield softball team fell to Saint Mary's  7-0 and 12-3 in a doubleheader on Sunday in Pacific Coast Softball Conference action, leading to a four-game sweep of the season series by the Gaels.

The 'Runners (10-34, 3-9 PCSC) were outhit by Saint Mary's 25-10 in the two games.

Baseball

Golden Valley 8, West 1

Baseball

Golden Valley 8, West 1

VISALIA -- Daniel Renken pitched seven strong innings Monday to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 4-2 victory over the Visalia Rawhide.

Renken (2-0)struck out eight and walked just one. He allowed a double to Mark Freeman and a two-run homer to Chris Owings in the first inning, but had no trouble after that, retiring 14 in a row at one point.

VISALIA -- Daniel Renken pitched seven strong innings Monday to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 4-2 victory over the Visalia Rawhide.

Renken (2-0)struck out eight and walked just one. He allowed a double to Mark Freeman and a two-run homer to Chris Owings in the first inning, but had no trouble after that, retiring 14 in a row at one point.

Football

Spartans Golden Empire Youth Football (tackle) tryouts. Ages 8-14, in Frontier High School area. April 17, 19, 24, 26, 5:30-7 p.m. at Almondale Park. Contact: Darryl (661) 333-2548

Football

Spartans Golden Empire Youth Football (tackle) tryouts. Ages 8-14, in Frontier High School area. April 17, 19, 24, 26, 5:30-7 p.m. at Almondale Park. Contact: Darryl (661) 333-2548

Cory Lange had no idea his senior basketball season would end up like this. Neither, apparently, did anyone else.

Lange went from receiving no special attention on defense early in the season -- whoops -- to being Kern County's leading scorer and the focal point of Tehachapi's unbeaten South Sequoia League season.

Cory Lange had no idea his senior basketball season would end up like this. Neither, apparently, did anyone else.

Lange went from receiving no special attention on defense early in the season -- whoops -- to being Kern County's leading scorer and the focal point of Tehachapi's unbeaten South Sequoia League season.

When looking at Erica McCall and Alyssa Shannon, one could think it's one extreme to another.

McCall, a junior at Ridgeview High School, was the tallest girls basketball player in Kern County last season at 6-foot-3.

When looking at Erica McCall and Alyssa Shannon, one could think it's one extreme to another.

McCall, a junior at Ridgeview High School, was the tallest girls basketball player in Kern County last season at 6-foot-3.

2011-2012 Boys Basketball All-Area Team

Player of the Year
Cory Lange, Tehachapi
6-foot-2 • senior • guard
Led the county with 25.3 points a game, an average boosted by five performances of 30 points or more; also had 6.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals a game for SSL champions.

First team
Brock Martin, Ridgeview
6-1 • senior • guard
Coach Dave Purdy calls Martin the best on-ball defender he’s ever coached; he shut down each opponent’s best guard during Ridgeview’s run to the Division III section title.

Tyrone Wallace, Bakersfield
6-4 • senior • guard
Two-time All-Area Player of the Year ended his career as the leading scorer in Bakersfield High’s storied history with 1,767 points. He averaged 20.2 points and 8.1 rebounds as a senior and has signed with Cal.

Britton Williams, Liberty
5-10 • senior • guard
Leading the SWYL champions in scoring (18.0 points a game) only scratched the surface of Williams’ game: The CSUB-bound point guard had 7.6 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 steals a game, too.

Tyler Harris, Bakersfield Christian
6-4 • senior • forward
The do-everything wing averaged 23.9 points on 49 percent shooting and also grabbed 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.9 steals a game for the Eagles. He’ll attend the Air Force Preperatory Academy.

Jake Martin, Liberty
6-4 • junior • forward
A terrific shooter who had the stats (17.1 points, 9.2 rebounds) and the timing (big-time points in several different games, Martin was named the SWYL’s most valuable player.

Chris Sterling, Delano
6-3 • senior • forward
His 24.3 scoring average was second in the county to Lange, and his 14.5 rebounding average was first. The Fresno City College-bound Sterling led the Tigers to an 11-5 mark in the East Yosemite League.

Second team
G: Rashad Jackson, 6-2, soph, Garces
G: Rob Johnson, 5-11, sr, East
G: Michael Marcus, 5-8, sr, Frontier
F: Derrick Brown, 6-5, sr, Bakersfield
F: Chris Bedke, 6-6, sr, Frontier
F: Derek Check, 6-1, soph, Independence
C: Fatai Eke, 6-7, soph, East

Honorable mention
Bakersfield: Landon Goesling, Chris Hannible, Kevin Hayes
Centennial: Chad Elmore
Desert: Khris Nelson
East: Tevin Beasley
Foothill: Ryan Rangle
Frontier: Justin Cash
Garces: Dominic Carlson, Sheldon Croney
Highland: Caleb Richmond
Independence: Wes Brown, Braylon Lejander
Mira Monte: Braxton Huggins
Mojave: Cleo Brown
North: Chigora Jones
Ridgeview: Tyler Ferguson, Javier Kirksey, Jeremy Lee, Kenyon Ross
Rosamond: Gary Lux
Shafter: Tyler Gonzalez, Cyrus Parsons
South: Ryan Reagar
Stockdale: Keith McCants, Chris Ross, Alex Williams
Taft: Caleb Lopez
Tehachapi: Justin Hedberg, Darren Smith
West: Deountay Wright

2011-2012 Boys Basketball All-Area Team

Player of the Year
Cory Lange, Tehachapi
6-foot-2 • senior • guard
Led the county with 25.3 points a game, an average boosted by five performances of 30 points or more; also had 6.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals a game for SSL champions.

First team
Brock Martin, Ridgeview
6-1 • senior • guard
Coach Dave Purdy calls Martin the best on-ball defender he’s ever coached; he shut down each opponent’s best guard during Ridgeview’s run to the Division III section title.

Tyrone Wallace, Bakersfield
6-4 • senior • guard
Two-time All-Area Player of the Year ended his career as the leading scorer in Bakersfield High’s storied history with 1,767 points. He averaged 20.2 points and 8.1 rebounds as a senior and has signed with Cal.

Britton Williams, Liberty
5-10 • senior • guard
Leading the SWYL champions in scoring (18.0 points a game) only scratched the surface of Williams’ game: The CSUB-bound point guard had 7.6 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 steals a game, too.

Tyler Harris, Bakersfield Christian
6-4 • senior • forward
The do-everything wing averaged 23.9 points on 49 percent shooting and also grabbed 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.9 steals a game for the Eagles. He’ll attend the Air Force Preperatory Academy.

Jake Martin, Liberty
6-4 • junior • forward
A terrific shooter who had the stats (17.1 points, 9.2 rebounds) and the timing (big-time points in several different games, Martin was named the SWYL’s most valuable player.

Chris Sterling, Delano
6-3 • senior • forward
His 24.3 scoring average was second in the county to Lange, and his 14.5 rebounding average was first. The Fresno City College-bound Sterling led the Tigers to an 11-5 mark in the East Yosemite League.

Second team
G: Rashad Jackson, 6-2, soph, Garces
G: Rob Johnson, 5-11, sr, East
G: Michael Marcus, 5-8, sr, Frontier
F: Derrick Brown, 6-5, sr, Bakersfield
F: Chris Bedke, 6-6, sr, Frontier
F: Derek Check, 6-1, soph, Independence
C: Fatai Eke, 6-7, soph, East

Honorable mention
Bakersfield: Landon Goesling, Chris Hannible, Kevin Hayes
Centennial: Chad Elmore
Desert: Khris Nelson
East: Tevin Beasley
Foothill: Ryan Rangle
Frontier: Justin Cash
Garces: Dominic Carlson, Sheldon Croney
Highland: Caleb Richmond
Independence: Wes Brown, Braylon Lejander
Mira Monte: Braxton Huggins
Mojave: Cleo Brown
North: Chigora Jones
Ridgeview: Tyler Ferguson, Javier Kirksey, Jeremy Lee, Kenyon Ross
Rosamond: Gary Lux
Shafter: Tyler Gonzalez, Cyrus Parsons
South: Ryan Reagar
Stockdale: Keith McCants, Chris Ross, Alex Williams
Taft: Caleb Lopez
Tehachapi: Justin Hedberg, Darren Smith
West: Deountay Wright