For a group of people who like to get from point A to point B in a hurry, drag racers are a patient lot.

That's because more time is spent waiting to make a run down the quarter-mile than actually running down the track. A phrase often heard is "hurry up and wait."

For a group of people who like to get from point A to point B in a hurry, drag racers are a patient lot.

That's because more time is spent waiting to make a run down the quarter-mile than actually running down the track. A phrase often heard is "hurry up and wait."

Silas Nacita pushed. He pulled. He deked and dove and rolled, increasingly desperate in what might be the last wrestling match of his life.

But in the end, this wasn't Nacita's night. He and Clovis' Zach Nevills were 3-3 against each other in the past two seasons, and Game 7, Saturday night's 170-pound state championship, went to Nevills.

Silas Nacita pushed. He pulled. He deked and dove and rolled, increasingly desperate in what might be the last wrestling match of his life.

But in the end, this wasn't Nacita's night. He and Clovis' Zach Nevills were 3-3 against each other in the past two seasons, and Game 7, Saturday night's 170-pound state championship, went to Nevills.

106 pounds

Isaiah Hokit, Wasco(5-2; 4th place)

106 pounds

Isaiah Hokit, Wasco(5-2; 4th place)

FRESNO -- With a minute remaining and her team down two points Saturday afternoon, Independence High School backup guard Khiylah Dean found herself with the ball and a wide-open look at the basket from behind the 3-point line.

"This was the biggest moment of my life," Dean said.

FRESNO -- With a minute remaining and her team down two points Saturday afternoon, Independence High School backup guard Khiylah Dean found herself with the ball and a wide-open look at the basket from behind the 3-point line.

"This was the biggest moment of my life," Dean said.

FRESNO -- It was only fitting that Javier Kirksey was holding the plaque given to Ridgeview for winning Saturday's Central Section Division III championship as the team celebrated.

"It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. The highest moment in my lifetime so far," said Kirksey, a senior guard for the Wolf Pack.

FRESNO -- It was only fitting that Javier Kirksey was holding the plaque given to Ridgeview for winning Saturday's Central Section Division III championship as the team celebrated.

"It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. The highest moment in my lifetime so far," said Kirksey, a senior guard for the Wolf Pack.

Boys basketball

Central Section finals

Boys basketball

Central Section finals

RENO -- Jeremy Wise scored 24 points and Renaldo Major added 22 as the Bakersfield Jam cruised to a 116-98 victory over the Reno Bighorns on Saturday.

Derrick Byars had 18 points, and Travis Leslie, who was assigned by the Los Angeles Clippers this week, had 12 points for Bakersfield.

RENO -- Jeremy Wise scored 24 points and Renaldo Major added 22 as the Bakersfield Jam cruised to a 116-98 victory over the Reno Bighorns on Saturday.

Derrick Byars had 18 points, and Travis Leslie, who was assigned by the Los Angeles Clippers this week, had 12 points for Bakersfield.

Jordan Turner hit a monstrous, three-run home run in the first inning and Tyler Painton pitched seven strong innings to lead the Bakersfield College baseball team to a 5-2 victory Saturday night over West Los Angeles at Gerry Collis Field in the Western State Conference South opener for both teams.

Turner, who added a double in the sixth, launched a 400-foot blast to center field as the Renegades (10-3, 1-0 WSC) capitalized on two West L.A. (1-5) errors and a single by Elijah Trail to take a 4-0 lead.

Jordan Turner hit a monstrous, three-run home run in the first inning and Tyler Painton pitched seven strong innings to lead the Bakersfield College baseball team to a 5-2 victory Saturday night over West Los Angeles at Gerry Collis Field in the Western State Conference South opener for both teams.

Turner, who added a double in the sixth, launched a 400-foot blast to center field as the Renegades (10-3, 1-0 WSC) capitalized on two West L.A. (1-5) errors and a single by Elijah Trail to take a 4-0 lead.

LOVELAND, Colo. -- The Bakersfield Condors doubled up the Colorado Eagles 6-3, denying them a playoff berth for at least a few more days.

Bryan Pitton stopped 35 of 38 shots in the game, helping Bakersfield to its first win at the Budweiser Events Center and keeping his team's playoff hopes alive in the process.

LOVELAND, Colo. -- The Bakersfield Condors doubled up the Colorado Eagles 6-3, denying them a playoff berth for at least a few more days.

Bryan Pitton stopped 35 of 38 shots in the game, helping Bakersfield to its first win at the Budweiser Events Center and keeping his team's playoff hopes alive in the process.

When Bakersfield High put seven wrestlers in the finals 10 years ago and won four 2002 state championships, it amassed 226.5 team points. The record seemed as unassailable to the California wrestling world as Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak or Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game.

That is until Saturday at Rabobank Arena, when Clovis blew by 226.5 points set a new mark of 256.5

When Bakersfield High put seven wrestlers in the finals 10 years ago and won four 2002 state championships, it amassed 226.5 team points. The record seemed as unassailable to the California wrestling world as Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak or Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game.

That is until Saturday at Rabobank Arena, when Clovis blew by 226.5 points set a new mark of 256.5