In a racing division in which no driver has been able to dominate at Bakersfield Speedway this year, it was only apt that one nicknamed "The Dominator" would become its first repeat winner.

And that's exactly what happened Saturday night.

MODESTO -- Bakersfield smacked seven doubles Sunday afternoon as the Blaze topped the Modesto Nuts 9-4 at John Thurman Field.

Bryson Smith and Dominic D'Anna each hit two doubles and Danny Vicioso, Billy Hamilton and Devin Lohman had one each as Bakersfield closed in on the first-half crown.

MODESTO -- Dustin Garneau hit the game-winning single as the Modesto Nuts defeated the Bakersfield Blaze 2-1 in the 10th inning on Saturday night at John Thurmand Field.

Kyle Parker singled to open the 10th inning and moved to second base on a Jared Clark walk. Mark Tracy then grounded out to catcher Tucker Barnhart, who threw Parker out at third as Clark moved to second. After Jayson Langfels flied out to center field, Garneau collected the game-winning hit.

Lee Jensen's biggest challenge wasn't finding enough speed to win the Super Street feature Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.

It was trying to hold off the cars chasing him as he spent much of the 25-lap race weaving through and around lapped traffic.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

-- Ghandi

MODESTO -- Bakersfield used a five-run second inning to build an early lead before hanging on in a 6-5 Blaze victory over the Modesto Nuts on Friday night at John Thurman Field.

The Blaze now holds a 31⁄2-game lead over the San Jose Giants in the California League first-half standings. The first-half winner gets the No. 1 seed in the Cal League playoffs. The 70-game first half ends June 16.

SEATTLE -- Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined on the third no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history, a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

The no-hitter was the fourth in the majors this season, joining gems pitched by the Angels' Jered Weaver, the Mets' Johan Santana and White Sox right-hander Philip Humber, who threw a perfect game at Seattle in April.

Shafter graduate Anna Jelmini, a sophomore at Arizona State, took second place in the discus at the NCAA Track and Field Championships for the second straight year Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jelmini's best throw was 192 feet, 10 inches, which would have been good enough to win the event a year ago when she threw 190-2 as a freshman. But this year, San Diego State's Whitney Ashley threw 196-10 on her second-to-last throw to nip Jelmini, who had three of the six best throws overall.

NEW YORK -- I'll Have Another's bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack Friday when the colt was scratched the day before the Belmont Stakes and retired with a swollen tendon.

"It's been an incredible ride, an incredible run," trainer Doug O'Neill said. "It's a bummer. It's not tragic, but it's a huge disappointment."

Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley

STRIPER DERBY: The annual Bob's Bait month-long striper derby kicked off June 1. Entry fee is $1 per angler and you must register before you weigh in a fish. Only fresh fish can be weighed in and no weighing in of fish the same day as entering derby. The biggest striper weighed in during June will take the $100 prize, plus all the entry fee money from everyone entered. Last year's winner took home almost $500. For more information or to register, call Bob's Bait at (661) 833-8657.

For Tim Wheeler, it started as an offer to help out a friend "for the price of a hot dog and a Coke."

For Michael Cushine, it was an opportunity for the lifelong New York Yankees fan to be around baseball, the game he loves.

Jake Varner didn't wrestle in the Beat the Streets event held Thursday at Times Square in New York because of "physical and mental fatigue," his father, Steve, said.

Varner, a Bakersfield High graduate who qualified for the London Olympics in April, wrestled a demanding slate of matches in the FILA World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, last month.

Fun and frivolity mixed with the serious business of recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of Cal StateBakersfield athletes.

It was all part of The Inaugural ROWDY Awards Ceremony held at CSUB's Dore Theatre on Wednesday night.

For the second consecutive game, the Blaze got an amazing performance out their starting pitcher.

Except this time, the bullpen was able to finish it off, as Bakersfield topped the Visalia Rawhide 5-1 in the second game of a three-game series at Sam Lynn Ballpark on Wednesday night.

It took one big inning for the Bakersfield All-Stars to prove their worth for a second straight year, 7-4 over the Santa Clarita Valley All-Stars, in the Senior All-Star Baseball Challenge on Wednesday at Gerry Collis Field.

With Bakersfield trailing 4-2, Liberty's Jared Solf hit a three-run triple to the wall in left-center field to give the home team the lead. Two batters later, Frontier senior Kyle Nixon cranked a two-run home run over the wall in right.

The first of three Saturday Night Nitro shows takes place on, yep, Saturday night at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.

Two jet-powered dragsters and upwards of 20 nitro-powered vehicles, including Harley Davidson motorcycles and big show Funny Cars, are expected for the event, which is featuring nostalgia Funny Cars.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Centennial shortstop Brody Russell on Wednesday in the 36th round of the Major League Baseball draft.

Russell very nearly went Tuesday 30 rounds earlier, but he and the St. Louis Cardinals couldn't come to an agreement on a signing bonus. Russell had asked for at least $300,000 as incentive to sign him away from Fresno State, where he has committed to play in college.

There will be plenty of talent in both dugouts for tonight's Senior High School All-Star Baseball Challenge at Bakersfield College.

The 7:15 p.m. game pits Bakersfield against Santa Clarita Valley, which will be led by shortstop Trey Williams, a Valencia senior whom the St. Louis Cardinals took in the 11th round of the Major League Baseball draft Tuesday.

The top 10 rounds of the Major League Baseball draft came and went Tuesday, and Brent Peterson still didn't hear his name called.

But when the Cincinnati Reds called a few minutes later with news that they'd take Peterson, a shortstop who attended Bakersfield Christian, North and Liberty high schools and Bakersfield College, with their 12th-round pick, all that disappointment melted away.

The pitching matchup between Visalia's David Holmberg and Bakersfield's Daniel Renken played out as expected.

It was a pitching duel, with Renken hurling eight innings of three-hit shutout baseball.