TUKWILA, Wash. -- Osvaldo Alonso and Fredy Montero each scored a pair of second-half goals, and the Seattle Sounders scored their goals in a span of 20 minutes on Tuesday night to end amateur side Cal FC's run through the U.S. Open Cup with a 5-0 victory.

Alex Caskey also scored for Seattle, which was kept off the board for nearly 50 minutes by the team from Thousand Oaks, before Alonso converted a penalty kick.

In the next two days, a number of Kern County athletes could see their cell phones light up with the call of their lives or see their name pop up on a Major League Baseball website for the thrill of their lives.

"No lie, it's very exciting," said Mark Peterson, father to Brent Peterson, one of several local prospects hoping to get taken in the MLB Draft that began with Monday's first round and continues today and Wednesday.

In the next two days, a number of Kern County athletes could see their cell phones light up with the call of their lives or see their name pop up on a Major League Baseball website for the thrill of their lives.

"No lie, it's very exciting," said Mark Peterson, father to Brent Peterson, one of several local prospects hoping to get taken in the MLB Draft that began with Monday's first round and continues today and Wednesday.

Camps

Basketball: Twice weeky. Beginners/intermediate, 5-6 p.m. Advanced, 6-7 p.m. Coach is Chris Clayton, formerly of East High, Texas A&M. Call (661) 410-3343. Starts Monday.

Camps

Basketball: Twice weeky. Beginners/intermediate, 5-6 p.m. Advanced, 6-7 p.m. Coach is Chris Clayton, formerly of East High, Texas A&M. Call (661) 410-3343. Starts Monday.

It was only a matter of time before the Blaze took advantage of a less than stellar performance by the Modesto Nuts, who walked 10 batters.

And Devin Lohman's go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh off Nuts' reliever Chad Rose, was just enough to give the Blaze a 7-6 win over Modesto in the series finale at Sam Lynn Ballpark on Monday.

It was only a matter of time before the Blaze took advantage of a less than stellar performance by the Modesto Nuts, who walked 10 batters.

And Devin Lohman's go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh off Nuts' reliever Chad Rose, was just enough to give the Blaze a 7-6 win over Modesto in the series finale at Sam Lynn Ballpark on Monday.

As the night wore on at Bakersfield Speedway on Saturday, one thing became painfully apparent: nothing was going smoothly.

Caution flags and race-halting red flags ate up time and by the time the featured event -- a 25-lap IMCA Modified race -- took the to the track the 11-o'clock curfew was looming.

As the night wore on at Bakersfield Speedway on Saturday, one thing became painfully apparent: nothing was going smoothly.

Caution flags and race-halting red flags ate up time and by the time the featured event -- a 25-lap IMCA Modified race -- took the to the track the 11-o'clock curfew was looming.

The Modesto Nuts pounded out five doubles and came from behind to beat the Bakersfield Blaze, 5-4, snapping Bakersfield's six-game win streak and sending the team to its fifth straight Sunday afternoon defeat.

The Blaze had the lead in the second thanks to a 2-run homer by Niko Vasquez, and then again in the third when Billy Hamilton reached on a base hit to right, stole second -- his 62nd of the year -- and scored on Devin Lohman's seventh home run, a deep drive over the leftfield fence. Hamilton was 2-for-5 with a double to improve his average to .330.

The Modesto Nuts pounded out five doubles and came from behind to beat the Bakersfield Blaze, 5-4, snapping Bakersfield's six-game win streak and sending the team to its fifth straight Sunday afternoon defeat.

The Blaze had the lead in the second thanks to a 2-run homer by Niko Vasquez, and then again in the third when Billy Hamilton reached on a base hit to right, stole second -- his 62nd of the year -- and scored on Devin Lohman's seventh home run, a deep drive over the leftfield fence. Hamilton was 2-for-5 with a double to improve his average to .330.

The heat races went smoothly Saturday night at Bakersfield.

The features?

The heat races went smoothly Saturday night at Bakersfield.

The features?

Blaze starter Josh Smith threw six shutout innings Saturday night as Bakersfield beat the Modesto Nuts 3-2 at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Smith stuck out nine and allowed four hits and two walks.

The Blaze opened the game's scoring in the fifth inning when Tucker Barnhart tripled to right field, scoring Dominic D'Anna. Theo Bowe then singled to score Barnhart.

Blaze starter Josh Smith threw six shutout innings Saturday night as Bakersfield beat the Modesto Nuts 3-2 at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Smith stuck out nine and allowed four hits and two walks.

The Blaze opened the game's scoring in the fifth inning when Tucker Barnhart tripled to right field, scoring Dominic D'Anna. Theo Bowe then singled to score Barnhart.

CLOVIS -- Independence's girls 400 relay team didn't stand on the top of the podium, but they stood somewhere on it, and that had them running off the Veterans Memorial Stadium infield like champions.

Just more than 24 hours earlier, in fact, the Falcons weren't even sure they'd get to race at all. Independence was nearly disqualified before Friday's preliminaries when it tried to use Tyra Saunders as an alternate, thinking she was on the approved list.

CLOVIS -- Independence's girls 400 relay team didn't stand on the top of the podium, but they stood somewhere on it, and that had them running off the Veterans Memorial Stadium infield like champions.

Just more than 24 hours earlier, in fact, the Falcons weren't even sure they'd get to race at all. Independence was nearly disqualified before Friday's preliminaries when it tried to use Tyra Saunders as an alternate, thinking she was on the approved list.

One can imagine the excitement two Bakersfield teenagers felt when receiving an invitation to travel to Germany to compete in a volleyball tournament featuring some of that country's top youth players.

Sophie Hoover and Rachel Ralphs, accompanied by their parents, took the 15-plus hour flight, fought through jet lag and prepared to show their skills half-a-world away from home.

One can imagine the excitement two Bakersfield teenagers felt when receiving an invitation to travel to Germany to compete in a volleyball tournament featuring some of that country's top youth players.

Sophie Hoover and Rachel Ralphs, accompanied by their parents, took the 15-plus hour flight, fought through jet lag and prepared to show their skills half-a-world away from home.

CLOVIS -- It wasn't a traditional California gold rush, but a rush of different colors is almost as sweet.

Kern County athletes took home seven medals from the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.