FRESNO -- It wasn't exactly a thunderous hit, and it didn't come from a star player, but in 50 years, it's the one Garces players will tell their grandchildren about.

The Rams' No. 9 hitter, Steven Hardt, hit a seeing-eye single through the right side to score pinch-runner Chris Sakowski and lift Garces to a 4-3 victory in eight innings in Friday's Division III Central Section baseball championship at Fresno High.

FRESNO -- It wasn't exactly a thunderous hit, and it didn't come from a star player, but in 50 years, it's the one Garces players will tell their grandchildren about.

The Rams' No. 9 hitter, Steven Hardt, hit a seeing-eye single through the right side to score pinch-runner Chris Sakowski and lift Garces to a 4-3 victory in eight innings in Friday's Division III Central Section baseball championship at Fresno High.

Production crews, actors and extras spent four long days making movie magic this week at Auto Club Famoso Raceway and will wind up shooting scenes for "Snake and Mongoose The Movie" this morning.

The film, which is planned for release in the spring of 2013, tells the story of one of the greatest rivalries in sports history and of the groundbreaking accomplishments of Don "the Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen in the world of entertainment sports marketing and sponsorship though drag racing. Prudhomme was on hand every day of production to lend his advice. McEwen arrived at the track Thursday.

Production crews, actors and extras spent four long days making movie magic this week at Auto Club Famoso Raceway and will wind up shooting scenes for "Snake and Mongoose The Movie" this morning.

The film, which is planned for release in the spring of 2013, tells the story of one of the greatest rivalries in sports history and of the groundbreaking accomplishments of Don "the Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen in the world of entertainment sports marketing and sponsorship though drag racing. Prudhomme was on hand every day of production to lend his advice. McEwen arrived at the track Thursday.

Hunters can now purchase 2012-2013 hunting licenses and apply for the Big Game Drawing online, the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced. Transactions can be conducted at any DFG license sales office, license agent or online.

All premium deer hunt tags, and elk, antelope and bighorn sheep tags are awarded through the DFG Big Game Drawing. To qualify for the Big Game Drawing, the sales transaction must be completed before midnight on June 2, 2012. When the transaction is complete, the customer will receive a receipt to show their hunt choices have been entered in the drawing. Mail-in applications will not be accepted. Beginning June 22, hunters can contact a DFG license sales office or look online to check the results.

Hunters can now purchase 2012-2013 hunting licenses and apply for the Big Game Drawing online, the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced. Transactions can be conducted at any DFG license sales office, license agent or online.

All premium deer hunt tags, and elk, antelope and bighorn sheep tags are awarded through the DFG Big Game Drawing. To qualify for the Big Game Drawing, the sales transaction must be completed before midnight on June 2, 2012. When the transaction is complete, the customer will receive a receipt to show their hunt choices have been entered in the drawing. Mail-in applications will not be accepted. Beginning June 22, hunters can contact a DFG license sales office or look online to check the results.

Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley

LAKE ISABELLA: Wind and rising water levels continue to be a problem for the crappie anglers. The bite is fair, very spotty. Boat anglers are getting a few fish off Rocky Point and Kissack Cove in 10 to 25 feet of water. These continue to be quality fish to 2 pounds with most fish in the 1-4 to 1-8 range. The catfish action is probably a better bet with very good action in most of the coves on fish to 5 pounds on frozen shad and mackerel. The trout remain pretty good at the auxiliary dam. Also quite a few bass being caught and the bluegill bite is just starting.

Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley

LAKE ISABELLA: Wind and rising water levels continue to be a problem for the crappie anglers. The bite is fair, very spotty. Boat anglers are getting a few fish off Rocky Point and Kissack Cove in 10 to 25 feet of water. These continue to be quality fish to 2 pounds with most fish in the 1-4 to 1-8 range. The catfish action is probably a better bet with very good action in most of the coves on fish to 5 pounds on frozen shad and mackerel. The trout remain pretty good at the auxiliary dam. Also quite a few bass being caught and the bluegill bite is just starting.

Nisa Ontiveros strikes out an awful lot of batters for Ridgeview High's softball team, but she's not afraid to rely on her defense.

That became quite literal in the seventh inning of Wednesday's Central Section Division III semifinal, when Ontiveros went full extension to catch an infield pop-up, lost her balance -- and caught herself when she wrapped second baseman Jackie Marintez in a bear hug.

Nisa Ontiveros strikes out an awful lot of batters for Ridgeview High's softball team, but she's not afraid to rely on her defense.

That became quite literal in the seventh inning of Wednesday's Central Section Division III semifinal, when Ontiveros went full extension to catch an infield pop-up, lost her balance -- and caught herself when she wrapped second baseman Jackie Marintez in a bear hug.

You can't have high school football without officials, and you can't have officials if they all retire without replacements.

That's a growing problem, said Ken Lopez, treasurer of the Kern County Officials Association. He said a number of older officials are nearing the end of their careers, and the organization's farm system isn't exactly deep.

You can't have high school football without officials, and you can't have officials if they all retire without replacements.

That's a growing problem, said Ken Lopez, treasurer of the Kern County Officials Association. He said a number of older officials are nearing the end of their careers, and the organization's farm system isn't exactly deep.

Softball

Central Section semifinals

Softball

Central Section semifinals

Porterville-Monache had too much offense, and too much Kaitlyne Thompson, for Frontier Wednesday afternoon.

The eighth-seeded Marauders, fresh off an upset win over top-seeded Garces in last week's Central Section Division II softball quarterfinals, scored runs in each of the first five innings to beat the defending champion Titans, 9-2 at Frontier.

Porterville-Monache had too much offense, and too much Kaitlyne Thompson, for Frontier Wednesday afternoon.

The eighth-seeded Marauders, fresh off an upset win over top-seeded Garces in last week's Central Section Division II softball quarterfinals, scored runs in each of the first five innings to beat the defending champion Titans, 9-2 at Frontier.

The 17th Arvin City Amateur Championship is scheduled to be played this weekend on the Sycamore Canyon golf course in Arvin, but a small field, if the tournament is played, will compete.

As of Wednesday afternoon, only a handful of players had signed up to play in the event which is the first of six of the Michelob Ultra/Sports Authority Player of the Year tournaments in which players earn points in the championship flight towards the 2012 Player of the Year title.

The 17th Arvin City Amateur Championship is scheduled to be played this weekend on the Sycamore Canyon golf course in Arvin, but a small field, if the tournament is played, will compete.

As of Wednesday afternoon, only a handful of players had signed up to play in the event which is the first of six of the Michelob Ultra/Sports Authority Player of the Year tournaments in which players earn points in the championship flight towards the 2012 Player of the Year title.

Hail Mary is a football term, but it's also a Catholic term, so maybe it's fitting that Garces pulled off the baseball version Tuesday.

The Rams scored five seventh-inning runs to stun Lemoore 6-5 at home in the Central Section Division III semifinals.

Hail Mary is a football term, but it's also a Catholic term, so maybe it's fitting that Garces pulled off the baseball version Tuesday.

The Rams scored five seventh-inning runs to stun Lemoore 6-5 at home in the Central Section Division III semifinals.