Kern County track and field athletes stole the spotlight May 12 in Kingsburg, winning more than half the events in the Valley Track and Field Championships.

Six counties competed in the the meet, which included 124 events. Kern County athletes won 65 of those events.

Kern County track and field athletes stole the spotlight May 12 in Kingsburg, winning more than half the events in the Valley Track and Field Championships.

Six counties competed in the the meet, which included 124 events. Kern County athletes won 65 of those events.

Several weekends ago my team traveled to Fresno to bowl the California United States Bowling Congress Women's State tournament.

Returning home with teammate Sheilah Bomar, we talked about how much the Team house, Cedar Lanes, felt like Regency Lanes here in Bakersfield. Sheilah even remarked: "They have a Marge AND an Al (referring to the late Marge Langdon, manager, and the late Al Cichy, head lane mechanic of Regency)!" Cedar's "Marge and Al" are manager Joanne Christian (24 years) and lane mechanic Al Bartz (22 years).

Several weekends ago my team traveled to Fresno to bowl the California United States Bowling Congress Women's State tournament.

Returning home with teammate Sheilah Bomar, we talked about how much the Team house, Cedar Lanes, felt like Regency Lanes here in Bakersfield. Sheilah even remarked: "They have a Marge AND an Al (referring to the late Marge Langdon, manager, and the late Al Cichy, head lane mechanic of Regency)!" Cedar's "Marge and Al" are manager Joanne Christian (24 years) and lane mechanic Al Bartz (22 years).

IRVINE -- Kevin Younger went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, but UC Irvine defeated Cal State Bakersfield 15-6 at Anteaters Ballpark to take the rubber game of the three-game series Sunday.

DC Legg's two-RBI single in the top of the first highlighted a three-run CSUB first inning. After being held without a hit over the first three innings by Roadrunner starter Jeff McKenzie, the Anteaters (30-22) tied the score in the fourth with a three-run spurt of their own.

IRVINE -- Kevin Younger went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, but UC Irvine defeated Cal State Bakersfield 15-6 at Anteaters Ballpark to take the rubber game of the three-game series Sunday.

DC Legg's two-RBI single in the top of the first highlighted a three-run CSUB first inning. After being held without a hit over the first three innings by Roadrunner starter Jeff McKenzie, the Anteaters (30-22) tied the score in the fourth with a three-run spurt of their own.

LOS ANGLES -- Eight months after breaking his leg in a training accident, Dutchman Robert Gesink sealed his overall race title Sunday with a main field finish in the eighth stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the final leg. The 22-year-old Sagan claimed the 42.6-mile road race from Beverly Hills to downtown Los Angeles with a late burst to take his fifth win of the eight-stage event.

LOS ANGLES -- Eight months after breaking his leg in a training accident, Dutchman Robert Gesink sealed his overall race title Sunday with a main field finish in the eighth stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the final leg. The 22-year-old Sagan claimed the 42.6-mile road race from Beverly Hills to downtown Los Angeles with a late burst to take his fifth win of the eight-stage event.

In Germany, there is no MLB Network, no ESPN web gems, and you can't just click on the television at the end of the day to catch the nightly baseball scores.

So it's no surprise that Donald Lutz didn't know much about America's favorite pastime growing up, except for the small faded posters his older brother Sascha possessed of various players from baseball's chase for the home run record era.

In Germany, there is no MLB Network, no ESPN web gems, and you can't just click on the television at the end of the day to catch the nightly baseball scores.

So it's no surprise that Donald Lutz didn't know much about America's favorite pastime growing up, except for the small faded posters his older brother Sascha possessed of various players from baseball's chase for the home run record era.

Cypress College won its third straight softball state championship with a pair of victories Sunday over College of the Siskiyous at the Dean & Adah Gay Sports Complex.

The Chargers (45-5) won three straight elimination games after losing 8-3 to Siskiyous on Saturday.

Cypress College won its third straight softball state championship with a pair of victories Sunday over College of the Siskiyous at the Dean & Adah Gay Sports Complex.

The Chargers (45-5) won three straight elimination games after losing 8-3 to Siskiyous on Saturday.

CLOVIS -- There's nothing like the Central Section Swimming and Diving Championships to bring out the best from Frontier High sophomore Jorie Caneta.

For the second sonsecutive year, Caneta set a section record in winning the girls' 100-yard breaststroke. Her time of 1:04.43 dominated the field and easily topped her previous best of 1:04.94, set in this meet one year earlier. In a race often won by hundredths of a second, Caneta beat runner-up Haley Washburn of Sanger (1:08.41) by nearly four seconds.

CLOVIS -- There's nothing like the Central Section Swimming and Diving Championships to bring out the best from Frontier High sophomore Jorie Caneta.

For the second sonsecutive year, Caneta set a section record in winning the girls' 100-yard breaststroke. Her time of 1:04.43 dominated the field and easily topped her previous best of 1:04.94, set in this meet one year earlier. In a race often won by hundredths of a second, Caneta beat runner-up Haley Washburn of Sanger (1:08.41) by nearly four seconds.

CLOVIS -- It's almost like Matt Sewell and Anthony Busacca could tell the future.

A year ago, after both bowed out in the Central Section individual championships, they told each other they'd team up and win the doubles title in 2012. The vision came true Saturday at Buchanan High, where Busacca, a sophomore at Liberty High, and Sewell, a senior, took down an upstart Stockdale team of John Matthew Flores and Charles Tamer, 6-1, 6-2 in the section championship.

CLOVIS -- It's almost like Matt Sewell and Anthony Busacca could tell the future.

A year ago, after both bowed out in the Central Section individual championships, they told each other they'd team up and win the doubles title in 2012. The vision came true Saturday at Buchanan High, where Busacca, a sophomore at Liberty High, and Sewell, a senior, took down an upstart Stockdale team of John Matthew Flores and Charles Tamer, 6-1, 6-2 in the section championship.

Division I Championships

At Clovis West

Division I Championships

At Clovis West

Baseball is a simple game ... score more runs than your opponent.

But if that is the case then why is it so hard to play? Why do so many people have such a visceral passion for the game, yet haven't played in years?

Baseball is a simple game ... score more runs than your opponent.

But if that is the case then why is it so hard to play? Why do so many people have such a visceral passion for the game, yet haven't played in years?