If Centennial baseball coach Randy Roberts is correct when he say the key to the Golden Hawks' playoff run is the bottom third of their batting order, Thursday was a very good sign.

Centennial beat host Liberty 11-5 as its final three hitters collected five hits and two walks, scored five runs and had five RBIs.

If Centennial baseball coach Randy Roberts is correct when he say the key to the Golden Hawks' playoff run is the bottom third of their batting order, Thursday was a very good sign.

Centennial beat host Liberty 11-5 as its final three hitters collected five hits and two walks, scored five runs and had five RBIs.

Baseball

Frontier 12, Independence 3

Baseball

Frontier 12, Independence 3

The local, and national, racing community lost a huge member last Saturday when David Calderwood of Bakersfield died. He was 69.

The longtime owner of MP Environmental Services was smitten with racing at the age of 16 when he served as a pit crew member for Frank Seacrest at Daytona.

The local, and national, racing community lost a huge member last Saturday when David Calderwood of Bakersfield died. He was 69.

The longtime owner of MP Environmental Services was smitten with racing at the age of 16 when he served as a pit crew member for Frank Seacrest at Daytona.

One likes to pierce the skin, one gets on the skin and one burrows under it. For those heading outdoors this time of year, all three are best avoided.

Talking about rattlesnakes, poison oak and ticks. Or, as I like to call them, the Three Evils of Spring.

One likes to pierce the skin, one gets on the skin and one burrows under it. For those heading outdoors this time of year, all three are best avoided.

Talking about rattlesnakes, poison oak and ticks. Or, as I like to call them, the Three Evils of Spring.

Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley

LAKE ISABELLA: The lake level has been coming up rapidly and that with cooler weather has put the crappie bite off. The fish are still there in good numbers, but they are in deeper water and less accessible from shore. Most are in 10 to 20 feet of water now, but the quality of the fish has been excellent with fish in the three-pound class reported. The best bite has also been in the afternoons and evenings, not mornings, and a good day is a handful of fish. The catfish bite has remained very good on minnows and shad with fish to six pounds reported. The trout remain pretty fair off the points and at the auxiliary dam. Quite a few bass being caught and the bluegill bite is improving.

Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley

LAKE ISABELLA: The lake level has been coming up rapidly and that with cooler weather has put the crappie bite off. The fish are still there in good numbers, but they are in deeper water and less accessible from shore. Most are in 10 to 20 feet of water now, but the quality of the fish has been excellent with fish in the three-pound class reported. The best bite has also been in the afternoons and evenings, not mornings, and a good day is a handful of fish. The catfish bite has remained very good on minnows and shad with fish to six pounds reported. The trout remain pretty fair off the points and at the auxiliary dam. Quite a few bass being caught and the bluegill bite is improving.

The median sale price of an existing single family home in the Bakersfield area rose to $145,000 in April, a 9.5 percent increase from March and up 14.3 percent from a year ago.

That's according to The Preliminary Crabtree Report, a monthly gauge of the local housing market produced by Gary Crabtree of Affiliated Appraisers.

Ivan Gonzalez's first love is soccer, but not by much anymore. Running track has become a close second for the Ridgeview junior.

And with good reason, considering the way he's performed his first year in the sport. On Wednesday, Gonzalez was more impressive than ever, winning three races during the South Yosemite League track and field finals at Liberty High.

Ivan Gonzalez's first love is soccer, but not by much anymore. Running track has become a close second for the Ridgeview junior.

And with good reason, considering the way he's performed his first year in the sport. On Wednesday, Gonzalez was more impressive than ever, winning three races during the South Yosemite League track and field finals at Liberty High.

NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. -- The CSU Bakersfield men's golf team's three-round total of 968 tied for ninth among 12 teams in the America Sky Men's Golf Conference Championship on Tuesday at Lake of Isles Golf Course.

CSUB, playing in its first NCAA Tournament qualifying competition since transitioning to the Division I level, posted rounds of 326-307-335 to tie for ninth place with Binghamton and above the University of Texas-Pan American and Chicago State.

NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. -- The CSU Bakersfield men's golf team's three-round total of 968 tied for ninth among 12 teams in the America Sky Men's Golf Conference Championship on Tuesday at Lake of Isles Golf Course.

CSUB, playing in its first NCAA Tournament qualifying competition since transitioning to the Division I level, posted rounds of 326-307-335 to tie for ninth place with Binghamton and above the University of Texas-Pan American and Chicago State.

It's the rare sports ruling that will make all involved happy.

In a tight, three-team race for boys golf supremacy in the Southwest Yosemite League, only the top two teams qualified for Monday's Central Section's South Area meet at Mifflin-Buena Vista Golf Course.

It's the rare sports ruling that will make all involved happy.

In a tight, three-team race for boys golf supremacy in the Southwest Yosemite League, only the top two teams qualified for Monday's Central Section's South Area meet at Mifflin-Buena Vista Golf Course.

Baseball

West 13, Golden Valley 11

Baseball

West 13, Golden Valley 11

There was a slight breeze for the small crowd at Sam Lynn Ballpark on Wednesday night, but it was difficult to tell if that was natural or made by Lancaster's bats.

Blaze pitchers struck out a season-high 14 batters, all swinging, as Bakersfield snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the JetHawks.