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1. Gauchos knock out 'Gades in sweep

   MISSION VIEJO -- For one inning Saturday, Bakersfield College got the crucial two-out hits the Renegades had been looking for during their recent struggles. But just as quickly, the offense went quiet. Third-seeded Saddleback College...

2. Miscues costly for Renegades in baseball playoff opener

   MISSION VIEJO -- Defensive problems played a big role in Bakersfield College's struggles at the end of its baseball regular season. The Renegades' defensive woes continued Friday afternoon with four errors leading to six unearned runs in...
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   Healthy Nixon provides big spark for BC in baseball

   A devastating hamstring injury could have easily derailed Kyle Nixon's freshman season at Bakersfield College. But Nixon managed to recover just as the Renegades baseball season began Feb. 1, and he's made the most of it. Nixon, who hit...

4. Local report: Norwood, O'Dwyer lead BC track teams

   MOORPARK -- The Bakersfield College men's a women's track and field teams finished in the top 5 at the Western State Conference finals Saturday at Moorpark College. Michael Norwood won the 100 (10.69) and 200 (21.40) to lead the BC men to...

5. North grad Lewis taking next steps in rehabilitation

   Former North High and Bakersfield College pitching standout Colby Lewis was scheduled to throw live batting practice on Friday and will pitch one or two innings or 35-40 pitches in an extended spring training game Monday for the Texas...
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   Renegades' postseason hopes take blow in loss to West LA

   Bakersfield College couldn't have picked a worse time to go into a slump. The Renegades closed their baseball regular season with a four-game losing streak, the final two against last-place West Los Angeles College. West L.A. posted a...

7. Local report: CSUB signs son of Utah Jazz coach Corbin

   Tyrell Corbin, a point guard who is the son of Utah Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin, has signed a letter of intent with Cal State Bakersfield's basketball program. Corbin, a 6-foot tall, 180-pounder, is transferring from Salt Lake (City)...

9. BC women place seventh in state in 200 free relay

   MONTEREY PARK -- The Bakersfield College women's 200-yard freestyle relay team placed seventh Thursday at the California Community College Athletic Association state championship meet at East Los Angeles College. The team of Catherine...
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    Memorial Stadium's finest 3.5 minutes, by a mile

    Those who were there still remember the buzz that whipped through the crowd that night at Bakersfield College's Memorial Stadium. It was June 23, 1967. The world's sporting spotlight had zeroed in on 20-year-old Jim Ryun, the University...

11. Local report: BC beaten by West LA, falls into tie for 2nd

    CULVER CITY -- Bakersfield College fell into a second-place tie in the Western State Conference South Division baseball standings Thursday with an 11-6 loss at West Los Angeles College. The Renegades (24-11 overall, 16-7) had seven errors,...

12. Local report: Prize trout still available in Isabella

    LAKE ISABELLA -- Who says there no such thing as a second chance? Since none of the nine $10,000 tagged trout were caught Sunday at this year's Isabella Lake Fishing Derby, officials are allowing anyone registered for this year's derby a...

13. Liberty senior named top scholar-athlete

    Liberty senior Derek Frost was given the CIF Central Section's Top Scholar-Athlete Award at a banquet Monday night in Porterville. Frost, mainly a football and tennis player, also played baseball and basketball at times during his four...

14. Robert Gautney: Bermuda Dunes proves to be tough

    The Bermuda Dunes CC proved to be a tough track this week in the 30th SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship. No player broke par for the 54-hole event and the winner, Robert Funk from Canyon Lake, finished at 1-over-par 217 on the par-72 layout....