Local report: Jam drops 2nd straight to Reno
By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
RENO -- The Bakersfield Jam suffered its second straight lopsided loss to the Reno Bighorns, 106-86, Saturday night.
Renaldo Major had a team-high 19 points for the Jam (4-3), which lost Friday to Reno, 127-98.
Brian Butch had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Damion James had 12 points and Mike Scott added 11 points and eight boards for Bakersfield.
JC men's basketball
SANTA BARBARA -- Damion Robinson's layup with 40 seconds left gave BC the lead for good, and the Renegades held on for a 73-71 victory over Santa Barbara City College to earn the consolation championship of the Santa Barbara Tournament.
Foothill High product Conroy Lester had a team-high 18 points, Van Holloway had 14 and Robinson added 13 for BC (4-5), which trailed 45-29 at the half.
Facebook
Twitter
Mobile
RSS
Most CommentedMost Popular
Two cellphones confiscated last week from witnesses to the in-custody death of David Sal Silva were returned Wednesday to the attorney representing the witnesses.
About two dozen protesters stood in front of Kern County Superior Court next to the Liberty Bell Thursday morning to make a statement about police brutality.
The death of a man in custody following a prolonged struggle with Kern County Sheriff's deputies and CHP officers and the subsequent fracas over confiscated witness cellphones have gained international attention and raised concerns here that the incidents could tarnish the county's emerging...
Sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant on Kern Medical Center and the Mary K. Shell Mental Health Center seeking medical records to find possible reasons for David Sal Silva’s behavior prior to and during his encounter with law enforcement, The Californian learned Friday.
Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and later died this week.
Responding to what he called a case that “has consumed the media and our community,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Tuesday he has asked the FBI to conduct a “parallel” investigation into the death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva, who died May 8 after he was beaten by deputies.
Classes were canceled at Bakersfield High School Monday after three small bottle bomb explosions struck campus, authorities said.
Two cellphones confiscated last week from witnesses to the in-custody death of David Sal Silva were returned Wednesday to the attorney representing the witnesses.