Weekend events
By The Bakersfield Californian
Weekend events
Today
College men's basketball
Texas-Arlington at CSUB, 6
College men's soccer
MPSF Tourn. semifinal
CSUB vs. Air Force at New Mexico
Women's basketball
Arizona at CSUB, 8:30
Riverside at BC, 5
College volleyball
CSUB at Chaminade, 10
JC men's basketball
BC vs. COS at Cuesta Tournament, 2 p.m.
JC volleyball
BC at Glendale, 7
Taft at Reedley, 6
JC men's soccer
Taft at Sequoias, 4
JC women's soccer
Glendale at BC, 3
Taft at Fresno, 3
High school football
Central Section playoffs First-round games, 7 p.m.
Division I
BYES : No. 1 Clovis, No. 2 Clovis North, No. 3 Frontier
No. 9 Clovis-Buchananat No. 8 Liberty
No. 12 Clovis Eastat No. 5 Bakersfield
No. 13 Tulare Unionat No. 4 Fresno-Central
No. 11 Clovis Westat No. 6 Fresno-Edison
No. 10 Fresno-Bullardat No. 7 Stockdale
Division II
BYES : No. 1 Garces, No. 2 Sanger, No. 3 Lemoore, No. 4 Visalia-El Diamante, No. 5 Fresno-Sunnyside
No. 9 Porterville-Monache at No. 8 Kingsburg
No. 11 West atNo. 6 Tehachapi
No. 10 Fresno-Hooverat No. 7 Visalia-Redwood
Division III
BYES : No. 1 Ridgeview, No. 2 Dinuba, No. 3 Visalia-Mt. Whitney, No. 4
Independence, No. 5 South, No. 6 Porterville
No. 9 Fresno-Washington at No. 8 Delano
No. 10 Fresno atNo. 7 Madera
Division IV
BYES : No. 1 Wasco, No. 2 Tulare-Mission Oak, No. 3 Bakersfield Christian
No. 9 Chavez at No. 8 Arvin
No. 12 Fresno-Rooseveltat No. 5 Chowchilla
No. 13 Fresno-McLaneat No. 4 Coalinga
No. 11 Dos Palosat No. 6 Fowler
No. 10 Hanford Westat No. 7 Exeter
Division V
BYES : No. 1 Liberty-Madera Ranchos, No. 2 Tollhouse-Sierra, No. 3 Shafter, No. 4 Lindsay, No. 5 Firebaugh, No. 6 Corcoran
No. 9 Reedley-Immanuelat No. 8 Caruthers
No. 10 Orosi atNo. 7 Woodlake
Division VI quarterfinals
BYES : No. 1 Mendota, No. 2 Farmersville
No. 5 McFarlandat No. 4 Avenal
No. 6 Kennedyat No. 3 Strathmore
Saturday
College wrestling
CSUB Open at Selland Arena, Fresno, all day
JC football
Pasadena at BC, 4
JC men's basketball
BC at Cuesta Tournament
HS girls water polo
Central Section playoffs
No. 8 Madera Southat No. 1 Garces, 10 a.m.
Sunday
College men's basketball
CSUB at Cal, 7
College volleyball
CSUB at New Mexico, 6
JC men's basketball
BC at Cuesta Tournament






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