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1. Robert Gautney: Rich Gilkey is lone local qualifier for State Amateur in Monterey

   BY ROBERT GAUTNEY Contributing golf columnist

   Wednesday, May 22 2013 04:51 PM

   Qualifying is over for both the 2013 California State Amateur and 2013 U.S. Open and the results for our local players were unfortunately not good.

   Rich Gilkey is the lone qualifier for the State Amateur finals in Monterey June 17-22. Gilkey played his way to medalist honors at the Rancho Murietta CC North Course with a 5-under-par 67. Gilkey beat the field by two shots where it took a 7-way playoff at 71 for the last two of five qualifying berths.

   In U.S. Open local qualifying, pro Stephen Hale (Garces/Cal) shot a 3-under-par 69 at Indian Ridge CC in Palm Desert to advance into Sectional Qualifying on June 3. It is not known at this time where Hale will be participating for his sectional.

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2. Local report: County raceway to host twin Late Model features

   Twin Late Model feature races will highlight Week II of racing Saturday at Kern County Raceway Park. The NASCAR CITGO Lubricants Late Models will have back-to-back 35-lap features on Coca Cola Armed Services Night at the new racing site....
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   May 24 fish report

   Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley LAKE ISABELLA: Overall excellent fishing. The bass bite is very good, catfish are excellent, and the crappie bite is still going strong. The catfish, bluegill bites are strong as well. Check out...

4. Local report: CSUB nets triple crown of awards for WAC baseball

   GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Cal State Bakersfield nearly swept the Western Athletic Conference awards Tuesday. CSUB junior infielder Tyler Shryock was named the player of the year, Roadrunner senior Jeff McKenzie earned pitcher of the year...
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   McKee Middle School 6th Grade Girls Softball Team

   Congratulations go out to McKee Middle School's 6th grade girls softball team for winning both the 6th grade and 7th grade Bear Mountain League Championships. The team played in two different divisions and finished with a 15-0 record for a...
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   Local report: Wright powers Blaze to fourth straight victory

   Ryan Wright had a homer, two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 5-3 victory Monday over the High Desert Mavericks at Sam Lynn Ballpark. It was the fourth straight win for Bakersfield, it's best streak...

7. Bette Addington: Summer bowling leagues taking shape

   Summer bowling ball leagues look to be the choice of local bowlers. What's better than bowling a summer league and receiving a new bowling ball at the league's end? These leagues are short (15 weeks) and open to new and regular league...
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   May 21 community sports announcements, accomplishments

   Announcements Golden EmpireYouth Football Tryouts for Irish team continue through May, from 6-8 p.m., at Garces High. Irish also seeking sophomore coaches. For more information on dates, visit irishyouthfootball.com or contact Chris...
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    Elite Force Wrestlers are the Kern County Champions for 2013

    Elite Force wrestling from Frontier High School took 1st place at the Kern County Championships in Tehachapi on 5/18/13. We had a total of 19 placers including 9 champions. First place - Jackson Shepard, Jason Mara, Johnny Becerra, Luke...
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    Baseball Championship

    The AA Dodgers went undefeated with a 16-0-2 record. The Dodgers beat the Nationals 8-4, in a very exciting Championship game played by both teams at Northwest baseball complex this past weekend. bottom row: Mason Galicia, Noah Stanley,...
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    Soccer: Roadrunner United FC Oro Wins Legends Tournament

    The Roadrunner United FC 01 Oro team traveled down to Orange County to participate in the 2013 Legends Classic soccer tournament and came home champions in the U11 group by beating Chelsea in the final. The Oro boys scored 17 goals and...
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    Modesto Softball Paradise Champions, May 18-19

    Congratulations to the Bakersfield Rebels 12U for the second championship in the last two tournaments, going 5-0 this weekend at the NSA tournament in Modesto. Congratulations to Delaney, Sadi, Ashlie, Jena, Morgan, Renee, Mileena, Gabby,...
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    Wrestling: Guillermo and Schoene to compete in National Duals

    Dylan Guillermo (220 lbs.) and Daniel Schoene earned spots on the California Cadet National Team which will compete at the 2013 Cadet National Duals in Daytona Beach, FL. from June 10-16. 38 States will enter wrestling teams in this...