March 12 community announcements, accomplishments
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1 of 4The Bulls youth basketball team defeated the Lakers in the championship recently to cap off a 10-0 season in NJB boys Division 3. Pictured (l-r): Coach Paul Chavez, Christian Walters, Ayden Moreno, Mark Chavez, Jack Kaiser, Seth Marantos, assistant coach Frank Marantos. Front row: Michael Mamauag, Shawn St. John, Davin Brar.
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2 of 4The NJB Division I All-Star team captured the Central Section boys basketball championship Sunday with a 60-51 victory over Porterville at West Hills College-Lemoore. The team will represent the section as a No. 1 seed in the NJB National tournament, March 23-24 in Orange County. The team: Anthony Alcaide, Michael Barnett, Trent Driesen, Stevie Figures, Kyle Hunt, Jeremiah Johnson, Nick Neilson, Michael Residori, JohnPaul Sakowski and Ronnie Stapp. The team is coached by Brian Driesen and assisted by Ron Stapp.
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The Bakersfield Heatwave softball team placed second in the Silver Division of the recent Merced Kickoff Tournament. Front row: Liliana Castillo, Hayden Mauldin, Alexia Rolin, Nikki Enriquez. Back row: Olivia Gardea, Faith Hall, Anne Procell,Kylee Unruh, Kayden Smith, Emily Lake, Julianna Escobedo. Coaches: Justin Unruh, Jake Hall, Tanya Mauldin, Ray Enriquez.
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Tevis Junior High capped a 28-3 season with a victory over Stonecreek in the championship game of the Kern County Large Schools boys basketball tournament at Norris Middle School on Sunday. Tevis defeated Actis and Norris to advance to the title game. The team: Jesse Gilbert, Aubrey Jones, Stevie Figures, Ronnie Stapp, Alec Check, Nick Neilson, Caleb Jennings, Jacob Lopez and Kevin Larson. The team is coached by Louis Pumphrey and assisted by Derek Check.
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BY JEFF EVANS Californian staff writer jevans@bakersfield.com
Basketball
Basketball Universe Academy open registration for boys and girls grades K-8, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m Saturday, 5880 District Blvd. Participants may also register at www.bballuniverse.com. A high school division will also be available. Call (661) 412-3312 or e-mail:
basketballuniverse@gmail.com for information.
AYB basketball individual workouts for boys age 10-18 with coach Rich Ross. For information, call (661) 805-4890 or e-mail: richard.ross6@gmail.com
Youth football
Far East Titans tryouts 10 a.m. March 16, 23, 30 at Sierra Middle School, 3701 Center St. Contact: Coach Cassius (661) 865-3303.
GEYF Spartans Mid-West tryouts, 5:30 p.m. April 2, 4, 9, 11 and 3 p.m. April 6, 13 at Almondale Park (5501 Verdugo Lane). Contact: darryl@mwspartans.com
Adult tackle football
Full contact alumni football, with complete high school rules and games. Alumni Football USA organizes game day and provides all the gear: helmets, pads, field, officials, game DVDs and announcers. Games take place May-July. Locations and times TBA. Represent your old high school against a top rival. (Roster spaces limited to first 40 players to sign up for each team) at: alumnifootballusa.com or call (888) 464-9746.
Soccer
Central California Blues tryouts. Boys: 6-7:30 pm today and 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday. Girls: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday. All tryouts at Bakersfield High, 1241 G St. on west side of football stadium. Players should arrive 15-30 minutes early to sign in. Bring water, shin guards and a soccer ball. Contact Ray Sanders, director of coaching (661) 379-0077 or rsanders@centralcalblues.com
Track and Field
Fastest Kid in Town all-comers point series track championship meets for ages 7-14 March 19, 2, April 2, 9, 23, 30 at CSUB track. Cost is $2 per event, or three events for $5. Free admission for spectators. Bring your own chairs. Call Nick Cholometes at (661) (619) 6199 for more information, or e-mail: ncholometes@dibu.com
Accomplishments
The Baker Boyz senior AA-class softball team, representing Central Bakersfield, went 5-0 to win a national tournament Feb. 8-10 in Polk County, Fla. The Baker Boyz defeated teams from Colorado, St. Louis and Maryland before beating Scrap Iron (Colo. ) 27-17 in the championship game. Top left: Dan Little, John Rhonemus, Marty Wilcox, Rusty Williams, George Freitas, Gary Weichelt, Steve Holman. Bottom left: Richard Estrada, Julio Ruiz, Ray Mascarinas, Rudy Bondietti and John Granillo. Not shown: Ernie Reyes, George Morales and Bobby Soto. Wilcox was honored as the team MVP, and Mascarinas, Weichelt, Estrada, Holman and Freitas were all-tournament selections. Estrada won the home run derby.
The 25-0 Barcelona boys soccer team from AYSO Region 359 continues to steamroll its way through the youth soccer ranks. The team went 10-0 in the fall, 5-0 in a regional tournament, 5-0 in a the Kern County Area A tournament and 5-0 in the Section 10 (25 percent of California) tournament to earn a berth in the state tournament March 16 in Davis. In 30 years of Kern County AYSO, this is the first team to qualify for the state-level competition, Area 10 director Janet Fenton said. Pictured: Fletcher Bank, Will Gray, Lucas Clanton, Mason Hoover, Nico Del Toro, Aiden Cline, Palmer Bank, Trey Munoz and Andrew Apatiga. Coaches: Natalie Bank, Rich Clanton, Greg Tesch. Not Pictured: Mason Blanton.
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