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    McFarland captures Div. VI boys soccer title

    BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian
    Tuesday, Feb 21 2012 10:39 PM

    McFARLAND -- Second place. Uh-uh. Not good enough. From the very beginning of the season it was championship or bust for the McFarland boys soccer team.

    That single-minded approach paid off for the Cougars as they defeated No. 4 Tranquillity 3-1 in the Central Section Division VI championship game Tuesday.

    Seniors Miguel Lastra, Vincente Diaz and Martin Labrada each scored first-half goals for second-seeded McFarland, which never trailed.

    Afterward, McFarland gathered in a circle near midfield chanting and dancing while its coach Jose Gonzalez watched, still trying to catch his breath from all the excitement.

    "It's the greatest feeling I've ever had," Gonzalez said. "The kids worked so hard and they did it."

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    Stockdale advances to Division I girls soccer final

    Nothing -- not Tulare Union, the right post, the left post or the crossbar -- was going to stop Stockdale from getting another chance at an elusive Central Section championship.

  3. Golden Valley boys unable to overcome Clovis North in Div. II soccer semi

    While facing a deficit was nothing new to the Golden Valley's boys soccer team, trailing by two in extra time was uncharted territory, and it proved to be too much.

  4. Feb. 21 high school roundup

    Boys basketball

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    Point and shoot: Tehachapi's Lange a scoring machine

    Cory Lange has options. He's dribbling at the top of the key, a second Shafter defender coming over for a double-team. Lange could shoot before the help gets there, showing off the long-range shot he's been working on.

  6. BC women's basketball team wins first conference title

    CULVER CITY — The Bakersfield College women’s basketball team needed overtime to do it, but the Renegades captured the program’s first conference championship Saturday night.

  7. Stockdale girls seed No. 1 basketball playoffs

    Pressure's on, Stockdale.

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    BHS' Ramirez, Demison capture division titles

    LEMOORE -- While all of his Bakersfield High wrestling teammates were celebrating league championships last week, Maxx Ramirez felt just a little left out.

  9. Feb. 17 high school roundup

    Boys basketball

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    Stockdale rallies past Independence for 21st straight win

    Stockdale girls basketball co-coaches Glenn Hager and Charles Stewart told their team to expect a tough challenge early in its game Friday night.

  11. Drillers get some pleasant surprises at Yosemite Division Championships

    LEMOORE -- The top wrestlers in the Central Section will see plenty of the limelight over the next 15 days.

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    This time, Golden Valley gets the best of Ridgeview

    They say the third time is a charm, and so it seemed for the No. 9 seeded Golden Valley Bulldogs girls soccer team, which visited top-seeded Ridgeview Pack for the third time this year.

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    Liberty's late goal sinks Drillers in quarterfinals

    An injured left hamstring almost kept Tyler Morris from being able to continue playing on Thursday night. His right foot ended up making him a hero.