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   High school notebook: Stockdale's Haney set to compete in Dream Mile in NYC

   BY ZACH EWING Californian staff writer

   Wednesday, May 22 2013 08:30 PM

   Stockdale junior Blake Haney will be one of the biggest stars at the CIF State Track and Field Championships next week, but first, he's heading to an even bigger stage.

   For the second consecutive year, Haney will run in the Dream Mile race at the adidas Grand Prix event on Saturday at Icahn Stadium in New York City. The race features 14 of the top high school distance runners in the country from 11 states.

   Haney, who finished 13th in the Dream Mile a year ago in 4:09.43, ranks fourth in the U.S. in the 1,600 meters, which is slightly shorter than a mile, with his 4:07.16 from last Saturday's Central Section Championships.

   National 1,600 leader Andres Arroyo of Orlando (Fla.)-Colonial (4:04.45), and defending Dream Mile champion...

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2. May 21 high school roundup

   Softball Central Section semifinals Division I No. 5 Fresno-Central 3, No. 8 Clovis 0 No. 3 Fresno-Bullard 1, No. 2 Clovis West 0 Division II No. 4 Garces 3, No. 8 Ridgeview 2 At GMHS. W: Handel (18-5). L: Mejia (13-6). 2B: RHS...

3. Five local players qualify for SoCal Regional golf tournament

   Five area golfers qualified for the CIF Southern California Regional tournament Tuesday at the Central Section Individual Boys Golf Championship in Madera. Frontier's Konner Baker had the top local score with a 76 at the par-72 Madera...

4. Pilgrim powers Taft to semifinal win over Chowchilla

   TAFT -- Arizona Pilgrim got a taste of a Central Section championship game last year. She and her Taft High teammates will get another shot on Thursday. Second-seeded Taft used Pilgrim's dominating pitching and timely hitting to beat No....
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   Rams get a Handel on Wolf Pack, advance to softball final

   When Ridgeview loaded the bases in a tie game during Tuesday's Central Section Division II softball semifinal at Garces, Rams coach Mike D'Amato felt a calmness washing over him. "I've just learned to trust Cassie (Handel)," D'Amato said...
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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...
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   Garces' Sweaney, Ridgeview's McCall win Tyack Award as Kern's top senior athletes

   Jake Sweaney was flipping through a program Monday at Hodel's Fine Dining, but he wasn't just biding time waiting for the Jim Tyack Awards presentation to begin. Sweaney was looking for a name. "I saw it in there -- 'Junior Kennedy in...