March 2 high school roundup
By The Bakersfield Californian
Softball
B.A.S.E. Lead-off Classic
West 9, GV 1
At NHS; W: Lee (1-0). L: Nava. 2B: GV (Nava). W-L: WHS (2-2). Notes: WHS (Gisselle Moore 3-3; Trinidad Lee 4IP, 1R, 7K).
West 11, South 2
At NHS; W: Lee (2-0). L: Gutierrez. 2B: WHS (Serrano); SHS (Holton). HR: WHS (Lee). W-L: WHS (3-2).
Championship, Pool A
West 21, Highland 0
at NHS; W: Apodaca (2-0). L: Perez. 2B: WHS (Lee). 3B: WHS (Moore, Lanquist). W-L: WHS (4-2).
Frontier 9, Burroughs 0
W: S.Escobar (3-0). 2B: (S.Escobar). 3B: FHS (Howard). Notes: FHS (Gonzalez 3-3, 2R, SB).
Froniter 5, Independence 1
W: Lamb (2-0). L: Martinez. 2B: FHS (E.Escobar). HR: FHS (Vasquez). Notes: FHS (Vasquez 2-2, 3RBIs).
Championship, Pool B
Frontier 13, Garces 2
W: S.Escobar. L: Handel. 2B: FHS (Nickeson, Howard). HR: FHS (E.Escobar); GHS (Metzger). Notes: FHS (E.Escobar 2-4, 3 RBIs; Vasquez 4-4, RBI, 2 run). W-L: FHS (8-0).
Taft 6, Liberty 0
W: Pilgram. L: Llamas. 3B: THS (Wilmer). HR: THS (Tracy). Notes: THS (Pilgram CG, no-hitter, 7 ks).
Garces 3, Taft 2
W: Hughes (3-1). L: Pilgram. S: Handel. 2B: THS (Emberson). HR: GHS (Froehlich). Note: GHS (Froelich 2-2, 2 RBIs).
Garces 4, Ridgeview 2
W: Handel (3-2). HR: GHS (Arriola). Notes: GHS (Gonzalez 2-2).
Baseball
Taft 13, Independence 4
W: Taylor. L: Luna. Notes: Brown 3RBI.
Boys tennis
Arvin Cup Championships
Arvin 3, South 3 (Arvin won by tie-breaker, games won, 54-51, since the teams also tied 7-7 in sets won )
Independence 6, Mira Monte 0; Arvin 6, Foothill 0; Independence 4, South 2; Mira Monte 6, Foothill 0.
Standings: IHS 4-0, AHS 3-1, MM 2-2, SHS 1-3, FHS 0-4.
California Tennis Classic
At Fresno
Division IV, Group III
Garces 5, San Jose-Pioneer 1; Garces 4, Sacramento-Bellerdine 2. Note: Garces wins group III.
Division VI
Championship: Frontier 6, Visalia-El Damante 0 Frontier 5, Edison 1; Frontier 4, McLane 2; Frontier 6, Kingsburg 0; Frontier 4, Taft 2; Taft 3, Granite Hills 3 (THS wins 61-52 in games); Note: Taft finishes third.
Track and field
EB relays
At East High
Girls
4x800: Frontier, 10:07.5; LJ: Brown, Bakersfield, 15-2 1/2; 100: Finch, Garces, 17.12; PV: Williamson, Centennial, 10-9; HJ: Turner, Foothill, 4-10; 1600: Campbell, Frontier, 5:38.89; SP: Blansett, Liberty, 35-6; 300h: Hill, Liberty, 44.23; 4x100: Centennial, 49.56; TJ: Watkins, Golden Valley, 32-2; 4x200: Liberty, 1:46.03; 3200: Pruett, Centennial, 1.55.44; Dis: Blansett, Liberty, 119-1; 4x400: Liberty: 4:07.02.
Boys
4x800: Foothill, 8:11.12; HJ: Brown, Mira Monte, 6; Shot: Foster, Frontier, 49-1 3/4; LJ: Vinson, Centennial, 21-5 1/2; Dis: Foster, Frontier, 49-1 3/4; PV: Silverstre, Golden Valley, 12; TJ: Newton, Bakersfield, 46-9; 110h: Vickers, Bakersfield, 15.68; 1600: Gonzalez, Ridgeview, 4:40.3; 300h: Gaeta, Frontier, 41.3; 4x100: Highland, 43.35; 4x200: Highland, 1:31.53; 3200: Bouman, Bakersfield, 10:00.95; 4x400: Centennial, 3:29.68.






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