Generals lead SSL in baseball 7 0 record
Shafter High Generals sit 7 0 in the South Sequoia League and prepare to face Taft Wasco and others in a pivotal stretch. Pitching aces Mike Alvedriz and Doug Wentz own strong ERAs while Batters Cox Richardson and Williams pace the offense. Coach Mike Nichols cites skill, competition within the team, and character building as keys to their success.
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Novak
Shafter High
Generals
Taft
Wasco
Shafter
Coalinga
Garces
Corcoran
SSL
Mike Nichols
Nichols
Com
Mike Alvedriz
Doug Wentz
Terrance Williams
Mark Richardson
Greg Cox
Cox
Richardson
Tim Smith
Chon Hernandez
Shafterites
Smith
Quarter of orders come from hamburgers at restaurants
Nearly a quarter of all restaurant orders are for hamburgers indicating strong demand for this classic item and shaping menu focus for eateries.
Meet of champions at SHS Kern County meet of champions
The 1st Annual Kern County Meet of Champions will be at Shafter High School on Saturday May 3. Open to kindergarten through eighth grade, it awards medals to 1st through 3rd and ribbons to 4th through 8th with a silver baton for outstanding competitor per age group. Events include running distances from 50 to 3000 meters and jumps plus shot put. entrants may compete in two. Starts 8 am for running and 9 am for field events. Participants grouped by birth years with school principal verification. admission $1.00. meet shirts available. Contact Ed Edgman at 589-2505.
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Kern County
Shafter High School
Rio Bravo - Greeley Athletic
Booster Club
Ed Edgman
California trout season opens with brisk activity
Opening Saturday April 26 brings high, clear, cold streams and hopeful anglers. The California DFG estimates turnout near last year’s. most low to mid elevations accessible, though higher lakes above 6500 to 8000 feet remain ice covered. Season runs to November 15, with regional limits and year-round access in many areas, plus special rules for Marin to Santa Clara and inland southern waters.
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California
State Department of Fish and Game
Sierra Nevada
Sierra
Northern Valley
Valley
Inyo
Mono
North Coast
Central Coast
Lake Tahoe
Fall River Valley
Bender set Kern Relays discus record at Bakersfield
Paul Bender of Shafter High School shattered Kern Relays records at Memorial Stadium Bakersfield with a 181 feet 3 inch discus throw surpassing Lonnie Shelton 181 feet 3 inches. The senior’s marks this year reach 1984 feet and rank second nationally. He dominated the event with three final throws over 180 feet and previously broke Wasco High stadium mark while winning Bruce Jenner Classic.
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Paul Bender
Shafter High School
Memorial Stadium
Bakersfield
Bender
Lonnie Shelton
Foothill High
Wasco High
Bruce Jenner
Paul
SHS Free Faire Returns With Full Hour and a Half Show
Monday night at SHS features Free Faire performing a full hour and a half of music and fun following a brief assembly. The group, an Up With People extension, wowed students earlier and returns to entertain guests in a lively, schoolwide event.
McFarland Forms Women’s Softball League Start May
McFarland Recreation and Park District forms a women’s softball league for players 18 and over. Entry fee is 200 dollars per team. League play begins the third week in May. Rosters and fees due at the recreation office by May. Contact Maura Davis at 107 Sherwood Avenue or 792-3790 for more information.
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McFarland Recreation and Park District
Maura Davis
Sherwood Avenue
Wildlife Week Focus on Habitat Protection Theme
National Wildlife Week marks habitat protection with March observance from 16 to 22. Thomas Kimball of the National Wildlife Federation stresses food water cover and breeding space as essentials for wildlife survival. Robert Redford serves as Wildlife Week chairman for the fourth year to boost the cause.
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Thomas Kimball
National Wildlife Federation
Kimball
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert Redford
Wildlife Week
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