Lopeteguy Captures Gold At Police Olympics
Joey Lopeteguy, SHS graduate and Kern County Deputy, earned gold in this year’s Police Olympics after winning the Bakersfield College tournament as a sophomore. His story traces early training, family influence, and a path toward law enforcement, with a Phoenix event upcoming on August 25.
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Joey Lopeteguy
Shafter High School
Joey
Rio Braw
David Kadel
SHS
Shafter High
Lopeteguy
Kadel
Karen
Leah
Sacramento
San Diego
Bakersfield
Kern County Sheriff's Deputy
Sheriff's Committee
SHS Enlists New Coach as football season nears
Shafter High unveils Rick Harvick as head coach with 68 players testing fitness. Gary Kern and Lee Meeler will coach backs and linemen respectively. The Generals open at home Sept 14 against East Bakersfield, with a scrimmage hosting South Bakersfield beforehand. SSL slate includes Taft, Garces Memorial, and three road games at Coalinga Corcoran Wasco.
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Shafter High
Rick Harvick
Harvick
Gary Kern
Lee Meeler
Generals
East Bakersfield High
South Bakersfield High
South Sequoia
Tehachapi High
Delano High
Kern Valley High
Porterville High
Taft High
Taft
Garces Memorial High
Shafter
Coalinga High
Corcoran High
Wasco High
Rick
Shafter-Wasco Girls Softball Team Heads to Escondido Finals
The Shafter and Wasco girls softball squad, representing the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Athletic Association, seeks about 700 for travel and lodging to the Ponytail Softball finals at Kit Carson Park in Escondido August 24 to 26. Coaches Chigger Allen Dave Frost and Mike Kelley prepare the Division IV ninth and 10th graders Debbie Nunlist Janie Hutchinson Stacy Enns Carla Bailey Mary Soliz Jan Ryan and Denise Moore from Shafter plus Monica Ornalez Cecilia Munoz Monet Thompson and Renee Pallares from Wasco. Fundraising drive seeks donations from businesses groups and individuals via Shafter Recreation and Park District 746-3303 or Wasco Recreation and Parks District 758-3081.
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Shafter-Wasco
Southern San Joaquin Municpal Athletic Association
Escondido
SCMAF
Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation
Debbie Nunlist
Janie Hutchinson
Stacy Enns
Carla Bailey
Mary Soliz
Jan Ryan
Denise Moore
Shafter
Wasco
Monica Ornalez
Cecilia Munoz
Monet Thompson
Renee Pallares
Chigger Allen
Dave Frost
Mike Kelley
Taft
Kit Carson Park
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Hunter Safety Class In Shafter Slated For August Dates
A two session hunter safety course will run Friday August 24 from 6 to 9 pm and Saturday August 25 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Shafter Recreation Department 505 Sunset Avenue. John Panici will teach. Participants must be 12 or older and pass a written exam. Guns not allowed. Sign up by calling Mr Panici at 746 5116 or 746 6628. Certification is required before obtaining hunting licenses from the California Department of Fish and Game.
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John Panici
Tor
Shafter Recreation Department
Sunset Avenue
Panici
California Department of Fish and Game
Rose Run Slated for Wasco Festival
The Wasco Junior Woman's Club sponsors the third Run Through The Roses at the Wasco Rose Festival on Sept 8 with 5k and 10k races. Finisher T shirts and top three awards in seven age groups per distance. Pre register for $7 by mail or day registration $8 at Wasco Chamber. contact Wasco Festival of Roses at 756-2746.
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Wasco Junior Woman's Club
Wasco Junior Woman’s Club
State Ave
Shafter
California
Wasco Chamber of Commerce
Local AYSO Soccer Openings and Registration
The AYSO sensor begins in September with openings on Shafter teams across age groups. Johnson's Department Store Humpty Dumpty's Children Shop and Shafter Recreation and Park Department handle registrations with a $15 fee. A two day referee clinic is planned for September 15 and 16 for interested parents referees and coaches.
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AYSO
Shafter
Johnson's Department Store
Humpty Dumpty's Children Shop
Shafter Recreation and Park Department
Baseball trips keep rolling for Shafter district
Shafter Recreation and Parks District offers summer baseball trips to Dodger Stadium next Wednesday and Anaheim Stadium the following Sunday. Anaheim Angels tickets are booked. Dodgers Expos seats still available at 11 dollars each, including transit. Bus to Dodger Expos departs 9 15 a m from 505 Sunset Ave and returns about 6 p m. Sunday trip leaves 8 30 a m for a 1 p m game, back by 7 p m. Final trip Saturday Sept 29 features Dodgers Giants at 1 p m, tickets 11 dollars.
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Dodger Stadium
Anaheim Stadium
California Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Shafter
Recreation and Park District
Sunset Ave
Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
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Austin
Texas
Joe Lopeteguy
Shafter High Football
Kirschenman Park
R.M. Pyles Boy
Mesa - Marin SA
Marty Tripes
Bakersfield Area
Bakerspiell
Glenn's
Klyd Radio
AMC Jeep
Dickips
Rick Davis
Suzuki
Vincent's Sporting Goods
Cycles Unlimited Service Center
Chester S
Hunter
Westech, O.M.C
BK Halsey
MTA
St. Wasco
Harvester Parts
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Sharon CT
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