Generals sweep East in back to back wins at High
Coach Rick Hood led the Generals baseball team to an 11-5 victory over East after a 9-6 win in the first game. Mark Stinnett pitched five innings with three earned runs on six hits, while Bryan Nixon tied the score with a fourth inning double. Roman Hernandez and Bibi Carrasco drove in runs as Stevie Medina added another hit. The Generals swiped eight bases across the two games and totaled 13 hits. Frank Gamboa worked five innings in relief? two runs allowed and two strikeouts.
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Rick Hood
Generals
Mark Stinnett
East
Bryan Nixon
Roman Hernandez
Bibi Carrasco
Stevie Medina
Carrasco
Generals Speedsters
Colonels
East High
Shafter
Coronels
Shafter doubles up East in twin bill drama
The Colonels opened with a 17 6 rout of East High as Richard Nickell slugged four homers in the twin bill. Mike Williams earned the win in game one with five innings and four strikeouts while Victor Rodriguez took the loss in game two after four innings and six strikeouts.
Shafter Lady Generals Open Tennis Season With Loss
Shafter's Lady Generals opened the season 0 1 after a 12 1 defeat to South Highland Rebels. In singles Shawna McClune and Maxia Arauzo of Shafter lost both matches 8 0 and 8 2 respectively, while doubles saw Rekosh Selvidge beat Sam Canning 7 5 but most others fell 6 0 6 2 or 6 1 6 0. The Friday match against Highland Scots yielded a 13 0 defeat with Arauzo Kim Allen and others losing in singles and multiple doubles contests.
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Lady Generals
South High Rebels
Shawna McClune
Shafter
Lori Gentry
Susan Russel
McClune
Maxia Arauzo
Brazil
Gentry
Russel
Arauzo
Janet Lopez
Nicki Nicholson
Carla Sam
Denise Canning
Melissa Armas
Samantha
Arismendez
Sam
Canning
Armas
Goodyear
Richardson
Tami Rekosh
Andrea Selvidge
Rekosh
Selvidge
Bgp
Highland Scots
Highland Ladies
Shafter Ladies
Deeana Crider
Brooke Edmundson
Kim Allen
Crider
Edmundson
Allen
Tami Rekesh
Thuy le
Tanny Kenmaker
Heather Christiansen
Jenni Kim
Kim Batten
Jennifer Seymour
Rékosti
Nikki Nicholson
Karmaker
Christiansen
Kim
Batten
Seymour
Nicholson
Lopez
Shafter Hosts Seventh-Grade Boys Invitational Basketball
The Shafter Recreation and Park District ran a seven-team Seventh-grade Boys Invitational at Shafter High School gym sponsored by Giovanni's Pizza. Taft won the title, defeating Delano and Tehachapi in the final. Shafter finished third after beating Standard 45-23 and Greenfield 34-29 in the consolation. All Tournament players received shirts.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
Giovanni's Pizza
Shafter High School
Taft
Standard
Delano
Wasco
Mountain View
Greenfield
Tehachapi
Shafter
Teddy Villalobos
Villalobos
Octavio Patino
Mike Alvidrez
Jason Blackburn
Josh MacFee
Jeremy Miller
Joel Nash
Derrick Williams
Ernesto Cartorna
Steve Stout
Giovanni
Ron Ryer
Involving in Shafter sports boosts players and fans
A message highlights the value of spectator support across baseball, swimming, and other spring sports in Shafter. Encouragement from strangers lifts players, fosters enthusiasm, and reinforces the town’s athletic tradition. Active participation benefits both players and observers by building confidence and discipline.
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Shafter
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By Ron Ryer
Ing
Frank Gamboa
Bill Carrasco
General
Noe Gutierrez
Brian Schmidt
Shafter Blisters
Victory
Richard Nickell
Mike Williams
Williams
Victor Rodriguez
Rodriguez
South Highland
SRPD
Patino
Gregg “Gamboa
Keith Barton
Rea
Lars Steck
Highland
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