10.02.08
Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, South, West, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 4:58 am by Administrator
South 15, West 40
3 miles, at South High
1. Romero, S, 17:33; 2. Little, S, 17:47; 3. Salgado, S, 18:34; 4. Espinoza, S, 18:37; 5. Valdez, S, 18:55; 6. Ortiz, W, 19:19; 7. Cantu, W, 19:20; 8. Cazares, W, 19:43; 9. Castro, S, 20:21; 10. Perez, W, 20:25. JV–South 15, West 50
South 22, West 31
3 miles, at South High
1. Habebo, W, 22:43; 2. Ghuman, S, 23:23; 3. Cuevas, S, 24:19; 4. G. Castro, S, 24:49; 5. Rivas, S, 25:13; 6. McCowan, W, 25:24; 7. Agbalog, W, 26:16; 8. C. Castro, S, 26:48; 9. Benitez, S, 28:07; 10. Perez, W, 28:40. JV–South 15, West 50
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09.25.08
Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, Stockdale, West, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 5:48 am by Administrator
Boys
Stockdale 15, West 50 3 mile course, West High 1. Blair, S, 18:20; 2. Burk, S, 18:24; 3. Cortis, S, 18:28; 4. Dao, S, 18:35; 5. Mi.Bernaba, S, 18:39; 6. Eckley, S, 18:51; 7. Ma.Bernaba, 18:52; 8. Ortiz, W, 19:17; 9. Cantu, W, 19:50; 10. Daniel, W, 20:45.
JV–Stockdale won by forfeit
Girls
Stockdale 15, West 45 3 mile course, West High 1. Moore, S, 21:52; 2. Haney, S, 21:56; 3. Nelson, S, 22:27; 4. Pennel, S, 22:30; 5. Diaz, S, 22:46; 6. Habebo, W, 22:50; 7. Arreola, W, 24:07; 8. Park, S, 24:12; 9. Lopez, S, 24:18; 10. McCown, W, 25:56. JV — Stockdale won by forfeit
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09.18.08
Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, North, West, Ridgeview, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 10:37 am by Administrator
Boys
Ridgeview 15, West 50; Ridgeview 15, North 50; North 24, West 31
3-mile course, West H.S.
1. Baker, R, 16:42; 2. Solis, R, 16:44; 3. Garcia, R, 17:00; 4. Lewis, R, 17:28; 5. Madrigal, R, 17:35; 6. Munoz, R, 17:42; 7. Lopez, N, 17:47; 8. Anseno, R, 18:07; 9. Ralls, N, 18:21; 10. Castillo, W, 18:52.
JVRidgeview 15, West 50
Girls
Ridgeview 15, West 50; Ridgview 19, North 38; North 15, West 50
3-mile course, West H.S.
1. Duran, R, 20:15; 2. Lynch, 20:22; 3. Huizar, R, 20:27; 4. L. Gonzalez, R, 21:36; 5. Lazo, R, 21:37; 6. Armendariz, R, 22:11; 7. Barrera, R, 22:57; 8. Habebo, W, 23:49; 9. Castro, W, 24:51; 10. McCown, W, 25:49.
JV Ridgeview 27, West 50
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09.10.08
Posted in Invitationals, Kern XC Results, Schools, Results, Info, BHS, McFarland, Foothill, North, East, Golden Valley, Liberty, Stockdale, Centennial, South, West, Ridgeview, Highland, Garces, Frontier, Bakersfield, Mira Monte, Independence at 10:52 pm by Administrator
Foothill’s Schwartz, North’s Lopez run to East Invitational titles
The Bakersfield Californian | Wednesday, Sep 10 2008 10:07 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Sep 10 2008 10:06 PM
Believe it or not, Foothill cross country state champion Chris Schwartz said he felt some butterflies Wednesday before the start of the East Bakersfield Invitational.
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North High’s Cecilia Lopez won the girls varsity race at the East Bakersfield cross country meet, held Wednesday afternoon at Lake Ming.
“The beginning of the race, I was a little nervous,” Schwartz said.
At the end, he left no doubt who the guy to beat is again this year. Schwartz ran the 3-mile course (slightly shorter than a normal 5-kilometer course) in 15:29, shaving more than a minute off of what he ran in winning this season-opening meet last year.
At this point, he’s competing mostly against the clock. The other runners are just there to push him to better times. “I’m going out there with the mindset of getting (less than 15 minutes) every race,” Schwartz said. “If I can’t, I’ll just try to lower my time every race.”
Schwartz began to pull away at the 2-mile mark, then widened the gap during a downhill stretch just before the finish. He was sprinting by the time he crossed the finish.
“We hammered speed with Chris all during track season, just hammered it,” said Foothill coach Aaron Rietz, who also coached Schwartz to a second-place finish in the state’s 3,200-meter race in track. “He’s gotten so much better.”
That’s a scary thought for the rest of the area, even if it looks like there are more quality runners than usual. Though shaving one-tenth of a mile off the course and better weather helped, times were significantly better this year than last. Schwartz’s 16:40 finish of 2007 would have barely gotten him in the top 10 this year.
At the top of the list was Ridgeview, which had the next three finishers after Schwartz: Brian Solia in 15:33, Robby Baker in 15:53.5 and Alex Garcia in 16:13. The Wolf Pack’s 35 points easily bested second-place Bakersfield High, which had 70.
“We’ve got a young group of guys that have worked really hard over the summer,” Ridgeview coach Adam Setser said. “I wouldn’t say it came out of nowhere, because I knew they were capable of doing really well. On the girls side, same thing.”
The Ridgeview girls also won the team title, scoring 73 points to Stockdale’s 89.
North’s Cecilia Lopez ran a 19:30 to take the individual title, bringing her into the spotlight on a team that had been led by Candace Carlson for the past year. Carlson was The Californian’s Runner of the Year last season but dropped out midway through this race. North coach Brian Huens declined to comment on why Carlson dropped out, but did say she wasn’t injured.
That left Lopez, who pulled away in the last mile to win a surprising crown.
“I came in expecting to work as a teammate, to get some team points,” Lopez said. “I didn’t expect to win. I finished the race and I thought to myself, ‘I could have gone faster.’ I need someone pushing me.”
Foothill’s Natalie Fernandez was second in 19:36, Liberty’s Ashley Barton third in 19:42 and Ridgeview’s Jessica Huizer fourth in 19:49.
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09.08.08
Posted in Schools, Championships, Valley, State, McFarland, Foothill, Wasco, Shafter, Taft, North, East, Golden Valley, Liberty, Stockdale, Centennial, Delano, South, West, Ridgeview, Highland, Arvin, Garces, Frontier, Tehachapi, Bakersfield, Bakersfield Christian, Mira Monte, Independence at 12:52 pm by Administrator
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GIRLS CC
D-1
BAKERSFIELD
BUCHANAN
BULLARD
CENTENNIAL
CLOVIS
CLOVIS WEST
CLOVIS EAST
GOLDEN WEST
MADERA
STOCKDALE
D-2
CENTRAL
EAST
EL DIAMANTE
EDISON
FRONTIER
FOOTHILL
GARCES
LIBERTY
MT. WHITNEY
MONACHE
NORTH
REEDLEY
SANGER
SJM
SUNNYSIDE
TULARE
TULARE WESTERN
YOSEMITE
D-3
ARVIN
CESAR CHAVEZ
CLOVIS NORTH
DINUBA
DELANO
EXETER
FRESNO
GOLDEN VALLEY
GRANITE HILLS
HANFORD
HANFORD WEST
HOOVER
HIGHLAND
MADERA SOUTH
Mc LANE
LEMOORE PORTERVILLE
RIDGEVIEW
REDWOOD
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SELMA
SHAFTER
SOUTH
TEHACHAPI
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COALINGA
CORCORAN
CHOWCHILLA
DOS PALOS
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FOWLER
KERMAN
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LIBERTY M/R
LINDSAY
MENDOTA
Mc FARLAND
ORANGE COVE
PARLIER
RIVERDALE
SIERRA
TAFT
TRANQUILLITY
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WOODLAKE
D-5 6-500
STRATHMORE
CVC
IMMANUEL
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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
D-1
BAKERSFIELD
BUCHANAN
BULLARD
CENTRAL
CENTENNIAL
CLOVIS
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CLOVIS WEST
MADERA
MT. WHITNEY
STOCKDALE
D-2
EAST
GARCES
GOLDEN WEST
HIGHLAND
HOOVER
LIBERTY
MONACHE
NORTH
REDWOOD
REEDLEY
SUNNYSIDE
TULARE UN.
TULARE WEST.
D-3
ARVIN
CESAR CHAVEZ
CLOVIS NORTH
DELANO
DINUBA
EDISON
EL DIAMANTE
FOOTHILL
FRESNO
FRONTIER
GOLDEN VALLEY
GRANITE HILLS
LEMOORE
HANFORD
HANFORD WEST
MADERA SOUTH
Mc LANE
PORTERVILLE
RIDGEVIEW
ROODEVELT
SANGER
SHAFTER
SELMA
SJM
SOUTH
TEHACHAPI
WASCO
YOSEMITE
D-4 501-1250
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CARUTHERS
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LIBERTY M/R
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ORANGE COVE
PARLIER
RIVERDALE
SIERRA
TAFT
TRANQUILLITY
WASHINGTON UN.
WOODLAKE
D-5 6-500
STRATHMORE
CVC
IMMAUNEL
COAST UN.
MISSION PREP
FRESNO CH.
LATON
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06.21.08
Posted in Profiles, Athletes, Schools, Kern Track Results, Wasco, Shafter, North, East, Golden Valley, Liberty, Stockdale, Centennial, West, Ridgeview, Rankings, Track, Garces, Frontier, Tehachapi, Burroughs, Bakersfield at 6:37 am by Administrator
2008 All-Area boys track and field selections
The Bakersfield Californian | Friday, Jun 20 2008 8:35 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Jun 20 2008 8:53 PM
Athlete of the Year
Foothill, senior
– Area, Central Section and CIF State champion in shot put and discus
– Best marks were high throws of 203-7 in discus and 63-7.75 in shot put
– Two-time All-Area Athlete of the Year headed to Cal State Bakersfield
JOHNNY CARTER
Ridgeview, freshman
– State champion in triple jump as freshman with mark of 49-0.75
– Mark would have been a state freshman record if it hadn’t been wind-aided
– Section-winning mark of 48-3 was one inch from section freshman record
MATT DARR
Frontier, sophomore
– Finished second in the Central Section with 52-8.75 shot put throw
– Fourth in discus at section meet with 157-7
– Threw discus 180-5 in the wind in Salinas and recently had a postseason shot put mark of 55-3; both are second-best in the section
CHRIS KELLY
Ridgeview, senior
– Had season-best triple jump of 47-11 at state finals to finish third
– Also finished third at section meet with 46-10.5 jump
– Long-jump mark of 22-0.5 was sixth-best in section all year
ANTHONY MITCHELL
North, senior
– Fifth in the state in the 800 meters
– Central Section champion in 800; SWYL champion in 400 and 800
– Second-team All-Area selection last year had a top time in the 800 of 1:53.60
ISAIAH PURVIS
Liberty, junior
– Finished second in the Central Section in 200 (21.96) and 400 (49.13)
– Same time in 200 gave him 16th place in the state preliminaries
– Also ran anchor leg of Liberty’s 1,600 relay team, second in section and 13th in state
CHRIS SCHWARTZ
Foothil, junior
– Ran personal-record time of 8:58.50 in 3,200-meter state finals to finish second
– Central Section and South Area champion in 1,600 and 3,200
– Triple SEYL champion (800, 1,600 and 3,200) also was state Division I cross-country champion
TYLER THOMPSON
Shafter, senior
– Finished second in Central Section in long jump and triple jump
– State qualifier in both jumping events
– South Sequoia League champion in four events: 200, high jump, long jump and triple jump
EMANUEL TURNER
Bakersfield, junior
– Kern County’s fastest boy had times of 10.81 in the 100 and 22.05 in the 200
– Finished second in the 100 at the section meet, but focused on relays at state
– Ran legs in BHS’ 400 relay team (section champs, 14th at state) and 1,600 relay team (third in section, 17th in state)
SECOND TEAM
Isiah Griggs, Bakersfield
Daniel Lozano, Stockdale
Phillip McCullum, Garces
Eddie Morrow, East
Kevin Norwood, Golden Valley
Arturo Ramirez, Centennial
George Robbins, West
Matt Sumlin, Garces
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Bakersfield: Collin Ellis, Walter Hunt
Burroughs: Matt Johnson
Desert: Michael Vaughan
Golden Valley: Emmett Hodges
North: Cody Gragg
Shafter: Alex Thompson
Stockdale: Jay Garber, David Mitchell, Steve Silva
Tehachapi: John Roemer
Wasco: Robert Hernandez
Foothill’s Ragans honored as Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year
BY ZACH EWING, Californian staff writer
zewing@bakersfield.com | Friday, Jun 20 2008 10:33 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Jun 20 2008 10:52 PM
His high school state championships are behind him, but Foothill graduate Dayshan Ragans keeps throwing — and continues to amaze coach Wayne Brewer.
“I was practicing discus with him the other day,” Brewer said last week. “And he wasn’t turning his feet, just trying to throw it far.
“And his arm is just ‘WHOOOM!’ You cannot teach that, you cannot coach that. I’m standing way back, and I can feel his arm, feel the wind it makes.”
Say hello — or just stand back as he creates a nice breeze — to your Californian Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
Ragans finished his career with the Trojans by winning state titles in both the shot put and discus May 31. He was undefeated in both events this season — maxing out with a 63-7.75 shot put throw and 203-7 in the discus — and will throw for Cal State Bakersfield next year.
“It’s like everything we worked for from the beginning of the year to the end of the year,” Ragans said. “It even goes back to freshman all the way through senior year. Everything you worked for is right there. It comes down to that point — Who’s going to be a state champion?”
All of those accomplishments shine brighter when you consider that Ragans had never picked up a shot put until his freshman-year P.E. class came around to its track unit.
“(I said,) ‘All right, I’ll do track.’” Ragans said. “Went to a few track meets, then ‘OK, it’s kind of fun, I think I’ll keep doing it.’ Then a couple more meets, ‘OK, this is something I want to do.’”
Even with his career in its infancy, Ragans garnered attention at meets with his raw talent. Brewer, who was then at North High, remembers Ragans throwing the shot 50-plus feet without spinning, the favored technique by high-level throwers.
“That just tells you how remarkable of an athlete he is,” Brewer said. “You look at (other elite throwers), they’ve been throwing since they were little. Imagine if he’d been throwing that long.”
In fact, Ragans didn’t truly take the sport seriously — often skipping practices and being held out of meets — until late in his sophomore year, when he qualified for the state meet in the shot put and finished 13th.
“If I knew then what I know now,” Ragans said, “I would have never missed a day of practice.”
Imbued with Brewer’s love of the sport, Ragans has made up for it since then.
“Everything he’s done, he’s really worked hard for and he really deserves,” Brewer said. “He deserves being a state champion. He deserves setting all the records he has. He deserved getting that 3.5 GPA. Everything.
“He’s worked hard, he’s put in the extra time. We throw, we lift, we go in the weight room after practice to jump boxes. Everybody else tries to get out of there; not Dayshan. He doesn’t care. He goes and does it. Those medals he has around his neck, he deserves every single little bit of that.”
The gold medals could increase at CSUB — Ragans, the sixth of seven children in his family, is the first to attend a four-year college, and he said he refuses to waste this opportunity.
“It’s somewhere he never thought he’d be, and he wants to take full advantage of it,” Brewer said. “He’s excited to start this chapter in his life.”
One look in Ragans’ eyes will tell you that’s true. He’s become a standout (a Central Section meet record in the discus and several school records), thanks to determination, hard work and a little bit of WHOOOM! to go with it.
“People can have a love for football, basketball, baseball, anything,” Ragans said. “I just have a love for track. I don’t know where I’d be right now if it weren’t for track.”
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06.03.08
Posted in Schools, Foothill, North, East, Centennial, West, Noise Flash!!! at 7:59 am by Administrator
Independence, whose nickname is the Falcons, will open in the fall in southwest Bakersfield. Bill Parviainen for boys and girls cross country (West). Jason Henry (East) will be the school’s first throwing coach in track and field. The other track coaches have not yet been announced.
Mira Monte High School Track and Field: Wayne Brewer attended CSUB on a track scholarship and was a 3 time Division II National qualifier in the shot and discus. He has coached at North High and Foothill High.
Also Randy Jones of Centennial is retiring from coaching this year. His programs were always top notch and this past fall both his teams won valley in cross country. Plus I believe his 800 record (North High) survived the Anthony Mitchell onslaught this season. I know I and many others will miss this great coach.
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