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The Bakersfield Lions baseball team recently posted impressive wins in late-season tournament play as they gear up for the class 2 district 10 tournament set for May 15–22 in Gainesville.
Competing in the Southern Invitational on April 25–26, the Lions opened with a dominant 11-1 win over Alton,...
The Bakersfield Lady Lions softball team is finding its stride just in time for the postseason.
After a tough three-game stretch that included close losses to Willow Springs (5-4) and a high-scoring battle at Fordland (32-16), the Lady Lions bounced back in dramatic fashion with a 13-12 win over...
The Bakersfield ball teams are spending a lot of time on the road. All games are away games after their ballfields were destroyed by tornado on March 14 and further damaged by weekend flooding.
The Bakersfield Lions baseball team’s record now stands at 3-2 after an April 1 loss to ICC in...
Joseph Vaughan
Joseph Vaughan, Austin Lamb and Stanton Cory Lamb won the three open seats in the Bakersfield School District's school board election during the April 8 General Municipal Election.
Vaughan and Austin Lamb won the two open 3-year term seats on the board. The unofficial results from the Ozark...
Photo by Karla Smith Bakersfield High School junior Miley Edens was the starting pitcher in two victories for the Lady Lions last week –a 5-2 win over Gainesville and 23-7 win over Dora.
The Bakersfield Lady Lions softball team, coached by Cainen McGinnis, started off their season with a 5-2 win over Gainesville and a 23-7 win over Dora.
Miley Edens, a junior starting pitcher for the Lady Lions, pitched a total of 86 pitches against Gainesville with 61 strikes and eight strikeouts...
Those who saw the devastation at Pride Park, Bakersfield School’s baseball and softball facility, following the March 14 tornado would be astonished to know that, thanks to the unending work of community volunteers, coaches, school staff and students, Bakersfield players can now practice on the...
Photo by Karla Smith Bakersfield’s Connor Jones goes up to score two points for the Lions during the Tuesday, Feb. 4, game against the Dora Falcons. Jones scored 14 points in the 78-41 win over the Falcons.
The Bakersfield Lions hosted the Dora Falcons on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The event was a hard-fought in front of a big crowd. At one point in the third quarter, it was a 7-point game, but Bakersfeld pulled ahead and won 78-41.
Morris Collins led the scoring for the Lions with 24 points, followed by Bodie...
Bakersfield High School held its homecoming ceremony Friday, Feb. 7, at the school. The 2025 BHS homecoming court includes, from left, freshmen attendant Bristol Robinson escorted by CJ Carey, junior attendant Saydie Alvarado escorted by Kyden Alvarado, senior candidate Sara Collins escorted by...
Photo by Zeke Yarger
Bakersfield’s First Technical Challenge team, a 6-12 grade robotics team called the Top Kats, competed on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the South Western Tournament at Drury University where they ranked 9th out of 22 teams. In this competition students are challenged to build and...
The Lady Lions traveled to Summersville last week to compete in the Big Springs Conference Tournament where they took second place.
On Saturday, Jan. 25, they beat Van Buren 43-39 in the first round. They were led by Callie Smith with 16 points, followed by Keely Stevens with 8. Others scoring for...