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Local swimmers make waves
The Shafter Stingrays Swim Club has continued their strong swimming season with a successful trip up the mountain, coming back from Tehachapi with several top five finishes. After fielding a full...
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Sure it wasn't football?
Despite scoring three runs in each of the last four innings, the Wasco Reserves were unable to outblast the High Desert Yardboards in an 18-13 marathon Sunday afternoon -- and stretching into the even...
Local swimmers sting the competition
The Shafter Stingrays continued the competition season with a strong performance at the recent Lakeside meet, held at Garces High School on Saturday. With a total of 23 swimmers competing in 69...
Reserves win against Whiptails, 11-9
Offense was the name of the game Friday night as the Wasco Reserves came out strong and then held on to beat the California City Whiptails, 11-9, at the Ballpark. It was a comback from aanother high-scoring game on Wasco Tribune Night Thursday,...
Hope remains despite tough start for Reserves
Despite a tough early season, the Wasco Reserves are hoping to turn things around in their inaugural season. "We're going to get better. I promise you, we will get better," Coach Bill Moore said after...
Shafter 'stings' the competition at recent meet
The Shafter Stingrays Swim Club played host on Saturday, holding a Kern County Swim meet that attracted teams from all over Kern County. There were a total of over 100 events, with over 500 swimmers...
Reserves make it 4 for 5
A four-run third inning brought it home for the Reserves Tuesday night at the Ballpark, making it four-for-five for the locals The 5-2 win makes them 7-12 so far for the season. Tyler Dupree;s single...
Reserves lose to Monterey, 5-3
The Wasco Reserves are looking to come back to Wasco fon winning note today a 7 p.m. at the ballpark against the High Desert Yardbirds. Sunday, the new team was unable to extend their two-game winning streak against the Monterey Amberjacks, losing...
Reserves lose home opener, 5-3
In the city's first major league baseball game in history, the Bakersfield Train Robbers beat the Wasco Reserves in their opening home game Saturday at the Ballpark, 5-3. Despite leading off with two...
Reserves win first game in extra innings
The Wasco Reserves won their first game of their inaugural season Monday night in Bakersfield -- and it took them plenty fo time to do it. The 2-1 victory against the Bakersfield Train Robbers at Sam...
Nataly Espinoza puts the ball over the plate for a strike.
For the second straight year, the Kern Valley Broncos ended the Shafter High Lady Generals' softball season in the semifinals of the Valley Championship tournament. The Lady Generals, who came into...
Medalist at Ninja Warrior event
Shafter boys Aaron and Micah Neufeld competed in a Ninja Warrior competition held at Freedom in Motion gym in Murrieta recently, and Aaron came home with a second-place medal. The competition was a qu...
SHS swim teams shine in Clovis
The Shafter High Generals swim teams traveled to Clovis March 29 to participate in the prestigious Clovis West Invitational Swim meet, one of the toughest competitions of the season. Over 75 swim...
Good competition at Pond Running Club
Athletes come from all over the United States to compete with the Pond Running Club. "They compete first in the Central California area, and after qualifying, then compete in the regional, which...
Boxers knockouts in Reno tourney
The Shafter Boxing Club, well-known for its ability to churn out champions, showing that there will not be any slowing down in the near future. The club has built a very strong reputation for its...
Lady Generals stay perfect in SSL
The Lady Generals softball team is on fire as they continue to dominate league opponents. Last Tuesday the ladies won a thriller in Taft, 8-5. This is the first time the Generals have beat Taft in a...
Spring sports in full swing – and on the run
The Lady Generals softball team took on Arvin March 11, and they dominated the game, winning 23-3. Then, on March 13, the Generals took on McFarland, and they run ruled the Cougars by the 5th inning,...
SHS open SSL play
The Shafter High baseball and softball teams opened league play last week after a busy nonleague season. The Generals baseball team is 5-6 overall and 0-1 in league after a 22-3 loss to Arvin. The...
Week's SHS sports
This past week the Generals baseball team played in the Wasco Tournament. The Generals went 2-1 in a tournament with very good competition. They lost the first game by a very close contest by a score of 2-1. Then they picked it up the second game by...
SHS sports calendar
Thursday, March 14 Golf at Delano, 2 p.m. Swimming vs. Taft, 4 p.m. Tennis vs. Chavez, 4 p.m. Friday, March 15 Track and Field Invitational at Buchanan High School, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16 Softball JV, tournament at Wasco Tuesday, March 19...
Spring sports start up
Spring sports are officially underway at Shafter High school. The sports include boys golf, boys tennis, swimming, softball, baseball and track. The boys tennis team has a bunch of talent ,and they...
Generals qualify wrestlers for Masters
At least three Shafter High Generals wrestlers will be in action for another week as they moved forward to qualify for the Masters tournament. Coach Rick Gabin and the Generals came into the Central S...
Teams move on to postseason
The Shafter varsity basketball team took on Kennedy on Feb. 4 in a very intense game that the Generals ended up losing, 77-72. The next day they played rival Wasco in a win-or-go- home game, since...
Generals basketball picks up the pace
The Shafter boys varsity basketball team took on Taft Tuesday, Jan. 22, and ran away in the 4th period to give them the 53-44 victory. Then, on Thursday they played a hard- fought game but came up short against McFarland, losing 54-51. This moves...
Generals prepare for SSL season's 2nd half
The Shafter High Generals have completed the first half of SSL play in basketball and soccer, with the basketball teams in the middle of the pack with records of 2-3 on the boys side and 3-2 for the L...
