mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | October 19th, 2009
Bakersfield Jam To Hold Open Tryouts Oct. 24 – 25 In Hawthorne
Dust off your old Air Jordans. It’s time for some professional basketball tryouts.
The Bakersfield Jam, the Bakersfield area NBA D-League team affiliated with the NBA Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers, are holding an open tryouts Oct. 24 and 25 at the HAX facility in Hawthorne, Calif.
Tryouts will be held from 8 a.m. to [...]
Condors Downed 8-2 By Ontario Reign: Coach Leaves In Goalie For 7 Goals Before Pulling
It was the second game of the ECHL season and already a record was broken, not to mention the Condors morale for at least a game as they took on the Ontario Reign and were decimated 8-2.
Who knew the Reign could muster so much offense as a different Ontario team seemed to show against the [...]
Opening Night: Bako Condors Crush Ontario Reign 5-0
After what some fans called a bloody ECHL preseason (not for the home team, but their opponents) the Bakersfield Condors trounced a dismal Ontario Reign team 5-0 Friday night for the first game of the season at the Rabobank Arena in front of 5,007 fans.
Of course the pre-game started off in style with the team’s [...]
Commentary: Face News To Start 2nd Season Of Tweeting Bakersfield Condors Games
It’s all about innovation and telling a story. Even if it’s a sports story, right? Check it out…
“I imagine the ice hockey Bako Condors gearing up like gladiators, sharpening their hockey sticks, blessing the ice. And cursing LV,” I wrote on Twitter in an April 2009 Bakersfield Condors ECHL game against the Las Vegas Wranglers.
The [...]
Bakersfield Jam Add Coaches With NBA Experience
The Bakersfield Jam announced on Tuesday that Greg Minor, Mark Strickland, and Chris Leazier will be joining head coach Will Voigt as assistant coaches for the 2009-10 season, while Jeff Christensen will assist the coaches as an intern.
“We have assembled an excellent staff of coaches that understand how hard you have to work to be [...]
Raw News From The Nest: Condors Preseason Shapes Up
Face News won’t be around for the Condors first home ice preseason game on Oct. 10. But you can be. Follow @Condors for some game-time Tweets ala Face News style.
Now check out all this raw news from the Nest:
Tuesday, Oct. 6:
Condors mascot Colonel Claw’d will be at Williams Elementary School, located at 1201 Williams St. [...]
ESPN 1230 Interview: Kevin Harvick On Kern County Youth Racing Series
According to ESPN 1230, Bakersfield’s Kevin Harvick will be in Bakersfield Wednesday at Bakersfield Speedway as part of an event for the Kern County Youth Racing Series. Tickets are just $5 for adults and $3 for High School Students.
Harvick joined Corey Costelloe on Home Turf on Monday to talk about the event, as well as his struggles in [...]
Jam to Pick Fourth in D League Draft
According to ESPN 123o, the Bakersfield Jam will have the fourth overall selection in the 2009 NBA D-League draft next month, moving upone spot from the previous season where the Jam had the fifth overallselection. The lottery took place in Dallas, TX today at the League’s annual coaches meetings.
“I am excited about where we are [...]
Week 4 High School Football Scores
Thanks to ESPN 1230 for these week 4 high school football scores from around Bakersfield and Kern County.
Burroughs 26 Arvin 0
Liberty 27 Bakersfield 20
Stockdale 49 Centennial 20
Tulare Union 58 Cesar Chavez 0
Wasco 35 Corcoran 28
East 20 Highland 0
Garces 49 Golden Valley 0
Delano 36 Golden West 22
Frontier 40 North 0
Woodlake 26 Shafter 7
South 48 Foothill 28
West 42 [...]
ESPN Report: Renegades Pound Pasadena
ESPN 1230 reported that a strong pass rush and relentless defensive play led the Bakersfield College Renegades to a 34-13 win over Pasadena College at Memorial Stadium last Saturday night.
The Renegades forced two Pasadena QBs into seven total interceptions, including a third quarter Joey Bertrand pick that was returned 15 yards for a touchdown.
The ‘Gades led [...]
