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Wasco High head football coach Chad Martinez resigned on Friday, saying in his resignation letter he "was informed the program needed new direction." The leadership shift seemed to be a surprise to most everyone, including the coach, who said in resignation letter posted on the Wasco High Football page on Facebook that "he fully intended on returning and had begun preparations for the 2025 season." He said in the letter that did not want to "stand in the way of progress," and wished whoever the...
Due to staffing issues, last week’s paper was a bit top-heavy with Wasco news. We endeavor to provide a balanced report between the two communities we serve, and this week you’ll see more Shafter news. You can expect this to be the case week after week.. We appreciate your loyalty and your commitment to The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune. --Michael Schroeder, Publisher...
Readers of the Wasco Tribune will notice a new byline beginning this week. Veronica Jacuinde has been a contributing writer for Stanislaus Connections Magazine, a publication in her native Modesto. There, she covered community leaders, nonprofit organizations, special events and other matters related to the city. "We're looking forward to Veronica's arrival, and taking advantage of her reporting and writing skills," said Publisher Michael Schroeder. "She has great experience, and she's a very...
The city has been going in "the wrong direction" for the last 13 years in fixing its crumbling water infrastructure, and it will have to spend millions – likely $30 million plus -- to fix it, City Manager Daniel Ortiz-Hernandez told the City Council Tuesday night. A study more than a decade ago made it clear the city needed to move to replace its aging water wells, and add storage for millions of gallons in order to protect the system from spikes in usage. This was merely to keep up with c...
The Pecos League has delayed its season until July 1, according to Wasco Reserve manager Bill Moore. That means the Reserve professional baseball team won't be returning to the Wasco Recreational Ballpark in Wasco at least until then -- and maybe not at all this season. The league will start the season with four teams playing in Houston on July 1, but Wasco was not one of those invited to attend. All teams in the league will then play the rest of a 36-game season in one or two ballparks on the West Coast, yet to be determined. Possible...
The Wasco Reserves are looking to end a long losing streak over the next week. That string goes back to July 8 when the team beat the cellar-dwelling California Whiptails, 5-3, just prior to the All-Star break. And they'll have plenty of chances to do it at home. Only one game is on the road starting tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. against the Monterey Amberjacks. That one road game is only down the highway at Bakersfield on Friday, against the Bakersfield Train Robbers at 7:45 p.m. (thanks to Sam...
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 evening. The 4-hour, 20 minute game in Adelanto included 3 homes runs among the 24 total hits. Although he only lasted a little more than an inning, Matt Willimas took the loss, in a game that included 24 walks between the two teams. Wasco was actually winning going into the fourth inning, but three run...
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 another high-scoring game on Wasco Tribune Night Thursday, where they came out on wrong end of a 9-8 score against the Monterey Amberjacks before over 350 fans. It was a big night for third-baseman Austin Hoffman, who came up with a home run and four RBIs. L. Jackson also homered, and Ethan Skowronski had four RBIs. Thanks to strong backing from his teammates at...
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 their loss on Tuesday night to the Bakersfield Train Robbers, 3-2 at the Ballpark. And it has been a tough season so far. At 3-9, the Reserves sit in bottom of the Pecos League standings. But Moore sees some light ahead. "We have some good players, just not enough of them," he said. This is his fou...
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 brought in two runs (JJ Santa had doubled already) before he came in on Austin Hoffman's two-run homer in the middle of the inning. Defensively, Arten Rank went four strong innings, and AJ Clayton got the win from his two innings on the mound. Adam Ramirez got the save. The Reserves are back at the...
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 runs in the bottom of the third inning, the Reserves didn't hold on for long, giving up three runs in the top of the fourth. They tied it up in the bottom of the seventh, but two runs on a single and a double in next inning took hem their their third loss. Catch Charlie Padilla had two hits in four...
