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The Shafter High Generals dropped their matchup with the Highland Scots on Friday night, 20-13. For the second straight week, the Generals failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities in the first half, coming away with only one score, trailing at halftime 12-6. The challenge was made even harder in the second half, when quarterback Tyson Dozhier was injured as he was playing on defense, suffering a broken collarbone. Shafter started quickly on their first drive of the game, marching down the...
The Wasco Reserve season has started out rocky after the team lost the first three games they played. The Reserve is in the six-team Pecos League Pacific Division with Bakersfield, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Martinez and San Rafael. In their first game against the Monterey Lumberjacks, the score was tied for most of the game, but the Lumberjacks pulled ahead and the game ended 12-11. The first game began with rock music greeting attendees adding a spike of energy as they climbed up the bleachers. A...
The Shafter High Lady Generals softball team advanced to the Central Section Division V Championship game with a 5-4 win against Bakersfield Christian on Tuesday afternoon. The top-ranked hosts sprinted out to a 5-0 lead by the fourth inning, thanks to some clutch hitting by Nataly Espinoza, Serenity Angulo and Alicia Pompa, who all reached base to load them up with one out. They then scored two of their runs on an infield error by the shortstop, giving Shafter a 3-0 lead. That lead reached 5-0...
This year is pitcher Ryan Schroeder's first year on the Reserve team. He was born and raised in San Diego and played at University City High School and San Diego City College. Schroeder started playing baseball when he was 4 years old at North City Youth Baseball. He received several coaches and pitching awards while in high school and won a couple of games in collegiate summer leagues. "My main position is pitcher," he said. "I have always known I was going to be a pitcher when I was younger an...
Sean Jackson joined the Reserve team this year and is an outfielder and pitcher. Jackson was born and grew up in Vallejo and Rodeo in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended John Swett High School and Contra Costa Community College as well as Simpson University in Redding. He started playing ball when he was 5 years old and this is his first time playing with the league. His favorite form of relaxation is meditation and he has three siblings. His 16-year-old brother also plays ball. “I feel [playing ball] is another form of h...
The Shafter High Generals football team ended their abbreviated season with one of the only three undefeated records in the county, going 5-0. Their final game was on Friday night, winning against one of the other four undefeated teams, the Golden Valley Bulldogs, 41-14. The Bulldogs tested the Generals' defense, with an early score that pulled the Bulldogs within 7-6 early in the game. Shafter came out and scored on their first drive of the game, which they had done in three of their four...
The Shafter High Generals proved on Friday night that they are able to step up and win even when they are not at the top of their game. Against the Lions of Mira Monte, the Generals' offense started off slowly, misfiring more than their three previous games. Shafter found a way to step up their game and win with a score of 43-6. Led by quarterback Tyson Dozier, the Generals opened the scoring with a keeper by Dozier of 10 yards. This was after a 65-yard run was called back on a holding call....
The Shafter High Generals shut down the Kern Valley Broncos, 48-0, continuing their undefeated streak since their recent win against Arvin. Celebrating their seniors during Senior Night, Quarterback Tyson Dozier tossed seven touchdown passes and 324 yards on the night. Dozier's success would not have been complete without a variety of receivers including transfer Cameron Huerta accounting for two of the touchdowns on five catches for a total of 127 yards. The game was even better for the...
The Wasco Tigers fought hard against Tulare Western High School last week, but came up short 12-8. Elias Salinas scored the touchdown and Jacob Ruiz scored the 2 points in last week's game. "We played well all game," Coach Chad Martinez said. "We limited them to 51 yards in the 1st half. The second half we played well but we gave up a touchdown in the last second." Martinez added that on the final drive Andre Cordova appeared to get an interception, but the referees ruled it a completion for...
Wasco suffered a tough loss last week against Division 1 opponent Tulare Union, 53-7. The touchdown was scored on run by Jacob Ruiz in the 2nd quarter. Wasco’s team consists of young talent that will be in the program for years. Among those impact players were Mike Dominguez, who got his first start as a freshman on the varsity team as the free safety and another freshman Ramiro “Ram” Lopez that had 6 carries and 47 yards. Of the 11 varsity starters, Wasco fields three seniors and on the defensive side, fields four seniors. The Tigers are g...
The Shafter High Generals took to the football field for the first time since the pandemic began, winning 52-3 against the Arvin Bears. The Generals began the game strong, scoring three times in the first five minutes of the game. With no kick-offs, the Bears took possession to open the game at their 20 yard line. The Generals' defense gave the offense a chance on the first play of the game as they recovered a Bears fumble, giving the offense the ball deep in Bears' territory. The Generals'...
Spring training for this year’s edition of the Wasco Reserve begins Wednesday, May 20, at the baseball diamond on Poso Drive and Poplar Avenue. The Reserve colors are maroon, Columbia blue and black, with that uniform accompanied by black shoes, socks and belt, according to team manager Bill Moore. Housing is not needed during spring training; however, once the regular season begins, the Moore will attempt to pair players with host families. The Reserve’s schedule in the league allows current college players to have have another season in uni...
The Wasco Bengals football coaches held a minicamp for youth ages 6-14 Saturday morning. The mini-camp was at Wasco High School, where over 100 participants displayed their skills for a spot on one of the cheer or football teams. Overseeing the Bengals cheer squads will be Tess Barulich. Participants numbered about 100 for the football portion and about 50 for the four cheer squads. "We have all of our JAMZ Championship varsity cheer squad returning from the JAMZ champion squad with the exceptio...
Christopher Vinnie Reyes is the latest addition to the 2020 Wasco Reserve baseball team. Christopher – who prefers to be called "Reyes" – grew up in El Monte. He graduated from Arroyo High School and attended Pasadena City College, East Los Angeles College and Lewis & Clark State College. Reyes played shortstop in high school and infield, outfield and pitcher while in college. In March 2011, he played for the East Los Angeles College Huskies, went 4-1 on the hill and was awarded Honorable Men...
The Wasco Bengals varsity cheerleaders pulled off a difficult feat at two competitions this season. Achieving a perfect score – meaning without error – is unlikely when it comes to competitive cheerleading. Add to this that this is the first year the Bengals have ever competed. In October 2019, the girls took third place in the Battle of the Bleachers in Valencia. Typically, at least one person is out of sync with the music or a stunt goes awry; however, at the Six Flags competition in Nov...
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A new coach has been added to the staff of the Wasco Reserve baseball club. Coach Jason Stowers, head coach at Kentucky Christian University, will assist Coach Bill Moore once practices begin in May. Stowers is originally from Bristol, Tenn., but lives in Grayson, Ky. He played high school ball at Tennessee High School in Bristol, and his collegiate experience was at Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Ky. Stowers said that he has coached five 1st-round draft choices in the major league basebal...
The Varsity boys basketball team played at home a week ago against the Strathmore Spartans. The game was a wild one and came down to the wire. The team lead by Coach Michael Bradley and star point guard Sebastion Lopez was ready for a gruesome battle. Both teams exchanged blows. Deep into the fourth quarter of the game, Sebastion Lopez hit a three-pointer to put the Tigers down by 1. The Tigers stayed strong on defense and got the ball back. Then, with just 11 seconds left on the clock, Andre Cordova hit the game-winning bucket – a final of 55-...
The Tigers lost to Selma, 42-7, in the second round of the Valley Championship playoffs Friday night. It ends a successful season where the WHS team went 6-6 and 3-3 in the South Sequoia League....
Coach Bill Moore of the Wasco Reserve Baseball team has signed the first players for the 2020 team. Nolan Withrow, born in 1995 from Mekinney, Texas, will join the team in Wasco when spring training begins. Withrow was homeschooled and won while playing in the Home School World Series in 2013 and 2014. "I threw a 'no-hitter' during that time," he said. Withrow is a right-hand pitcher who posted a 2.95 earned-run average and recorded a team high of six saves. "I am interested in playing for the...
The Tigers headed to East this past Friday for the round 1 matchup with the #7-ranked East Bakersfield Blades. The Tigers were the first to receive and got completely locked down, so it was the Blades' turn with the ball, and they drove down the field and were the first to score. The Tigers answered right back to tie the game with a 44-yard touchdown run from Christian Alvarez. The score was 7-7 early in the second quarter. The Blades answered right back as they drove down the field and through...
The Wasco Tigers lost in the second round of the Valley playoffs Friday night in Selma. The score that ended the Tigers' season was 42-7....
The #10-ranked Wasco Tigers defeated #7 East Bakersfield High in the first round of the Valley Championship series Saturday night. A missed field goal was the difference in the hard-fought conference at East, with a final score of 14-13. The Tigers were the first to receive and got completely locked down, so it was the Blades' turn with the ball, and they drove down the field and were the first to score. The Tigers answered right back to tie the game with a 44-yard touchdown run from Christian...
In the 93rd installment of one of the longest and fiercest rivalries in the county, the Shafter Generals held off a late charge by the Wasco Tigers Friday night and won bragging rights for the year with a 28-21 victory. But that doesn't mean the end for Wasco this year. They'll play the Arvin Bears on Saturday in the first round of the Division 4 Valley championships. The Generals have now won the "Big Game" two years in a row, with the latest game allowing the Generals to claim a share of the S...
It was rivalry week for Wasco as they travelled to Shafter for their 93rd rivalry matchup. Both teams came into the game with a lot of fury and a lot of pride, but Wasco left on the wrong end of a close game, 28-21. The Tigers were the first to receive, and it was not long before Christian Alvarez burst up the middle for an 8-yard touchdown, making the score 7-0. But Shafter answered right back as they drove down the field and evened the score. The Tigers regained the lead with a 19-yard strike from quarterback Jacob Villenueva to Andre Cordova...
