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The Bakersfield Voice Sunday, February 27, 2011
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YOUR SPORTS
High school star ‘bears the torch’ for multiple-sports athletes ee whiz! Seems like a month of Sundays since the last column was contrived. Let’s see, based on an average month, you get about four Sundays so you divide a month by four and times it by 30, and there you have it. Yep, forty-three days ... with “seems” being the key word in the paragraph. Lots of good local sporting events happening this time of year. High school basketball and soccer playoffs ramping up, high school wrestling championships up for grabs, CSUB baseball once again delivering its pitch to the community, the Condors scrapping hard, BC baseball and softball, etc. Now that the weather is starting to break a bit, treat yourself to some local sporting fare to support our athletes and to perhaps jumpstart your personal fitness campaign as March approaches. When I was growing up (still am!), my buddies and I seamlessly went from football to basketball to baseball while in high school. Why? Because there wasn’t much
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pete on the softball team and is one of the top soccer goalies in Kern County for the number-one ranked Division II Titans. Thank you for bearing the torch for multiple-sport athletes, Tavia. You are certainly an inspiration. Well, looks like NASCAR has a new “The Kid” moniker to banter around now that 20-year-old Trevor Bayne broke through at the Daytona 500 for his first win. A neophyte to be sure, Bayne was hoping for a little experience at Daytona Beach — and got a whole lot more than he bargained for. The circuit was in need of this type of infusion as attendance waned in 2010, such to the point of threatening its economical future. Nice to see a fresh face in the winner’s circle. No kidding. Puh-lease, would someone hurry up and sign Carmelo Anthony? That NBAdriven drama played itself out some time ago. Looks like the New York Knicks are on the verge of exterminating daily ‘Melo headlines by trading for him, but you never know. He’s played every suitor like a fid-
else going on to bide our time. Rarely do you see three-sport athletes these days. It’s a sign of the times that the electronic age has garnered its share of the attention of students — and perhaps inhibited some from more involvement in school athletics. Strictly my perception. I know that there are kids playing multiple sports and I would like to recognize one student from Frontier High. Her name is Sports columnist Tavia Rutherford. I do not know Tavia personally. I do know that Tavia is a threesport athlete and I shall add “star” as well. Tavia played on the golf team, will com-
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dle and the tune has become sour. Professional golfer Freddie Couples tried to turn back the hands of time on President’s Day weekend but came up short against Australia’s Aaron Baddeley. The 51-year-old Couples was in the running for the Northern Trust title at Riviera in “El Lay” but looked fatigued and ran out of gas on Sunday’s back nine. Have you noticed how silently the San Antonio Spurs have carved out the best record in the NBA at the All-Star break? It’s as if they’ve taken on the persona of their veteran leader Tim Duncan whose demeanor as a modest mouse is very deceiving. Uh-oh! Did I just utter Modest Mouse? Music. REO Speedwagon at The Fox Theater on April 17. (I just want to) “Keep On Lovin' You.” It was splendid to see the fan support on February 16 at Rabobank Arena as the CSUB Roadrunners played host to the Fresno State Bulldogs. The second-largest crowd to attend a CSUB game at “The
Rabo” saw a great first half. Unfortunately, the ‘Runners couldn’t sustain their momentum in the second half. C’mon Albert Pujols. Please do not hold baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals hostage for the highest per/year contract in the history of the sport. You are a good guy who has put up Hall-Of-Fame numbers in your career, assumingly without the help of PEDs. St. Louis has been good to you. Please reciprocate the love for their sake. (Unless, of course, you want to sign with the Giants!). The Chicago Bulls have been calmly laying in the weeds waiting for the soon-tobe return of Joakim Noah and his energy and will make a very deep run in the NBA playoffs. Point guard extraordinaire Derrick Rose will orchestrate that title run. Thought For The Day: Consciously think downstream and go with the mental flow as thinking upstream takes more effort. See you in a month of Sundays.
YOUR SCHOOLS
YOUR SPORTS
Meet The Voice’s star athlete: Anthony Mariscal
Future scientists match wits at Kern Co. Science Bowl
Nominated by Elizabeth Mariscal
COURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD or the third year in a row, Dos Pueblos High School of Goleta won the Kern County Regional Science Bowl at California State University, Bakersfield. Second place went to Stockdale High School and third place went to Centennial High School, both in Bakersfield. The Dos Pueblos team will now advance to the National Science Bowl sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., April 28-May 2. The speedy final round included many buzzes by the competitors before moderator Miles Muzio, meteorologist for KBAK-29 Eyewitness News, finished giving the multiple choice answers. “I’m always impressed by the level of knowledge of the students here,” Muzio said during the awards ceremony. “Congratulations to all.” This year marks the 14th year the Science Bowl has been hosted by CSUB, and the 19th year Kern County has hosted the regional competition. The event featured 150 students from 15 high schools competing in a question-answer quiz format that covers biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, Earth science and astronomy. The event is sponsored by Occidental of Elk Hills and Aera Energy. Dos Pueblos team captain Ilan Goodman said the students put a lot of energy into preparing for the competition. “We’ve been practicing all year. We have meetings every week and more than once a week since New Years. We mostly do practice questions and read textbooks on subjects we haven’t had classes on,” he said. The final question of the day was: “What oceanic plate sits west of the South American Plate, forming a convergent boundary?” The answer, given correctly by the Dos Pueblos team, was the Nazca Plate. Thomas Meyer, CSUB professor of physics and computer science and coordinator of the event, said he was pleased by the good sportsmanship of all the students in today’s competition. “They’re amazing,” he said. “That’s why we do it. These are such fantastic kids. Every time I participate in this, I think, ‘The future of America is in good hands — scientifically speaking, that is.’” To learn more about participating in, sponsoring or volunteering for next year’s Science Bowl, contact Penny Lampkins at 654-3082 or plampkins@csub.edu.
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nthony Mariscal was named the 2011 Eastbay Youth All-American Offensive MVP on January 9 in San Antonio, Texas. Mariscal had 13 carries for 130 yards; he had a 67 yard punt return for a TD to start the game; and, a 50-yard rushing TD to end the game to seal the deal for the West, 35-20. Mariscal is a two time Eastbay Youth All American from Bakersfield and was considered to be the “Meat and Potato’s” for the West team by the commentators. Do you have a son, daughter, grandkid or buddy who is your pick for MVP? Nominate them for The Bakersfield Voice's Star Athlete by going to: www.bakersfieldvoice.com and posting an article and photo. Nominations should tell us in 50 words or less what makes this youth a star athlete — and remember, your nomination MUST include a photo in jpeg format.Winners will be featured in a future print edition of The Bakersfield Voice!
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Anthony Mariscal
Way to go Bakersfield Gunners
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he Bakersfield Gunners U09 boys team took first place on February 12 at the CSUB tournament. Team players are: Jonah, Sho, Eli, Michael, Alvaro, Angel. Acting coach is Shelton Stevens. Coaches not in picture are: Brian Smith and Mark Handy.
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Dos Pueblos High School of Goleta (Santa Barbara County) won first place during the 19th annual Kern County Regional Science Bowl at California State University, Bakersfield Feb. 12. From left: Moderator Miles Muzio, meteorologist for KBAK-29 Eyewitness News; Coach Chris Jones; students Daniel Richman, Ilan Goodman, Daniel Gay, Michael Feldman, and Andy (Anthony) Granatelli; and CSUB science professor and Science Bowl coordinator Thomas Meyer.
Second place winners of the Kern County Regional Science Bowl at California State University, Bakersfield was Stockdale High School. From left: Chun Ming Ip, Anthony Ramirez, Adwight Risbud and Alan Xu.
Coming in third was Centennial High School. From left: Coach Colin Smith, students Daisy Zamora, Zaidong Yang, Billy Reynolds, Zach Lotze and Kevin Catapang.
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