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Planning Your Game

By Spencer Shepard

AYSO Region 294 soccer scores

Submitted by Dena Griffith

AYSO Region 294 soccer scores

Submitted by Dena Griffith

AYSO Region 294 soccer scores

Submitted by Dena Griffith

Finding your fishing mojo

By Spencer Shepard

Teams yield to their stars.

Speaking Sports with TJ

MLB draft and trade thoughts

Speaking Sports With TJ Sanders

Injuries Plague Pro Athletes

Speaking Sports with TJ

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

By Mike Blake

On defense and offense Scarlett Weber and Zack Wargo stood tall

Lady Broncs soccer team upset by Cowboys in CIF-CS semi-finals

By Mike Blake

Senior Tami Mandragon scored one of the Broncs’ two goals in their CIF season-finale vs. Riverdale.

Ice cold Broncs drop CIF semi-final game to Foothill

By Mike Blake

The Kern Valley HS girls basketball team’s pre-game ritual includes applauding the starting line-up. The Lady Broncs advanced to the CIF semi-finals and missed a finals berth by one game.

Broncs track teams look for three-peat, open season this week

By Mike Blake

KVHS girls track co-captain Aspen Hacker, shown here after her gold-medal winning performance in last year’s CIF meet, is one of the returning athletes being counted on this year in pursuit of a Broncs three-peat.

Golf is back and Broncs set to tee up

By Mike Blake

After a six-year hiatus, KVHS is back in golf competition.

Lady Broncs open softball season with 22-1 win over Laton

By Mike Blake

Ava Bates led off for the Broncs and connected for three hits vs. Laton.

Broncs varsity baseball squad scores 49 runs in sweeping two games to open the season

By Mike Blake

Seth Stockwell has a big opening week for Kern Valley, belting a three-run homer against Mojave and hurling 2-2/3 hitless innings versus Laton.

KVHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Bunting scores and owns the boards

By Mike Blake

Abbott earns quarter-finals as seven Kern Valley girls wrestlers compete in CIF Sectionals

by Mike Blake

The Kern Valley High School girls wrestling team sent seven wrestlers to compete with 63 schools and 162 wrestlers at the Girls CIF Central Section Division II Championship at Morro Bay High School February 9-10

KV boys wrestlers face tough competition at CIFs in Delano

By Mike Blake

The Kern Valley boys wrestling team brought five wrestlers to the Boys CIF Central Section Division IV Championships at Cesar Chavez High School in Delano, February 9-10. Competing against 27 schools and 280 wrestlers. Kern Valley was 25th with 18.0 points. Golden West won it with 188.5 points, followed by Reedley with 155.5 and Mt. Whitney with 151.0. 

Broncs sit out a week, prepare for CIF soccer playoffs

By Mike Blake

The Kern Valley Broncs girls soccer team closed out their regular season with an 11-5-1 record and were 10-3-1 in High Desert League play. The CIF Central Section Division VI playoffs await, as  both scheduled games for last week were cancelled – February 6 vs. Bishop and February 8 at Frazier Mountain.

Broncs boys soccer closes a season of grit and determination

By Mike Blake

The Kern Valley Broncs soccer team was scheduled to play two games last week – February 6 vs. Bishop and February 8 at Frazier Mountain – but both games were cancelled.

Lady Broncs get ready for playoffs finish HDL in 2nd place

By Mike Blake

With first place in the High Desert League on the line, Kern Valley’s girls basketball team closed out the season against the Rosamond Roadrunners. The Lady Broncs faced Rosamond (18-7, 9-1 in HDL) on Tuesday, coming off a tough overtime loss to Desert, while the Roadrunners were riding a six-game win streak. 

Broncs close regular season with loss to Rosamond

By Mike Blake

The Kern Valley boys basketball team closed out the 2023-24 High Desert League season with a 75-48 loss at the hands of HDL title-winner Rosamond (17-9 overall and 11-1 in HDL play), on February 7.

Broncs baseball looks to make a run at the HDL title

By Mike Blake

Baseball season starts in a week – JV baseball starts February 20 at McFarland and Varsity begins the 2024 campaign February 22 at Mojave – and Broncs baseball coach Mike Genthner, who is in his 37th season as a baseball head coach is optimistic about the season ahead. 

2024 Lady Broncs have a new head coach and look to continue success

By Mike Blake

The 2024 Kern Valley softball season starts next week, with JV taking on McFarland, February 20 and Varsity starting the season February 22 at Mojave.