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— From the blog of Olivia Garcia, vice resident of content for The Bakersfield Californian and its subsidiary, Mercado Nuevo, the publishing company of MÁS Magazine:

The Fifth annual Dolores Huerta Foundation Golf Tournament will take place Oct. 9 at the Sycamore Canyon golf course in Arvin.

My fellow boxing aficionados, I know it’s been awhile since I’ve filled you in on the latest and greatest in the world of boxing.

I had the opportunity to interview a man who truly is giving back to Kern County. His name is Martin Barron, a local guy who grew up on the east side of Bakersfield. Martin works full-time for the Ker...

Former Bakersfield children’s doctor, Ruben Diaz, had a Las Vegas elementary school dedicated to his memory on March 25. Diaz, who was born and educated at Bakersfield schools, moved to Las Veg...

Manuel Quezada. Just who is this guy? The man is somewhat of a phantom in the local boxing scene. Like a superhero in a Marvel comic book, he enters the ring, gets a victory and disappears from the...

Wow, did you see that fight? I’m talking about the “Sugar” Shane Mosley vs. Antonio “The Tijuana Tornado” Margarito Welterweight Super bout, which has become one of the m...

  Tryouts for the girls fastpitch softball 12U, 14U and 16U 2009 season will be held on Oct. 11 at Dave Frye Field adjacent to Sam Lynn Ball Park. 12U tryouts: 8 to 10:30 a.m. 14U tryouts: ...

While freestyle wrestler Henry Cejudo basks in the glow of his recent Olympic gold medal success, his family story as the son of undocumented immigrants underscores a punitive federal policy that ...

Nancy Rodriguez wanted to play volleyball. She was good at it — in fact, her coaches thought she was a phenomenal athlete — but Rodriguez wasn’t showing up for practice. Turns out...