Tawni Martino scored in the 69th minute as Loyola Marymount put away Cal State Bakersfield for a 3-1 victory in women's soccer on Sunday night at CSUB.

The Lions also received goals from Jordan Nelson and Nickey Ha, who gave LMU a 2-0 lead in the 24th minute.

David Childress added his name to the long list of Hobby Stock winners at Bakersfield Speedway this season.

Childress took the lead nines laps into the 25-lap race and led the rest of the way to become the 11th winner in 14 races.

Cal State Bakersfield's Lauren Holderman earned all-tournament honors after collecting a career-high 33 digs Saturday, but Gonzaga held on for a 25-22, 25-14, 19-25, 25-27, 15-13 win at the North Dakota Classic in Grand Forks, N.D.

The Roadrunners climbed out of a 2-0 game deficit to tie the match before nearly pulling out the miracle win in the fifth.

Volleyball

South tournament

Lyle Negron got to use the 2009 season as a learning experience as a college quarterback.

The sophomore from Murrieta Valley High School in Southern California backed up Logan Kilgore during BC's 10-2 season.

First in a series.

Sept. 1 is right around the corner. Do you know the significance of that date in the recruiting world? If not you need to take a step back from the process and educate yourself on the rules and regulations regarding your graduation class and sport. Below are a few simple guidelines for student athletes to review before moving forward in the fall.

Bakersfield College opens its football season a week from today when it plays host to Los Angeles Pierce College at 7 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.

Preparation for the season-opener has become more difficult since last season, when the state, because of the state budget crisis, banned preseason scrimmages between different JC squads to save money. That ban continues this year.

Freshman Tyler Shirk scored her first collegiate goal in the 50th minute Friday to help the Cal State Bakersfield women's soccer team rally for a 1-1 tie with the Eastern Washington at CSUB.

Juniors Jamie Havelin and Veronica Ramos assisted on the second-half score.

Girls tennis

Golden Valley 12, South 0

After spending the past two seasons wreaking havoc on the European Continent, Bobby Robins was looking for a possible path back to the American Hockey League.

He's found it with the Bakersfield Condors.

Volleyball

Centennial d. Visalia-El Diamante, 25-14, 25-13, 25-20

Whenever Bakersfield College played a home baseball game, or the local Cal League franchise had home games, Chuck Pierce was usually in attendance.

An avid supporter of BC baseball, Pierce died Aug. 7, reportedly from a massive heart attack while visiting his brother in Idaho. Pierce's age was not immediately available but he was believed to be about 78.

Kern County, sputhern San Joaquin Valley

BOB'S BAIT STRIPER DERBY: The month-long Bob's Bait Striper Derby kicked off August 1 with a $100 cash prize going to the angler who weighs in the biggest striper at Bob's Bait in Bakersfield during August. So far, the current leader is still Alfredo Vasquez, Bakersfield, with a seven-pounder he caught from the aqueduct. Pre-registration required.

With thousands and thousands of local doves lolling around on telephone wires, orchards, rooftops and grain fields, hunters could be in for one of the better openers when the season opens Wednesday, September 1st. However, with a cold front looming just a few days before, the majority of birds are apt to hightail it south and leave the area, where the prognosis might then be dismal. Fortunately, there are always a few birds around to keep the ammunition manufacturers in business, even when the main body ups and leaves, like they have done for four out of the past five years.

Each year, there seems to be some confusion regarding some of the laws pertaining to dove hunting, so I'll try to clear some of them up. It seems that my e-mails are always filled with the same questions, so I'll try to answer the most asked queries to the best of my ability and knowledge.

Eight days remain before Bakersfield College's season opener, and the scrimmage Thursday night is going to play a pivotal role in who winds up starting throughout the lineup.

"We'll know by Monday who the starters are, maybe sooner," coach Jeff Chudy said after Thursday night's 80-minute matchup under the lights at Memorial Stadium.

Cal State Bakersfield has added to an already deep backcourt with the signing of 6-foot-2 guard Reynaul Baker from Crenshaw High in Los Angeles.

Baker was the Coliseum League's most valuable player as a junior and senior at Crenshaw and he was twice selected as one of the top 30 players in the state by Cal-Hi Sports.

Blaze 7, Quakes 1

At Sam Lynn Ball Park

The Minnesota Wild are working on a new model to build organizational depth. The Condors were seeking a new National Hockey League affiliation.

On Wednesday, the Condors announced a one-year affiliation agreement with MInnesota before media, dignitaries and more than 100 fans at Rabobank Arena.

The Cal State Bakersfield men's soccer team concluded its preseason schedule with a convincing 2-0 victory over Trinity Western University of Canada on Wednesday evening at the Main Soccer Field.

The victory came one day after the Roadrunners took the Mexico U-20 National Team to penalty kicks after a scoreless outcome in regulation.

Cal State Bakersfield may not play a better men's soccer team this season than the Under-20 Mexican National Team that came to the CSUB Main Soccer Field Tuesday night.

"Maybe UC Santa Barbara and maybe New Mexico, but that's it," CSUB coach Simon Tobin said after the Roadrunners battled to a scoreless tie in regulation, then saw the Mexican team win 4-2 in a penalty kick shootout before 1,520 that mostly rooted for the Mexican squad.