SANTA CLARITA -- Kimmie Lockhart pitched a four-hitter with five strikeouts, and Adriana Correira ripped a two-run homer to lead College of the Canyons to a 4-1 victory Thursday over Bakersfield College in a showdown between the Western State Conference's top two softball teams.

Canyons (29-2-1) improved to 8-2 in the WSC. BC 22-8, 7-4. The Renegades' Julie Estep struck out six and walked one. BC hosts Glendale in a doubleheader at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Johnny Carter, the Ridgeview alumnus who won the CIF state triple jump championship as a freshman in 2008, is back in the track and field spotlight.

Carter, now a freshman at Academy of Art University in San Francisco who also competes for the U Knight Track Club, set a new personal record with a triple jump of 15.71 meters (51 feet, 6 inches) last month at the Aggie Open in Davis.

Johnny Carter, the Ridgeview alumnus who won the CIF state triple jump championship as a freshman in 2008, is back in the track and field spotlight.

Carter, now a freshman at Academy of Art University in San Francisco who also competes for the U Knight Track Club, set a new personal record with a triple jump of 15.71 meters (51 feet, 6 inches) last month at the Aggie Open in Davis.

REEDLEY -- Brad Lindsley and Darion Nunn combined on a five-hit shutout to lead Bakersfield College to a 9-0 win over Reedley College at the Sequoias baseball tournament Wednesday.

Lindsley (3-3) allowed four hits in six innings. Nunn finished up with three innings to earn his first save of the season.

REEDLEY -- Brad Lindsley and Darion Nunn combined on a five-hit shutout to lead Bakersfield College to a 9-0 win over Reedley College at the Sequoias baseball tournament Wednesday.

Lindsley (3-3) allowed four hits in six innings. Nunn finished up with three innings to earn his first save of the season.

Ownership and a long overdue facelift to Sam Lynn Ballpark won't be the only changes for the Bakersfield Blaze when the club opens its 71st season tonight against the Visalia Rawhide.

There will also be plenty of new faces up and down the roster as the Blaze return just four players from 2011 to begin their second season as the Class-A Advanced affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

Ownership and a long overdue facelift to Sam Lynn Ballpark won't be the only changes for the Bakersfield Blaze when the club opens its 71st season tonight against the Visalia Rawhide.

There will also be plenty of new faces up and down the roster as the Blaze return just four players from 2011 to begin their second season as the Class-A Advanced affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

Having won the Bay Cities Racing Association Dirt Midget championship last season, Bakersfield's Shannon McQueen is focused on winning the USAC Western States Midget championship this season.

Saturday night she'll be competing at Bakersfield Speedway for the first time since 2010 as the USAC Series returns to the third-mile clay oval.

Having won the Bay Cities Racing Association Dirt Midget championship last season, Bakersfield's Shannon McQueen is focused on winning the USAC Western States Midget championship this season.

Saturday night she'll be competing at Bakersfield Speedway for the first time since 2010 as the USAC Series returns to the third-mile clay oval.

VISALIA -- Justin Kelly improved to 4-0 with a complete-game four-hitter to lead Bakersfield College past College of the Sequoias 11-2 Tuesday.

The Renegades (18-8), ranked No. 8 in Southern California, had 16 hits and scored five runs in both the first and eighth innings.

VISALIA -- Justin Kelly improved to 4-0 with a complete-game four-hitter to lead Bakersfield College past College of the Sequoias 11-2 Tuesday.

The Renegades (18-8), ranked No. 8 in Southern California, had 16 hits and scored five runs in both the first and eighth innings.

SANTA BARBARA -- Senior right-hander Spenser Messmore tossed his second straight complete game to lead Cal State Bakersfield to an 8-2 win at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday afternoon.

Messmore, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in the nation in ERA (0.67), allowed six hits, walked three and struck out four.

SANTA BARBARA -- Senior right-hander Spenser Messmore tossed his second straight complete game to lead Cal State Bakersfield to an 8-2 win at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday afternoon.

Messmore, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in the nation in ERA (0.67), allowed six hits, walked three and struck out four.

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The first thing Blaze fans will notice when they show up to opening night on Thursday is a re-surfaced parking lot at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

That's one of several improvements that will be in place by the time Thursday's 7:15 p.m. game time arrives and the first batter from the Visalia Rawhide comes to the plate.

The first thing Blaze fans will notice when they show up to opening night on Thursday is a re-surfaced parking lot at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

That's one of several improvements that will be in place by the time Thursday's 7:15 p.m. game time arrives and the first batter from the Visalia Rawhide comes to the plate.

Time and again, a victorious athlete will give himself the ultimate vote of confidence: "Even with the odds stacked against me, I knew I had it the whole time."

And then there's D.J. Johnson. The East High senior defended his 18-and-younger division title at the Central California Junior Tennis Championships on Monday at the Bakersfield Racquet Club, beating Eli Whittle of Nipomo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Time and again, a victorious athlete will give himself the ultimate vote of confidence: "Even with the odds stacked against me, I knew I had it the whole time."

And then there's D.J. Johnson. The East High senior defended his 18-and-younger division title at the Central California Junior Tennis Championships on Monday at the Bakersfield Racquet Club, beating Eli Whittle of Nipomo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Bakersfield High senior Natrelle Demison won a senior national championship at the NHSCA National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Virginia Beach, Va.

Demison, who took fourth at the CIF State Championships last month, beat Cole Moseley of Tennessee with an 11-1 major decision in the 138-pound national championship on Sunday.