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Photo courtesy Bakersfield School Lions take first at Flippin tournament The Bakersfield Lions took first place at the Flippin (Arkansas) Wood Bat Tournament last week. Pictured (front row) from left, are Davin O’dell, Rhustyn Lovins, Eli Cotter, Tucker Keith, Alex Helms, Ty Cotter, Jake Summers; (back row) Ethan Cotter, Austin Durham, Cooper Massey, Bo Bean, Bodie Hardin, AJ Hensley, Emmett Farel, Johnny Everett and Tyson Bales.
The Bakersfield Lions baseball team, coached by Brandon Cotter,  have four  games under their belts and hold a spotless 4-0 record for the season so far.  The team routed Eminence 13-2 in the season opening road game on Tuesday, March 19, before heading to the Flippin Wood Bat Tournament where they...
The Bakersfield Lions baseball team, under the direction of Coach Brandon Cotter, kicked off its season Tuesday night in a game against Eminence. The Lions continue play this week with the March 21-22 Flippin Wood Bat Tournament.  The Bakersfield Lady Lions, under the direction of Coach Caiden...

Bakersfield Lady Lions Head Coach Micheal Mahan celebrates an exceptional play during the Lady Lions semi-final district game against the Hartville Eagles. Bakersfield was seeded fourth in the tournament and won the contest, 48-35, against first seeded Hartville. Photo by Karla Smith
Bakersfield Lady Lions Head Coach Micheal Mahan was recently named White River Conference Coach of the Year. He reflected on the girls’ season, saying he’s proud of the group this year for fighting hard when the going got tough.  “We started off the season 5-0 and suffered our first loss to Norwood...
The Bakersfield Lions traveled to Couch Friday, Feb. 9 and defeated the Indians 86-74. In a homecoming win, the Lions beat Niangua 80-73 Saturday, Feb. 10.  The Lions, now 15-10 for the season, are scheduled to play at Koshkonong this week at 5:30 p.m Thursday, the last game before the Feb. 20-24...
The Bakersfield Lady Lions defeated the Van Buren Lady Bulldogs 61-51 at Summersville Monday, Feb. 5. “I’m really proud of my girls,” said Coach Micheal Mahan. “They pulled off a nice win against a very tough, young Van Buren team. Jessi Keith led the scoring with 21 points, followed by Keely...
  The 2024 Bakersfield High School homecoming ceremony was held Saturday night, Feb. 10, where Bo Bean was crowned king and Jessie Keith was crowned queen. The full homecoming court, pictured above, included: from left: Eli Cotter, Brooks Amburgy, Rorie Collins, Jacob Watlington , Brooklynn  Kaiser...
Lady Lions took a 61-51 win Monday night, Feb. 5, in their match-up against the Van Buren Lady Bulldogs at Summersville High School, bringing their record to 12-8 on the season. The Lady Lions are scheduled to play Couch this Friday (Feb. 9) and Dora Monday (Feb. 13). They’ll have one more away...

Ozarks Sports Zone photo The Bakersfield Lady Lions took third place at the Cabool Classic Tournament held last week. Members of the team and their coaches are, from left, (front row) manager Chloe Harris, Keely Stevens, Jessi Keith, Callie Smith and Sara Collins; (back row) Assistant Coach Heather Smith, Lily Williams, Sadie Davidson, Madison Melvin, Hadley Stevens, Riley Summers, Abbigail Guffey, Mason Mahan-Manager, and Head Coach Micheal Mahan. Not pictured and absent: Reinna Velasquez and manager Cooper Massey.
The Bakersfield Lady Lions took third place at the Cabool Classic Tournament last week. The Lady Lions, who are having a tremendous season, were seeded in the number one spot at the tournament, and had a bye in the first round. They took on Mansfield in the semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, where they...

The Bakersfield Lions brought home the Houston Boys Basketball Tournament championship trophy after defeating Cabool 65-58 Saturday, Jan. 20. Members of the team are, from left, (front row) Eli Cotter, Tyler Cotter, Kyden Alvarado, Bodie Hardin; (back row) Head Coach James Denton, Connor Jones, Morris Collins, Ethan Cotter, Bo Bean, AJ Hensley, Jesse Tackitt, Mason Bean, Hayden Sanders and Coach Cainen McGinnis. 
The Bakersfield Lions dominated the Houston Boys Basketball Tournament last week and brought home the championship trophy after defeating the Cabool Bulldogs 65-58 Saturday, Jan. 20. “I am extremely proud of how our guys competed this week. We had a lot of guys step up and play great roles which...

Bakersfield’s Ethan Cotter, left, and Morris Collins were named to the Seymour Bank’s 2024 Winter Classic all-tournament team.
The Bakersfield Lions boys basketball team took home the second place trophy at the Seymour Bank 2024 Winter Classic tournament, after a 85-66 loss to the talented Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish boys. Bakersfield’s Morris Collins and Ethan Cotter were named to the all-tournament team.  The JV...

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