Bakersfield
Bakersfield School District has two new teachers joining the district for the upcoming year. Pictured, from left, are: Rachel Roberts, high school special education teacher, and Rachel Dewy, middle school social studies and reading teacher. Both women are Bakersfield High School graduates.
Brandon Cotter, right, was named the Class 2 District 10 coach of the year. His oldest son, BHS senior Ethan Cotter, left, was also named player of the year in the district. The team, seeded third, won the district championship title May 15 after beating the number one seeded Mansfield Lions.
Bakersfield High School golfer Connor James Jones, left, placed 37th in the 2024 Class 1 State Championship meet May 13-14 at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Joplin with a score of 92 on day 1 and 86 on day 2, totaling 178. His fellow golf teammate Kyden Alvardo, right, took 70th place with a...
Bakersfield High School senior Bo Bean recently signed a national letter of intent to play baseball for North Arkansas College in Harrison, Arkansas. He is pictured here, bottom row center, with his parents Bobby and Lisa Bean. Also pictured are back row, left, Bakersfield Baseball Coach Brandon...
Bakersfield High School senior Ethan Cotter recently signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould, Arkansas. He is pictured here, bottom row center, with his parents Brandon and Brooke Cotter and BHS Head Basketball Coach James Denton, back row,...
The Bakersfield High School golf team took home the first place plaque in the April 15 Clever Invitational Golf Tournament and another first place plaque in the April 12 Willow Springs Invitational tournament. The team, pictured from left, includes: Coach Micheal Mahan, Ethan Cotter, CJ Carey,...
The Bakersfield High School golf team took second place out of 17 schools at the April 9 Seymour Boys Invitational Golf Tournament at the Marshfield Country Club. Pictured, from left, are: Cooper Massey, Connor Jones, Kyden Alverado, CJ Carey and Logan Mahan. Connor Jones shot a 78 to tie for first...
The Bakersfield High School golf team took first place in the April 3 Gainesville Bulldog golf tournament, held at Lost Woods golf course in Theodosia. Pictured, from left, are: Logan Mahan, Kyden Alvarado, CJ Carey, Connor Jones and Ethan Cotter.
The Gainesville High School golf team hosted the annual Bulldog golf tournament on Wednesday, April 3, at Lost Woods Hideaway golf course in Theodosia.
Seven different schools participated in this year’s tournament with a total of 29 golfers. The schools included Gainesville, Lutie, Bakersfield,...
Bakersfield Lady Lions senior softball player Alexis Mcghee swings at a pitch during a March 19 game against the Gainesville Lady Bulldogs, while Gainesville catcher Emory Warden plays behind the plate. The Lady Lions took the win, 7-4. photo by Karla Smith
The Bakersfield Lady Lions softball team came into the week 2-2 for the season, taking wins against Cabool and Gainesville and losses against Thayer and Hartville since the season began in mid-March.
The Lady Lions headed to Plato Monday for a game that could potentially decide who the first-seed...
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...