Bakersfield


Massey Hayes
  The Bakersfield High School girls golf team competed in the 2024 Class 1 District 1 golf tournament Oct. 14, at the Bill and Payne Stewart golf course in Springfield, placing seventh as a team overall. Sophomore Massey Hayes, right, placed 12th overall as an individual player out of 58...

Bakersfield Lions photo The Bakersfield Lions baseball team took second place in the Big Creek conference fall tournament last week. The team is pictured, from left, front row: Alex Helms, Ty Cotter, Eli Cotter, Tucker Keith and Tyson Bales. Back row: Paxton Cotter, David Manley, Bodie Hardin, Jake Summers, Cooper Massey, Case Lashley, Austin Durham, Ruhstyn Lovins, Kanter Bean and Davyn O’dell.
The Bakersfield Lions baseball team ended their season last week after taking second place in the Big Springs conference tournament.  The Lions played their first game against Couch and easily won the contest 19-0 with Alex Helms at the mound as the winning pitcher. Helm also aided the team with 3...
The Bakersfield Lady Lions volleyball team are 10-12 on the season, as of Monday, after taking an on-the-road  win at Dora Oct. 3 with a 3-to-2 match lead. The Lions fell to Summersville two days before, losing three matches. The girls played an away game in Couch Tuesday and will round out the...
The Bakersfield baseball team had their second loss of the fall baseball season when they fell to Hartville 6-1 on Thursday, Sept. 26, but the Lions came back strong and defeated the Dora Falcons twice in Monday night’s double-header action. The Bakersfield boys traveled to Dora to take on the...
The Bakersfield Lady Lions took three losses last week in away games against Willow Springs and Thayer and a home match-up with Dora.  The Lions varsity team lost to Willow Springs 3-0 on Monday, Sept. 9, to Thayer 3-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 10, and to Dora 2-3 on Friday, Sept. 13. The girls are...
The Bakersfield Lions hosted Seymour on Tuesday, Sept. 10 and won 15-12. Jake Summers led the way with three hits. Ty Cotter, Bodie Harden, Eli Cotter and Case Lashley each had 2 hits. The Lions hosted the Bakersfest Class on Saturday, Sept. 14. Bakersfield played Alton and won 15-4. Eli Cotter was...
The Bakersfield Lady Lions volleyball team participated in the Aug. 27 Couch Jamboree tournament alongside competitors Couch, Doniphan and Koshkonong. In the varsity’s first match up, the Lady Lions secured a win against Koshkonong, winning both matches 15-7 and 15-6. The JV team also took on and...
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...

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