Archive for June 2021
Garces hires Wulff as new volleyball coach as Harper steps down
Garces Memorial High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Rachel Wulff as the new volleyball coach for the Rams. Wulff replaces Kim Harper, who accepted a teaching position within the Kern High School District. “We are excited to work with Rachel,” Garces Memorial athletic director Gino Lacava said. “Her reputation as a great…
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Halevy named Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year
On Tuesday afternoon in the gym at Garces Memorial, recent graduate Alex Halevy was honored with a ceremony to celebrate being named the 2021 Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Halevy becomes the first boys soccer player from the Central Section to be named Gatorade State Player of the Year and just the…
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Buckey wins Mayor’s Trophy, surprised at a ceremony on campus
Recent Garces Memorial graduate Zach Buckey walked into the gymnasium Thursday morning without a clue of what he was walking into. In a surprise ceremony with Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh on hand, Buckey was celebrated in a small ceremony as he was awarded the 2021 Mayor’s Trophy winner. “I’m in a little bit of a…
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Walker, Pena announce retirement as cross country, track coaches at Garces
When then-Garces Memorial athletic director Vince Fanucchi hired Susan Walker as the new cross country coach on campus in 1987, he thought it was a one-year deal. Now 33 years later, Walker is leaving Garces as the longest-tenured coach in school history after announcing her retirement this week. “We were desperately in need of a…
Read MoreGarces names Eric Marsh new Director of Aquatics
Garces Memorial High School is pleased to announce Eric Marsh as the new director of aquatics. Marsh comes to Garces after six successful seasons as an assistant coach at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo and replaces Jason Gall, who resigned in April to take a job at Dallas-Jesuit High School in Texas. Marsh, an…
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