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Garces Memorial High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Kristy Walker-Kobayashi as the new girls soccer coach. Walker replaces Cailtin Thompson, who stepped down after seven seasons as the Rams head coach. “Kristy has a wealth of knowledge and expertise coaching soccer at a very high level,” Garces Memorial Athletic Director Gino Lacava…

The dream is now a reality for Garces Memorial alum Jacen Roberson. The 2018 graduate and four-year varsity baseball standout for the Rams was selected in the 16th round (468th overall pick) by the Arizona Diamondbacks. This past season as a redshirt sophomore, Roberson was named All-Big West Honorable Mention for Cal State Bakersfield.  Roberson…

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…

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…

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…

In the most unprecedented of years, the Garces Memorial girls tennis team brought back some normalcy at the Southwest Yosemite League individual championships. In the first competition against Kern High School District athletics, freshman Kesley Abraham won the singles title and the duo of sophomore Kylee Limpias and Jocelyn Sala won the league doubles titles.…

The Garces Memorial High School competitive dance team made history with an overall team title in the program’s first competition last month. Over the weekend of April 23-25 in Orange County, the Rams won the overall victory in the contemporary division with a number called, “Falling” at the Thunderstruck Dance Competition, earning the Lightning Gold…