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Fulfilling a life-long dream, Garces Memorial High School senior Zach Buckey made a verbal commitment to play football at Stanford University last week. Buckey, a two-sport standout for the Rams, will follow in his footsteps of his father, Jeff, as a football player at Stanford. Jeff Buckey starred for the Cardinal from 1993-96 before being…

J.J. Uphold is no stranger to moving.  Because of his father’s career, the Garces Memorial High School senior and his family has lived in Bangladesh, Kuwait and Calgary, the last stop before arriving in Bakersfield before his seventh grade year at Norris Middle School. Uphold has now made a decision that will take him three…

On Tuesday morning in front of the Garces Memorial High School campus, Alexsia Drulias joined a short list of standout scholar-athletes in Kern County history. Drulias, a recent graduate of Garces, was presented with the 2019-20 Mayor’s Trophy by Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh during a socially-distanced ceremony. Drulias becomes the ninth Garces student to win…

Garces Memorial High School has finalized the varsity football schedule for the amended 2020-21 season beginning in January. The Rams will open the season on the road against Clovis West at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School in Clovis on Jan. 8. The home opener is Jan. 15 against Santa Barbara-Bishop…

On Monday morning, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and the Central Section put out scheduled dates for the start of high school sports for the 2020-21 school year. Although most of the state of California is currently unable to gather and COVID-19 protocols have most schools using distance learning to start the 2020-21 school year,…

As the entire state of California awaits the news from the CIF on Monday morning regarding the fate of high school sports, let’s take a look back at the 2019-20 year for Garces Memorial High School athletics. Through this look-back, we take the trip down memory lane of one of the most rewarding and challenging…

Alexsia Drulias has created a lasting legacy at Garces Memorial through hard work and determination in and out of the classroom. Through all of that, her efforts are being recognized as one of the top female student-athletes in Kern County. Drulias is one of five female finalists for the Jim Tyack Award, presented annually for…

Over Easter Break, The Bakersfield Californian and its prep sports section BVarsity unveiled the 2019-20 Winter Sports All-Area teams, and there were plenty of Garces Memorial athletes recognized.  Junior Alexander Halevy was named the All-Area Boys Soccer Co-Player of the Year, an honor bestowed upon the best athlete in each sport throughout Kern County. Halevy…

The Garces boys soccer team is well represented in this season’s Southwest Yosemite All-League team, led by junior Alexander Halevy, voted league player of the year. A total of 12 Garces boys soccer players and four from the Garces girls soccer team were named to the All-SWYL teams. Halevy led the league with 31 goals…