Bakersfield News, Southern Section Football Turmoil

Bakersfield local headlines include a suspected DUI crash leaving a man in critical condition, the Foo Fighters selling tickets for a Nov. 3, 2025 Nile Theater show, a new lawsuit against CSU Bakersfield, newly released federal court documents with disturbing details in a child sex-crimes case involving a BPD detective, and open-house tours through Nov. 16 for the 2025 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. Southern Section high school football is in turmoil after a transfer-crackdown produced numerous ineligibility rulings, forfeited games and multi-year bans, prompting commissioner Mike West to warn schools the section is increasingly adept at catching paperwork issues and leading programs including Long Beach Poly to withdraw from the playoffs amid investigations. Michigan State’s rebuild under coach Jonathan Smith shows mixed results, with an 8–15 overall record (5–1 nonconference, 3–12 Big Ten) as the Spartans average 22.0 points while allowing 28.4. The Tennessean profiles deputy director of photography Denny Simmons, highlighting decades of photojournalism that capture emotion and community amid the shift from film to digital. In Week 12 of the L-L League playoffs, heated rematches and rivalry games — including Wilson vs. York, Manheim Township vs. Hempfield, Conestoga Valley vs. Exeter, and Lampeter-Strasburg vs. Wyomissing — set the stage for high-stakes postseason battles.