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Kirk Barron

Kirk began at The Record in 2007 after graduating from California State University, Chico, with bachelors of arts degrees in journalism and psychology. He has experience as a copy editor, sports reporter, general assignment news reporter and in public relations for an independent minor league baseball team.

In defense of Braden’s career line

By Kirk Barron | Published: May 10, 2010 | 0 Comments
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dallas Braden throws to the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. Sunday, May 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) I keep reading about how unimpressive Dallas Braden’s career stats are after his perfect game on Sunday. Many reference his career 4.62 ERA and 17-23 [...]
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Edison at Stagg: Part 2

By Kirk Barron | Published: November 5, 2009 | Comments closed
I haven’t seen Stagg (6-2, 1-2 TCAL) yet this year so I’m looking forward to seeing how good they are in person when they play Edison (5-3, 3-0 TCAL) tomorrow.  The Delta Kings have already clinched their first winning season in years and their final game is against a McNair team that has been shut [...]
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Edison at Stagg: Part 1

By Kirk Barron | Published: November 3, 2009 | Comments closed
This is my second year covering high school football in San Joaquin County and I’ve started to get comfortable with the personality of the area. I grew up in a small town in northern California and went to Corning Union High School in the Northern Section so I was unfamiliar with the rivalries and history [...]
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Edison edges West, T-CAL gets interesting

By Kirk Barron | Published: October 24, 2009 | Comments closed
Going in to Friday’s football game between Edison High School (4-3, 2-0 TCAL) and West High School (1-6, 0-2 TCAL) it was difficult to tell just how good, or bad either team was. After Edison’s 22-21 victory, there are still plenty of questions. The big story from the game was West’s 35-yard field goal attempt with [...]
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