MOUNT SHASTA – The Mt. Shasta Lady Bears varsity basketball team finished second at the Mt. Shasta Holiday Tournament over the weekend.

The Lady Bears opened the tourney with a resounding 64-20 win over the Dunsmuir Lady Tigers. Taylor Hansen led all scorers with 14 points. Kendra Woodglass put up 13, and Jeana Michels had 11 points. Katie McIntyre and Heather Coe each had eight points for the Lady Tigers.

In the semi-final game, Mt. Shasta dominated River Valley, 44-31. The Lady Bears led 12-2 at the end of the first quarter, 23-12 at the half, and 35-18 after three

quarters. Hansen recorded 12 points, and Amanda Amesbury scored 10 points for the Lady Bears. Michels and Donnetta Young each contributed six points.

The Lady Bears overwhelmed their first two opponents, but the tables turned in the championship game, as Central Valley handed Mt. Shasta a 46-29 loss. CV led 15-0 at the end of one quarter, and 24-6 at the half.

Young had 12 points for the Lady Bears. Amesbury scored six. Hansen and Amesbury were selected for the All-Tourney team.

The Lady Bears’ (3-5) next action is against Yreka (5-3) on Friday, December 19.

MOUNT SHASTA – The Yreka Lady Miners rebounded from a 55-39 semi-final loss to eventual Holiday Tourney winner Central Valley, with a 64-41 thumping of the River Valley Falcons for third place. Yreka Coach Debbie Fogle made liberal use of her bench throughout the contest, with all players making a contribution.

Carrie Watson opened the game from long distance, giving the Lady Miners a 3-0 lead. River Valley came back with a pair of buckets to go up 4-3, but then Yreka went on one of its trademark runs, out scoring River Valley 13-3 the rest of the quarter to lead 16-7. Sara Cabitto, Marissa Allen, Katie Todd, and Adriana Scala all

scored during the run, with Ashley Lemos stroking a 3-ball.

The Lady Miners continued the run in the second quarter by scoring the first eight points, making the total run 21-3, and building their lead to 24-7. River Valley came back later in the quarter, but Yreka still led 31-19 at the half.

Yreka continued to dominate in the third quarter, building a 20 point advantage 45-25. Watson had eight points in the quarter. The teams exchanged hoops for most of the fourth quarter, with Yreka going on to win 64-41.

Watson went off for 20 points. Scala had 18, and Lemos was good for 14 points. Watson and Macy Ferrari, who had a strong first game of the tourney, were named to the All-Tourney team.

Yreka (5-3) takes on Mt. Shasta (3-5) on Friday, December 19.

ROGUE RIVER, Ore – The Etna Lions and Lady Lions competed in the Rogue River Holiday Classic over the weekend, with the Boys taking second, and the girls the consolation.

Etna’s boys opened the tournament with a 47-38 win over McKenzie. Ryan Hicks put up 15 points for the lions. Brent Davis had 14, and Erik Anaya scored 9. (more…)

Scores

Saturday, December 13

Girls/Women’s Basketball

Yreka 64 – River Valley 41
Yreka: Carrie Watson 20, Adriana Scala 18, Ashley Lemos 14
Yreka takes 3rd at Mt. Shasta Tourney. Watson and Macy Ferrari are All-Tourney

Dunsmuir 21 – Del Norte 54
Dunsmuir: Taylor Fessler 12
Dunsmuir finishes 8th at Mt. Shasta Tourney

Weed 46 – Quincy 48
Weed:Sierra Skeen 15, Kera Vogel 9, Nicolette Neel 8
Weed finishes 6th at Mt. Shasta Tourney

Mt. Shasta 29 – Central Valley 46
Mt. Shasta: Donnetta Young 12, Amanda Amesbury 6
Mt. Shasta takes 2nd at Mt. Shasta Tourney. Taylor Hansen and Amesbury are All-Tourney

Etna @ Rogue River Tourney

COS 47 – Fullerton 56
COS takes second at Alan Hancock Tourney

Boys/Men’s Basketball

Yreka 43 – Pierce 36
Yreka: Gareth Watkins 20, Andrew Ward 11
Yreka takes consolation at Mt. Shasta Tourney. Watkins is All-Tourney

Dunsmuir 44 – Quincy 64
Dunsmuir : Erin Kirch 12, Jake McIntyre 12, Matt Norton 7
Dunsmuir finishes 8th at Mt. Shasta Tourney

Weed 46 – Mt. Shasta 50
Mt. Shasta: Steven Reed 14, Jake Padula 10, Gene Kenyon 7, Zack Morris 6, Tim Jaegel 6. Reed and Morris are All-Tourney
Weed: Aaron Power-Bearden 20, Jake West 10. Zack Vogel and Jake West are All-Tourney
Mt. Shasta takes 3rd at Mt. Shasta Tourney. Weed is 4th.

Etna 41 – Chiloquin 52
Etna: Erik Anaya 10, Clint Eastlick 9, Ryan Hicks 8, Brent Davis 8
Etna takes 2nd place at Rogue River Tourney. Anaya is All-Tourney

Happy Camp @ Westwood Tourney

COS 85 – Sac City 60 (more…)

Okay, so this one is a little late being announced. Football season is over and we’ve moved on to basketball. However, sophomore Lucas Case made an impact on the Etna Lions varsity football team that will be remembered for quite some time.

Along with his brother Alex, Lucas gave the Etna Lions a potent running attack that helped them to their best record in several years at 8-4.

Case led the Lions in rushing with 837 yards (5^th in SCL), averaging almost seven yards per carry. Case was also second on the team in sacks (3rd in SCL, 9^th in section), and third in tackles. Along with the stats, when Case hits someone they stay hit, and that makes him an Impact Player Award winner.

The Impact Player Award is given on a monthly basis and goes to Siskiyou County high school athletes, male or female, that have had a significant impact on the success of their team. I select the players based on my own observations, often in consultation with the player’s coaches.

A total of four awards are given each month and are not school specific; they can go to a player at any school that Siskiyou Youth covers. Winners receive Impact T-shirts that were designed by Golden Grotto. The T-shirts and award are cosponsored by Siskiyou Youth and KWCH radio 102.3/101.7.

Volleyball

Shasta Cascade League MVP: Claire Pynes

All-League: Sarah Loogman

Honorable Mention: Annalesia Nadig

Soccer

All-League: Erik Anaya

Honorable Mention: Brent Davis

Football
All-League (California 8-Man)
Erin Kirch
Corey Knowles
Nathan Gonzales

Honorable Mention
LT Hisey
Jacob Mekeel (more…)

YREKA – The Yreka Miners boys basketball teams may be stocking up on cans of Raid for the next time the Henley Hornets visit Miner Gym. Despite strong efforts by Gareth Watkins and Andrew Ward, the varsity fell 61-37. The JV and frosh squads had even rougher nights.

The Hornets doubled up Yreka’s varsity in the first quarter 18-9. The Miners, however, responded with a good effort in the second stanza.

Trailing 20-9, Cody Brooks hit a hoop to make it 20-11. A bucket by Ward made it 20-13. After Henley scored to go up 22-13, a steal and basket by Ward, and an inside power move by Watkins cut the deficit to 22-17. At the half, Yreka trailed 26-20.

The Hornets stung the Miners for nine straight points to open up the second half, building a 35-20 lead. Midway through the third quarter, Watkins took control of the offensive paint, scoring eight points for the Miners. But, the Miners had no answer for the Henley offense. Henley led 45-30 going into the final frame. The Hornets outscored Yreka 16-7 in the fourth quarter, to win 61-37.

Watkins recorded 17 points for the Miners, and Ward had 11. (more…)

MERRILL, Ore – It took overtime to do it, but the Etna Lions overcame a less than stellar start to beat the Lost River Raiders 60-57 last Monday night.

The Lions trailed 15-11 after the first quarter, and found themselves down by as many as 12 points, 30-18, in the second quarter. With the score 30-18, Ryan Hicks completed an old fashioned 3-point play to cut the deficit to 30-21. Brent Davis added a bucket just before half to make it 30-23 going into the intermission.

The Lions finally made their move about midway through the third quarter. With the score 36-25, Hicks hit back-to-back buckets, reducing the margin to seven points, at 36-29. A hoop by Davis made it 37-31. Buckets by Hicks and Erik Anaya, brought the Lions to within four points, 35-39. A pair of freebies by Davis made it a 2-point game, 37-39. With five seconds left in the third quarter, Davis cut baseline and converted a pass from Anaya into a basket to tie the contest at 39-39.

A couple of hoops by Seth Jordan to start the final frame gave the Lions their first lead at 43-39. The Raiders regained the lead 45-43, but Anaya tied it at 45-45 off a dish from Jordan. Six points in a row from Davis made it a 6-point advantage for Etna, 51-45. (more…)

MERRILL, Ore – The Etna Lady Lions varsity and JV basketball teams invaded Lost River last Monday, and swept the Lady Raiders. The varsity won 44-27, and the JVs dominated 54-26.

After leading most of the first quarter, the varsity squad found themselves down 12-10 going into the second quarter. Paige Finley put the Lady Lions back on top early in the second quarter, 13-12, with a 3-point play the hard way. With Lost River leading 14-13, Trina Appler put Etna up 15-14 on a put back, starting a 14-4 Lady Lion run to finish the half. At the break, it was Etna 27 – Lost River 16.

Neither team exactly scorched the nets in the third

quarter, with the teams scoring a combined 11 points, leaving Etna up 33-21.

Early in the fourth quarter, Lindsay Stacher grabbed a rebound, and was fouled during the put back. Stacher hit the freebie to complete the 3-point play, making it 36-22. Then, Finley went coast-to-coast for an easy lay up, as part of a 7-1 run to begin the final frame. Etna went on to win 44-27.

Finley led the Lady Lions with 13 points. Sarah Loogman and Annalesia Nadig each had eight points.

Etna improved its record to 2-3. The Lady Lions travel to the Rogue River tourney this weekend. (more…)

By Carly Hammon

DORRIS – The Happy Camp Indians’ boys and girls traveled to Butte Valley last weekend for the 25th Annual Bulldog Classic. The Varsity Boys started out with a pair of back-to-back games against the host Butte Valley Bulldogs. The Indians came out behind in both games, with almost identical scores of 30-56 in game-one and 30-58 in the second.

Kevin Harrison dropped 14 points in the first game. Craig Reece led the Indians in game two with nine points, and Harrison added eight. Happy Camp took on Maxwell for their third and final game of the tournament.  Harrison again put up a fight, scoring 24 of the Indians’ 47 points. Andrew Bley added seven more, but it wasn’t enough, and the Indians came up short with a 53-47 loss, leaving them with a 0-3 record. (more…)

Boys

1. Brookings

2. Del Norte

3. Klamath Union

4. Yreka

5. Eagle Point

6. Mt. Shasta (more…)

Scores

Saturday, December 6

Girls/Women’s Basketball

Yreka 56 – Klamath Union 50

Yreka: Carrie Watson 24, Jaylene Phillips 13, Ashley Lemos8, Adriana Scala 8

Yreka finishes 3rd at Yreka Tourney.

Etna 31 – Brookings 35

Etna: Lindsay Stacher 13, Trina Appler 7

Etna finishes 6th at Yreka tourney.

Mt. Shasta 32 – Weed 28

Mt. Shasta: Amanda Amesbury 10, Taylor Hansen 7, Jeana Michels 7, Donnetta Young 7

Weed: Nicolette Neel 15, Amanda Greene 7, Ker Vogel 6

Dunsmuir 51 – Global Youth Charter 39

COS 67 – Yuba 44

COS finishes 3rd at Contra Costa tourney.

Boys/Men’s Basketball

Yreka 38 – Klamath Union 75

Yreka: Chris Marks 12, Andrew Ward 8

Mt. Shasta 47 – Eagle Point 53

Mt. Shasta: Eric Thelander 16, Gene Kenyon 13, Tim Jaegel 9

Etna 39 – Hamilton City 63

Etna finishes 4th at Los Molinos tourney

Weed 56 – Fall River 45

Weed: Robert West 16, Aaron Power-Bearden 12,  Tanner Shelton 9, Robert Gonzales 9

Weed finishes 3rd at Fall River tourney. Aaron Power-Bearden, Robert West, and Jake West were All-Tourney. Bearden won slam dunk contest.

Happy Camp lost to Maxwell

Dunsmuir 29 – Global Youth Charter 65

Dunsmuir 41 – Redding Christian 55

COS 100 – Modesto Tourney 94

COS: Brian Cummings 24, Andrew McNabb 21 (five-3-balls),  Kellen Chewning 16, Alden Gibbs 15, Drew Herrera 12.

COS finishes 3rd at Modesto tourney. Andrew McNabb gets all-tourney.

Girls Soccer

Yreka 3 – Central Valley 0

Kelsey Robberson three goals

Yreka 0 – St. Patricks 6

Yreka 0 -Lassen 4

Boys Soccer

Yreka 6 – Central Valley 0

Yreka 1 – West Valley 4

Yreka 0 – Lassen 5 (more…)