Etna Lion baseball player Jordan Pehle-Munson is having quite a season. The senior leads his team in batting average (.473), and is second in runs scored and RBI (twin brother Taylor is first in runs and RBI, and second in batting average).

A couple of weeks ago, Jordan found double-header perfection at the plate, going 8/8 against Burney. In the double header, he hit two triples and two doubles, drove in five runs, and scored three.

Jordan has also found a home on the hill for the Lions. After an injury to pitcher Taylor Pehle-Munson, Etna coach Collin Krueger decided to give Jordan a try. It seems to have turned out to be a smart move. Jordan is 2-0 in three appearances, with an ERA of 0.58. He has given up only one earned run, three hits and three walks, while striking out 15.

There’s no doubt about it. Jordan Pehle-Munson has had a positive impact on the success of his team, 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 may be 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 NorCal Classic Hits radio 102.3/101.7.

Results of Jr Wrangler, District 1 California High School Rodeo – the top five will go to State Finals in Plymouth, CA, May 15 – 17, 2009

All Around Cowboy – Sterling Humphry, McArthur 276
Rookie AA:  Cameron Jones, Cottonwood  135

All Around Cowgirl – Linda Johnson, Fort Jones 273.5
Rookie AA: Bailey Myers, Central Pt, OR 128 (more…)

All Around Cowboy – Sterling Humphry, McArthur 38
Reserve AA: Quincy Crum, McArthur 28
2nd runner up: Bodie Robbins, Cottonwood 22
3/4th runner up: tie at 17 pts Cameron Jones, Cottonwood & Wyatt Spencer, Corning

All Around Cowgirl – Linda Johnson, Fort Jones 25
Reserve AA: Emily Vigil, McArthur 23
2nd runner up: Bailey Myers, Central Pt. OR 22
3rd runner up: Courtney Wood, Chico 21
4th runner up: tie at 19 pts Anna Doyle, Cottonwood & Kayla Nichol, Cottonwood (more…)

YREKA – The Siskiyou Golden Fair is proud to host the first annual Siskiyou’s Golden Jackpot Show on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the fairgrounds. The event is being sponsored in part by NB Ranches.

The beef jackpot show is open to any bona fide 4-H, FFA or Junior Breed Association member and will feature divisions for steers, heifers and showmanship. The grand champion steer and heifer will receive a $1000.00 added purse, with the reserve champions receiving $500.00 added purse. There will be a seventy-five-percent payback per class, up to fourth place. (more…)

Scores

Friday, April 10

Baseball

Yreka 1 – Orland 11
Yreka batting: Zach Salvestro  2/2, RBI, BB, 2 S; Kurt Lorenzini 1/3, R, 2B; Joe Wilson 1/1, BB, S; Andrew Ward 1/2, BB, 2B; Devin Howard 1/2. Pitching: Zach Salvestro SP, LP, 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K; Kevin McCanna 2/3IP, o ER, 3 BB

Yreka 1 – Sutter 2 (8) @ Shasta Lake Tourney
Yreka batting:  Lane Wilson 1/3, BB; Zach Salvestro 1/4, S; Kyle Casson 1/1, S; Joe Wilson R, BB, S; Andrew Ward RBI, BB. Pitching: David Ellison SP, 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; Andrew Ward LP, 11/3, ER, BB, 2 K

Mt. Shasta 1 – Marysville 13 @ Shasta Lake Tourney
Mt. Shasta batting: Bears had no hits. Klayton Davis R; Andrew Campbell RBI, Sac. Pitching: Ben Sampson SP, LP, 3 IP, 11 ER, 9 H, BB, 2 K; Dylan Morris 2 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, K

Mt. Shasta 0 – Maxwell 7 @ Shasta Lake Tourney
Mt. Shasta batting: Brad Thomas 1/2, 2B; Andrew Campbell 1/3. Pitching:  Brad Thomas LP, 7 IP, 4 ER, 12 H, BB, 3 K

Thursday, April 9

Baseball

Mt. Shasta 7 – Orland 8 (8) @ Shasta Lake Tourney

Yreka 0 – Truckee 17 @ Shasta Lake Tourney (more…)

WEED – College of the Siskiyous announces a variety of camps will be held during the summer 2009 session. Listed are the upcoming camps and contact information:

New: Environment Workshop (ENVR 51) – June 18 – 21, Thursday – Sunday
Care about our community, our environment, and our future sustainability? Sign up for ENVR 51 – Environment Workshop. A group of experts will lead the lectures, discussions, and field trips in the beautiful setting of mountains, forests, and streams. For more information, contact Li Collier – COS Instructional Services at (530) 938-5336.

Jazz Show Choir Clinic (MUS 55) – June 28 – July 4, Sunday – Saturday
Year after year, the College of the Siskiyous Mt. Shasta Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Clinic provides students with a highly-rewarding, intensive week-long opportunity to study with three of the most respected Jazz and Show Choir directors, composers, and choreographers in the United States today. For more information, contact Camp Director Elaine Schaefer at (530) 938-5315 or send an email to schaefer@siskiyous.edu. (more…)

WEED – Make your kayaking come alive! College of the Siskiyous is offering Kayaking (PEAC 15 / #O8222) beginning on Tuesday, April 21 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Lake Siskiyou Dam parking lot. The same ole’ run will become a new playground with the skills learned in this course. Learn the skills used by professional paddlers. With proper paddle and body techniques, you will be able to double your fun by catching surf waves and linking eddies like never before. Class II river skills and a roll that will get tuned up and made more effective is desired. (more…)

WEED – Eagle third baseman Chris Houle rapped out six hits to lead the College of the Siskiyous Screamin’ Eagles to a 10-inning victory, 14-13, over the Shasta Knights on Wednesday afternoon.

Both squads scored early, late, and often, but it was COS that struck first. With one out in the bottom of the first inning, Eagle Kyle Conner reached on an error. Chris Houle ripped a triple to left-center plating Conner. As Houle rolled into third base (literally), the Shasta throw went awry, allowing Houle to score. COS held a 2-0 lead after one inning. (more…)

YREKA – Miner pitcher Andrew Ward didn’t allow an earned run, struck out 10 Lassen Grizzly batters, and only gave up three hits and an intentional walk. However, Lassen took advantage of two Yreka errors and a couple of questionable calls to scratch out a 2-1 win over the Miners.

Lassen scored the first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning. Lassen’s lead off batter hit a bloop single to right field, and then stole second base. Yreka retired the next two batters on a strikeout and a ground out. The Lassen runner advanced to third base on the ground out. The next Grizzly reached on an error, which also scored the run. (more…)

YREKA – The Siskiyou Golden Fair Junior Fair Board is pleased to announce that applications for the Junior Fair Board Scholarship are now available. The scholarship is open to any graduating Siskiyou County senior. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and must have participated in the Siskiyou Golden Fair for at least three years. Participation includes entering exhibits (livestock or still), volunteering at the fair, or taking part in one of the many competitions offered at the annual fair.

Applications can be found online at www.sisqfair.com and must be turned into the fair office no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, May 15. The one-time $500 scholarship will be awarded at the Junior Fair Board’s Pre-Fair event on June 20. (more…)

It’s standard practice for high schools to require students to finish a senior project before they can graduate. The project a student chooses can cover just about anything imaginable, but generally has some value to the student’s future career plans, has a value to the community, or benefits the student’s personal growth. Tyler Moser, a student at Yreka High School, started with a senior project designed to help the youth group he belongs to, and wound up also helping another group of people in his community.

Moser’s original project was to do a fundraiser to help pay for members of the Decision Life Church 331 Youth Group to attend the Christian based DCLA Conference in Los Angeles this July. About 35,000 teens will attend the conference, which has the theme, “Be Love. Serve. Repeat.”

The fundraiser was based on collecting recyclables. Going door-to-door, Moser and other members of the group collected cans and bottles, which they brought to Yreka Transfer. Yreka Transfer kicked in an extra 10 cents per pound for the cans, and the group raised nearly $1000 for their trip.

Moser said that the motivation for his senior project was, “to give back to the youth group” that he has been a part of for three years.

During the collecting process, Moser’s mentor, Jamie Nowdesha, learned about how the collection of the pull tabs from the aluminum cans could benefit Siskiyou County residents that need dialysis.

“I went to the group and said, ‘Hey guys, let’s do this.’ They were totally for it, and just started ripping tabs. They were stoked,” said Nowdesha. (more…)

Yreka High School grad Robyn “Birdie” Lemos pitched a no-hitter for the Shasta College Lady Knights against the Redwood Corsairs last Saturday. Birdie struck out seven batters in the 3-0 win.

Birdie was still excited two days later, when SiskiyouYouth reached her by text message.

“It felt so great to be out there, and take it to ‘em. It was intense in the last innings, but I pulled through,” said Birdie. “It was very rewarding.”

All Around Cowboy: Dean Autry, Fort Jones 90 pt
Reserve AA: Daniel Ferreira, Fort Jones 73
2nd runner up: Damon Nixon, Palo Cedro 52
3rd runner up: Laramie Collins, Weed  48
Tie at 47 pts:  Justin Lee, Cottonwood; Casey Meroshnekoff, Red Bluff;
Zack Brown, Red Bluff

All Around Cowgirl:  Callie Anthony, Red Bluff 84 pt
Reserve AA: Rylee Lamson, Corning 76
2nd runner up: Emily Andreini, Red Bluff 65.5
3rd runner up: Bailey Bidwell, Hat Creek 64.5
4th runner up: Jessica Andrews, Cottonwood 57 (more…)

ETNA – The Burney Raiders may have had visions of plunder when they rolled into Etna last Friday. What they got was a ride home with a pair of losses. Etna took game-one 6-1 and game-two 11-1.

Burney scored in the top of the first inning of game-one, but wouldn’t score again until the fifth inning of game-two.  Etna took the lead in the bottom half of the inning with a pair of runs. The Lions added a run in the third, two in the fifth, and a run in the sixth inning, to win 6-1.

Jordan Pehle-Munson went 3/3, scoring two runs, driving in a run, and hit a double and a triple. He also had a steal. Trevor Kendrick went 1/3, with two RBI, a double, and a steal. Robbie Munson was 1/3, scored a run, drove in a run, and took a walk. Jon Erickson took a couple of strolls, scored a run and had a pair of swipes. Seth Jordan went 1/3. Clint Eastlick registered the complete game win, giving up one earned run, two hits, and a walk, while fanning 11.

Etna also scored two runs in the first inning of game-two. Hank Johnson led off with a single, and moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Erickson. J. Munson plated Johnson with a base hit. J. Munson moved to third on a single by Kendrick, and scored on a hit by Taylor Pehle-Munson, giving Etna a 2-0 lead.

In the second inning, Erickson reached second on an error, with two outs. J. Munson knocked in Erickson with a base hit, making the score 3-0. (more…)

ETNA – The Etna Lady Lions shut down the Burney Raiders in game-one of their double-header on Friday, winning 3-0. A ragged game-two went Burney’s way 11-7 in eight innings.

Etna took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in game-one, when Tandy Thackeray drove in Paige Finley.

The Lady Lions added two more runs in the third inning. Andrea Pearson walked with one out. Finley reached on a fielder’s choice that erased Pearson at second base. Finley stole second base, and scored on a single by Thackeray, who advanced to second base on the throw home. A double by Kassie Federico plated Thackeray, giving Etna a 3-0 lead after three full innings.

Burney’s biggest threat came in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs, a Lady Raider reached on a bunt single. The Raider advanced to second on a steal and third on a wild pitch. However, a throw to Etna third basemen Ilima Adams by catcher Tessa Burrone caught the Raider runner off guard. After a brief run down, the Raider was tagged out by Burrone at home.

Burney also had a runner in scoring position in the seventh inning, when a Raider doubled with two outs. The next batter, however, grounded out to the pitcher to end the game. (more…)