Redding, CA, November 7-8, 2009

All Around Cowboy: Sterling Humphry, McArthur 74
Reserve AA: Daniel Ferreira, Fort Jones 65
2nd runner up: Jordan Spears, Redding 61.5
3rd runner up: Casey Meroshnekoff, Red Bluff 55
4th runner up: Clayton Brown, McArthur 42

All Around Cowgirl: Brandy Eaton, Chico 85 pt
Reserve AA: Jenna Price, Orland 61.5
2nd runner up: Kayla Johnson, Fort Jones 60
3rd runner up: Bailey Bidwell, Hat Creek 59
4th runner up: Mackenzie Chambers, Chico 53 (more…)

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WEED – If you’re an impartial football fan, Saturday’s contest between the College of the Siskiyous Eagles and American River Beavers was about as fun and exciting as a football game could be. However, if you’re an Eagle fan, it must have seemed like déjà vu, as COS suffered its second straight heartbreaking loss in the final minute of play, 38-35.

The fun started late in the third quarter.

After the Beavers scored to up their lead to 28-16 with 2:43 left in the third quarter, it took the Eagles less than two minutes to get their comeback bid started. The ensuing kickoff went out of bounds, and the Eagles went to work with great field position on their own 45-yard-line. (more…)

DUNSMUIR – The Dunsmuir Tigers and the Butte Valley Bulldogs came into Friday night’s contest with identical records. Each squad was 3-1 in the North Division of the California 8-man league, and 8-1 overall. On paper it looked like a contest for the ages—a shoot out for the right to host a first round playoff game. Instead, it was a blowout, with the Tigers racking up 48 first half points to none for the Dogs.

It was Dunsmuir’s night and it was Tiger quarterback Lt Hisey’s night. Hisey ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in just the first half. He would add a second TD pass in the fourth quarter, as well as throw for two 2-point conversions in the game.

Dunsmuir scored on the opening possession of the game, going 64 yards in four plays. A 49-yard run by Nate Gonzales set up a 1-yard TD run by Hisey. The 2-point conversion failed, but The Tigers led 6-0 less than two minutes into the contest. (more…)

Scores

Saturday, November 7

Football

COS 35 – American River 38
American River scores with :17 left to win. COS’ Lunney rushes for 217 yards and 3 TDs.

Friday, November 6

Football

Yreka 0 - West Valley 44

Yreka JV lost

Yreka Frosh lost

Mt. Shasta 16 – Trinity 26

Mt. Shasta JV 14 – Trinity JV 26

Weed 13 – Burney 41
Weed TDs: Cody Beam to Travis Andrews, 30 yards. Micah White to Robert West on option, 35 yards

Weed JV 14 – Burney JV 28

Dunsmuir 64 – Butte Valley 0

Etna was idle

Volleyball

COS 3 – Shasta 2 (25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 15-13) (more…)

All games are scheduled for Friday, November 13

Division – IV

Etna is seeded 6th and will travel to Hamilton (3)

Division – V

Tulelake is seeded 4th and will travel to Fall River (1)

Division – VI

Dunsmuir is seeded 3rd and will host Princeton (6).

Butte Valley is seeded 5th and will travel to Loyalton (4). Butte Valley beat Loyalton earlier in the season 50-38.

Division – IV

Yreka is seeded 7th and has a first round bye. The Miners will travel to West Valley (2) on Thursday, November 12

Mt. Shasta is seeded 9th and travels to Live Oak (8) on Tuesday, November 10. The winner goes to Sutter (1) on Thursday.

Division – V

Etna is seeded 4th and has a first round bye. The Lady Lions will host Durham (5) on Thursday, November 12

Division – VI

Butte Valley is seeded 7th and will host Champion Christian (10) on Tuesday, November 10

Dunsmuir is seeded 9th and Travels to Mercy (8) on Tuesday

Tulelake is 16th and goes to Chester (1) on Tuesday

BURNEY – The Etna Lady Lions wrapped up the Shasta Cascade League volleyball championship on Thursday night, with a 3-0 win over the Burney Lady Raiders. It was the second time in three years that the Lady Lions celebrated a championship or co-championship on Burney’s court.

Etna served notice that they had come to play, as Annaleisa Nadig ripped two aces to start the match, and the Lady Lions quickly built an 8-2 lead. Later in game one, back-to-back kills by Katie Eiler gave Etna a commanding 21-14 lead.  Burney picked up a couple of points to narrow the margin to 21-16, but two kills by Claire Pynes and a block by Emily Loogman brought Etna to game point, 24-16, and crushed any Lady Raider chance of a comeback. A Burney service error provided Etna with the last point, and a 25-17 win. (more…)

Yreka Miner senior Kevin Jorgensen won the boys varsity Northern Athletic League Cross Country Championship on Thursday. Jorgensen completed the 5,000 meter course in 16:22, besting second place finisher Jose Torres of Corning by 27 seconds (16:49).

Miner sophomores Eric Neill and Tim Williams also placed in the top 10, with Neill finishing 7^th (17:42) and Williams 8^th (17:46).

Senior Christina Bohm was the top finisher for the Lady Miners in 6^th place in the girls varsity 5,000 meter (22:05). Junior Jessica Robertson was 7^th (23:32). Lassen’s Tiffany Heflin won the race in a time of 18:45.

Complete varsity and JV results can be found at athletic.net

The first Impact Player Award for November goes to Butte Valley Lady Bulldog Kady Porterfield. Porterfield and her team recently wrapped up the Evergreen League volleyball championship—the first in Butte Valley history.

The Lady Bulldogs are loaded with talent. One of the most talented is Porterfield, who dominates both at the net and behind the service line. A junior, Porterfield leads her team in kills (203) and aces (76). She’s second in blocks with 30. Porterfield also leads the league in kills, and is third in aces and blocks.

It should also be mentioned that Porterfield is a multi sport athlete. As a sophomore last season, she was one of the best players on the Butte Valley softball team. You can also look for her to have a positive impact on the fortunes of the defending Evergreen League champion Lady Bulldogs basketball team this season.

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 SiskiyouYouth.com and NorCal Classic Hits radio, KCWH, 102.3/101.7

WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Lady Eagles swept the Feather River College Golden Eagles, 3-0, on Wednesday night. With the win, COS improved to 4-3 in Golden Valley Conference play, and 16-9 overall.

Set one of the match was a close, hard fought affair. COS led by five points at 8-3, but otherwise there was rarely more than two points separating the teams. FRC led 23-22, when Lady Eagle Charmain Mortenson nailed a kill to tie the score at 23-23. With Mortenson serving, Michelle Hoehn put COS up 24-23. A hitting error by FRC gave the Eagles the game-winning point, 25-23. (more…)

The Small School Cross country Championships were held at West Valley High School on Wednesday.

The top Siskiyou County competitor was Callie Toews from Mt. Shasta, who finished 4^th in the girl’s 3-mile (21:15.00). Etna’s Britt March was 5th (21:29.00). Mt. Shasta had four runners in the top 10, with Lisa Shinohara finishing 6^th, Janelle Jaegel 8^th, and Ellen Sampson 10^th.  Brooke McBrian was Weed’s top finisher in 22^nd. The girls’ winner was U-Prep’s Kim Micheletti in 20:05.00. (more…)

Jr. Midgets

The Yreka Chargers Jr Midget team traveled to Colusa for their first round playoff game against the Winters Jr Warriors. The fans that traveled were not disappointed as the Chargers dominated the number two seeded Warriors from the South with a win 46-21.

The offense started quickly as they moved down the field on a series of plays that ended with a seven yard touchdown run by Drew Robles. The next two drives, lead by the strong arm of Tyler Currie, ended on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Stevie Albers, and a twenty yard touchdown pass to Eddie Robles. (more…)

DORRIS – The Butte Valley Lady Bulldogs clinched their first Evergreen League volleyball championship on Tuesday night, when they downed the Surprise Valley Hornets, 3-0.

While the match score indicates a blowout for the Bulldogs, the Hornets didn’t go away quite that easily. Butte Valley opened up game one with a 4-0 run, including a kill by Becky Zarzynski and an ace from Talia DiCicco. However, the Hornets battled back to tie the score several times, eventually taking the lead 21-20. The Hornets reached game-point at 24-20. (more…)