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WEED –  Free health care is what the main character, Argon, desires in Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid– don’t we all!  Argon wants it enough though to try and force his daughter to marry a doctor which results in some hilarious consequences. This is a modern adaptation of Moliere by James Macgruder.  It is a marvelous version that retains some of the fun dancing and singing interludes of the original written over 300 years ago.

Director Tom Murdock said he chose to do Invalid after re-reading it over the summer and became intrigued with its relevance to today’s headlines. Though written in the17th century the material is as fresh as ever. If you have ever thought about getting involved in a COS Main Stage production, and you have your evenings free this spring, this would be the one to audition for. (more…)

The College of the Siskiyous announces the following scholarship opportunities:

The Wildlife Society (TWS) Sacramento-Shasta Chapter Scholarships
The TWS Sacramento-Shasta Chapter Scholarship is for students attending schools within the area served by the Chapter. Students should be majoring in Wildlife Biology/Wildlife Management or a closely related field. Deadline to apply for this scholarship is December 1 and June 1 of each calendar year. Scholarship amounts vary from $500 to $1,000 and may be renewed. For more information and the scholarship/grant application form visit: www.tws-west.org/sac-shasta/student.html

Chapter VV of P.E.O. of Weed, CA
This scholarship is restricted to female students of College of the Siskiyous who have completed at least 12 units at COS and are planning to enroll at COS for the coming academic year.  Deadline to apply for this scholarship is March 31, 2010. The scholarship award amount is $1,000 ($500 each semester). For more information or a complete list of scholarship criteria, contact the COS Financial Aid Office at (530) 938-5209. (more…)

Rule 9-9-1-4
A player shall not be the first to touch a ball after it has been in team control in the frontcourt, if he/she or a teammate last touched or was touched by the ball in the frontcourt before it went to the backcourt.

While in team control in its backcourt, a player shall not cause the ball to go from backcourt to frontcourt and return to backcourt, without the ball touching a player in the frontcourt, such that he/she or a teammate is the first to touch it in the backcourt.

A player from the team not in control may legally jump from his/her frontcourt, secure control of the ball with both feet off the floor and return to the floor with one or both feet in the backcourt. The player may make a normal landing and it makes no difference whether the first foot down is in the frontcourt or backcourt. (more…)

ETNA – If there was ever a game that was over as soon as it started, it might have been the match up Friday night between the Etna Lady Lions varsity and the Modoc Lady Braves (0-13, 0-5). Etna hammered Modoc for 23 straight points to open the contest,and never looked back on the way to a 70-28 win. The Etna junior varsity had a tougher time, but also won, 36-33.

Emily Loogman started the score-fest for the Lady Lions varsity with a 3-point play the hard way. Paige Finley hit a shot, 5-0. Loogman buried a trey, 8-0. Loogman came up with a swipe, passed to Finley, who fed Tandy Thackeray for an uncontested lay up, 10-0. Etna’s full court pressure created several turnovers in the first quarter, leading to easy hoops.

After her lay up, Thackeray drained back-to-back 3-balls, and added a pair of freebies, upping Etna’s lead to 18-0. A steal-n-score by Loogman, made it 20-0. A free throw by Finley, and two by Annaleisa Nadig, completed the 23-0 run. At the end of the first quarter, it was Etna 23-Modoc 9. (more…)

ETNA – The Etna Lion varsity boys squad picked up its first Shasta Cascade League win of the season, beating the Modoc Braves (0-14, 0-4), 63-28, on Friday night. The junior varsity Lions also prevailed, 47-45.

After Modoc scored the opening two points, the varsity Lions ripped off a 14-0 run. Erik Anaya dished to Andy Menne for a hoop to tie it, 2-2. Menne hit a jumper to give Etna the lead, 4-2. Brent Davis drained the first of his four treys in the game, 7-2. Davis caused a Modoc turnover, Menne scooped up the loose ball and fed Anaya for a lay up, 9-2. Anaya set up Davis for a hoop, 11-2. Davis finished off the run with a 3-ball, 14-2.

Modoc fought back a bit, but still trailed 20-11 at the end of the first quarter. (more…)

Next update will be Thursday, January 28 (one day later than normal because of make up games on Wednesday)

1. Butte Valley Girls 12-0
2. Weed Boys 13-3
3. Tulelake Boys 13-6
4. Etna Girls 11-6
5. Mt. Shasta Boys 10-6
6. Mt. Shasta Girls 8-8
7. Tulelake Girls 9-10
8. Dunsmuir boys 6-7
9. Butte Valley Boys 5-7 (more…)

Scores

Saturday, January 23

Womens Basketball

COS 59 – Shasta 70
COS Scoring: Alanna Stevens 15, Michelle Hoehn 12

Mens Basketball
COS 64 – Shasta 68
COS Scoring: Luke Cassedy 19, Dylan Griffin 11, Lionel Delisca 11

Ski & Board races @ Mt. Shasta

Yreka, Mt. Shasta, Etna, Weed, canceled

Wrestling

Mt. Shasta & Etna @ Eagle Point Invitational

Friday, January 22

Girls Basketball

Yreka 35 – Corning 46

Yreka JV 31 – Corning JV 45
Yreka Scoring: Krista Freeze 8 (two 3s); Lizzy Roy 6; Mackenzie Allan 6 P, 7 R

Yreka Frosh 19 – Corning Frosh 34

Mt. Shasta @ Trinity, canceled

Etna 70 – Modoc 28
Etna Scoring: Tandy Thackeray 15 (three 3s), Annaleisa Nadig 12, Emily Loogman 11, Paige Finley 9

Etna JV 36 – Modoc JV 33
Etna Scoring: Sarah Hoyt 15, Melissa Berry 10

Weed lost to U-Prep

Butte Valley 47 – Happy Camp 36
Butte Valley Scoring: Kady Porterfield 20 P, 13 R; Beth Holguin 12, 11 S, 4 R; Kai Braren 12 R, 3 S
Happy Camp Scoring: Shauniece Polmateer 18, Carly Hammon 13, Sami Jo Goodwin 8

Dunsmuir v Surprise Valley, canceled

Tulelake 55 – Big Valley 30
Tulelake Stats: Alma Vidrio 10 P, 7 R; Gabby Rascon 7 P, 4 R; Kelsey King 11 R; Rosana Chavolla 8 S

Boys Basketball

Yreka 35 – Corning 60
Yreka Scoring: Daniel Fisher 10, Dillon Dow 8

Mt. Shasta @ Trinity, canceled

Etna 63 – Modoc 28
Etna Scoring: Brent Davis 20 (four 3s), Jarom Hiett 12, Clint Eastlick 9

Etna JV 47 – Modoc 45
Etna Scoring: Colby Rimmer 15, Nick Krauss 9, Dillon Smith 9

Weed 67 – U-Prep 72 (2 OT)
Weed Scoring: Robert Gonzales 18, Jake West 13, Robert West 10, Tanner Shelton 9

Butte Valley 43 – Happy Camp 39
Happy Camp Scoring: Charlie Reed 13 Brent Boykin 10

Dunsmuir v Surprise Valley, canceled

Tulelake 71 – Big Valley 46
Tulelake Stats: Jake Walden 26 P (six 3s), Nick Staub 12 P, 4 R; Ivan Alvarado 10 P, 13 R, 5 S; Jacob Woodson 10 P, 11R (more…)

YREKA – Packets and record books for junior livestock exhibitors showing as independents at the 2010 Siskiyou Golden Fair are ready to be picked up at the fair office.

An independent exhibitor is someone who does not show livestock at the fair through an organized club such as 4-H, FFA or Grange. Independent exhibitors are required to attend meetings, perform one community service, and maintain record books regarding their livestock projects. These requirements apply to independent exhibitors showing market animals, not breeding projects. (more…)

I really try to stay away from politics on Siskiyou Youth, but the Supreme Court today struck a blow against democracy that can not be ignored. What it did is greatly increase the ability of corporations to buy politicians and push through agendas that are to the benefit of the corporate bottom line. What is best for corporations is often bad for We the People.

Here’s a link to a news article about the decision: http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20100121/pl_politico/31786

For those of you who don’t know, long before I did sports I was highly engaged in politics. Below is an article on corporate person-hood that I wrote a few years ago. It pretty well out lines how corporations came to be people with rights equal to humans.

I feel that this is a subject that history and government teachers should spend ample time on in class the next few days, regardless of their personal opinion of it. It isn’t often that there is such a game-changing ruling happening in real time that can be used to teach about democracy, or threats to its continuing existence. (more…)

WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Foundation announces scholarship applications for 2010/2011 are now available. Siskiyou County high school seniors who plan to attend COS during the 2010/2011 year are encouraged to apply for a Foundation Scholarship. In addition a number of scholarships for continuing COS students are also available from the COS Foundation.

As part of its commitment to student success, the COS Foundation annually awards scholarships to students who have a need for financial assistance. While each student’s background is indeed different, they share the common theme of having a desire to begin, or continue, their education.  Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors planning to enter COS in the fall following high school graduation, single parents striving for self-sufficiency, young students supporting themselves while continuing their education, and continuing COS students.  Scholarships range from $100 to $3,000. (more…)

YREKA – Calling all Siskiyou Golden Fair junior livestock exhibitors! Here’s your chance to get a lot of education in a little bit of time regarding the raising and feeding of your fair project animal.

On February 11, the Siskiyou Golden Fair will present “How to Get to Auction—the Right Way.” This program will include a presentation from award winning livestock judge and Nutrena Feed representative Frank Ward, new rules for the 2010 fair, and will count as quality assurance training. The program is designed for all junior livestock exhibitors, parents and leaders. Attendees can also get information about the Siskiyou’s Golden Beef Jackpot show scheduled for May 7-9.

“We are very excited to bring this program to our junior livestock exhibitors,” said fair CEO Rebecca Desmond. “There is so much to learn about the proper way to raise and care for project animals and we want to help the junior exhibitors as much as possible.” (more…)

The College of the Siskiyous Lady Eagles are ranked 7th in the North Region according to the latest CCCWBCA* poll, released January 18.

COS (12-5) moved up from 9th place in the previous poll and is ahead of Butte College (12-5) and San Jose City College (10-8), who are tied for 8th. The Lady Eagles defeated Butte College last Saturday, 82-68, at home. COS trails 6th ranked Laney (13-5). (more…)

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It’s not hard to find players that can put up big numbers playing on winning teams that dominate opponents. And, lots of players can put up big numbers against weak opponents. It is much rarer to find a player who plays on a team that doesn’t have many wins, yet he consistently performs against both the good and the bad teams. One of those players is Yreka Miner Daniel Fisher.

Fisher had a slow start this season, scoring minimal points in the first four games. Then, in the fifth game against Henley, he scored 14 points. He has been in double figures every game since, except one. He scored eight points in Yreka’s 53-39 win over Bonanza.

Fisher leads Yreka in both scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg). He is second in the Northern Athletic League in rebounding and third in scoring, on a team that is 5-11 overall.

Those stats alone might be good enough to earn an Impact Player Award. However, what sealed the award for Fisher was his overtime performance in Yreka’s 63-59 win over Lassen last Friday night.

Fisher scored the first eight points of the third OT period, and eight of nine Yreka points in the period. At one point, he led Lassen 8-0 in the third OT. What’s more impressive is how he scored.

The points didn’t come on clean breakaways. They didn’t come by standing outside the arc and waiting to hit a 3-pointer. Nope, they were mostly down and dirty working man’s points in the paint. Of the eight points in the third OT, four came on put backs and three came via a 3-point play the hard way. The other was on a freebie. (more…)

The only games played on Tuesday were the Tulelake v Happy Camp, girls and boys, with Tulelake winning both. All other games were canceled. So, there wasn’t much movement in the standings.

Next update will be Saturday, January 23

1. Butte Valley Girls 11-0
2. Weed Boys 13-2
3. Tulelake Boys 12-6
4. Mt. Shasta Boys 10-6
4. Etna Girls 10-6
6. Mt. Shasta Girls 8-8
7. Dunsmuir boys 6-7
8. Tulelake Girls 8-10
9. Butte Valley Boys 4-7 (more…)

WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Eagles appeared to be toast, trailing 73-63, with just over two minutes to play. But, the Butte College Roadrunners were a bit early in breaking out the butter.

While Butte was acting like the game was over, COS mounted a comeback charge, tying the game at 76-76, before succumbing 77-76. Although the Eagle comeback bid fell short, it proved to be an exciting end to an otherwise ragged game.

The Eagles, who beat Butte in the preseason, 78-63, appeared to be on their way to another win, when they jumped out to a 10-2 lead to open the game. Luke Cassedy dished to former Central Valley Falcon teammate Dylan Griffin for a bucket. After Butte scored, Bronson Damen sandwiched two treys around a Cassedy hoop, to put COS up 10-2. (more…)