The Butte Valley Lady Bulldogs took third place at the Burney Invitational Volleyball tournament last weekend.

In pool play, Butte Valley beat Hayfork 2-0 (25-11, 25-18), split with Burney 1-1 (25-21, 23-25), and lost to Big Valley 0-2 (13-25, 23-25).

In bracket play, the lady Bulldogs fell to Burney 2-1 (11-25, 25-19, 12-15), and then defeated Hayfork 2-0 (25-13, 25-12) to grab third place. (more…)

The Weed Lady Cougars opened their 2011 volleyball season with a 3-0 win over the Butte Valley Bulldogs (0-3). Set scores were 25-14, 25-22, 25-18. (more…)

ETNA – The Etna Lady Lions opened their 2011 volleyball campaign with a 3-0 win over the Butte Valley Lady Bulldogs (0-2), on Thursday night.

The first two sets of the match were competitive, with Etna winning the first set 25-16, and the second set 25-18. Butte Valley held a 3-0 advantage early in the second set, and after briefly losing the lead, went back on top again at 7-6. Etna eventually built a sizable 15-8 lead, but the resilient Lady Bulldogs battled back to within a single point at 17-16. However, that was as close as they would come, as the Lady Lions went on an 8-2 run to finish the second set with a 25-18 win.

The Lady Lions found themselves down 2-0 to start the final set, but after that it was all Etna. The Lady Lions outscored Butte Valley 25-6 the rest of the way for a 25-8 set win, and a 3-0 match victory. (more…)

COTTONWOOD – The NSCIF Track and Field Championships were held at West Valley High School on Friday. Yreka High School produced two section champions—senior Tyler Wolf in the Shot Put, and frosh Jena Turner in the 300m Hurdles.

Etna High School brought home three second place medals—sophomore John Whelan in the 3200m, and senior Emily Loogman in the 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles.

Austin Herrick was third in the Long Jump and John Holst was third in the Pole Vault for Mt. Shasta’s top finishes.

Siskiyou County medalists (top 5)

Yreka

Boys

Tyler Wolf: 1^st Shot Put (53-00.50), 3^rd Discus (149-09)

Dillon Dow: 2^nd 400m (50.27) , 2^nd Pole Vault (13-03.0)

Sarome Eng: 2^nd Triple Jump (43-06.00), 3^rd Long Jump (21-01.00), 3^rd 100m (11.29)

Timmy Williams: 2^nd 800m (1:58.47) (more…)

The NSCIF Division-IV Track and Field Championships were held at West Valley High School on Friday, May 20.

Siskyou County Varsity Team Results

Boys
1. Tulelake
2. Butte Valley
4. Etna
6. Weed

Girls
1. Etna
3. Tulelake
5. Dunsmuir
7. Weed
11. Butte Valley (more…)

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High School track and field league championships will be held this week at various locations. Below is how Siskiyou County athletes look going into the meets.

Yreka – NAL

The Northern Athletic League championships will be held at West Valley this Friday, May 13 beginning at noon.

The Yreka varsity boys ran the table in NAL dual meets and are the favorite to win the NAL team championship.

Yreka athletes that have turned in the best times or marks in specific events this season in the NAL:

Dillon Dow – 100m, 200m, 400m, High Jump, Pole Vault

Timmy Williams – 1600m, 3200m

Eric Neill – 800m

Boys 4×100m Relay Team

Tyler Wolf – Shot Put, Discus

Sarome Eng – Long Jump, Triple Jump

Jenna Turner- 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles

Eva Heintz – Discus

Mt. Shasta – SVL

The Sacramento Valley League championships will be held on Thursday, May 12 in Chico, starting at 11:30 am.

Info for Mt. Shasta doesn’t appear to be fully updated, but it does appear that the Bears have several championship contenders. (more…)

The North Section CIF announced it’s Scholar Athlete scholarship recipients on Friday, with four of six awards going to Siskiyou County athletes.

Adamson Scholarship – Austen Struble, Butte Valley High, and Kady Porterfield, Butte Valley High

LeMaster Scholarship – Emily Loogman, Etna High, and Jacob West, Weed High

Hendrix Scholarship – Breanna Mackie, Central Valley High, and Stephen Batchelder, Orland High (more…)

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All photos by Janine Turner

The Yreka Miners boys and girls track teams both took first place in the 47th annual Lions Invitational Track and Field meet last Friday.

On Saturday, Yreka and Etna athletes competed at the Grants Pass Rotary Invitational, with Timmy Williams winning the 1500m in 4:06.73–the 6th fastest time ever for a Miner in the event.

Top Siskiyou County performers at Lions Invitational

Yreka

Dillon Dow: 1st in 400m & Pole Vault

Tyler Wolf: 1st in Discus, 2nd Shot Put

Clayton Bunn: 1st in 3200m

Sarome Eng: 2nd in 100m, Long Jump, and Triple Jump

Eric Neill: 2nd in 800m

Timmy Williams: 2nd in 1600m

Jenna Turner: 1st in 100m Hurdles, 2nd in High Jump, 3rd in 300m Hurdles

Eva Heintz: 1st in Shot Put, 2nd in Discus

Alexis Yaple: 2nd in Long Jump (more…)

The Yreka Miners boys varsity track team continued to shine on Friday, winning the Eagle Relays track and field meet held at West Valley High School. The varsity girls were fifth.

The Butte Valley boys were the top performing Siskiyou County team at the Bonanza Twilight meet, finishing third.

Top Yreka varsity performers at Eagle Relays

Boys

Tyler Wolf: 1st in Shot put, 4th in Discus.

Sarome Eng: 1st in Triple Jump, 6th in Long Jump

Sprint Medley Relay Team (100m, 100m, 200m, 400m) 1st place: Jason Arnett, Sam Buckner, Sarome Eng, Dillon Dow

Girls

Carrie Scott: 1st Discus, 3rd Shot Put

Eva Heintz: 2nd Shot Put, 2nd Discus

Alexis Yaple: 2nd Long Jump, 3rd Triple Jump

For complete varsity and junior varsity Eagle Relay results, click here.

Top Bute Valley, Tulelake and Weed performers at Bonanza Twilight (more…)

Top Performances

Bonanza – 5th boys, 4th girls

Jarrod Huggins – 1st 300m Hurdles (44.50), 2nd 110m hurdles (16.97)

Cristian Madrigal – 1st 100m Hurdles (16.95), 2nd High Jump (5-04.00)

Linsey Jones – 1st Long Jump ((14-02.50), 1st Triple Jump (29-04.00)

Karyssa Gomez – 1st Javelin (100-08)

Butte Valley - Boys 4th, Girls 5th

Kady Porterfield – 1st Shot Put (30-01.00), 1st Discus (86-02)

Steven Berengue – 3rd 100m (11.56), 3rd 400m (1:01.41), 4th 200m (24.75) (more…)

Once again, there’s no games to cover due to rain and snow. The good news is it finally gives me the time to do the Winter Sports Impact Player Awards.

If you think you should have been on the list and you aren’t there are a few possible reasons why not. I didn’t see you play enough times; you already got the award in a different sport; I think your best is yet to come this year. Other things that keep players off the list are: getting in significant trouble in or out of school; quitting any team during the current school year; missing multiple practices; and pretty much anything else that just isn’t right.

The way to get on the list is to play hard, work hard, play clean, and live life right.

Boys Basketball

Jake West, Weed

There’s no way you can talk about Siskiyou County boys basketball without starting with Jake West. Not only did he lead in scoring, rebounding, assists, and blocks for the Shasta Cascade League champion Weed Cougars, his knowledge of the game far surpasses what a high school player should have. If he doesn’t eventually become a coach, a group of kids somewhere will be missing out.

Mykeil White, Weed

White was the man in the paint for the Cougars. He’s strong with insane moves, and more than once took over a game.

Tim Jaegel, Mt. Shasta

Jaegel was pretty much Mr. Everything for the Bears—scoring, defense, hustle. He’s definitely one of the top athletes in Siskiyou County.

Collin Lattanzio, Dunsmuir

I only saw Dunsmuir a few times this season, and wasn’t 100% sure on who the choice should be. Lattanzio was at the top of my list. But, I decided to text Coach Kale Riccomini and ask if Lattanzio was the right choice. “Without a doubt,” was the reply. Enough said. (more…)

CHICO – The Butte Valley Lady Bulldogs dominated the first quarter of their NSCIF Division-VI section championship game against Redding Christian at Chico State’s Acker Gym, and then held off the Lady Lions’ counter attack for the remaining three quarters, to win 46-33.

“The key to tonight was kind of like in Hayfork (Butte Valley’s semi-final opponent). We got a little lead, and we’re just kind of like the true old bulldog. We kind of hang on and just keep nippin’,” said Butte Valley Coach Mike Cross.

The Lady Bulldogs went out to a 10-0 lead midway through the first quarter, with the North Section’s leading scorer, Kady Porterfield, putting up four points. Tiffani Yeager scored four points in the opening run, and Nicole Levesque added a bucket.

Elyse Abersold put the Lady Lions on the board with a 3-ball at the 3:22 mark of the first quarter. Hannah Williamson followed with a put-back to make it 10-5. Butte Valley scored the next four points, to hold a 14-5 lead going into the second quarter.

Redding Christian scored the first seven points of the second frame, to draw within a hoop of the Lady Bulldogs, 14-12, with 2:35 to play in the half. A put-back by Sarah Gordon started the mini run. Then, Williamson scored five straight points.

It was still a one possession game, 16-14, with 1:34 to go to the intermission, when Porterfield took control of the paint. The six-foot senior scored the final five points of the half via a freebie and two baskets, extending the Lady Bulldogs’ lead to seven points, 21-14.

“They made a nice run back. We felt fatigued there in the second quarter when they made that run back. Then, at the end of the first half, we kind of got a little spurt back. And, that carried us in to halftime,” said Cross. (more…)

The Butte Valley Lady Bulldogs are the only Siskiyou County team to advance to the semi-finals of the NSCIF playoffs this season. That makes them the 2010-11 PremierWest Bank Basketball Challenge winners. Butte Valley also won last year, when they won the section and went 23-0.

The Lady Bulldogs still have lots of work to do this season, with an eye towards the big prize–back-to-back D-VI section championships. To get to the finals, they have to take down a tough Hayfork Lady Timberjacks team (20-6) on Wednesday, March 2 in Hayfork.

The Lady Bulldogs will be receiving custom made T-Shirts designed by Golden Grotto, in Yreka.

Champions: Butte Valley Girls, 18-3

Eliminated in second round of playoffs

2. Weed Boys, 19-6

3. Happy Camp Boys, 14-5

4. Happy Camp Girls, 13-7

5. Tulelake Boys, 17-9

6. Dunsmuir Girls, 12-11

7. Yreka Girls, 9-16

8. Butte Valley Boys, 7-15

Eliminated in first round of playoffs

9. Tulelake Girls, 16-9 (more…)

DORRIS – In case anyone in the North Section thinks the Butte Valley Lady Bulldogs are a “one horse show,” think again. While post player Kady Porterfield frequently dominates games and headlines, the 3-seed Lady Bulldogs showed that the talent is team-wide, on Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs had four players score in double figures against a quality Happy Camp Lady Indian squad.

Butte Valley lit up 6-seed Happy Camp (13-6), 81-48. Point guard Nicole Levesque poured in 28 points, sophomore post player Haley Reynolds put up 20, and Tiffani Yeager added 14 points. Porterfield, who was nearly constantly double-teamed down low, still scored 15 points.

In addition to their offensive explosion, the Lady Bulldogs were tenacious on defense, holding Happy Camp to just two field goals in the first quarter and six total points, on the way to a 17-6 lead at the end of one quarter. Butte Valley effectively shut down the vaunted Lady Indian 3-point shooting trio of Shauniece Polmater, Florence Peters and Kassandra Polmateer for the first 12 minutes of the game. However, the Lady Indians would push back midway through the second quarter. (more…)