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WEED – The Weed Cougars and Etna Lions will go at it tooth and nail again later in the season, but for now, the Lions have top cat bragging rights in Siskiyou County. Etna downed Weed 40-26 on opening night of the 2010 high school football season on Friday.

The two teams were picked in a preseason coaches’ poll to finish in the bottom half of the Shasta Cascade League this season. However, both squads served notice that they can put up points in a hurry, and won’t be anyone’s doormat. (more…)

WEED – The Etna Lion junior varsity’s defense came up with a game-winning safety with 3:19 to play, snatching a 2-0 win over the Weed Cougars on Friday night to open the football season. Both teams showed flashes of offensive ability during the game, but it was defense that ruled for the most part.

Early in the fourth quarter, Weed was in a punting situation, when Lion Preston Munson came to his coaches and asked to be put in the game.

“I can block the punt,” Munson said.

The Etna staff sent Munson into the game. True to his word, Munson broke through the line and blocked the kick. Weed recovered the ball, but Etna took over on the Cougar 14-yard-line on downs. (more…)

Friday, August 27

Football
Yreka 24 – Trinity 17

Yreka JV 0 – Trinity JV 0

Mt. Shasta 24 – Modoc 39

Mt. Shasta JV 0 – Modoc JV 25

Weed 26 – Etna 40
Etna Stats: Eric Freckman 2 TD passes, TD run; Robbie Munson 2 TD runs, Travis Parry 2 TD receptions. Nick Hansen 65Y interception return for TD
Weed Stats: Jake West 2 TD passes, Mykeil White 2 TD runs, Cody Beam 2 TD receptions

Weed JV 0 – Etna JV 2 (really it was 2-0)

College of the Siskiyous football starts Saturday, September 11 at home v Santa Rosa at 3:00 pm

College of the Siskiyous volleyball opens at home against Linn Benton on Wednesday, September 1 at 5:00 pm

SiskiyouYouth.com teamed up with The Intermountain News to conduct a Shasta Cascade League Preseason Football Coaches’ Poll. Below are the poll results along with the final 2009 SCL standings.

Poll results

1. Modoc
2. Fall River
3. Burney
4. Etna
5. Tulelake
6. Weed (more…)

Etna High School’s Paige Finley and Mt. Shasta High School’s Kayla Spini have been named to the ESPN RISE, Cal-Hi Small Schools All-State Softball Team. The pair were among only 30 players selected for the honor. Finley was picked as a pitcher. Spini was selected as an all-purpose player despite being a top-notch pitcher. Spini was the only sophomore selected to the small schools team.

Finley led her Etna Lion’s team to back-to-back NSCIF D-V championships her junior and senior year. She led the North Section in wins (28-7), and was second in strikeouts (367) in the 2010 season. Finley is headed to Concordia in Irvine, where she will play for the Lady Eagles next spring.

Spini led her Lady Bears team to back-to-back Shasta Cascade League championships as a freshman and sophomore. Her freshman year, Mt. Shasta was the NSCIF D-IV runner up. Spini was second in the section in wins (26-6), and third in strikeouts (361) in the 2010 season . Spini hit .514, eighth in the section. (more…)

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Cricket Postma and her horse, Dillon, competed at the Oregon Quarter Horse Association Summer Classic in Central Point, Ore last week. The pair came home with Reserve Champion in the Novice Youth Reining division.

The prior weekend, Cricket and Dillon took 1st in the National Reining Horse Association Youth Class at an OQHA competition held in Central Point.

Cricket, who will be a sophomore at Etna High School this fall, is also preparing to head to the American Quarter Horse Association Youth World Reining Championships in Oklahoma City this July and August. (more…)

The North Lions All-Stars fell to the South, 9-1. Siskiyou C0unty players on the North were Paige Finley, Etna; Sammy Reed, Mt. Shasta; Sierra Skeen, Weed; Beth Franklin, Yreka; Ashley Lemos, Yreka (Not pictured due to an uncooperative camera). (more…)

Each spring SiskiyouYouth.com awards multiple scholarships. The 2010 recipients were each awarded a $200 scholarship.

Winona Croy, Discovery High School

Brent Davis, Etna High School

Michael Dugan, Mt. Shasta High School

Nicolette Neel, Weed High School

Adriana Scala, Yreka High School (more…)

Lions All-Star games

Softball
South 9 – North 1
Paige Finley from Etna had a hit, walked and scored a run for the North. Finley also received a $500 scholarship from the Lions.

Baseball
North 20 – South 2 (7)
Yreka’s Zach Salvestro went 1/2, and was hit by a pitch. Taylor Barlow had a “nice” play at 2nd base, according to assistant coach Jason Freitas (more…)