Etna varsity girls coach Les Helsley’s pick for the Happy Toes Etna Lady Lions Basketball Player of the Week is Tiana Besoain. Helsley said that Besoain has improved steadily all season and is now a consistent contributor. She had her career high in both points and rebounds last week against Weed. (more…)

Etna varsity boys basketball coach Mike Pendley cited “better decision making” as part of the reason for his pick of Nicky DelaRosa for the Scott Valley Fire Protection District Basketball Defender of the Week. Of course, the 21 points DelaRosa put up against Weed last week probably didn’t hurt his chances…or, the 15 points against Burney. (more…)

Etna varsity girls coach Les Helsley’s pick for the Happy Toes Etna Lady Lions Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 8-14 is Sara Hoyt. Hoyt put up 26 points and hauled down 16 boards against Rogue River. (more…)

Etna varsity boys coach Mike Pendley’s pick for the Scott Valley Fire Protection District Basketball Defender of the Week is Colby Rimmer. Pendley cited Rimmer’s improved defense and decision making as the reason for his choice. The 24 points, including five 3-balls, Rimmer put up against Mt. Shasta last week might just have been a factor, as well. (more…)

Oops, we fell a bit behind on the player of the week stuff. So, let’s start getting caught up. Etna Lady Lions coach Les Helsley’s pick for the Happy Toes Etna Lady Lion Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 1-7 is Jessie Eiler. Eiler averaged 13.5 points per game in the Etna Tip-Off Challenge tournament.

In addition to Eiler’s offensive production she, “continued her consistent defensive effort from the point guard position,” said Helsley. (more…)

Tyler Murphy is Etna varsity boys basketball coach Mike Pendley’s choice for the Scott Valley Fire Protection District Basketball Defender of the Week. Murphy was an all-tourney selection at last week’s Etna Tip Off Challenge, averaging 20 points per game, including a 27-point performance against Fall River. (more…)

Etna varsity girls basketball coach Les Helsley’s pick for the Happy Toes Lady Lions Basketball Player of the Week is Sara Hoyt. Hoyt led Etna in scoring last week against Rogue River with 13 points, and also pulled down 5 boards. (more…)

Etna boys junior varsity basketball coach Charnna Gilmore has selected JT Murray as the Scott Valley Fire District Defender of the Week. Murray defended the home court by dropping 15 points on the Rogue River JVs last week.

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Etna Lady Lion coach Les Helsley’s pick for the Happy Toes Etna Lady Lions Basketball Player of the Week is Marina Gutleben. Gutleben averaged 11.5 points per game in Etna’s wins over Chiloquin and Happy Camp the week before Christmas. (more…)

Etna varsity basketball coach Mike Pendley has chosen Kainen Krueger as the Scott Valley Fire Protection District Basketball Defender of the Week. Krueger earned the award for his defensive play at the Hamilton Tourney last weekend, and his continued overall improvement at both ends of the floor. (more…)

Etna boys varsity basketball coach Mike Pendley has chosen Austin Berry for the Scott Valley Fire Protection District Basketball Defender of the Week. Berry was chosen for his strong rebounding, and defensive play in the paint, last week. (more…)

Etna Lady Lions Coach Les Helsley’s pick for the Happy Toes Etna Lady Lions Basketball Player of the Week is Melissa Berry. Berry was an All-Tourney selection at last weekend’s Lost River Tournament. She led the Lady Lions in rebounds during the tourney, and is also the team’s leading rebounder this season.

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Etna junior varsity boys basketball coach Charnna Gilmore has chosen Tim Greene as the Scott Valley Fire Protection District’s Etna Lions Basketball Defender of the Week. Gilmore chose Greene based on his hard work in the Lion JVs game against U-Prep in the opening week of the season. (more…)

Etna Lady Lions Coach Les Helsley’s pick for the Happy Toes Etna Lady Lions Basketball Player of the Week is Jessie Eiler. Eiler leads her team in scoring, steals, and free throw percentage. (more…)

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Etna coach Barb Thackeray’s pick for the final Scott Valley Real Estate Diamond Dominator of the 2011 season is Tessa Burrone. (more…)

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