The North Section CIF released updated volleyball playoff points rankings today.

Dunsmuir (11-8) is tied for 7th with Butte Valley (8-5) in Division-VI, and is in position to host a first-round playoff game. However, Big Valley (10-13-3) ranked 11^th has won at least a share of the Evergreen league and has defeated Dunsmuir twice in league play. Big Valley will likely jump over Dunsmuir in the playoff seedings. Happy Camp is ranked 15^th (2-9), and Tulelake is 19^th (3-21) (more…)

The Northern Section CIF released updated football playoff points rankings on Monday.

Etna (7-3) slipped one spot to 5^th in Division-IV, trialing Quincy (7-2) and ahead of Esparto (4-5).

Mt. Shasta (4-5) stayed in the 6^th position in D-III, ahead of Trinity (2-7), and behind Live Oak (4-5). With a win over Trinity this Friday, Mt. Shasta should jump past Live Oak, based on head to head competition. Mt. Shasta beat Live Oak earlier this season. (more…)

The Northern Section CIF released updated volleyball playoff points ranking on Monday.

Dunsmuir (9-8) remained ranked 7^th in Division-VI, ahead of Greenville (8-10) and behind Princeton (10-8). Butte Valley is 12^th, Happy Camp 15^th, and Tulelake 18^th. The top 16 teams make the playoffs.

Etna (16-15-2) moved up one spot to 10^th in D-V, in front of Mercy (14-13). Esparto (10-7) and Chester (17-12) are tied for 8^th. The top 16 teams make the playoffs. Weed is ranked 16^th, but does not meet the Shasta Cascade League’s .500 criteria for playoffs. (more…)

The North Section CIF announced the first volleyball playoff points rankings of the season on Monday.

Dunsmuir (9-8) is the Siskiyou County team in the best position within its division, ranked seventh in D-VI, ahead of Greenville (8-10) and behind Princeton (10-8). Other county D-VI teams are Butte Valley (5-5) in twelfth, Happy Camp (2-5) in fifteenth, and Tulelake (2-20) in eighteenth. (more…)

The North Section CIF released the first football playoff point rankings of the season over the weekend.

Etna (7-2) is currently in the best position among Siskiyou County teams, ranked fourth in Division-IV, just ahead of U-Prep (5-2) and right behind Portola (7-1). Weed (1-8) is ranked tenth in D-IV (more…)

DUNSMUIR – If Dunsmuir volleyball coach Lisa Kirch is sporting a few new gray hairs, it’s understandable. Her Lady Tigers seem to like play from behind, and then cut it as close as possible before finally winning. It happened again on Tuesday against the Tulelake Honkers.

The Lady Tigers won game-one 25-19. In game-two, Dunsmuir cruised out to a 13-3 lead, and it appeared that it would be an easy 3-0 match win. Then, Tulelake came storming back, going on a 15-5 run to tie the game at 18-18. The squads went back and forth until they reached 23-23. Both teams had two opportunities to put the game away, and failed, before Tulelake finally won it on their third try 30-28.

The Lady Honkers dominated game-three, jumping out to a 10-1 lead, and going on to win 25-15.

Tulelake also took a sizable lead early in game-four, at 10-5. The Lady Tigers, however, came to life and ripped off a 14-3 run to take a commanding lead 19-13. Jennifer Hope blasted four aces during the run. Leading 20-15,

Lady Tiger Rose Spagnola took the serve, and Dunsmuir scored four straight, including three Spagnola aces, making it 24-15. The Lady Honkers cut the deficit to 24-18, but a Tulelake hitting error gave Dunsmuir the win 25-18, tying the match at 2-2. (more…)

WEED – In what has to be the biggest win in the history of their soccer program, the Weed Cougars defeated the Tulelake Honkers 3-2 on Thursday. In order to understand the magnitude of the win, one has to look at the two team’s recent history.

Over the last three seasons, the Cougars were a combined 5-31-4. Tulelake was 40-5-0. Tulelake has been to the last three Small Schools Division championship games, winning once. When the teams met last year, Tulelake embarrassed the Cougars 12-1.

Make no mistake. This was a huge win for the Cougars.

About five minutes into the game, you could sense that the Cougars had something going, when Salvador Avila scored a goal worthy of an ESPN highlight segment, making it 1-0. Daniel Paulin had the assist.

More evidence of something special happening for the Cougars surfaced in the twelfth minute when Tulelake hit the crossbar with a shot; it didn’t go in. Just before halftime, a shot got behind Weed goalkeeper Roberto Sanchez, but Sanchez turned and dove for the ball, denying Tulelake the game-tying tally. (more…)

OROVILLE – The South All Stars won the 31^st Lions All Star football game, 27-19, last Saturday, but local gridiron stars did their part for the North.

Yreka’s Jeremy Tuner picked off a pass and nearly returned it for a TD. The North eventually capitalized on the turnover by finding the end zone.

“That pick felt good, almost taking it back, and putting us in a position to score,” said Turner.

As a linebacker, Turner led the Yreka Miners and the Northern Athletic League in tackles last season, and was fifth in the Northern Section (170). Turner will be playing at Azusa Pacific University this fall, and enjoyed his taste of college rules at the Lions’ game.

“The overall experience was a blast. Hanging out and getting to know some of the guys I have been competing against for the last four years was one of the highlights. Getting to play on the same side is something I won’t forget,” said Turner. “The game was physical and hard fought. With such a short amount of time to prepare, I thought it was a real competitive match up. Playing college length quarters and rules gave me a feel of what to expect.” (more…)