TULELAKE – Before the game even started, the Tulelake Honkers found themselves in a bit of a bind. Leading scorer Nick Staub (20 ppg) rolled an ankle in warm ups and was unable to play. As it turned out, it didn’t matter.

The Honkers showed they have the hearts of lions, as they overcame a double digit deficit in the first half to defeat the Etna Lions, 51-44, in their NSCIF Division-V playoff opener on Wednesday night.

The eleventh-seeded and upset minded Lions used a 17-4 run to open a 12-point lead over the sixth-seeded Honkers early in the second quarter. Trailing 8-7 with 3:12 left in the opening quarter, Erik Anaya put the Lions up 9-7, with an assist from Clint Eastlick. A steal-n-score by Brent Davis made it 11-7. Eastlick put back a rebound, 13-7. Honker Jacob Woodson temporarily interrupted the run with a put back, making it 13-10. Anaya dished to Andy Menne for a hoop to resume the Etna run, 15-10. It was Davis to Anaya to make it 17-10. An Anaya put back upped Etna’s advantage to nine points, 19-10. Tulelake scored on a nice inbound play from Zane Burrier to sophomore Adam Kandra with four seconds to go in the first quarter, leaving Etna with a 19-12 lead heading into the second frame. (more…)

The NSCIF Division III/IV wrestling championships were held on Saturday, February 20 at Tulelake High School.

105 lbs
1 Alex Moreo 12 Modoc
2 Clayton Buchanan 10 Chester
3 Jordon Foxburn 9 Durham
4 P.J. Vongsena U-Prep
5 Tyler Heinig Trinity

114
1 Lucas Gaith 10 Durham
2 Josh Plotzke 10 Trinity
3 Dylan Ruffer Chester
4 Jeno Yang 12 Willows
5 Ben Bevil 9 Modoc

121
1 Levi Thomason 12 Trinity
2 Tyler Moser 11 Weed
3 Matt Boles 9 Durham
4 Jake Haury Biggs
5 Jacob Haley Los Molinos (more…)

Partial results, more later

Etna

Chris Sutter 4th – 130 lb

Gerardo Gonzales 4th – 171 lb

John Shepherd 4th – 215 lb

Mt. Shasta

Matt Buchanan 1st – 130 lb

Marcus Buchanan 1st – 135 lb (more…)

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WEED – The Weed Lady Cougars got back one of their three injured senior starters on Tuesday. But, even the return of Nicolette Neel’s hustle and determination wasn’t enough to hold off the Tulelake Lady Honkers. After a close first quarter, Tulelake out ran and out muscled the depleted Lady Cougars for a 51-29 victory.

Weed led just once in the game. After a hoop by Tulelake’s Gabby Rascon and a pair of freebies by Rosana Chavolla gave the Lady Honkers a 4-1 advantage, the Lady Cougars strung together three straight baskets. A put back by Weed’s Kera Vogel made it 4-3. Neel grabbed a long rebound and was off to the races for an easy lay up, giving the Lady Cougars a 5-3 lead. A steal-n-score by Jessica Gardner upped Weed’s lead to 7-3, with 2:40 left in the first quarter. However, that was as good as it would get for the Lady Cougars. (more…)

PremierWest Bank and SiskiyouYouth.com are sponsoring the 2009/2010 Basketball Challenge for varsity basketball teams in Siskiyou County: Butte Valley, Dunsmuir, Etna, Happy Camp, Mt. Shasta, Tulelake, Weed, and Yreka. The winning team’s players and coaching staff will receive custom made “Team of the Year” T-shirts designed by Golden Grotto.

The winner of the challenge will be the girls or boys team that is most successful during the 2009/2010 season, which is defined as the team that advances the furthest in the North Section CIF playoffs. The challenge will end at the finish of the section playoffs and does not include any state playoff games because Division-VI teams (Butte Valley, Dunsmuir, and Happy Camp) are not eligible for state playoffs. Tiebreakers also do not include state playoff games. Games against JV teams do not count. (more…)

YREKA – The Yreka Miner frosh football squad just wanted to play some football—against anyone. So, for homecoming last Friday, night they wound up going head-to-head with a more experienced Tulelake Honker junior varsity team. The end result was a 14-8 win for the Honkers, and a strong second half of the game for the young Miners.

Yreka went three-and-out on its first possession. Honker Danny Banderas went 59 yards for a touchdown on Tulelakes’ first possession. Jose Jaime added the PAT, giving the Honkers a 7-0 lead with 6:46 left in the first quarter.

Tulelake added to its lead as time expired in the half via a 4-yard TD pass from Adam Kandra to Avery Fensler. With the PAT, it was Honkers 14 – Miners 0 at intermission. (more…)

WEED – The Tulelake Honkers junior varsity football team put up 26 points in the first half against the Weed Cougar JVs and then cruised to victory, on Friday night.

As he would do throughout the game, Tulelake’s Gonzalo Lujano boomed the opening kickoff into the end zone. Weed started its first possession on the 20-yard-line and quickly turned the ball over to the Honkers, when Lujano picked off a pass. (more…)

WEED – The Weed Cougars won their 11-man football game against the Tulelake Honkers without even playing. The Honkers were unable to field a viable 11-man team due to multiple players suffering from illness. The result was a forfeit win for the Weed Cougars. However, the squads did crack helmets in a 9-man game. Weed won the on-field contest 21-6. The 9-man game was unofficial, but you wouldn’t have known it by the play on the field. (more…)

Scores

Saturday, September 12

Football

COS 6 – Delta 27

Volleyball

COS 0 – Butte 3 (24-26, 19-25, 15-25) @ Delta Tourney

COS 3 – Cabrillo 2 (25-13, 23-25, 25-17, 18-25, 15-13) @ Delta Tourney

Friday, September 11

Football

Yreka 6 – Mazama 34

Yreka scored on an 11 yard pass from Adam Kleier to Sarome Eng.

Yreka JV 24 – Mazama JV 7

Mt. Shasta 8 – Hamilton 39

Mt. Shasta JV 0 – Hamilton JV 41

Etna 21 – Lost River 45

Etna JV 13 – Lost River JV 12

Dunsmuir 55 – Westwood 48
Tigers beat defending section champion Westwood. Lt Hisey interception with 1:13 to play to help seal the win.

Weed has a bye week

Volleyball

COS 3- Taft 0 (25-19, 25-18, 26-24) @ Delta Tourney

COS 0 – Fresno 3 (20-25, 21-25, 14-25) @ Delta Tourney (more…)