The Tulelake Lady Honkers and the Weed Lady Cougars matched up in each team’s final preseason game on Monday night, in Weed. The Lady Cougars came into the contest at 9-1, and riding a five game winning streak. Their only loss came to a then undefeated Biggs team. Tulelake suffered a lopsided defeat at St. Mary’s last week, and entered the game at 7-5. When the final horn sounded, the Lady Honkers had pulled off an upset, winning 42-38.

Weed went out to a 5-2 lead to start the game on a basket by Destinee Jones, and three free throws by Jennifer Marshall. The Lady Honkers tied it, when Cierra Gribble set up Maria Chavolla for what turned out to be a 3-point play the hard way. The Lady Honkers grabbed the lead, 7-5, on a hoop by Claudia Garcia and finished the first quarter up 10-8.

With the score tied, 13-13, in the second quarter, the Lady Cougars took temporary control. A pair of freebies by J. Marshall gave Weed the lead, 15-13. Two from the charity stripe by Karene Marshall made it 17-13. Jillian Neel hit a bucket, upping the Cougar advantage to six points, at 19-13. Madee Boyd connected for Tulelake, 19-15. Neel hit another shot with nine seconds left in the half, sending the teams to the locker room, with Weed ahead, 21-15.

The Lady Honkers came out and scored the first eight points of the second half to grab a 23-21 lead. A hoop by Garcia opened up the second half scoring, 21-17. A freebie and then a bucket from Rosario Jaime made it 21-20. Then Boyd nailed a shot from downtown to give Tulelake the lead 23-21. Weed regained the advantage on an old fashion 3-point play by J. Marshall, 24-23, with 1:12 left in the quarter. A put back by Chavolla gave the Lady Honkers a 25-24 lead going into the final frame. (more…)

Weed varsity girls basketball coach Bob West’s choice for the Pepsi of Mt. Shasta Lady Cougar Basketball Player of the Week is Jennifer Marshall. “She had a good overall game covering a much larger player, and she had a big basket late in the game to seal it,” said West about Marshall’s performance against Redding Christian last week. (more…)

The Tulelake Lady Honkers junior varsity basketball team defeated the JV Weed Lady Cougars, 38-33, in overtime on Monday night, in Weed. The momentum in the game went back and forth with both teams appearing ready to pull away at various times, only to have the opposing team battle back into the game. (more…)

(more…)

(more…)

(more…)

(more…)

Weed Lady Cougar basketball coach Bob West has chosen Tyresha Leonard as the Pepsi of Mt. Shasta Lady Cougar Basketball Player of the Week. Leonard averaged 9 points and 5 assists per game last week against U-Prep and Dunsmuir, as well as playing “great defense,” according to West. (more…)

(more…)

(more…)

Weed Lady Cougar basketball coach Bob West’s choice for the Pepsi of Mt. Shasta Lady Cougar Basketball Player of the Week is Karene Marshall. Marshall averaged over 15 points per game in the Holiday Tournament last weekend, including a 25 point performance in the consolation game against Cosumnes Oaks. She hit four 3-balls in the game, as well as pulling down 6 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists. (more…)

The Weed Lady Cougars left little doubt they’re the top cats in Siskiyou County girls basketball, as they defeated the Dunsmuir Lady Tigers 68-30 on Thursday night in Dunsmuir.

Weed led 19-9 after the first quarter, and limited Dunsmuir to just two points in the second quarter, to go into the intermission leading 29-11.

The Lady Tigers were able to put 19 points on the board in the second half, with Marki Stibi scoring well in the fourth quarter.

Karene Marshall led Weed with 14 points. Tyresha Leonard added 12, and Jillian Neel contributed 10 points.

Stibi led the Lady Tigers with 14, and Chelsea Helms put up 12 points. (more…)

Fans from both sides got their money’s worth on Thursday night when the Weed Cougars and Dunsmuir Tigers tangled in Dunsmuir. There was rarely more than two or three points separating the squads and neither team led by more than a basket at the end of a quarter, with the Tigers leading 19-17 at the end of the first quarter, and 37-36 at the half. Weed led 50-49 going into the final frame, and won 73-70, as the Tigers’ last shot came up about an inch short of sending the game to overtime. This may of been the best game between Siskiyou County teams so far this season. Hey, even the halftime show was good.

The Tigers led 49-47 late in the fourth quarter, when Cougar Tommy Haosouphanthong completed a 3-point play the hard way to give Weed a 50-49 lead at the end of three quarters.

Dunsmuir regained the lead, 51-50, when Skylar Padula set up Mason Mekeel for a hoop to open the fourth quarter scoring. Weed came back with buckets from Brandon Williams and Caleb Goltz to go up 54-51. A basket by Mekeel and a coast-to-coast drive by Daniel Ballard gave the Tigers the advantage, 55-54, with 6:20 to play in the game. (more…)

Championships

Girls

Yreka 52 – Biggs 41

See story posted earlier

Boys

Willows 73 – Mt. Shasta 39

Yeah, not exactly a nail-biter. Dylan Padula led the Bears with 12 points. Paul Thelander had 8 points. On the bright side, the Bears did beat Dunsmuir and Yreka in the tourney to go 2-1.

Third Place Games

Girls

Cloverdale 35 – Mt. Shasta 26

Jeanette Ricci led the Lady Bears with 10 points. Kathryn Andrus put up 5 points. Ricci was All-Tourney

Boys

Durham 59 – Yreka 40

Yreka hung in for almost a quarter. After that…not so much. Dean Schafer led the Miners with 16 points. Jeremy Cox was All-Tourney.

Consolation

Girls

Weed 61 – Cosumnes Oaks 55 (OT)

Karene Marshall put up 25 points, including four 3-balls. Jillian Neel had 13 points, and Brooke McBrian scored 7 points for the Lady Cougars. Division-II Cosumnes went looking for some small schools to beat…well, they did win one game…against the team that didn’t win any. (more…)

Girls

Yreka 47 – Mt. Shasta 30

Yreka’s Katie Brummett opened the scoring with a 3-ball, and Lady Miners were off and running, literally. Yreka led 15-5 by the end of the first quarter. Except for a brief period in the second quarter, Yreka dominated the rest of the way.

Ashley Ensminger led Yreka with 13 points. Brummett had 9, and Kayla Stonier put up 7 points.

The Lady Bears were led by Jeanette Ricci with 9 points. Tori Hansen, Tess Abbott and Kathryn Andrus each contributed 4 points.

Weed 45 – Fall River 34

Tyresha Leonard scored 14 for the Lady Cougars. Karene Marshall put up 10, and Jillian Neel added 9 points.

Biggs 52 – Cloverdale 38

Cosumnes Oaks 74 – Fort Bragg 42

Boys

Mt. Shasta 69 – Yreka 57

The Yreka Miners came out fired up and red hot, going up 8-2 to start the game and leading 14-11 at the end of the opening frame. The Bears, however, weren’t in the mood to get beat in their house.

With 6:32 left in the half, Kegan Snure gave Mt. Shasta its first lead with a pair of freebies, 15-14. By halftime, it was Mt. Shasta in the lead, 30-24.

The Bears extended their lead to 11 points, 48-37, at the end of three quarters.

The closest Yreka would come for the remainder of the contest was seven points, 48-41, on two free throws by Cody Hoff.

Bear Dylan Padulaput up 19 points. Josh Copeland scored 13, and Paul Thelander added 12 points.

Yreka was led by Jeremy Cox with 19 points, before he left the game with an injury. Hoff had 9, and Ryan Kennedy added 8 points. (more…)

Girls

Mt. Shasta 53 – Fort Bragg 23

The Fort Bragg Lady Timberwolves led 12-9 after the first quarter. After that, the Mt. Shasta Lady Bears decided to defend the den, holding Fort Bragg to just two points in the second quarter, five in the third quarter, and four in the final frame. Meanwhile, the Lady Bear offense played the scoreboard like a pinball machine (ask your parents what that is) putting up 53 points for the game, and outscoring Fort Bragg 44-11 in the final three quarters.

Kathryn Andrus led Mt. Shasta with 12 points. Tori Hansen put up 10, and Jeanette Ricci had 8 points.

Yreka 52 – Cosumnes Oaks 48

This was a back and forth contest, with the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack leading 13-12 at the end of the opening frame, and Yreka up 31-24 at the half. The Wolfpack came back to lead 37-35 at the end of three quarters.

Yreka tied it up 37-37 in the fourth quarter on a dish from Kayla Stonier to Makenzie Allen for a hoop. Allen scored again to put Yreka in front 39-37. The Lady Miners went up 45-40, when Katie Brummett set up Dakota Cash for a bucket. However, Cosumnes came back to tie it at 45-45 on a 3-point play the hard way, with 4:02 to play. The Wolfpack then took the lead 48-47 at the 3:10 mark of the fourth quarter.

Yreka regained the lead 50-48 on a basket by Brummett, with 1:47 to play. The Lady Miners sealed the deal when Ashley Ensminger came up with a steal and fed Kelsey Stonier for a hoop, making the final score 52-48. (more…)

(more…)