Program and Team Accomplishments and Highlights

Both levels took 2nd place in League

Varsity is Section Runner-Up for second straight year and 3rd time in last 5 years.

JVs won 20 games for first time in 10 years.

Varsity team hit .327 as a team.

Team Awards:
Letter = first varsity sport, Bar = second year lettering in this sport, Emblem = first year letter in this sport, but has lettered in another sport.

Team Manager/Announcer – Anthony Rifenburg is receiving a Bar (Broadcasting Camp)
Sophomore Cade Parker: SS/OF – Receiving his Letter
Junior Andy Andreas: C/DH – Receiving an Emblem
Junior Levi Bartholomew: 3B – Receiving his Letter
Junior Curt Bennett: P/OF – Receiving his Letter
Junior Tevin Cadola: P/3B – Receiving an Emblem
Junior Gabe Durney: OF/P – Receiving a Bar
Junior Jacob Harris: 1B- Receiving his Letter
Junior Trystan Howard: Pitcher – Receiving his Letter
Junior Matt Jespersen: Catcher – Receiving his Letter
Junior Michael Schuler: 2B – Receiving a Bar and Captions Star
Senior Evan Bosinger: OF – Receiving a Bar
Senior Christian Charles: 1B/DH – Receiving a Bar
Senior Michael Elfgen: OF/P – Receiving a Bar and Captions Star
Senior Cody Hoff: P/SS – Receiving a Bar and Captions Star
Senior Dustin Jochim: OF/DH – Receiving a Bar
Senior Tyler Johnson: OF/1B – Receiving a Bar (more…)

“Abigail Young, a freshman, is a stellar student. She is an important member of band, as well as playing volleyball. Abbie maintains good grades, and can be seen with a smile on her face most days. Her teachers share that she is a bright spot in any classroom,” said Yreka High School Principal Marie Caldwell. (more…)

The Pepsi of Mt. Shasta Siskiyou County Track Athlete of the Week is Yreka’s Anthony Whitaker.

Whitaker won the Pole Vault and 300m Hurdles at the NSCIF D-II track and field championships last Friday. At the Northern Athletic League finals the prior week, Whitaker won the Pole Vault, 300m Hurdles and 110m Hurdles. (more…)

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For the second straight season, the Yreka Miners fell to the Sutter Huskies in the NSCIF D-II championship game, held at Butte College. Last year, Sutter won 5-0. After a seven-run second inning in Saturday’s game, it looked like Yreka would capture the crown this time around.

However, Sutter chipped away at the lead, and narrowed it to 7-6 at the end of five innings. Yreka responded with four runs in the top of the sixth to extend its lead to 11-6. It looked good for the Miners, but not for long.

The Huskies scored nine runs in the home half of the inning to take a 15-11 lead. Yreka fought back with two runs in the seventh, but fell short 15-13.

The Miners came into the playoffs as the three-seed. They defeated six-seed Central Valley 12-2 in the first round, and shutout the two-seed Lassen Grizzlies 6-0 in a semi-final game. Sutter was the top seed, and beat number-eight Orland 10-1 and number-four Wheatland 3-1 to reach the title tilt.

Gabe Durney led off Yreka’s big second inning with a walk and stole second base. Cody Hoff reached on an error and Durney went to third. A single by Dustin Jochim brought home Durney and sent Hoff to third. Matt Jespersen bunted for a single, loading the bases. Tyler Johnson courtesy ran for Jespersen. Michael Elfgen plated Hoff and Jochim with a single, and Johnson went to second base. Johnson and Elfgen went for a double steal, and Johnson scored when the Husky catcher’s throw to third went into left field. Elfgen advanced to third on the error.

Sutter retired the next two Miner batters, but Michael Schuler got things rolling again when he took a walk. Christian Charles plated Elgen with a single, and moved Schuler to second base. Durney reached on a fielder’s choice, when Sutter unsuccessfully tried to tag out Schuler going to third on Durney’s ground ball. Charles went to second on the play. A walk to Cody Hoff forced Schuler across the plate. Jochim walked to push Charles home. The Huskies brought in a relief pitcher, who fanned the next Yreka batter to end the inning, but Yreka had a 7-0 lead. (more…)

Photos by Janine Turner

The Yreka Miners boys and girls track and field teams took 1st place at the NSCIF D-II track and field finals held at Wheatland High School on Friday. The Corning boys and Winters girls finished 2nd. Yreka’s JV boys were 2nd.

Varsity boys individual event results (top 3)

100 Meters

1. 12 Jeremiah Emershy: 11.23a, Anderson
2. 11 Ivan Alvarado: 11.48a, Corning
3. 11 Christopher Delaney: 11.65a, Anderson

200 Meters

1. 12 Jeremiah Emershy: 22.68a, Anderson
2. 11 Ivan Alvarado: 23.06a, Corning
3. 12 Connor McCone: 23.27a, Anderson

400 Meters

1. 12 Bryan Schaake: 51.78a, Lassen
2. 12 Benny Regnier: 53.48a, Yreka
3. 12 Andrew Lit: 54.43a, Wheatland (more…)

Yreka Miners baseball coach Jason Freitas’ pick for the Miner Perk Baseball Player of the Week is Michael Elfgen.

“Michael had a great sac bunt, a 2-strike, 2-out RBI, and 4 put outs in right field,” said Freitas. (more…)

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Yreka Lady Miners softball coach Ken Dysert’s pick for the Miner Perk Softball Player of the Week is Emilie Wagy.

“Emilie did everything asked of her, and had key hits,” said Dysert. (more…)

“Senior Konor Christensen is a three sport athlete who also maintains excellent grades. He is a vital member of the Student Government and is constantly seeking ways to improve the student experience at Yreka High School.,” said Yreka High School Principal Marie Caldwell. (more…)

After losing their Northern Athletic League crown to the Lassen Grizzlies this season, the Yreka Miners have put the Grizzlies back in their place–needing to pay admission to watch the NSCIF D-II championship game this Saturday. The Miners also knocked the Grizzlies out of the playoffs in a semi-final game last season.

Third-seeded Yreka took down the second-seed Grizzlies at their house on Tuesday afternoon, 6-0. Junior Tevin Cadola spun a masterpiece from the hill, allowing just three hits and three walks, while striking out six batters.

“Tevin had great control of his breaking ball and got ahead of hitters,” said Yreka Coach Jason Freitas.

Freitas added that, “”We did a great job of making their (Grizzly) pitchers throw strikes, and we did a great job of running the bases.” (more…)

Yreka Lady Miners softball coach Ken Dysert’s pick for the Miner Perk Softball Player of the Week is Megan Hassel.

“Megan had key hits in the series with Lassen and made some good defensive plays,” said Dysert. (more…)

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The Yreka Miners were just a game out of first place in the Northern Athletic League, when the Central Valley Falcons swooped into Hibbard Field and swept a double header from Yreka, in April. Although the Miners rebounded with a 16-4 win at Central Valley three days later, the two losses pretty much knocked the defending champions out of the NAL title hunt.

After the losses to the Falcons, the Miners went 4-0 the rest of the way in the NAL, finishing second (8-4), and were 8-1 overall down the stretch. With the NAL crown now belonging to Lassen, the Miners (17-13-2) have a new focus–beat the Grizzlies (22-6) in Tuesday’s semi-final game in Susanville, and move on to the NSCIF D-II section championship game on Saturday.

Third-seeded Yreka took a step towards a return to the section title tilt with a 12-2 win over the visiting, six-seeded Falcons on Friday evening.

The Miners struck for a pair of runs in the first inning. With one out, Michael Schuler doubled. A single by Christian Charles brought home Schuler. When Gabe Durney grounded out, Charles went to second, but the Falcons committed an error on the play trying to back pick Charles at second. Charles and the Miners took advantage of the miscue with Charles coming all the way home, for a 2-0 Yreka lead. (more…)

Photos by Janine Turner

The Yreka Miners took the Northern Athletic League boys and girls titles at Miner Stadium in Yreka on Friday. The boys and girls junior varsity teams both finished second.

Varsity boys event results (top three)

100 Meters

1. 12 Jeremiah Emershy: 11.27a, Anderson
2. 11 Ivan Alvarado: 11.51a, Corning
3. 11 Christopher Delaney: 11.54a, Anderson

200 Meters

1. 12 Jeremiah Emershy: 22.82a, Anderson
2. 12 Connor McCone: 23.02a , Anderson
3. 11 Ivan Alvarado: 23.12a, Corning

400 Meters

1. 12 Bryan Schaake: 52.43a, Lassen
2. 12 Benny Regnier: 53.90a, Yreka
3. 11 Tyler Larsen: 56.43a, Yreka (more…)

The North Section released the 2013 Softball Playoff brackets on Saturday morning. Playoffs start on Tuesday.

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The Yreka Lady Miners softball team honored seniors Riva Martin, Emilie Wagy and their parents on Friday, before the game against Lassen. (more…)

“Kaitlyn Solano, a sophomore, is one of the kindest young ladies we have at Yreka High School. Speaking to her teachers, they share that she is also one of the hardest working. Any project that comes in with Kaitlyn’s name on it, you know is going to be done wonderfully,” said Yreka High School Principal Marie Caldwell. (more…)