Tyler Johnson is Yreka coach Christian Birch’s pick for the Miner Perk Boys Basketball Player of the Week. Birch said that Johnson’s work ethic and point production have both improved. Johnson put up 7 points against Weed last week, and pulled down 6 boards. Johnson followed up with a double-double against West Valley this week, with 10 points and 10 rebounds, as well as a 9-point performance against Central Valley. (more…)

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The Yreka Miners boys soccer team improved to 2-2 in the Northern Athletic League and 3-6 overall with a 5-3 win over the visiting Central Valley Falcons on Tuesday night.

The Miners got a pair of goals each from Trevor Daugherty and Julian Mendoza. The Falcons also scored a goal on themselves. Alex Luckey had three helpers, and Cesar Orozco had an assist. Noah Lawson notched the win in the net for Yreka. (more…)

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It had been a while since the Yreka Lady Miners soccer team had scored a goal–like almost a full year–with the last tally coming in a 3-0 win over Gridley in the first round of the playoffs last season. That changed in a big way on Tuesday at Miner Stadium, as the Lady Miners fried the Central Valley Falcons, 6-0, in a dominating performance.

The first Yreka goal of the season came off the foot of frosh Kara Jackson at the 8-minute mark of the match. Jackson out-fought a Falcon defender and found the back of the net with her shot.

Once the drought had been broken, the Lady Miners went to the well in rapid fire succession. Goal number two came six minutes after the first, with senior Miranda Parsons doing the honors. Jackson set up Michaella Ensele with a nice cross for the third score, 24 minutes into the match.

Yreka’s next two goals came on penalty kicks. With about 11 minutes left in the first half, Tayler Dowse knocked one home. Seven minutes later, Tianna Cruz was taken down from behind in the box, and she made good on her penalty kick, giving Y-Town a 5-0 lead at the intermission. (more…)

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The Yreka Miner boys varsity cut down the Weed Cougars on Wednesday night in Miner Gym, 71-60. Weed had the lead at the end of the first quarter, 18-17, and at the half, 31-30.

However, the Miner defense smothered the Cougars in the third quarter, allowing only four points. Yreka put up 16 points in the frame to gain an 11 point advantage, 46-35, going into the fourth quarter. Both squads put up 15 points in the final quarter, leaving Yreka with a 61-50 win.

Jayson Sadowski led the Miners with 13 points. Tyler Johnson and Jeremy Cox eaxh put up 11 points for Yreka.

The Cougars were led by Noah Traylor with 22 points. Matthew Morgan hit a trio of treys for 9 points. (more…)

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The Yreka Lady Miners fell, 1-0, to the Lassen Lady Grizzlies on Friday in Northern Athletic League play. The match was scoreless at halftime. Lassen notched the game winner with about 11 minutes to play in the second half.

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Yreka varsity girls basketball coach Ken Dysert’s pick for the Miner Perk Girls Basketball Player of the Week is Katie Brummett.

“She’s been working harder, and has improved quite a bit on defense,” said Dysert. (more…)

Yreka varsity boys basketball coach Christian Birch’s choice for the Miner Perk Basketball Player of the Week is Jayson Sadowski. Sadowski averaged 9 points per game in the Corning Tournament last weekend, and hit the game-winner against Bonanza in the final game of the Basin Best Tourney the prior weekend. (more…)

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Yreka coach Ken Dysert’s pick for the Miner Perk Girls Basketball Player of the Week is Dani Deegan for the week of 12/19 – 12/25. Deegan led the Lady Miners in scoring with 10 points in their win over Mt. Shasta. (more…)

Ryan Kennedy is Yreka coach Christian Birch’s pick for the Miner Perk Boys Basketball Player of the Week. Kennedy averaged 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 2.5 steals per game against Rogue River and Mt. Shasta last week. (more…)

For most of the first three quarters the game had the look and feel of another Miner loss. Yreka trailed the Bonanza Antlers in the 6th place game at the Basin Best tourney in Henley by as many as 13 points and had never led. The Miners were down, 32-21, in the third quarter, when they went on a 9-2 mini-run to draw within two baskets, 34-30, going into the final frame.

Jayson Sadowski got the run started with a pair of freebies to make it 32-23, with 2:55 to go in the quarter. A steal-n-score by Jeremy Cox made it 32-25. Bonanza added two free throws, 34-25. Tyler Johnson hit a bucket for the Miners, 34-27. A put back by Michael Elfgen made it 34-29. Cox closed out the third quarter scoring with a freebie, 34-30.

The Antlers responded by scoring the first five points of the fourth quarter to extend their lead to nine points, 39-30.

But, back came the Miners. One from the charity stripe by Johnson and a basket from Kevin Berry made it 39-33, with 4:20 left in the game. A Sadowski steal-n-score and a Cox hoop made it a one possession game, 39-37, with 2:53 to go. Two Antler throws made the score 41-37. Johnson dropped in a deuce, 41-39. Bonanza added a free throw, 42-39. A basket by Cox cut the deficit to a single point, 42-41, with 1:05 to play. Johnson tied the game with a free throw, 42-42, with a minute to go. (more…)