The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Page 6 March 13, 2015 Senior, Cory Twitchell, serving the ball against Chico High School opponents during Thursday March fifths match at Red Bluff High School . Player of the Issue/Kourtney Sanders Sports Varsity softball begins season with much excitement Rebecca Frey Staff Writer Brittany Lawley Staff Writer The Boys Tennis started on March 2nd and has had three games since then. They have already played Chico and Enterprise, two of the most difficult teams. "Enterprise has all of their players returning. They were good last year they will be even better this year." Devan Schoelen, senior, said. He also mentioned that Chico was going to one of the schools to beat along with Enterprise. The team will have to practice hard and play well to beat their rivals. "All my returning players did good. We had one of our players win league." Stan Twitchell, the tennis coach said, referring to last season where one of the seniors won league. Twitchell believes his team would do very well this year and had lots of hope for the season. "I'm expecting a good last year of tennis," Schoelen said. Schoelen did tennis in his former years at the high school and enjoys the game a lot. He also want to do better and end his last year of tennis higher on the ladder. "I'm looking forward to getting better and hopefully moving up on the ladder." Schoelen said. There are many returning seniors who feel that they can improve and do better than last season. "Just more practice." Nathan Varsity softball started their season with excitement for upcoming games. The girls know that they will work hard and improve on their practices and games. Shelby Baccala, senior, said, "We should do pretty good. We have work to do, but we'll get there." The girls said that they are ready for the start of the season. Freshman Aubree Akins is also excited for their upcoming games. "I am very excited to see how we will do for our first game against Foothill, but I'm also nervous to be playing on varsity." Baccala talked about the sport of softball itself as well. "Softball is a slower sport; staying into it is hard. No matter how well you play, you can always go back and pick something apart. You can never play a perfect game." Baccala also said that always being able to improve is a big disappointment. "I feel like after every game, you feel like 'I should've done that better.'" she said. Akins talked about her disappointments in the sport as well. She said her biggest setback from the past is, "Probably when I went through a hard time being able to improve my pitching. I was in a rut." Akins also spoke about the stalls in softball. "Being able to find that one position that gives you the thrill that makes you love the sport," is what she found as difficult. Both Baccala and Akins spoke of the love for their teams and teammates. "My teammates are all like my sisters, and I've had some very good coaches in the past." Baccala said. Akins, being a freshman, is excited to spend more time with her teammates. "They're all very nice and helpful when you need it, especially for being a freshman on varsity." Akins said. Baccala had talked about her past achievements. "Winning sections last year after nine innings," was her biggest accomplishment, she said. Akins told her prior triumphs as well. "My biggest accomplishment is when I realized that what I really wanted to do is pitch." Baccala spoke of her goals for her last year playing for the Spartans. "I'd like to go back to sections." she said. Varsity softball awaits their next games with excitement and hope for a good season. Their next game is March thirteenth and fourteenth at Chico. T his months Player of the Issue is Joseph Bosetti. Bosetti plays three sports which include Baseball, Basketball, and Football. He has been playing Basketball since sixth grade, played on a Little League Baseball team when he was in third grade, and has been playing Football since eighth grade. "My parents were pretty good athletes and I wanted to follow in their footsteps." said Bosetti. "Getting to hang out with my friends and having fun," Bosetti said is why he enjoys playing sports. Bosetti has enjoyed his time playing here at RBHS. It was his first year on the varsity team and said, "It's fun, it's really enjoyable." Stan Twitchell, is the Varsity boys basketball coach, and stated "I have much love for the team." It's no mystery Twitchell chose to coach basketball, he played on the basketball team for four years at Humboldt state while earning his degree. He also coached boys varsity basketball at Saint Bernard high school in Eureka so he has a lot of experience with the sport. Twitchell stated, "We lost a heartbreaker against Shasta, a guy made the winning shot during the buzzer." and continued saying, "I thought we were a good team, but we lost too many close games." The team has had a good season and the players have made some good friends, learned valuable communication skills, and how to deal with different types of people all from one sport, in one year. Boys basketball loses in first round of play-offs to Shasta Jv baseball works hard for season title Sophia Cumpton Staff Writer "We should do pretty good and get a better title" -Colton Youngblood Varsity Boys Basketball's season has come to an end after suffering a grand defeat against Shasta on Friday February 27th. Looking back on the season Joseph Bosetti, Senior, said he had hoped to "Win all three games and be a section champion." Although they didn't make it to championships, the team found new friends and formed a great bond. Bosetti said, "There fun guys to be around, it's a great team to be on." and he continued saying, "He's a great guy who motivates us to do the best we can do." but this time about the coach. Joey Knight, Junior, said, "He's a good guy, energetic and competitive." and he continued saying he wants to try out next year and hopes to make the team. Spartan's Player of the Issue Joseph Bosetti Tennis has tough start to season but continues to keep high expectations Bluffer/Illeana Hilsee Frits a senior said when talking about his need to improve upon is serving. Along with Schoelen, Frits is excited about being a senior in tennis and being higher on the ladder. "I like being outdoors and I just like the game a lot." Twitchell mentioned and then continued to say he was looking forward to teaching the new players how to play and enjoy the game. "I really like playing so I thought it would be fun to teach" Twitchell said. He is excited to teaching the freshman and sophomores the ins and out of the game. The players on the team like Twitchell as a coach. "Twitchell gets the team donuts every Monday and he lets me take the extra ones home." Trey Shilts, senior on the tennis team commented. Twitchell motivates the team and keeps them on task. Coming up on March 16th the boys are looking forward to their Corning game and are practicing hard so they will do their best. The seniors know that now they are higher on the ladder they will have to practice harder and play harder to be good. Everyone has high expectations for this season. The returning players hope to improve upon their former season. Boys Tennis is looking forward to their new season with hope to improve upon the last season and to move up in their game Shania Prieto Staff Writer It's that time of the year, America—baseball season. Red Bluff High School's junior varsity team recruited nineteen talented and devoted freshman to play for them. Three of the freshman, Ian Skjegstad, AJ Poni, and Colton Youngblood, talked about why they love baseball and the upcoming season. The boys shared their favorite part about the sport and why they like it. "My favorite part would be pitching and winning a lot. I like it because it is fun, keeps me active, keeps me healthy, and it is a very fun sport to play," said Skjegstad. When Youngblood was asked, he said, "Fielding. I like diving— it's fun. I grew up around it. It's always been my passion and favorite sport," Youngblood said, "My least favorite part is getting out and losing. It's not fun. The worst part was when I broke my ankle last year running in a hole." They players were also asked about how they think their team is going to do this season. "I think we're going to do good this season because there's a lot of advanced players on the team," commented Skjegstad. Their first tournament was Thursday, March 6th at Shasta High School. "We should do pretty good and get a better title," said Youngblood. Skjegstad talked about his ultimate baseball goals. "My goal for baseball, and for my dream job, is to make it to MLB's." said Skjegstad. Youngblood's biggest supporters are his parents because "They pay for the sport and tell [him that he] can't quit when [he] want[s] to." Poni also told some of his inspirations for baseball. "My hitting coach helped me fix my swing and motivated me to do better." The boys on this team work hard everyday to do their best and to eventually fulfill their goals and dreams..