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Page 6 May 29, 2015 Sports Varsity boys baseball comes out Brittany Lawley Staff Writer against Pleasant Valley swinging Senior, Eric Schreter pitching against the Pleasant Valley High School Vikings at Red Bluff High School on Friday May firsts home game. On Tuesday, May 19 the varsity baseball players played against Pleasant Valley in their play off games. After the PV game the team is officially in the sectional championships. "We won, 7 to 0, it was amazing," Ryland Sanders, the head coach, said about the game against Pleasant Valley. According to the team Pleasant Valley was a difficult team, that they had played many times before. "I think we will be alright. I think it will be tough, but we just need to come out swinging the bat and hitting the ball," Ryan Gamboa, junior, said before they played PV. He felt that through their more focused practices they could win as a team. "We are taking extra cuts at practice, just the same old routine as before, just more focused," Gamboa commented. The rest of the team felt the same way. "We are trying to be really focused at practices, trying to get things done right and hope it carries into games," Wesley Clawson, sophomore, said, confirming what Gamboa had said. "Just working on making sure the get a lot of swings in at practice and making sure they keep their legs fresh," Head Coach Sanders said. He knew his players were already at the top of their game and just wanted them to stay fresh and focused. Sanders said that before the playoff game they had played PV five times and beat them three times. "We just need to make it four times out of six," Sanders said. According to the boys their coaches had a large part in getting them through the season. "I like our coaches a lot, all of them," Gamboa said about his coaches. He continued saying, "They seem to know what they are talking about, they are good guys and they want to win as much as anyone. They don't want the season to be over." Through the coaches' good communication, their motivation and determination, the team knows that they had a great season. "So far the season is going pretty well, we have a few games we didn't do too well, but so far pretty successful," Sanders said. The team went very far in their season and they, along with the coaches, are very proud of what they have accomplished. "I think we have the right mind set down and we have the right attitude," Clawson said. With the right mind set and attitude the team had a great season. Bluffer/Julissa Villalobos "I think it went pretty well. Everyone improved this season." -Emily Gable RB track and field team cogitate Shania Prieto Staff Writer Nichole Valdez Staff Writer Red Bluff High School athletes have had great sea- sons and hope to achieve higher goals next year. The Winter Sports in- clude, Wrestling, Girls Bas- ketball, Boys Basketball, Al- pine Team, Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer. Angelo Trevino was on the Varsity Wrestling team. "Honestly I think I went 15-7 this year but I might be a little off " said Trevino. They have a starting Var- sity line up and then the rest are Junior Varsity. Trevino feels their team did a lot better than the season before. Their coach was Ty Minto. The Girls Varsity Basketball we were 15 wins and 12 loss- es and 7 wins and 5 losses in league. "We started out in a rough patch because we were so short and had to adjust our style of playing. We continued to grow together as a team and that helped us a lot. I feel with what we had we did more than what people expected from us. We were a young team and in- juries got the best of us." ex- plained senior, Daisy Brose. Brose plays the position of point guard and their teams correctly, they won 4-8 in league. "I think we were a decent team, but I feel like there's a lot of games we could've of won if we could've of held it together the whole game in- stead of falling apart for one or two quarters and never re- covering," Button explained. Button plays the position of 3, which is a Wing. Their coach was Thomas Mendonza. Boys Varsity Soccer we won 11 games, Lost 12 and Tied 3. "I feel like we did the best that we could. We gave it our all every single game" ex- plained Jose Montoya. The Spring sports include, coach was Kathy Brandt. The Varsity Boys Basketball team won 15 games and lost 13 games. "I feel that we started very well in the season, but unfor- tunately we became somewhat overconfident. "Our team then began to start out sluggish in the begin- ning of every game through- out the season and even into the first round of playoffs where we lost in overtime to Shasta." said Wyatt Clement. Clement's position is post. Their coach was Stan Twitch- ell. According to Kolby But- ton who plays Junior Varsity basketball, if he remembers Softball, Baseball, Track and Field, Boys Tennis, and Boys Golf. The Boys Varsity Base- ball team won The Section Championship for the first time in 24 years. "I get this feeling of hap- piness, knowing we made RBHS history. We are the best baseball team to come through Red Bluff High in 24 years. And that championship proves we're the best," explained Ryan Gamboa. The last time Red Bluff won was in 1991 and the Coach was Jim Bonomini. Devan Schoelen is a senior on the Boys Tennis team. "I think we did really well. All of us seniors have come a long way since we started" he ex- plained. Their coach was Stan Twitchell. "Unfortunately we didn't win any matches this year but I was the only player to go on to the masters tourna- ment. Our coach is Ron Kuwata" explained Dylan Grossman. He was happy with the season, but he knows they could have had a better season. Grossman himself made the masters tournament as an individual. All of the teams and sports that were played this year plan to go further in the future. on task. The team has had a great season and the team has grown, not just mentally, but physi- cally. "On the last game every- body did their part with no drama and stuck together the whole way through", stated Rena Fox, a sophomore who plays third base. The girls have been playing since they were little and said that them having that extra bit of practice and knowledge of the game really helps when playing. The coach had a big part in it to, Fox stated, "He's a lot of fun, he's really encouraging and funny." The team is excited to have finished their season with a win and plan on trying out, and hopefully making the team, again next year. "Softball is life." stated Sali- nas who has ben playing for six to seven years. The girls have developed a passion for the game and Sali- nas hopes to try for varsity, and make the team, when she feels confident enough. Jv softball ends season with sweep Rebecca Frey Staff Writer season while prepping for divisions It's the end of the year and the JV Softball has ended the season with a 7-4 win against Chico on May 15 of 2015. Kylee Kitchell, a freshman who plays pitcher and catcher, stated, "I was nervous but we really wanted to win the last game." Kitchell has been play- ing since she was 6-7 and loves being apart of a team. When they saw the final score she said she was proud, excited, and that the team worked really well together. The team was a bit nervous be- fore but still went in pretty con- fident. Evoni Salinas, a freshman who plays outfield, stated, "I was nervous but I knew we could win." The team worked great and the coach worked pretty hard too as he was showing the girls new plays, Kitchell stated, "He was pretty good and really help- ful." The girls said that Coach Weibling knows when to have fun and when to be serious and Red Bluff High School's Track and Field team's season is just about over, but the team has been preparing and working hard for the leagues while also reflecting back on the previous season. The league games began Friday, May fifteenth, and a few of the Red Bluff High Track and Field team members on JV and Varsity moved forward. Marshal Brose, freshmen, advanced into divisions with the four by one, four by four, four hundred meter, and the long jump. Brose said his biggest accomplishment of the season so far is, "I've PR'd almost every single race." However, he was disappointed at the lack of runners over the track season. "We could've had more r u n n e r s on the t r a c k t e a m , " s a i d B r o s e . O t h e r than that, he'd said that he'd had a good season. Dustin Graham, sophomore, is also advancing into divisions with the four by one hundred, four by four hundred, and the four hundred meter. "I hope to go all the way," said Graham. Though having a good season, he wished that the team had more practice. He also looks forward to r u n n i n g faster and i m p r o v i n g next season. Emily Gable, also a freshmen, said that everyone had gotten better over the season. "I think it went pretty well. Everyone improved this season," said Gable. She had hoped that she'd make it to divisions for the two-mile. Her biggest accomplishment of the season so far is the two-mile. "I wouldn't have been able to do it at all before this year without Hendricks," said Gable. "In the group I'm in, I'd say that we need more endurance," said Gable. The Red Bluff High School Track and Field team had great improvement over the past season, and the number of team members who advanced in leagues are excited about their accomplishments. They all look forward to improving even more in the next season, and think they had a great previous one. 259 S. 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