The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Sports Page 7 May 8, 2015 Britney Miranda Staff Writer Sound Off/Illeana Hilisee Mr. Null (Teacher) "Spending quiet days on the river with my wife, daughter, father, and mother." Brittany Botell (11) "I'm going to Costa Rica." Mrs. Shilts (Teacher) "Taking my son to the Mesa College in San Diego." Noah Caylor (10) "I go around the county and rank chimichangas." Steven Weightman (12) "Playing airsoft becuase its mildly competitve and fun." Kendi Alfredo (9) "Swimming because it cools you down." What's your favorite summer activity and why? "Lower classmen admit that the seniors will definitely be missed..." partan ound S off Sophia Cumpton Staff Writer Illeana Hilsee Staff Writer Hailie Willey Staff Writer Junior Varsity Softball team reflects on past year with good memories As school comes to an end, so do the sports that the students of Red Bluff High have come to love. The varsity softball team had its last game on Friday, May Fifteenth. They express how well they've played this season, their ups and downs as a team, and how they learned to bond in order to grow and excel in their sport. The players shared how passionate they are for softball and how much they are going to miss playing and the seniors as their last season ends. Liz Baccala, sophomore and center fielder has played softball for eight years. "I'm really sad because it's probably the last time I'm gonna play with my sister," said Baccala. Hannah Issaksen, junior and pitcher, agreed. "It's pretty bittersweet. I'm gonna miss all the seniors for sure," said Issaksen. Other girls on the team shared how they felt about the season coming to an end. "It's sad, but I'm excited to see how our last game goes. Hopefully we go out with a bang," said Ashley Owen, junior and right fielder who's playing softball "off and on since t-ball," prior to the game. The girls told how their season has gone and how well they have bonded this year. "Definitely didn't start off the way I wanted it to, but it's gotten a lot better. If we started out playing the way we're playing right now, we excitement you get when you come together as a team and win as one." The girls agree about how important it is to work as a team. "[My favorite part is] the memories you make with all the girls and the constant intensity of the game," said Drury. Despite rough start, these girls have worked hard to bond and become a family. Since then, the varsity softball players have grown stronger as a team. would of made it to sections," said Jenny McCluskey, senior and right fielder. Caity Igarta, junior and right fielder, agreed with McCluskey. "We struggled at the beginning, but near the end we got better." "We improved over the last few months," said Igarta. "I think our team has come a long way since the beginning of the season and grown closer," said Allyson Drury, sophomore and infielder. The varsity softball team was also asked about their favorite part of softball. Stefanie Brunello, junior, stated "[I've] memories made playing with the people I've known for a long time. It's playing the game you love with people who love it." Aubree Akins, freshman and pitcher said she has been playing since she could play t-ball. She said, "My favorite part would probably be the everything," Dustin Crain said. The entire Junior Varsity baseball team is very close and has a lot of confidence in each other. "I like all of my teammates. We can all get along and we all have a great time," said Crain, sophomore. Dylan Robinson commented, "They were cool. We all got along especially when we were winning." "My teammates and I worked hard and we did what needed to be done in order to win," sophomore Evan Tanner responded. The team is also very close to their coach, whom they like very much. "I really like our coach. He has been coaching me for two years now, and sometimes you question what he is thinking, but it always works out in the end," Dustin Crain said. Sophomore Evan Tanner replied, "He is a little crazy and he knows the game well. I would have him as a coach for all four years if it was possible." "He is an interesting guy and his philosophy is very hard-nosed," Dylan Robinson, freshman, said. The Red Bluff High School Junior Varsity baseball team has had an amazing year. They are hoping that next year they have the same luck they had this year. The Red Bluff High School junior varsity baseball team has had a great season this school year. "We have done really well this year. We went on a winning streak for little over a month," said Sophomore Dustin Crain. Freshman, Dylan Robinson commented by saying "It was a fun season and we won a lot of games, making it more enjoyable." There were a few challenging obstacles during the season, but the teammates were confident enough to overcome them. "One challenging thing was a lot of other teams stepped up their game and they wanted to beat Red bluff because we have always had a very good baseball team," sophomore, Michael Chapman said. "I think the most challenging thing for me was playing as a freshman on a sophomore dominated team," said Robinson. The teammates feel there could be some things they could have improved, but overall they feel they have done very good. "I feel as though there is always room to improve on whole time." Browning also said, "I'm looking forward to next year, I'll probably get crushed though because students from other schools have been playing for a while, where I've only been playing since my freshman year here." Mr. Twitchell, the coach of the Tennis team says, "we nickname our #1 double team the 'cool breezes' because they're so cool." On top of that Twitchell added that, " The two breezes are known as Jay Boone, and Cory Twitchell. They look like their always suppose to be at the beach." Referring to the end of the season, Twitchell said, "To me it was cool to have 6 seniors that i've had for all four years, watching them improve and grow was a cool thing to experience." Twitchell won't forget this years team easily but is still excited for next years season, he's excited for what next year has to bring. Red Bluff High School's tennis season is finally over, but the sport is not completely over for everybody. Sophomore, Mitchell Morehead says, "I'll probably be playing tennis all summer, or at least a lot this summer with my dad." Then Morehead proceeded to say, "I'm so fast, you can barely see me coming." Some of the members on the team talked about how they feel with the season ending, many weren't too happy about it, but are ready and extremely excited for next years season to begin so they can try out and, hopefully, make the team. Connor Browning, who is also a Sophomore here at RBHS said, "I'm happy the seniors are leaving, so they can't keep taking all the wins the JV Baseball triumphs Tennis members look forward to next season Golf ends in high hopes Red Bluff High School's Junior Varsity Softball team poses for their team picture taken by a local professional business, Studio 530. Red Bluff High Schools boys golf team has come to the end of the season. Many of the players said they have achieved their personal goals for the season and have already set ones for next year. The team has played a total of 15 games so far and are anticipating CIF champions June 10 at Poppy Hills. S o p h o m o r e Nathen Fregoso said his biggest accomplishment was shooting third overall in league. Team favorites of the season have been riding in the van to meets, winning overall in matches, and just being able to compete. Seniors on the team are excited to be done with high school and to have made it four years through the golf team. Lower classmen admit that the seniors will definitely be missed but some are excited for the opportunities that will be up for grabs in the years to come. If you are interested in playing golf next year but are too scared, take into consideration that you do not s p e c i f i c a l l y have to be good in order to be on the team T h o u g h traveling will be less likely due to the fact that the best get to travel. Players have high hopes for next year and plan on making incoming freshmen and other new players on the team feel welcome to their group. with successful season Photo by Studio 530