The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Page 6 February 17, 2017 Sports V girls soccer ends a season riddled Kennady Sandow Staff Writer Sarah Herrera Staff Writer Frosh girls basketba ll ends season Spartan's Coach of the Issue Shelby Long: Varsity Girls Basketball T his month's coach of the issue is Shelby Long. This is her first year as the Varsity Girls Basketball coach at RBHS. When asked why she decided to become a basketball coach Long said, "I had really great basketball team in high school." When Long Was asked why she likes coaching, she responded with, "I like seeing my players grow and improve, especially when they break out of their shell. I love seeing them have a fun time." At the end of the day, her motto is "Defense wins games." Coach of the issue/ Marissa Mills JV girls soccer kicks off their last game VB bball shoots for playoffs The 2016-2017 freshman girls basketball team finished their season on February 16. This team has been working hard all season and it is finally paying off. On February 2, 2017, the girls went up against Chico High School for this years 2017 Pink Out. The girls agreed that this has been there best game all season. Maci Lemke said, "Although we lost we really played as a team in this game and all our hard work at practice has helped us a lot." The team worked very hard in their last few weeks of the season, especially on defense. When Jocelyn Freeman was asked "What's been your best memory of the season?" Freeman responded with "My favorite memory would probably be the car rides to the game, they were always super fun." They are sad to see the season go but most of the team plan to play Junior V a r s i t y basketball next school year. The season was filled with a lot of fun times and ultimately their goal from the beginning of the season was to win as many games as possible but also to become closer as a team. They feel that they accomplished almost all of their goals; although they did not win as many games as they hoped for they still fought as a team and ended the season strongly. The girls are very excited for the future seasons in their Red Bluff High basketball careers and want to make a lot more memories with their great teammates. These girls have many memories, wins, losses, injuries and comebacks to look forward to in the remainder of their basketball careers at Red Bluff High School and possibly beyond their four years here at RBHS. As they continue to grow, they hope to see their skills grow alongside them. The Red Bluff High School Varsity boys Basketball Team continues to work towards a stronger season. The Spartans, now 1-8 in league and 8-15 overall have struggled to keep up with a winning streak. The starting line-up consists of Tye Clement, Brayden Hutchens, Eric Spencer, Derek Gorden, and Payton Edwards. When asked what his goal was for the rest of the season, Brayden Hutchens explained, "I want to win a playoff game and take our team as far as possible." Gorden added, " I want to win the next two out of three games and win the first and second round of playoffs." The boys have taken in consideration that the offense they run on the court needs more work. When asked what he would change about his team, Dawson Voth said, " Materialistically, we need new jersey's and a better gym. As a team in general, we just need to learn to play together as a team." Derek Gorden explained that coming up from JV has been a completely different experience. "Everyone's bigger and the games run at a faster pace," stated Gorden. Senior, Payton Edwards, said that there was a difference between the varsity team he played on last season and this year's varsity team. "We are more together and we get along better this season," explained Edwards. Overall, the team just wants to make sure they finish the season with confidence and with a section ring and win. The Varsity Boys will be hosted by the PV Vikings at 7:30. The Red Bluff High School Varsity Girls Soccer season is underway, with a league record of 1-4-3 and 7-8-4 overall as of February 7th. The seniors who are hoping to leave their impact on the field in their final season and pass on their knowledge of the sport to their younger teammates. Senior Grace Thornton, goalkeeper, says that she hopes, "the underclassmen on the team learn to never underestimate themselves. Play like it's your last game." Haley Scott, senior and midfield, added that she wants her younger teammates to learn from her, "to always make the most of every game and never forget to have fun." As senior night quickly approaches, the seniors all agreed that, "the season goes by way too fast and it's important to make the most of it while you can." When it comes down to it they're ready for whatever challenges come their way. A tightknit team with a long history, the girls have relied on each other to pick one another up during a tough time and to always be supportive of each other. Preparing to finish out their season strong, Rosy Alfaro, Chelsea Stone, and Haley Scott all agree that their biggest competition for league is Chico because "they're not afraid to play a little dirty" according to Scott. Thornton says, "one of the team's biggest challenges has been keeping a full roster throughout the season due to injuries and our team needs to have more confidence in our skills that we have and we need to be more trusting of each other on the field." Scott believes that focusing on positivity is key because, "a lot of the times when the other team scores a goal we start to get down on ourselves and lose our motivation. Sometimes yell at each other, but other times we'll get in a groove and have really good passing sequences." Varsity Girls Soccer plays Foothill on February 8th at home for senior night and they will continue to play in playoffs. Marissa Mills Staff Writer Bryce Stephenson Staff Writer At Red Bluff High School, the Junior Varsity and Varsity Wrestling teams have been hard at work preparing to finish their season with the same momentum that they started it with. They've been defying all odds as they continue to take home titles, both as a team and individually. With League Championships quickly approaching, the team has been more motivated at practice and sticking to a stricter regimen to ensure that they will perform at their fullest potential during these critical meets. For most of the team placing well at these meets will determine whether or not they will continue on with their season. Only the highest placed wrestlers will qualify for Divisions and Masters, which elevates the competition and raises the stakes each time the wrestler steps onto the mat. Although wrestling is a sport that is filled with. The most significant challenge that the team has faced this season is not performing well at the same time, which is crucial to the success of the team. "We've done really well this season, but as a team our biggest challenge has been peaking at the same time, all wrestling our best when it's needed," said A.J. Strole, a sophomore and second year wrestler. His teammate Jeremiah McDonald, a junior in his third wrestling season agreed, saying, "as a team we've consistently done well and placed in the top three at most of the invitationals we have gone to but it has always been difficult to peak at the same time and that has been discouraging to us. McDonald says about his teammates that, "we're all supportive of each other. We like to challenge each other and correct each other's mistakes to make sure that everyone on the team is able to wrestle at their fullest potential." The wrestling team competes at PV on Feb 8. Wrestling pins the final match Marissa Mills Staff Writer Soccer is a sport that is widely known in a large amount of countries worldwide including Brazil, Singapore, South Africa, and many more countries. It is even popular in small towns such as the one we live in, and nearly every high school in America has a soccer team. The 2016-2017 Red Bluff high school's junior varsity soccer team is hoping to maintain their decent season record: four wins to five losses. Their coach, Rich Mehling, wishes his team could be better; however, he is not necessarily upset with the amount of effort and commi- tment his team puts in toward the sport. C a d y K i l l a m h a s p l a y e d s o c c e r for a total of nine y e a r s , and she is one of the forwards on the team. However, she was recently moved up to varsity for the last soccer game. "Our team needs to work on connecting passes and playing team soccer," stated Killam. She plays the position center mid-field; she has been p l a y i n g s o c c e r e v e r since she was four y e a r s o l d . G a u m e r b el ie ve s that their t e a m needs to work on playing better team soccer and communicating with each other. "If I could learn any trick, I would want to learn how to do a bicycle kick into the goal," said Gaumer. A bicycle kick is where one throws his or herself upside down in order to kick the ball that is above them. MaKenzie Salinas, plays defense. Salinas recently got moved up to Varsity soccer. Salinas said that if she could see one thing happen to the team, she would like to see the team act and work as a single, well oiled machine. "Our strength is passing and quickness," said Salinas. The Red Bluff high school's junior varsity girl's season has ended, and they will not be having any other games this year. "Our strength is passing and quickness." -MaKenzie Salinas Marlee Meadows, a Red Bluff High School sophomore, takes control of the soccer ball from the opponent team's number 10 at a home game earlier this winter. with many injuries and attained goals Courtesy Photo / Yearbook 1660 Monroe Street Red Bluff, CA 96080 (530) 727-9495 with wins, losses, and comebacks