The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Sports May 3, 2013 Page 7 J.V. girls softball try for strong finish Mitch Fox Staff Writer With the season coming to a close the JV softball team is on top with a league record of 7 and 2. With only three league games left the team is sitting on the hot seat looking to take home that number one spot. According to sophomore Molly Murphy the team goals were to win league this year. Molly plays shortstop for the team and bats 3rd in the line-up. "Season is going good, we need to work on our communication in the field", said Murphy. According to Murphy there strengths of the team are there defense which has very few errors a game. "Us and PV have always kind of had a rivalry between us, it would be mice to end the season with a win against PV", said Fox who is planning on playing Varsity next year. The biggest part of success this season according to the girls is that they all get along with each other. They have been playing ball with each other ever since they were little kids even if they were not always on the same team. With the season coming to a close no matter how the season ends, winning league or not, the players say it will be a bitter-sweet feeling knowing that they may not ever be on the same team again. BLUFFER/Ryan Fisher Ryan Fisher/Bluffer Freshman Lexi Aguirre taking soft toss cuts, at a laid back practice on a Wednesday after a split with Shasta High School. "Foothill is our toughest opponent but being 2 and 1 against them this season so far we are confident in winning league", said Murphy. The Spartans 3rd baseman Ashleigh Fox who bats 4th in the line-up also says this season is going good thus far. "We have won most of our games and hopefully we will fin- ish out the season strong with a win against Shasta on Friday", said Fox. Ashleigh says her goals are to win league and to beat PV before the season is over. S partan ound off Whats your favorite MLB team and why? Katie Gallagher (9) "The Dodgers because everybody likes the Giants." Golf team begins to wraps up season with final meet to decide who goes to sections Julia Liebert Staff Writer The Red Bluff High School Golf team doesn't consider golf as a one man sport when they play, but as a team because at the end of each match they add the lowest scores together to make a team score. "There are a lot of rules in golf," said Coach Tomasetti. There is the United States Golf Association that puts out elaborate rules that high school golfers have to play by called "We are playing well, but not as well as we have in the past," said Coach Tomasetti. There are three seniors: Ricky Brewster , Daniel Frantz, and Peter Mitzel, one junior: Kyler Pucket, four sophomores: Caleb Sanders, Ramiro Serrano 3, Brandon LaChance , and Dylan Grossman, and 5 freshman: Hunter Davidson, Dylan Virrueta, Ben Crain, Derek Runnels, and Tanner Durffee that play on the golf team. The Red Bluff High School Golf team practices every day at the Wilcox Golf Course. Practice starts at 3:30 and We are "playing well but not as well as we have in the past." Coach Tomasetti ends at nightfall. The Red Bluff High School Golf team is really thankful for the Wilcox Golf Course because they let the team play there for free. Daniel Frantz is tied for fourth in the league and Peter Mitzel is third in the league. Daniel Frantz senior, and Peter Mitzel, seniors, both have scholarships to play golf in collage. Frantz has a full scholarship to St Francis in New York and Mitzel has a scholarship to Willamette University in Oregon. As a little girl Elena Tomasetti played golf with her dad. She somewhat stopped when she was in high school, but when she got into college she started to play again and she loved it. "Playing golf can be a mentally challenging game," said Tomasetti. Playing golf there are a lot of emotions that one can have. They can be happy and excited when they make a good hit, they can be sad or angry when they don't make a good play. J.V Baseball attributes their success to 'timely hitting' and 'hitting spots' Garrett Sandow Sports Editor The junior varsity baseball team is having a season for the age. The team has only lost two games thus far in the season with only three games to go. The team is 27-2-1 and only have one game to go against Shasta today at home. The team contributes all of their success to their pitching staff. The staff has been virtually unhittable this year by mixing up pitches and hitting their spots. "Our pitchers have been throwing a lot of stirkes and letting our defense make plays," said Ryan Gamboa, freshman catcher and Designated Hitter. Eric Schreter, sophomore 1st baseman and pitcher, has been the teams ace this year. Schreter posted a one hitter against P.V. Schreter has a record of 6-0 and has a video game like ERA of 0.52. Schreter has beat West Valley, Pleasant Valley, Central Valley, and Enterprise. "He has been great all year, he mixes speeds well and hits his spots," said Gamboa. The Spartans have also got a boost from freshman pitcher, center fielder, and shortstop Lane Pritchard. Pritchard has a 4-0 record and has also picked up three saves on the year. The junior varsity baseball team has out hit everytime team they have played this year. They have also out scored their opponents this year 288-87. The Spartans have been on a tear this year and have scored 10 or more runs 18 different times this year. Eight players for the Spartans this year have a batting average over .350. "We have had timely hitting all year," said sophomore 3rd baseman and pitcher Joseph Bosetti. Gamboa and Pritchard have led the Spartans to their 27-2-1 record by hitting .507 and .397 respectively. The freshman hitters also have 51 and 30 RBI's respectively. the two ranked #1 and #2 on the team in the RBI category. The duo has also hit seven triples this year. "It feels great to hit triples because I have never done that before. Aside from winning, its been the highlight of my season," said Gamboa. The team has gotten a huge boost from sophomore pitcher and outfielder Harrison Dob- Track Results 49th Yreka Lions Invitational Varsity Boys (5th Place Overall)- 100m- Michael Stone (11.59) 6th 200m- Stephen Hackstaff (22.74) 3rd 400m- KJ Hinkston (53.36) 5th 4x100- Dylan Schiable, Michael Stone, Austin Torres, Stephen Hackstaff (44.22) 1st 4x400- Sean Freeny, Justin Foux, Greg DuFour, KJ Hinkston (3:28.20) 1st High Jump- Austin Torres (6-04.00) 2nd Long Jump- Dylan Schiable (19-10.50) 4th Triple Jump- Sean Freeny (40-09.75) 5th Varsity Girls ( 1st Place Overall)- 100m- Lily Brose (12.64) 1st 100m- Kaylynn Gibson (13.29) 2nd 200m- Andrienne Hinkston (26.28) 1st 200m- Daisy Brose (28.06) 2nd 1600m- Natalie Renfroe (5:43.26) 2nd 1600m- Nicole Renfroe (5:51.44) 5th 3200m- Nicole Renfroe (13:23.72) 5th 4x100- Lily Brose, Kaylynn Gibson, Joanna Smith-Conrad, Andrienne Hinkston (50.86) 1st 4x400- Christina Zumalt, Allison Winning, Catherine Reineman, Kaylynn Gibson (4:11.51) 1st Shot Put- Kayla Thayer (33-00.50) 3rd Discus- Kayla Thayer (117-01) 1st Sacramento Meet of Champions Varsity Boys 4x400- Michael Stone, Sean Freeny, Austin Torres, Stephen Hackstaff (3:27.44) 9th High Jump- Austin Torres (6-04.00) 4th Varsity Girls 400m- Andrienne Hinkston (57.82) 4th 4x400m- Lily Brose, Andrienne Hinkston, Daisy Brose, Joanna SmithConrad *(3:59.38) 1st * The all time section mark is 3:56.38. This puts the varsity girls exactly 3 seconds away from breaking the all time NSCIF record. son. At the plate Dobson has hit .400 with nine RBI's and three doubles. The team feels like it has been a great year and our glad their hard work has reflected in their record. "Our pitchers have been throwing a lot of stirkes and letting our defense make plays" - Ryan Gamboa The team says practices are intense and the drills the coaches put them through really help Spartans out when it comes to games. "We do a lot of situationals so we are ready in the game when that scenario comes up," said sophomore 2nd baseman and relief pitcher Will MacDonald. The team also focus' a lot on hitting at practice by playing two pitch and getting a lot of swings at practice. "We take a lot of swings every practice, it really helps," said MacDonald. The team dropped both games last Tuesday to Shasta which snapped their undefeated season. Although the streak has been snapped, the team still has a shot today at splitting a league title with Shasta. If the team wins today, they will share the title with Shasta and will be coSac River League Champs. Coach of the Issue Ryland Sanders Varsity Baseball Coach Sanders begins this season, stepping up to the Varsity level of coaching after many years as Head Coach of the J.V. team. " I feel we are moving in the right direction at a consistent rate", said Sanders. The varsity team beat,the best team in the section, Foothill High School, and ending the Cougars winning streak. Coach of the issue/Ryan Fisher Sam Hendricks (10) "Tampa Bay because they are young and successful so far." Megan Didio (11) "The Red Sox because of their stadium." Logan Reynolds(12) "I don't watch baseball, but I have a Yankees hat." Mrs. Durfee (teacher) "I like the A's and the Giants because they are local and I can go to their games." Mr. Null (teacher) "Giants because of fear the beard." Sound Off/Claire Samay