The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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September 13, 2013 Page 5 Sports Swim team makes changes for the new season Julia Liebert Opinions Editor Last year's Red Bluff High School Swim Team left good results and ended the year well. The Masters Meet last year Red Bluff High Schools swim team did 17 out of 22 events. The girls who did the 200 Yard Medley Relay were Nicole Sauve, Zinnia Balken, Mayson Trujillo, and Samara Robinson, and they got 8th place. The boys who did the 200 Yard Medley Relay were Jordon Johnson, Owen Ritter, Curtis Twitchell, and Josh Jackson and they got 6th place. In the 200 Yard Freestyle Nicole Sauve got 16th place and Josh Jackson got 9th place. Jordan Johnson got 7th place in the 200 Yard IM. Samara Robinson got 14th and Curtis Twitchell got 4th in the 50 Yard Freestyle. In the 100 Yard Butterfly Zinnia Balken got 9th place, Samara Robinson got 11th place, and Josh Jackson got 10th. In the 100 Yard Freestyle Curtis Twitchell got 4th place. Jordan Johnson got 6th place in the 500 Yard Freestyle. For the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay the girls, Samara Robinson, Mayson Truillo, Amy Shoff, Zinna Balken, got 7th place and the boys, Curtis Twitchell, Jordan Johnson, Josh Jackson, and Lane Hoskins got 5th place. In the 500 Yard Freestyle Relay Jordan Johnson got 6th place and Samara Robinson got 7th place. In the 100 Yard Backstroke Nicole Sauve got 14th place. In the 400 Yard Freestyle Lane Hoskins, Owen Ritter, Egan Meagher, Nick Villarreal got 7th place. And last but not least Owen Ritter got 8th place in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. "All of our senior swimmers are doing a really good job this year." The seniors this year on the swim team are: Joelene Donaldon, Zach Fisher, Selena Marino, Joshua Jackson, Samara Robinson, Dallas Mead, Amy Shoff, Owen Ritter, Mayson Trujillo, Andrew Stites, Lane Hoskins and Curtis Twitchell. The Juniors on the swim team this year are: Mika Levitt, Riley Palmer, Chrystina Marple, Sosie O'Sullivan. Haler Rosser, Nicole Sauve, Molly Shea, and Jillian Strom. Sophomores' on the swim team this year are: John Foley, Kaitlyn James, Evan Meagher, Deborah Rivera, Caitlyn Igarta and Nick Villarreal, Freshman on the swim team are: Julia Breandt, Noah Caylor, Lacy John. Jordan Johnson, Brea Myers, Emerson Marple, Melissa Stoing, Jacob Patterson, Mitchell Sauve, Connor Sousa. "I expect what I expect every year from my team. Try their hardest, do their best, enjoy themselves, improve throughout the year, practice hard, be a team member, teach everyone on the team" said Coach Trujillo when asked what he expects from the team this year. "My goals for this season are for everybody to improve, everybody to do as well as they can, everybody to have fun and for everybody to live up to the expectations of the team. Rooting on team mates, helping each other out, and being supportive of one another". Both varsity and junior varsity volleyball are beginning their seasons hoping for wins Ryan Fisher Sports Editor Ryan Fisher Sports Editor As the new season begins for varsity volleyball the girls will play their first official match this Tuesday the 16th of September against Chico at Chico. " I feel like we will preform very well as long as our offense is fast and quick defense," said senior Taylor Zazueta. "We scrimmaged Chico and it was a very good match, it was very back and forth," said junior Daisy Brose. But the team seems to have lack of intensity during practices and matches said some of the players but have been practicing very well and working hard.. "I work on keeping my energy level high by staying positive and shaking off bad plays and making sure I get good hits," said sophomore Katie Gallagher. "We don't get pumped enough but when we get a good set with a kill we get pretty amped," said Zazueta. The girls play their first real match this Tuesday the 16th of September at Chico High School. BLUFFER/Ryan Fisher JV volleyball plays an intense game against Anderson on Wednesday, September 11. J.V. football first game end in a tie team hopes to get a win this friday Grey Grotke Staff Writer JV football played its first game for this year Friday the 6. The game ended in a tie against Oroville, which, means this year's JV is already doing better than they did last year. We hope we can infer from this that the team as a whole has improved. This may be the case, as JV football lost significantly to Oroville last year, and now has at least managed to tie. According to JV football captain Dusty Loyd the team is "better than last year," in "every position." Quarterback Lane Pritchard agrees, stating he believes the team has made improvements. Coach Sanders also believes the team has improved and commented that the team, "Had a rough season last year, but the kids are working hard and they're a fun group to be around." The other members of the team agree that the group has a likeable attitude. Dusty Loyd called them a "Great group of people," and Lane Pritchard went as far as to say that the team has a brotherly relationship. "They're all my brothers," said Pritchard. When asked what the greatest strength of JV football would be this year, Sean Stanley replied, "Defense, last week they only scored one touch down," JV foot ball player Zack Howard agrees, stating of the upcoming game today "Defense will do great," The JV football team expresses confidence regarding this upcoming game. "We'll be coming out on top," said Zack Howard. You can watch the JV Spartans today at 5:30 in their first home game against Anderson. One Stop Gas Station Open 5am-11pm RBHS students buy hot food & get a 24oz soda for ONLY 99ยข Your One Stop Convenience Store 714 Walnut St. Red Bluff The JV volleyball team began their season this past Wednesday with a game against Anderson. But with all the practices the girls feel as if they are ready to perform at their highest. "We have the potential to perform very well as long as we work together", said sophomore Brittany Botel. But with their high hopes, they still have a lot to work on in practice. "We are really good, but we all still have our individual stuff we need to work on," said sophomore Stefanie Brunello. She also added that passers need to work on consistently passing so the hitters can get a good set so we can get longer rallies. But some of the players had to adjust to playing in a positions. "I am a front side opposite now, but last year I was middle,It took a lot of adjusting but it works for me since I'm ambidextrous," said Botel. The team plays their next match tomorrow at Red Bluff High School for a tournament. Girls tennis starts off season and hopes to set high bars Garrett Ward Staff Writer Red Bluff Varsity Girls Tennis is starting off the year with positive outlooks and high bars to set. The Lady Spartans are led by sophomore, Ginger Shaffer, and the upper portion of their ladder is held by one junior, Aislynn Lair, and seniors Erika Ellis, Josie Clements, and Emmaline Iverson. Only one freshman cracks the top six spots on the ladder: Rylee DuFrain. "I'm glad to be back in the swing of things. I missed my teammates and I'm excited to compete for the high school one last year," says senior, Josie Clements. Clements, like a few of the senior girls, have competed on the tennis team all four years of high school. She claims the start of the new season has been bittersweet but Clements is excited nonetheless. Clements continued to talk confidently about her team. After the team win at Foothill this last Tuesday, Clements spoke highly of the team's comradery and ability to rally behind each other. "All of us girls get along very well and we almost enjoy our hot practices as much as our matches. We go beyond practices to do fun team bonding events. This team might be the most closely knit group of girls I've been with," says sophomore, Ginger Shaffer. Shaffer, the team's number one player, won her match in two sets with set scores of 6-4, 6-4. Her match was especially crucial in winning the overall team match which was won 5-4 over Foothill. The Lady Spartans next few team matches are away and they will not have a home match until the seventeenth of September. Dwight's Sports Corner Mr. Evans, beloved retired Bluffer adviser, was born and raised in the Bay Area and, because of this, was an avid fan of the Giants and especially the 49ers. This section is dedicated to Mr. Evans and his two favorite sports team to keep readers updated on Dwight's teams. The San Francisco Giants are still in last place with 16.5 games back behind the first place and rival, Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants are in a rebuilding stage bringing up rookies. The 49ers had their season opener at Candlestick last sunday afternoon playing against Aaron Rogers and the Green Bay Packers. Colin Kaepernick threw for 412 yards and led the Niners to a 34-28 win. Sports Update/Ryan Fisher