The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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November 1, 2013 Page 5 Sports Girls golf ends great season in second place Ryan Fisher Sports Editor Red Bluff High School's girls golf team enjoyed their first place sport for a while, but ended in second place overall and failed to represent themselves at the NSCIF Championships. "Everyone tried their best, but the weather really affected our play, not just our team but other schools," said Senior Michelle Mitchell. "The weather messed up everyones' vibes," said Sophomore Yazmin Villalobos. "They did great, every girl showed a growth and improvement from last season," said Coach Tomasetti. But as the season comes to a complete end, the girls look back and reflect how great their season actually was. The girls finished off their season in second place. "Two years ago we were excited being in fourth place so being in second place is a big deal to us," said To- masetti. She then added that throughout the season was a battle between Red Bluff, Pleasant Valley, and Chico. Some girls feel happy about their accomplishments. "It feels really good, knowing that all of your hard work has payed off," said Mitchell. "Really cool to know I helped the team to achieve second place," said Sophomore Autumn Poole. "They did great, every girl showed a growth and improvement from last season ." -Elena Tomasetti Two players, Summer and Sofia Frantz, both received awards throughout the league. Sofia received the All League award and Summer received the Honorable Mention All League award out of the 42 girls throughout the league. Last Monday, six girls, Autumn Poole, Michelle Mitchell, Yasmin Vilalobos, Emily Louisell, Summer and Sofia Frantz played the NSCIF Championship match at Butte Creek where they failed to qualify into the Nor- Cal Finals. Some girls say that the next season will be tough, but they feel like they will perform as well as this year. "We are really going to miss our seniors next year," said Tomasetti. "I hope that we will, not as big as this years team, but we will be still well experienced," said Poole. Last Monday's match was the teams last of the season, and thus concludes the end of the season. Both JV and Varsity football prepare for the ends of their seasons in a few weeks Playoffs are approaching in two weeks, and the Red Bluff High School Varsity Football team members are feeling confident they will make it in this year. They are currently in the fifth seat of six seats for playoffs, though they will most likely not host a play off game unless they win the next two games. Players feel they have done well this year, and hope their success continues. Quarterback Greg DuFour stated that, "We got Red Bluff Football back, and that needs to be carried on next year. People need to see that." Sean Freeny, who was in Football this year until his shoulder was dislocated in the Shoot out game, said that this season's football, "Came out pretty strong, but now we need to come together as a team." Center Keith Drury also commented that "the camraderie of the team has been great." He stated of the ongoing endeavors that "Every week is a tough opponent." Sean Freeny said, almost exactly the same, "We've run into tough opponents," and Keith Drury believed that they "just have to execute" as they approach, and hopefully enter playoffs this year. Story by Grey Grotke Courtes y photo/ Maryn Spangler Senior Christian Shaffer, led by Senior blocker Denver Gulliford, runs a play on last Friday's home game against Pleasant Valley High School. The Red Bluff High School JV football team has had a successful season of learning to work together as a group of players. They have intertwined skills and abilities within the team to improve on their game performance. "We work as hard as we can, and know what we can do," said Sophomore Joey Knight. Players really feel like they have room for improvements and are ready to take on the challenges that come. "The team is definitely better than last year, but we need to improve," said sophomore Loen Langley. "Our defense coach tells us what the other team will do or not do in the upcoming game," said Langley. This will open the players mind to different means of defense and they will be prepared to cope with these foreign defensive strategies. Not letting the team go under is an important part of coaching, and that is exactly what Head Coach Ryland Sanders does for the JV football team. "The head coach keeps in lighthearted,: said Langley. The JV Football team is ready to face any challenge thrown their way. Story by Owen Ritter Varsity swim team waves goodbye to strong seniors Garrett Ward Staff Writer The Varsity Swim team is wrapping up another season strongly while also saying goodbye to a great senior class of swimmers. As the season has wrapped up, the practices have become much shorter and less demanding and the Spartans are tapering heading into these last meets. The seniors are cherishing these last few weeks together and hope to place well as the Section and Masters meets approach. "The seniors this year have become really close and we have all worked hard knowing that this is our last year with our intense and motivational coach," says senior, Curtis Twitchell. Curtis Twitchell is one of several swimmers who have finished the season strong. Curtis Twitchell was awarded two all-league awards in the 50 meter and 100 meter freestyle races in his final season as a Spartan. There are fourteen senior swimmers this year that will definitely be missed and cause huge voids in the swim relay teams that were very competitive this last year. Although the juniors and underclassmen may miss these top dogs, the seniors will definitely miss their prized coach, Paul Trujillo, even more. "Paul Trujillo has been my coach for the last four years and we'll all miss his inspiring stories and overpowering demeanor," explains senior, Jordan Johnson. Several other senior swimmers interviewed had nothing but great compliments and nice memories to share about coach Paul Trujillo. By the time this article is published, the Spartans will have swam in the Section Championships at West Valley High School in Cottonwood. The Spartans will have several boys and girls competing for individual titles as well as one relay team- the men's medley team. The Spartans will also have competed for a qualification for a spot in Saturday's Masters Championships held at the Shasta College in Redding. Sports Superstitions Freshman, Wesley Clawson- "It's bad luck to kill any creature on game days. The bad karma will carry over to my performance and screw me up." Sophomore, Autumn Poole- "No matter what sport I do, I must have the number 10 on my back. If I don't, I simply can't perform well and I'll be extremely upset." Junior, Sage Mist- "When I'm dancing, I will never wear tights with holes with them. It's bad luck for me and I just have a horrible feeling that I'll mess up." Senior, Jordan Johnson- "Before every swim meet, eating Nutella and giving out a huge hammerhead war cry is a must. I don't feel complete without the combination of the two." Teacher, Stan Twitchell- "I've had the same exact freethrow ritual since I've played basketball in high school. Without this little routine, my shot doesn't feel the same." Teacher, Dan Ackley- "When I used to kick for football in college, I used to shave my legs every season. Only because I previously kicked a game-winning field goal when I did so." Information Box /Garrett Ward