The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Sports January 17, 2014 Page 7 Varsity girls basketball comes to partan Sound the end of a very good preseason off Bluffer/ Mikayla Moore RBHS's Hannah Scholzen, junior on the Varsity team practicing her free throw for the up coming tournament. Mikayla Moore Staff Writer Over the past weekend of the 9 th – 11th the Red Bluff High School varsity girl's basketball team competed in a pre season tournament at West Valley High School. According to Junior, post player, Hannah Scholzen the team went into the tournament feeling confident for a win. Scholzen said they felt good going into the tournament. Eight teams competed at the tournament and our varsity girls came out second. The team played teams such as Anderson, U Prep, and home team The West Valley Eagles. The girl's first game was on Friday and against U Prep the team came out with a Varsity finds confidence before start of next game Defender Christina Zumalt, sophomore, says that she wants to get better throughout the season at The Red Bluff High School defending. If there's anything Varsity Girls Soccer Team all the girls hope for, it's to has an away game against go to playoffs. Shasta on Friday, January "I'm confident in our 17. They are confident that strategies," she said. "We they will do well in this next have several ways to take the match, according to Left ball to the goal." Midfield Mikenna said she feels Mikenna Corry, junior. "I a good vibe from the would love for the team to sophomores because she had make it to playoffs, but by been on the Varsity team as a the end of the freshman. She season I want believes their to see us just strategies be better at work well soccer." she and benefit said. them greatly Mikenna because they believes there each have is no specific their own weakness kind of niche on the team they work because they with. get along J a n e so well. If doesn't even anything, think about -Jane Kinner their game she believes the team's play as a chemistry is one of their strategy. To her, their comstrongest points. "I see soccer munication is so strong, as an outlet for players to get there isn't much need for a out there and put all their strategy. energy into it." she said. Jane likes the atmosphere Outside Defender Jane of all the girls. They all know Kinner agrees with Mikenna, what to do when they're told, both of whom have been and to her, soccer is life in playing soccer for twelve the season.For Christina, years, say that their strong the best part about soccer bonds are the strongest is being on a team, and the good experiences they have aspect of the team. "The best part about together. Christina believes that soccer for me is the physical everyone agrees with her aspect of it. You only think about the game. You don't opinion on soccer, which is think about home work or that soccer is a must to the school or anything else." team. To her, it is not just a side she said. She added that the activity: to them, soccer is a sophomores on the team are a good addition because to her, piece of life they could not they play like they belong on live without. the Varsity team. win, they played there second game against Anderson and once again dominated. The championship game came down to our very own Red Bluff Lady Spartans and home team The West Valley Eagles. In the end our lady Spartans fell to West Valley and took second overall in the tournament. According to scholzen the girls have been working very hard in practice, focusing a lot on their pressing strategies which they hope will help them in future games. The girls feel prepared for the games they will have had this past week against The Chico Wild Cats, who the Lady Spartans accordingly beat in their last game against the team. When asked what she believed was the team's strongest aspect as a whole, Scholzen said, "We are very strong defense players." The girls will also have had a game against Oroville High School this past week. Upon speaking to Scholzen before these games she said the team was excited to win and confident they would be able to do so. Scholzen said that Chico is a pretty strong team but lack a little when it comes to defense. Scholzen feels they will enable the Lady Spartans to show case there excellent defense which she said is one of the team's strongest aspects So far the Lady Spartans have had a good Pre season and currently are 9-4. With many great wins under their belts. Scholzen said the varsity girls are confident that they are capable and have a good shot of coming out undefeated in the league. The Varsity girls are looking forward to a great season, as is Red Bluff High School. The Chico game will have taken place on January 14th here on the Red Bluff campus at 7:30, there second game will have taken place on January 16th at Oroville High School. JV optimistic about season What is your favorite Winter sport? Kelsey Jablonowski (9) "Alpine is my favorite winter sport." Grant Cottier (10) "Basketball is my favorite winter sport." Samantha Newton (11) "Snowboarding because the first time I went was with my girlfriend." Brianna Tackmier Staff Writer "The best part about soccer for me is the physical aspect of it. You only think about the game. You don't think about homework or school or anything else." Bluffer/ Lexi Pritchard Red Bluff High's Caitlyn Igarta, sophomore on the JV team warming up before the game. Lexi Pritchard Staff Writer Red Bluff High School's JV girl's basketball team is hard at work preparing for their upcoming season starting January 23 and is getting ready by competing in tournaments until the league officially starts. During this preseason the JV girls have competed in three tournaments, bringing home two second place trophies, as well as one third place trophy. Adding up all of these tournament wins and losses makes the team 7-4. Their next game this preseason is on Monday at Los Plumas at 6 o'clock. During the games the girls have an average of 45 points, and have a free throw average of fifty percent. According to some of the team members, the teams strengths are that they are all able to work extremely well together, they have good ball movement, and work really hard during every game. Some of the team's disadvantages are that they don't have that much height compared to all the other teams they play and have trouble boxing out when a shot is taken. The team's hope for the league is to be undefeated, and to continue to work extremely hard. Their first game is on January 23 against West Valley at Red Bluff. "I have high hopes for league play, because we all really get along on and off the court," said Julia Brandt, Freshman. JV soccer continuing to improve their teamwork Taylor Nguyen Staff Writer Red Bluff High Spartans' JV girls' soccer team started the season with 2 wins, 3 losses, and one tie. The team, however, knows exactly what they need to work on to improve as a whole for upcoming games. The JV team's weakness is direct passing, which goes back to their lack of communication on the field. The team has been playing the sport together before this team, so they had already built a great connection that was inseparable. "The team has gotten a lot closer since we started; we get along great on and off the field," said freshman Alana Johnson. "The team is really starting to connect. We can really count on each other, and I feel that's an important element to a great season," said freshman Brooke Brown. "At the beginning of the season, we started as individuals first. However, as the season started to progress, we were acting like a puzzle. Each and every one of us are the pieces, and we're all starting to mold together into the perfect fit," said sophomore Andrea Martinez. To prep for upcoming games, the girls like to give each other pep talks to pump everyone up. They all enjoy motivating everyone on the team to become better not only as individuals, but a team as a whole. "By the end of the season, we'll have a strong team," said sophomore Autumn Poole. Despite the fact that the team has had a rocky start, the girls will continue to inspire one another and attack their future games head on. Their next game will be home on Wednesday Jan. 22 against Enterprise. Austin Torres (12) "Indoor track because I run track." Mrs. Daussee (Teacher) "Soccer because it takes a real woman to go run out in the sleet while getting hit in the face." with a ball." Mr. Penner (Teacher) "Basketball is because my children play it." Sound Off/Molly Shea