The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Page 6 March 10, 2016 Sports Bryce Stephenson Staff Writer Noah Caylor Sports Editor JV girls soccer ends league Alpine races to end '16-17 season Sarah Herara Staff Writer V. girls softball starts league The Varsity Girls Softball team is off to a fair start in their season. The team is young this year but clearly holds a lot of potential to obtain several wins. They work well as team and are already coming together after only being together for six practices. They are growing closer and they hope to have a strong team by the time play offs come around. The girls are determined and they know they are young, but they are ready to show up a nyo n e t h a t overlooks them. This is a competitive team since they have all dedicated most of their softball careers to travel softball. Catcher, Braydi Johnson, explains the pressure that is put on her on the field. "When there is a runner on the base and I get a fastball, I get the most n e r v o u s because I know the r u n n e r has the opportunity to advance. The girls recently played in their first tournament and came out with a record of 2 wins and 5 losses. Although they did not place, they know they played to their full potential with only having four days of practice before the tournament. The girls have set individual goals for themselves for the season. Junior, Kylee Kitchell explains, " I want to become a stronger defensive player." Emily Tatro added, " I want to do my best and play my hardest since it is my last year. Being a Senior makes me really sad but I am going to make the best of my last year playing with my favorite girls." Aubree Akins said, " I just want to be a team asset and be able to be a leader and help my teammates all around. The girls will face off against the West Valley Eagles today as part of a tournament. All in all, the whole Varsity softball team is extremly excited to start off thiws season and they are hoping to do well. The Red Bluff High School Alpine team continues to make strides to their goal of self-development and success as a team. Connor Sousa, a senior on the team, states that, "The team is doing very well and improving every race." This week the Red Bluff High School Alpine team traveled to Northstar Ski Resort for the CNISSF Alpine State Championships. Among the team members who qualified were skiers Connor Sousa, Devon Treat, Mariah Damante, Trinity Tumidanski, and Ryan Mueller. Making up the snowboarding team is Ellie Miller, Terrin Garcia, and Les Shank. State championships was the ultimate goal for many members of The Red Bluff High School Alpine team. The experience is a week full of fun and team bonding that allows the team to relax, but also experience some more intense competition than they face locally. Each year, the team strives to become better athletes overall, as well as improve upon the skills they already posses, and from the results we are seeing from the mountain, they have accomplished just that. The team is proud of their accomplishments throughout the season and have continued this trend to the finish line and they are hoping to take their expirences home to learn from their mistakes. Bryce Stephenson Staff Writer Soccer, a sport that is played all across the world, is widely known by many continents, countries, cities, and even small towns like the one we live in. Almost every high school across the country has a soccer team including ours. While many people think that Americans came up with the term soccer, it originated in England in the late 1800s and was referred to a person that played Association Football. The 2016-2017 Red Bluff high school Junior Varsity girls soccer team finished the soccer team with an acceptable record of five wins and 4 losses. Emiana Gaumer, who is 15-years-old, has been playing soccer for ten years. She is a forward; however, she says that she can play many positions including right bench. Furthermore, she plans to play next year for Red Bluff high school, but she would like to get on Varsity next year. Gaumer thinks that the girls Junior Varsity soccer team did as best as they could have possibly played. "Pleasant Valley was one of the most difficult adversaries," Gaumer said, "because we were missing two extremely valuable teammates both times we played them." She said that the first time they played Pleasant Valley, they lost 13-0; however, the second time, they improved drastically from the first game and lost 7-0. If Gaumer could learn how to do any soccer trick, she said that it would be a bicycle kick. When asked what was your favorite memory from this 2016-2017 season, Gaumer responded, "My favorite memory was when I scored a goal from the forty five yard line." Cadence Killam, a valuable soccer player on the JV team, most commonly goes by Cady. She is a forward, and she has been playing soccer for eight years. According to Killam, "Our best game was against the Chico high school Wildcats because we played well together." Killam plans to play next year, and she, too, would like to get on Varsity. Although the Junior Varsity girls are already finished with their admirable season, they did very well and the coach, Rich Mehling, is very proud of the girls performance. The growth in women's soccer has seen major competitions being launched at both national and international level mirroring the male competitions. Women's football has faced many struggles. It had a "golden age" in the United Kingdom in the early 1920s when crowds reached 50,000 at some matches; this was stopped on 5 December 1921 when England's Football Association voted to ban the game from grounds used by its member clubs. The FA's ban was rescinded in December 1969 with UEFA voting to officially recognise women's football in 1971. Jv soccer can not wait till next years season because they are hoping to have and undefeated league title. Although some of the girls will move up, they will remember their team. Marissa Mills Staff Writer JV boys baseball season begins The boys of the Red Bluff High School JV Baseball team are back on the diamond this spring and are determined to have a winning season under the guidance of coaches George Moran and Jorge Caldera. With several returning sophomores, such as Sevee Johnson, Gio Caldera, Tristan Hobart, and Jacob Acree to take leadership on the field and step up as role models, they are all optimistic about how their season will play out. One of their team goals is to have above a .500 record and to play their best every game. The JV boys baseball team has a solid performance on both offense and defense. When asked what the team could improve on, sophomore Gio Caldera who plays 3rd base, 1st base, and pitcher, replied, "There's a lot of talent on the team. Everyone plays consistently, but we need to work on team bonding and forming closer friendships that will reflect with how we play on the field." Sevee Johnson, sophomore, agreed saying, "We play really well together, our team has a lot of experience and everyone gets along." A tough schedule with games against Enterprise, Pleasant Valley, Shasta, Foothill, and Chico has motivated the team to work hard in practice to make sure they are prepared for when it comes to game time. When asked who their toughest competitor for league would be this season, Gio and Sevee both said that it would be PV. "We came really close to beating PV a few times last season, so this year everyone on the team wants to beat them. It's one of our team goals," said Sevee. Although the team is composed heavily of freshman, with 9 on the team, they don't think their young age will affect their success. Adjusting to the higher level of competition that high school athletics brings has been no challenge for the freshman on the team. Gio Caldera said, "Most of the players on the team participate on competitive travel teams during the off- Red Bluff High School playing in a game against Corning for one of the first tournement games of the season. season so everyone is used to playing at a higher level of competition and are able to meet the demands that are presented during game time. Junior Varsity boys baseball team is wanting to have an undefeated season this year. "Our best game was against the Chico high school Wildcats because we played well together." -Cadence Killam The 2016-2017 Red Bluff high school varsity boys soccer team has ended the season with an admirable record of ten wins, nine losses, and two ties. The coach, Claudio Martinez, ran his practice with many drills focused around accurate passes. He has been coaching for a number of years at Red Bluff high school, and he has had a successful time at the high school. He thinks his team did very well. Many players on the team realize that they did very well; however, they could have done better at multiple things including not getting frustrated. One of the people that believed that they did well was Jose Garcia, the goalie. He plans on playing next year for Red Bluff high school. During the offseason, he is planning on playing competitive soccer in order to stay in shape and to make sure he doesn't lose his soccer skills. However, despite the fact that they did well, he thinks that they could have tried harder. According to Garcia, "The hardest team we played was Pleasant Valley. The first game we lost; the second game, we played our hearts out." Another valuable player, Jose Burrieta, thinks that this season did well. He has been playing soccer for twelve years, and he is a mid-fielder. Burrieta said, "Right now, I'm playing Sunday and Saturday for a U19 competitive team." He does plan on playing next year for the Red Bluff high school varsity soccer team. Burrieta says that pleasant Valley and Chico were the toughest competitors they faced. Alex Mendoza has been playing soccer ever since he was a boy; he is a defender, and he loves the position. "The hardest team we played, I would have to say that Pleasant Valley was a difficult team," said Alex. Alex said that they did the best they could do. Although the season has ended, many of the soccer players are playing soccer for competition teams, and a number of the juniors plan on playing soccer next year for Red Bluff high. Next years hope is to go to play offs and win it all and take home the win. strong with EHS tournement Gabriel Hale/ Bluffer Varsity soccer finishes season