James Wilson
Sports Reporter
6/20/2013
The annual Horses Unlimited Bowl-a-Thon is back and set to take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at La Sierra Lanes in Quincy. The annual event is one of the nonprofit’s largest fundraisers.
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James Wilson
Sports Reporter
After an incredible season, winning the West Coast regionals and being ranked fourth in the nation, the Feather River College rodeo team fell at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo., the week of June 9 – 15.
“Everything that could possibly go wrong did,” said FRC’s rodeo coach, Jesse Segura. “We drew the worst horses and we were just off our game. We just didn’t do what we needed to do.”
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Samantha P. Hawthorne
6/19/2013
Bicyclists of all ages will be treading through Indian Valley for the 15th annual 100 Metric and 100 Mile Bike Rides on June 22.
The Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce traditionally hosted the non-competitive ride during Memorial Day weekend; however, the weather almost always posed a problem. For this reason, a new date has been selected in hopes of providing a better ride experience.
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Greenville’s catcher, Brent Washoe, is a second too late as Chester’s Jason Schlueter slides into home plate for a run during a Chester home game in late May. Photo by Tony Cordero |
The District 48 Little League, which includes all four communities in Plumas County, is nearing the end of its season and preparing for regional competitions.
Players from all teams will compete, often together, as all-star teams to battle it out for a spot at the section tournaments.
The girls’ teams will play in three district tournaments. The girls’ 9 – 10 teams will play June 22 in Chester. A team made up of players from Portola, Quincy and Loyalton will compete with the Chester/Greenville team and a team from Burney.
On June 29, girls aged 11 – 12 and 13 – 14 will play in Burney. Portola’s girls will be the only team from Plumas County playing in the age 13 – 14 tournament.
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Hunter Hedman displays a beautiful brown trout he caught at Bucks Lake. It took him only five minutes of fishing to hook the biggest fish of his life, he said. Hedman was trolling a silver-and-black Rapalla near the dam. Photo submitted |
Staff Writer
6/13/2013
Heat brings an end to spring fishing patterns
“If all politicians fished instead of spoke publicly, we would be at peace with the world.” —Will Rogers
The spring bite has been excellent, but the recent heat wave has put us on notice that spring is about over.
It’s time to adjust to summertime fishing conditions.
Trout are cold-blooded creatures, so they are very sensitive to the temperature of the water around them. They also need plenty of oxygen and colder water generally holds more oxygen than warmer water.
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