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Chester’s Lanee Hansen prepares to throw the ball from first base during the Volcanoes’ game against Redding Christian last Tuesday. In a close game, Chester lost 9-8. Photo by Tony Cordero |
Two local high schools softball teams were up and at ‘em last week, playing a couple games each.
The Greenville softball team had to cancel its games against Westwood due to unfavorable field conditions, but both Chester and Portola played on.
Portola
Last Friday, March 22, the Tigers traveled to Reno and continued their winning streak, beating Hug by a whopping 20-1. Portola started its week March 19 at Incline, dominating the field to win 13-3. The win boosted Portola’s record to 7-5 overall.
Good pitching was in a lot of ways responsible for the Tigers’ stomp against Hug. Sandra Kibble, the team’s starting pitcher, showed she had what it took to shut Hug down with seven strikeouts. Kibble now has 47 strikeouts from the last 12 games, averaging four per game.
“(Kibble) did great,” said Portola’s coach Karl Popish. “She’s doing really well this year. She’s definitely my number one pitcher.”
The Running with the Bears Marathon in Indian Valley out did its self last August, becoming a Boston Marathon qualifier and attracting runners from all over the country. In addition to the marathon, the event offered a half marathon and a 10K race.
Now entering its third year, the race recently attracted national attention, being picked by Marathon and Beyond Magazine to be the featured race in the March edition of its e-zine (electronic edition).
Apprehending poachers
Question: I support the work of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and want to congratulate and say thank you for all your services. However, I was watching an episode of “Wild Justice” recently and something did not seem right about the way the game wardens carried out a couple of operations. On the show, game wardens busted a poacher with 42 abalone. The wardens spied on a group and knew they were fishing illegally, so why didn’t they stop them when they came back to the beach? Why did the game wardens allow the group to pull the abalone away from the beach and wait? By the time you guys busted the group, all 42 abalone were dead. My 4-year-old daughter could not understand why you did not catch the poachers as soon as they hit the beach so the abalone would not have had to die. Can you please give me an answer so that I can explain it to her?
—Christopher R.
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The winners from this year’s Longboards Revival Series World Championship line up for the ceremony March 17. Photos by James Wilson |
The Johnsville Historic Longboard Revival Series finished its 2013 season with the Longboards World Championship last Sunday, March 17, at the Plumas Eureka Ski Bowl.
The last set of races this year brought a larger than average crowd of more than 300 spectators. Racers were plentiful as well, totaling 28 men and 10 women.
Proceeds from the event went toward the installation of the new chairlift for the ski bowl. Installation is slated to take place next winter.
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Mike Egami is mid swing as the ball comes flying towards him and his teammates watch on from the dugout. Egami’s hit resulted in a single and RBI which brought his teammate Brandon Cobo home. |
The Feather River Golden Eagles’ baseball team swept its second team this season, the Lassen Cougars, in a three game series March 15-16.
The Eagles traveled to Susanville on March 15 for their first game of the series and hosted the Cougars the following day for the remaining two.
The Eagles dominated on Lassen’s field, shutting out the Cougars 8-0. The next day, the Eagles squeaked out a 3-2 win in a close game that entered the tenth inning. Immediately following, the Eagles allowed only a single run to beat Lassen 7-1.
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