Sports

Chester’s Micah Bondon makes his way down the court during Chester’s 76-50 win against Burney last Thursday. The Volcanoes’ victory marked their 10th in a row. Photos by James Wilson

  The Chester boys’ basketball team seems to be unstoppable after winning its tenth game in a row in the second round of playoffs. The Volcanoes slapped down Burney 76-50 Feb. 21. Chester’s win bumped its record up to 23-5 for the season.

  Chester was seeded first in the Northern Section Division VI playoffs and was given a bye during the first round. The Volcanoes are now the only Plumas County team remaining in the playoffs.

  The Chester girls played two games last week. In the first round of playoffs Chester beat Princeton 51-34 Feb. 19. On Feb. 22 the girls lost 32-31 to Hayfork in a hard fought game. The girls ended their season with a 14-14 record.

Golden Eagle Dion Hutt leaps up over Lassen’s Garrick Wilson during the Feb. 21 game for the Golden Valley Conference championship. After being behind at the half, Lassen came back to take the game 92-85. Photos by James Wilson

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  The Feather River Golden Eagles’ men’s basketball team had nothing but the highest hopes for last Thursday’s game against Lassen. The Eagles went into the game with a 7-2 record against 8-2 Lassen. All other teams in the Golden Valley Conference had already lost at least three games.

  The game not only decided the GVC championship, but the winner also advanced to the playoffs.

  In a close game that had a packed gym jumping up and down, Lassen beat FRC 92-85 to end the Eagles’ season.

  The last time the two teams faced each other, Lassen won 79-67. Feather River came a long way since the last game, however, and Lassen made sure its confidence wasn’t misplaced.

James Martinez drives for the layup during Greenville’s game against Butte Valley on Feb. 19. The Indians went into overtime to finally win 65-62. Photos by Lauren Allen

James Wilson

  The Greenville boys basketball team (14-10) was bumped out of the playoffs in the second round by Loyalton (15-7) on Feb. 21. The Indians lost 73-45 to the home team.

  Earlier in the week, Feb. 19, Greenville advanced in the playoffs after taking down Butte Valley (10-9) in a close 65-62 victory.

  Loyalton outscored the Indians every quarter, but truly dominated defensively in the second half. Greenville had trouble keeping the ball throughout the game.

  “Loyalton is a really good team,” said the Indians’ coach Russ Crouch. “To play with them we have to be on the top of our game, and we weren’t that night.”

Lobster report cards

  Question: Why do lobster report cards run calendar year (January to December) instead of from the beginning of the season to the end (October to March)? It seems it would be less labor-intensive and more accurate to receive landing data once a year rather than twice a year, and you wouldn’t be charging fishermen double to be able to fish the full season.

—Jack

    Answer: Lobster report cards run calendar year because they have been linked to fishing licenses, which have always run calendar year. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is not “charging double” because a report card purchased in early January can be used for the last 2-1/2 months of one lobster season, and the first three months of the next lobster season.