Updated | April 21, 2009


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BULLDOG BASEBALL

The Fall River Bulldogs Competed in the Shasta Lake Bass Classic baseball tournament over spring break. The Bulldogs finished the three-day tournament with a record of 1-4.

Friday’s game with Anderson took 11 innings to decide with the Cubs winning by the score of 11-9. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Burney Raiders opened Shasta Cascade League play on the road against the Weed Cougars. The two teams split the doubleheader with the Raiders taking the first game 10-7 and the Cougars took the nightcap 13-2.

Coby Frazier went the distance with eight strikeouts to get the win. Photo above by Richard Allan

Top-seeded Corning beat No. 2 Central Valley 56-45 to claim the Northern Section Division IV girls title at Chico State's Acker Gymnasium on Friday, March 6.

CV sophomore forward Lala Forrest-Cawker scored 31 points and snared 13 rebounds. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Burney girls varsity lost to Colusa, 54-41, Wednesday, Feb. 25., in the first round of the Div. V playoff schedule.

The Raiders finished their season with a 13-8 overall record that included a 7-5 Shasta Cascade League mark under coach Tara Jones. Photo above by Richard Allan

Modoc captured first place at the 35th annual Burney Rotary Invitational wrestling tournament, garnering 211 points.

Second place went to Corning with 186, third to Lakeview, Ore., with 175-1/2, fourth place to Chester with 109-1/2, and fifth to Truckee with 107 points. Some 18 teams competed in this year's tournament. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Burney Lady Raiders defeated the Big Valley Cardinals in Thursday action at the Burney Jamboree.

The 29th annual three-day Jamboree has varsity and JV teams competing from Burney, Fall River, Big Valley and Portola high schools. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Modoc Braves scored 27 unanswered second-half points on the road to beat the top-seeded Portola Tigers and remain undefeated, garnering the Northern Section Division IV championship on Nov. 26.

Modoc running back Justin Estes powered his way for 119 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns to help lead the Braves to victory. Photo above by Katie Harrington

Updated | May 23, 2009


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FALL RIVER REPEATS AS DIVISION V CHAMPS

Fall River scores four runs in seventh inning to earn its second baseball division title in as many years.

With a two-run lead over Fall River heading into the final inning, the Maxwell High boys were on the brink of winning their fifth Northern Section Div. V title in 7 years and avenging the 2008 championship game loss to the Bulldogs. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Burney Raiders beat the Etna Lions 10-2 to finish the Shasta Lake Bass Classic on a high note Friday. The win gave the Raiders a 1-4 finish to the three-day tournament.

On Thursday, the Raiders had two bad innings in the 19-3 loss to the East Nicolaus Spartans and gave up a 4-0 lead to the Yreka Miners losing the game 9-6. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Burney lady Raiders opened its softball at the Anderson Cubs Classic small school tournament March 13 and 14 at Big League Dreams in Redding.

Burney lost to the U-Prep Panthers 4-0 and Hayfork Timberjacks 6-1, but finished the day clobbering the Princeton Eagles 13-1 in pool play Friday. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Timberjacks of Hayfork defeated Big Valley in a Division VI playoff game, 65-56.

The Cardinals ended the season with a 10-16 overall record and 7-3 Evergreen League mark under coach Travis White. Photo above by Richard Allan

In Shasta Cascade League action, the Mt. Shasta Bears boys and girls teams defeated their hosts Friday night. The Bear boys won 72-43 and the Mt. Shasta girls won 43-33.

The win improves the boys overall record 11-7 and Fall River drops to 5-13. The Bear girls are 9-6 overall and the Fall River girls drop to 4-12. Photo above by Craig Harrington

In a defensive battle, the Raiders narrowly defeated the Big Valley Cardinals in varsity action at the 29th annual Burney Jamboree Thursday.

The halftime score was 16-13 in favor of the Raiders, but only after the Cardinals led for most of the first half. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Hayfork advances to the championship game Saturday at the 63rd annual Block F Tournament after defeating the host Fall River Bulldogs Friday night, 53-50.

The Bulldogs will play for third place Saturday with Burney and Big Valley varsity competing in the consolation bracket. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Modoc Braves rushed for 198 yards and passed for another 116 in their 33-10 victory over the host Portola Tigers at Coach Bob Wise Memorial Stadium Nov. 26

The Braves end the season with a perfect 12-0 record. Photo above by Craig Harrington

Updated | May 23, 2009


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DIV. SOFTBALL TITLE GAME

After taking down the number two-seed Maxwell Panthers, Big Valley set its sights on top-seeded Hayfork in the championship game.

But he No. 3 Cardinals quest for a section title came to a crushing halt with a deep fly ball over the center field fence in Hayfork May 16 and a 6-5 Timberjacks win. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Burney Raiders softball team had a pair of big wins to finish the Marble Mountain Classic softball tournament with a record of 2-2.

The lady Raiders didn’t fair well in the morning games, losing to the Mt. Shasta Bears 5-1 and the Yreka Miners 13-0. However, Burney warmed up in the afternoon and beat the Weed Cougars 15-5 and the Trinity Wolves 15-0 in the consolation game. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Fall River lady Bulldogs battled to a second place finish at the Anderson Cubs Classic small school softball tournament held at Big League Dreams in Redding.

Fall River senior Juliana Corr was named tournament offensive MVP with a .475 batting average and seven RBI at the dish. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Burney boys varsity lost to the Pierce Bears, 46-44, in overtime Wednesday, Feb. 25., in the first round of the Div. V playoff schedule.

The Raiders finished their season with a 17-7 overall record and tallied an 8-4 Shasta Cascade League mark under coach Kevin Bower. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Burney Raiders varsity boys and girls teams challenged the mens and womens alumni in two games Friday night.

The alumni wound up winning both contests; the women defeating the girls varsity, 50-35, and the men defeating the boys varsity at the buzzer, 47-46. Photo above by Craig Harrington

The Burney Raiders opened the hardwood season with a 42-41 victory against the host Hamilton Braves on Dec. 2. Bobby Linquest only scored two buckets, but he had the one that counted most. Linquest made the catch and reverse lay-in to give the Raiders the lead with just 2 seconds remaining.

Ryan Phipps led all scorers with 16 points followed by Dylan Harrington with 15. Photo above by Richard Allan

The Division V title game was a rematch between the Fall River Bulldogs and Maxwell Panthers. Just like last year, Fall River was the victor this time with a 28-0 win to bring home the Northern Section hardware.

Fall River sophomore quarterback Colton VanRiet got the call in the second quarter and led the team on three scoring drives to give the Bulldogs a 22-0 halftime lead. Photo above by Katie Harrington