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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 lC
SPORTS
AND
R. 00CREATION
IN.SIDE SECTION C: FEATURING THE
Chester
rallies
Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
sports@plurnasnews.com
Trailing 7.2 with 1.1/2 in-
nings left in its home playoff
game against Redding Chris-
tian last Friday, it wasn't
looking good for the Chester
High School baseball team.
But in the bottom of the
sixth inning, the Chester Vol-
canoes racked up eight runs
to snatch the lead and soon
after walked away with a 10.7
victory.
The win advanced third-
seeded Chester to the North-
ern Section Division V semi.
final playoff game Tuesday,
May 15, against second.seed.
ed Fall River. The results
weren't know at press time,
but will be posted at plumes.
news.com.
In last Friday's first-round
match-up, Redding Christian
scored two runs in the top of
the first inning and one run
in the third to take a 3-0 lead.
Chester's first run came in
the bottom of the third in-
ning. A leadoff walk, a single
by Hunter Morris and then
another walk loaded the
bases, allowing Chris Brown
to knock in an RBI single.
Redding Christian respond.
ed with a run in the fourth in-
ning to take a 4-1 lead.
Irl the bottom of the fifth
inning, Ryan Bereznak led
off with a double, and then
Cole Conner got to second
base on a Redding Christian
error, bringing Bereznak
home and cutting Chester's
deficit to two.
Redding Christian added
three more runs in the top of
the sixth inning to take a 7.2
lead.
In the bottom of the sixth,
Chester sophomore Tim Cro-
nan hit a lead-off single,
which prompted a pitching
ctiange by Redding Christ-
ian.
John Gustin and Damian
Browning each followed with
walks to load the bases for
the Volcanoes.
Morris delivered an RBI
single, Bereznak followed
with an RBI double and then
Colin Houlihan hit an RBI
single.
A passed ball allowed
Chester one more run to tie
the game, and then an RBI
double by Conner gave the
Volcanoes the lead, still with
no outs.
At this point, Redding
Christian changed it pitcher
again, and then Brown
recorded an RBI double off a
Redding Christian error.
Westley Ruffer finished the
scoring with an RBI single
that gave Chester a 10.7 lead.
Chester pitcher Bereznak
took care of business in the
seventh inning to finish with
a complete game and earn
the win.
The victory improved the
Volcanoes' overall record to
14-10.
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Senior pitcher Ryan Bereznak earns the win for the Chester Volcanoes in last Friday's playoff
game against Redding Christian. Photo by Shannon Morrow
Chester senior Damian Browning sprints across the outfield for a nice catch in the Volcanoes'
10-7 playoff victory. Photo by Kathy Morris
Get outside on two
wheels for bike month
DELAINE FRAGNOLI
Managing Editor
dfragnoli@plumasnews.com
May is National Bike
Month, and there is no short-
age of great ways to cele-
brate here in Plumas Coun-
ty. Here are some of my fa-
vorites.
Lake Almanor: The paved
bike path along the west
shore can be accessed at a
number of points from High-
way 89. Unlike a lot of bike
paths that are flat, linea: af-
fairs, this one rolls and
curves from lakeshore into
forest and back. You can de-
vise as long or short a ride as
you want by riding out and
back, making this a totally
suitable option for families.
As an added bonus, you can
picnic and take a swim or
boat in the lake when you're
done.
Indian Valley: The Indian
Valley Century Rides, set for
Saturday, May 26, take ad-
vantage of little-traveled
backroads. There are 100-
kilometer or 100-mile op-
tions; each costs $50 and in-
cludes lunch catered by the
Genesee Store. Entry forms
are on the website, indian-
valley.net. For more infor-
mation give the Indian Val-
ley Chamber of Commerce,
the sponsor, a ring at 284-
6633. Be prepared for any
kind of weather: I've done
this ride a few times and the
weather has varied from
clear and sunny to overcast
with rain, sleet and hail!
Central Plumas: A moder-
ate loop around:nake and
Smith lakes is a good early-
season mountain bike op-
tion. From Quincy, take
Bucks Lake Road toward
Meadow Valley. Turn right
onto Snake Lake Road before
you get to Meadow Valley.
There'8 plenty of parking
right here, or you can short-
en the ride and cut out some
climbing by continuing up
the paved road (it eventually
turns to dirt) to Snake Lake
campground.
I recommend a clockwise
loop. If you start at the
Bucks Lake Road/Snake
Lake Road intersection,
you'll climb the first pitch
is the steepest to a Y-inter-
section. Go left on the dirt
road and continue climbing.
Stay on the main dirt road as
it loops around Smith Lake,
where you get some nice
views into the American Val-
ley before a big U-turn drops
you back toward Snake
Lake. Once you hit lake level
you can take some of the
whoop-de-doo filled double-
track along the lakeshore.
If you start at the camp-
ground, you'll backtrack
down the road you drove in
on to the Y-intersection
mentioned above. A hard
right gets you on course.
Portola: Families can't go
wrong with a ride along the
Riverwalk. You can lengthen
the excursion by riding
Rocky Point Road (an access
point for the pavedpath) to
Highway 70 and back.
I mentioned Antelope Lake
earlier. Indian Valley will
soon havea traiI system to
rival its road biking allure.
The Sierra Buttes Trail
Stewardship gets itstrail
season under way Saturday
and Sunday, May 26 and 27,
with a Trail Daze event at
Antelope Lake. Work in-
cludes a turnpike project and
finishing some singletrack
behind a mini-excavator.
The work is part of the
group's efforts to restore 18
miles of trail, including An-
telope, Taylor Lake and Cold
Stream trails that have been
out of commission since sev-
eral wildfires burned
through the area.
Organizers ar e encourag-
ing families to come out for
this campout. The group is
rolling out its new Trail Kids
program, aimed at young-
sters 5 - 11. The area boasts
lots of family-friendly activi-
ties, from fishing and boat-
ing to bike riding and hik-
ing.
Meet at 10 a.m. at Boulder
Creek campground on the
northwest side of Antelope
Lake. There will be a three-
mile drive and short hike to
the work site.
SBTS provides tools and
trail guidance, breakfast
bagels and sack lunches.
Help the group go green by
providing your own insulat-
ed cup and containers for
lunch.
Participants should bring
work gloves, work
boots/shoes, water, daypack
and sun protection. Dress in
layers. You will need to pro-
vide your own camping gear,
tOO.
Saturday, May 19, marks
the long-awaited reopen-
ing of Plumes-Eureka State
Park in Johnsville. Hooray!
After a year of closure, and
the threat of permanent
shuttering, state parks and
the Plumas-Eureka State
Park Association (PESPA)
have worked out an agree-
ment that will keep the park
operating for the next two
years.
The museum and the PES-
PA store will be open from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with ex-
cellent displays of the area's
rich mining history, and lit-
erature and clothing sup-
plies for those seeking a re-
membrance of their visit.
Proceeds benefit the group's
good works.
The historic area around
the park headquarters
features an operating
See •Outside, page 2C
Sierra advances
Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
sports@plumasnews.com
Of the four ieams competing
in the Northern California su-
per regional baseball playoffs
at Feather River College last
Friday through Sunday, May
11 - 13, eighth-seeded Sierra
College out of Rocklin went 3-0
to win the tournament and ad.
vance to the community col-
lege state baseball champi-
onships. ".
The FRC Golden Eagles lost
to Sierra in game one on Fri.
day by a score of 5-3.
The next day, FRC fell 2-0 to
Merced, which was coming off
a 10-3 loss to Fresno City the
day before.
Fresno City lost its second-
round game against Sierra 5-4,
then beat Merced again 13.10
Saturday evening, before be.
ing eliminated by Sierra 10-6
on Sunday.
Top.seeded Feather River Col.
lege was missing several of its
starting players due to injury,
In Feather River's opening
game against Sierra, the Gold.
en Eagles Wailed 5-1 going into
the bottom of the ninth inning,
but then loaded the bases and
scored two runs.
With the tying run on sec-
ond base, FRC fans held hope
until the end, but a fresh
pitcher put the game away for
Sierra.
The Golden Eagles suffered
another two.run loss in Satur-
day's first game against fifth.
seeded Merced.
Feather River ends its sea-
son with an overall record of
32-8 and as the Golden Valley
Conference champions.
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Mike Egami slides across hohe plate to put the Golden Eagles on the scoreboard in their first game of the Super Regional playoffs
against Sierra College last Friday, May 11. FRC lost 5-3. Photo by Shannon Morrow
