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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 lC
SPORTS AND RECREATION
It's still
nice out
on trails
DELAINE FRAGNOLI
Managin 9 E_dit.o.r
dfragnoli@plumasnews.com
The trail season is definite-
ly winding down, but there
are a few events to note be-
fore I sign off for the season.
Saturday, Oct. 29, the Yahi
Group of the Sierra Club, out
of Chico, plans to do some
maintenance on cross-coun-
try ski trails at Colby Mead-
ows. The Forest Service will
provide tools; you should
bring work clothes, boots,
gloves and lunch. Call leader
Larry at 342-7998 or assistant
leader Ken at 693-2134 for al-
ternate meeting place,
The Sierra Buttes Trail
Stewardship reports it had a
very successful Trails Daze
event earlier this month on
the Pacific Crest Trail near
Bucks Summit. Executive Di-
rector Greg Williams says he
hopes to make the event an
Oscar Romero catches a touchdown for Portola Friday, Oct. 21. Romero totaled six receptions in
the Tigers' 50-22 victory over Colusa. Photo by Tiffany Williams
Tigers add passing
attack to offense
Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
sports@plumasnews.com
The Portola High School
football team, which primar-
ily relies on its ground
game, ramped up its air at-
tack in a 50-22 win at Colusa
last Friday, Oct. 21.
The majority of Portola's
yardage still came on the
ground with 290 yards rush-
ing, but the Tigers added 155
yards passing to bring their
most balanced attack of the
season.
Portola quarterback Ricky
Lowdermilk completed sev-
en of nine passes for 155
yards and two touchdowns,
connecting with Oscar
Romero and Justin Russell
for scores.
Romero wasLowdermilk's
favorite target, with six
catches for 96 yards.
Of course, Portola's rush-
ing game remained primary,
as Klint Williams gained 171
yards on 17 carries, and
Zach Martinez earned 95
yards on 15 carries.
Martinez scored Portola's
first touchdown with a
26-yard run in the first quar-
ter, and then Romero added a
21-yard touchdown reception.
In the second quarter,
Russell caught a 48-yard
touchdown. Portola's next
score came from Lowder-
milk, who scrambled in
from two yards out.
Williams delivered Porto-
la's next three touchdowns.
In the third quarter, he
crossed the goal line from 21
yards out and three yards
, out, and then he returned a
33-yard interception for a
touchdown in the fourth
quarter.
The Tigers' final score
was a 28-yard field goal by
Romero. He also' kicked
through five of seven PATs
in the game.
Portola's defense was led
by Romero, with seven tack-
les and seven assists. Low-
dermilk nabbed an intercep-
tion and Russell captured a
sack.
Portola, with a 5-4 record,
has a bye this Week. The
Tigers will then host Quincy
Nov. 4 in their final game of
the regular season.
annual one. Volunteers en-
joyed a post-work party at
Pangaea and a bike ride the
next day on Quincy's South
Park trail system.
The SBTS heads to Lake
Davis for more trail work
Saturday, Nov. 12: SBTS has
partnered with the Plumas
National Forest to construct
a non-motorized trail around
the entire lake, some 20 miles
long. ......
Currently more than 3
miles of trail have been built,
connecting the spillway, at
the southern end of the lake,
to Lightning Tree Camp-
ground. The Plumas National
Forest has nearly completed
the required environmental
work to extend the trail an
additional 5 miles to the
north.
Families are encouraged to
attend. All are welcome and
no experience is required.
Meet at 10 a.m. at the inter-
section of Grizzly Road and
Lake Davis Road. SBTS will
provide breakfast bagels,
Trojans get even
Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
sports@plumasnews.com
It's better to be the visit.
ing team, at least in this
year's rivalry between the
Quincy attacked from
multiple directions on of-
fense, as Maya Ironfox, Tori
Beeson and Elizabeth Volz
totaled nine kills apiece and
Shannon Eliason earned
seven kills.
.-Quincy and Portola volley- ....... Ironfox and Shayh Sen-
ball squads. •
After Portola edged the
Quincy Trojans in Quincy a
month ago, Quincy returned
the favor by beating the
Tigers on their home court
last week.
Quincy (17-9) defeated
Portola (20-11) over the
course of four games Thurs-
day, Oct. 20.
The .Trojans won the first
two games 25-22 and 26-24.
Portola claimed the third
game, 25-13, but then •Quin-
cy won the fourth game 25-
14 to win the match.
nett each dropped in four
aces, and Bailey Beeson de-
livered 34 assists.
Julie Newton-Webb came
up with 34 digs, followed by
Volz with 15 and Tori Bee-
son with 10.
Newton-Webb also led
with 23 service receptions,
and Tori Beeson gathered 18
receptions.
No statistics were avail-
able for the Portola Tigers.
Quincy travels to Biggs
Thursday, Oct. 27. Portola
hosts East Nicolaus Tues-
day, Nov. 1.
Quincy's Maya Ironfox leaps for an attack on offense. Ironfox registered nine kills on 20
attacks Thursday, 0, 0. Photo by Kim Eliason •
sack lunches, tools and trail
guidance. You bring: work
gloves, water, work
boots/shoes, layers, daypack
and sun protection. In an ef-
fort to go green(er), SBTS
asks that you bring your own
insulated cup and packable
containers for lunches.
Here's my favorite part:
Longboards Restaurant, in
Plumas Pines, will provide
post-work snacks and Under
Cover Ale Works, in Blairs-
den, will serve adult bever-
ages. Yes, I will (trail) work
for food.
After two years of planning
and three years of construc-
tion, hundreds of volunteer
hours and thousands of paid
labor hours, the 9-mile multi-
use Mills Peak Trail is
nearly complete. But SBTS
needs your help to finish the
last few hundred yards. You
can join forces with its pro-
fessional and friendly trail
crew Monday through Thurs-
day for the next two weeks. If
you're interested in volun-
teering, even if it's only for
an hour or two, let the group
know at sierratrails.org.
The trail, located in both
Plumas and Sierra counties,
on land owned by Graeagle
Land and Water Company
and on land managed by the
Plumas National Forest, con-
nects the town of Graeagle to
the Lakes Basin Recreation
Area.
This has been quite an un-
dertaking, involving multiple
partners: Sierra County,
Plumas National Forest,
Beckwourth Ranger District,
Eastern Plumas Recreation
District, Ibis Cycles, the
Plumas County Board of
Supervisors using Title III
Secure Rural Schools funds,
the GotSky Foundation and
the SBTS "general fund."
There's still time to enjoy
the trail before the weather
turns. Trailheads are in
Graeagle, on the Mohawk-
Chapman Road just off of
Gold Lake Highway, and on
Mills Peak itself. Find maps
at sierratrails.org.
Lassen Land and Trails
Trust offers its last Blzz
Johnson Trail shuttles of
the season Saturday, Oct. 29.
You know the gig by now:
a truck and trailer shuttles
bikes from SusanvUle to
starting points along the
trail, while a bus transports
hikersand bike riders. The
shuttles allow people to
arrange one-way-- and most-
ly downhill-- trips on the
trail without having to plan
their own vehicle shuttles.
Departure is from the Su-
sanville Railroad Depot on
Richmond Road at 8:30 a.m.
Shuttle stops are Devil's Cor-
ral (7-mile return ride), Fre-
donyer Summit (12 miles)
and Mason Station (18 miles)
en route to the final stop at
the Westwood trailhead (30
miles). Fares vary according
to stop.
Participants should be at
the Susanville Depot a half-
hour before departure to al-
low time for bicycle loading.
To reserve space, visit the
Lassen Land and Trails Trust
website, llttweb.org, and
click on the event registra-
tion link. More information
is available by calling 257-
3252.
Colin Houlihan breaks a tackle as he makes another big gain for Chester. Houlihan led the
Volcanoes with 113 yards rushing Oct. 21. Photo by Shannon Morrow
Volcanoes
win during
homecoming
Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
sports@plumasnews.com
A large homecoming
crowd came out to watch
their undefeated Chester
football team Friday, Oct. 21,
when the Volcanoes over-
came Biggs 37-20 to move to
8-0.
Chester recorded 367
yards rushing, with Colin
Houlihan gaining 113 yards
and Ryan Bereznak claiming
101 yards.
Quarterback Chris Brown
ran in two touchdowns for
the Volcanoes. Houlihan,
Bereznak and Rocklin Lor-
anger each scored one touch-
down.
Brown, Houlihan and
Bereznak also each carried
in one two-point conversion.
Westley Ruffer led
Chester's defense with 11
tackles, eight assists and one
fumble recovery.
John Gustin, Chester's
player of the week, earned 10
tackles and four assists.
Hunter Morris claimed 10
tackles, two assists and an
interception.
Dylan Schriver and Lan-
don Merrifield each landed
one sack.
On Friday, Oct. 28, Chester
plays at home in a league
contest against the 4-2
Maxwell Panthers.
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