Sports

Daniel Perry steals second base during the Grizzlies’ home game against Corning High School Friday, April 19. The Grizzlies won the game, 9-1.  Photo by Scott Nordstrom

May 2 — The Lassen High School baseball team continues to enjoy the sweet taste of victory and there is no sign of their winning streak coming to an end anytime soon. The Grizzlies played the Corning High School Cardinals Friday, April 19 at Memorial Park. The Grizzlies won the game, 9-1. Senior Joey Beck pitched an incredible one-hit game, striking out 13 batters.

After the game against Corning, Lassen was ranked number one in the league and boasted a league record of 8-1. Beck is the number one ranked pitcher in the section for strikeouts.

In addition to pitching all seven innings of the game against Corning and allowing only one hit, Beck also came through for the Grizzlies offensively. He went 2-4 at the plate and hit two doubles and an RBI. Senior Colby Chavez also went 2-4 at bat, hitting a double and getting three RBIs. After the game against Corning, Chavez had a batting average of .472, the second highest in the Northern Section. Sophomore Daniel Perry was right behind him, with a batting average of .457, making him third highest in the section. In the game against Corning, Perry went 1-2 and hit an RBI. Ryan Sharpe also hit an RBI for Lassen.

The Grizzlies went on to play the Quincy Trojans in a non-league game Wednesday, April 24 and won, 9-2.

Grizzliette show

The annual Grizzliette show will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3 in the gym at Lassen High School. The doors will open at 6 p.m. for ticket sales.

The show features the Grizzliettes’ routines from the year, new dances and performances from the Lassen County Fair.

The Lassen High School cheer squad, House of Dance, the DV drill team and J and J Performing Arts will also perform at the show.

There will be minimal entry fees, which will all go toward paying for uniforms.

For more information, contact Shelley Bennett at Lassen High School. 

Hunter education class for women only

Pheasants Forever, Hunting Buddies Hunting Company and Sierra Sportsmen Club are sponsoring a women-only hunter education class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18 and Saturday, May 25. The class will be held at the Bureau of Land Management office on Fifth Street in Susanville.

This is a 16-hour class; you must attend both days to obtain a hunter safety certificate.

To reserve a spot in the class, call Jim Brown at 251-7623.

Sports physicals

Northeastern Rural Health Clinic and Westwood Family Practice are giving sports physicals for student athletes throughout June, July, August and September.

There is a minimal fee that will be payable at the time of the visit. No insurance will be billed.

A parent must be present to sign consent forms.

Student athletes are asked to wear shorts on the day of the exam.

To schedule an appointment, call Northeastern Rural Health Clinic at 251-5000 or Westwood Family Practice at 256-3152.

Birdies “Fore” Basketball golf tournament

The Lassen Boys’ Basketball Boosters are hosting a golf tournament to support Lassen High School boys’ basketball. The tournament will be at Diamond Mountain Golf Course at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1.

To obtain a registration form, visit the T&A Lounge, the Lassen High School office or the Lassen County Times. A separate registration form must be completed for each golfer.

For more information or if you would like to be a sponsor, call Jill Atkinson at 310-1800 or Laura Amrein at 260-2546.

4-H/FFA Horse Show and Educational Expo

The 4-H/FFA Horse Show and Educational Expo will be Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. The show will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Gymkhana events begin at 5 p.m. Saturday. The educational contest will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Children in 4-H and FFA in California and Nevada are welcome to attend.

The show is a qualifier for the California State Fair and California 4-H Horse Classic.

For more information, visit the California 4-H website (ca4h.org) or email Sandy Raffelson at sandy@ssranch.com.

Kennedy Ford smiles as she makes her way around the bases after hitting a homerun over the fence in the Lady Grizzlies’ home game against Corning Friday, April 19. According to coach Paul Moore, Ford’s homerun was only the second he’s seen go over the fence since the team began playing at the Lassen Community College softball field.  Photo by Maddie Musante

April 30 — The Lassen High School Lady Grizzlies softball team is off to an incredible start. The Lady Grizzlies are currently ranked third in their division and have a league record of 5-1.

After splitting with the Corning Lady Cardinals in a doubleheader played in Corning Tuesday, April 16, the Lady Grizzlies again faced the Lady Cardinals on Friday, April 19, but this time at home. In anticipation of the game on Friday, coach Paul Moore said it would be a huge game and it looked like Corning was the team to beat in the league.

Although the Lady Grizzlies struggled with Corning earlier in the week, the team had no problem securing a 9-3 win during Friday’s home game at Lassen Community College.

Sophomore Kennedy Ford was voted player of the game for Lassen. Ford went 2-2 at bat, hit two RBIs and hit a homerun over the fence. The Lady Grizzlies, as well as Lassen fans, were bursting with excitement after Ford hit the homerun, most of them saying they had never seen a homerun hit over the Lassen Community College softball field fence before. According to Moore, it was only the second homerun hit over the fence by a Lassen player since the team began playing at the Lassen Community College field.

Shelby Campa was the winning pitcher, pitching all seven innings for the Lady Grizzlies. Campa struck out two and walked three, while allowing five hits and two earned runs. Taylor Knecht also came out strong for Lassen’s offense, going 3-4 at the plate, hitting a double and an RBI. Laken Cagle hit a triple and got an RBI.

“This was a huge win for us, as Corning is one of the teams to beat in the NAL,” said Moore, “The key was we played outstanding defense. We were very disappointed in our defense on Tuesday … We as a team are hitting the ball well [with] 15 hits on Friday. That is the key to our team."