Sports

FRC women’s soccer player Melissa Kalbfleisch signs a contract with Prairie View A&M with her current coach Don Williams on Feb. 19. Kalbfleisch is one of the last members of her team to sign with a four-year university, as every eligible player received at least one athletic scholarship offer. Photo by Toni Williams

James Wilson

  Two more women who play soccer at Feather River College accepted substantial scholarship offers from four-year universities.

  Melissa Kalbfleisch, originally from Reno, signed with Division I school Prairie View A&M on Feb. 19. Prairie View A&M is a historically black university that is Texas’ second-oldest public institution of higher education.

  Abe García, the head coach for the women’s soccer team at Prairie View A&M, said he signed Kalbfleisch the moment he had a chance.

  “Melissa is a physical, technical player that is able to maintain the ball under pressure,” said García. “I think she will be able to bring those skills here and contribute right away to our program. We are glad to have her come play for us.”

  Naomi Feltham from London accepted a full-ride athletic scholarship offer from Montreat College in North Carolina. Montreat is an NAIA school, and its soccer program follows a different set of rules than NCAA schools.

  The NAIA is made up mainly of private schools that invest a lot of money into its athletic programs. The result is some of the best players in the world play at these schools. Montreat won its conference last year, which attracted Feltham to the school.

Boat fishing limits

  Question: I heard this question asked on the radio last season while fishing for salmon in Monterey. The answers from mostly experienced and knowledgeable anglers were mixed. No one seemed to be certain. So here’s the situation: two anglers, both legally licensed, one rod trolling per angler, barbless hooks, one lure per line. The anglers take turns hooking up and fighting the fish. Soon they have three legal salmon on the boat. One angler has a limit, and the other angler needs one more and wants to catch his own. The question: Can the two anglers continue trolling with the two rods out?

  My reading of the ocean regs is yes, they can, because there is nothing in the regs saying the angler with a limit must stop fishing while the boat/anglers are not over limit. If the next one to hook a fish was to fill the boat limit, then the angler with the limit would not be able to even touch the rod. However, since catch and release fishing is not prohibited, both can continue to fish until the last fish is netted. Do you agree?

—Dave R.

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

James Wilson

  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.