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Chester’s David Estacio leaps ahead of his competition to make a layup during the Volcanoes win over University Prep on Feb. 8. Estacio made seven three-pointers during the game, including a half-court shot at the end of the third quarter. Photo by James Wilson |
The Chester boys basketball team is on top of its game right now. The team just finished off University Prep on Feb. 8 and Redding Christian on Feb. 5 to complete a seven-game winning streak.
To boot, the Volcanoes’ win against Redding Christian propelled them to the top of Northern Section Division-VI.
The 54-42 win over University Prep along with the 64-46 victory over Redding Christian improved Chester’s record to 9-2 in league and 20-5 overall. Chester shares the number one seed with Redding Christian who also stands 20-5.
“Our goal from the beginning was to win the section this year,” said Chester’s coach Joe Gilmour. “Chester hasn’t won a championship since 1984. We are poised and ready to go to win that section.”
Overseas venison
Question: We are interested in shipping sealed venison packages to the troops overseas. Are there any California laws that prohibit this? The sealed venison will consist of packages of 50 to 100 pounds. If you could please advise us of any regulations or guidelines related to the shipping of sealed game to troops overseas, it would be greatly appreciated.
—Anonymous
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Rueben Nwando (right) slam dunks the ball in the game with College of the Siskiyous to help ensure a Feather River victory. Photos by James Wilson |
The Feather River College Golden Eagles men’s basketball team earned two victories over the College of the Siskiyous and Butte College last week. The wins shot the Eagles’ record up to 5-1 in conference.
The Lassen College Cougars loss to Shasta Feb. 2 dropped their record to 5-1 as well, placing the two teams in the first spot of the Golden Valley Conference.
The Eagles traveled to Chico to take on Butte on Feb. 2 and overcame an eight-point deficit at the half to win 63-54. The Eagles played a bit sluggish through the first half with Butte leading 30-22 at halftime.
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Portola natives, Nick Gonzales (left) and Jimmy Reynolds sit around a small fire on the ice. The ice was more than 11 inches thick, making it a solid enough surface, even for a fire. Photo by Carolyn Carter |
More than 160 adventurous people caught fish and a good time at John Pato Sr’s third-annual Ice Fishing Derby at Lake Davis on Saturday, Feb. 2.
The derby required the competitors to brave the frozen lake in hopes of catching the lake’s largest trout.
All of the proceeds from the tournament go to the American Cancer Society. Pato said his middle son and mother both suffered from cancer.
“Its one of those things that affects everybody,” he said, “It really is a good cause.”
Triploid fish
Question: A friend told me state Fish and Wildlife fish hatcheries are now producing and stocking triploid fish. Is this true?
—Anonymous
Answer: Yes! These vivacious, catchable, sterilized rainbow trout are produced by California Department of Fish and Wildlife fish hatcheries. Triploid fish have an extra set of chromosomes (3N) as a result of pressure treatment, combined with carefully monitored temperature and time precision during egg fertilization. The resulting fish are sterile, making them a more ecologically sound option for recreational fishing in many waters across the state. The fish perform for anglers like a diploid (fertile) fish, many grow larger than the fertile diploids and they are increasingly being produced in other states for recreational stocking throughout the country.
In fact, new legislation that went into effect Jan. 1 requires the CDFW to sterilize nearly all fish planted for recreational purposes. This sterilization practice has been in place for decades and requires no manipulation of the cell genomes — no genes are modified or transferred in this process. The carefully applied pressure during fertilization simply encourages the retention of an extra set of chromosomes normally in the egg but later discarded. Polyploidy (more than two sets of chromosomes) is common in the animal kingdom.
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