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The Bear River High School freshman football team was caught playing catch-up against crossriver and Pioneer Valley League rival Colfax High School Thursday.
Bear River gave up a touchdown to running back Austin Mulderrig on Colfax's opening drive. The Bruins shut the Falcons down the rest of the way, but never found paydirt for themselves in a 7-0 league-opening defeat.
“We played solid defense all game, but we did get tired at the end,” Bear River coach Dick Werntz said. “Cody Heard and Travis McKnight stopped the Falcons running game and Austin Dowling's interception was big.”
Bear River (1-2) got the ball at their own with 1:47 to go in the fourth quarter. The drive and game looked to be over when starting quarterback Dillon Smith went down with an arm injury. Werntz called for back-up quarterback Hayden Macklin to take over the final drive. Macklin helped move the ball to the Colfax 23-yard line, with 8 seconds left on the clock.
With enough time for one last play, the Bruins looked to throw the ball, but the Falcons sacked Macklin for a 12-yard loss and the victory.
“Macklin came in and did exactly what we asked of him. He played with great poise,” Werntz said.
Colfax improved to 2-2 with the victory.
The Bruins JV and varsity football teams also clash with the Falcons this week, with the junior varsity kicking off at 5:30 p.m. today.
Nevada Union 39, Natomas 0
The Nevada Union frosh football team started homecoming week off with a 39-0 shutout of Natomas Thursday, moving to 4-0 on the season.
Tanner Vallejo started the scoring with a nine-yard run in the first quarter. Hank Humphers scored the second touchdown on a two-yard run. The third touchdown in the first quarter was a 26-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Cota to Sean Zuccaro to make the score 19-0. Cota and Zuccaro repeated the feat in the second quarter to make the halftime score 25-0.
Cota threw this third touchdown pass to Zuccaro in the third quarter, before Humphers added the final touchdown on an eight-yard run.
“The offensive line played great again giving Cota time to throw and opening big holes for the running backs,” said NU coach Greg Brown.
Vallejo was the leading tackler with nine stops, followed by Humphers and Ian Davis with six tackles each. Michael Buonarati made three point-after kicks, while fumble recoveries were made by Vallejo, Buonarati and Chris Garrison.
Tennis
Nevada Union 7, Oakmont 2
The Miners swept through singles action and also took a doubles match, as the Miners topped host Oakmont 7-2 in Sierra Foothill League action.
“It was a pretty straight annihilation through all the singles positions,” said NU coach Nick Bodley. “We also pulled out a close No. 3 doubles match with the third-set, 10-point tiebreaker.”
That No. 3 doubles match was won by Heather Foote and Jordon Riley by a 7-6, 4-6, 10-5 score.
Jaimie Miller won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, while Madi Messer (6-1, 6-1), Erika Kidera (6-3, 6-1), Logan Kidney (6-1, 6-1), Calynn Stanford (6-1, 7-5) and Haley Zucca (6-1, 6-1) also scored singles victories.
Nevada Union is back on court Tuesday, hosting Rocklin.
Soccer
Forest Lake Christian 2, Sacramento Waldorf 1
After the Waves broke into the scoring column 17 minutes into the match, Forest Lake Christian came back with two goals from Andrew Baker to take the lead by halftime in the Central Valley Christian League match.
Baker scored off an assist by Randy Van Winkle at the 24th minute and then found net again off a pass from Michael Sparling three minutes later.
“We went into thehalf and I was feeling really good about things,” said FLC coach Thad Kopec. “But the second half felt like we were fighting for our life. It seemed like the momentum and intensity was on their side.”
Still, the Falcons managed to outshoot Waldorf 20-4 in attempts on goal.
Forest Lake Christian (3-5-3 overall, 2-1-1 CVCL) travels to Highlands for a nonleague match Monday.
Oakmont 4, Nevada Union 2
Nevada Union got goals from Corey Mortara and Ryan Cain Thursday afternoon at Oakmont, but it wasn't enough for a Miners victory.
Oakmont broke through four times, despite Dominic Onak's eight saves in goal.
Jacob Kirishian added an assist for the Miners, who slipeed to 6-5-1 overall with the loss.
Golf
Placer 257, Bear River 269
The Bruins fell to 0-5 in Pioneer Valley League play Thursday with a loss to visiting Placer at Lake of the Pines.
Placer freshman Hannah Gregg earned medalist honors with a 40.
Hannah Brown and Emilie Yonan led the Bruins, each shooting 50. Stephanie Wong shot 55, while both Lucy Corripo and Casey Brown carded a 57, which marked Brown's personal-best round. Kenzie Kaper rounded out the scoring with a 64.
Bear River competes in the Nevada Union Tournament at Alta Sierra Country Club Wednesday.
Volleyball
Woodland Christian 3, Forest Lake Christian 0
The Falcons fell on the road to host Woodland Christian 25-11, 25-17, 25-23 Thursday.
Caitlin Hanson led FLC with seven kills, while Jen Menary and Morghan Pomeroy each had four kills. Menary totaled 12 assists at setter and Leslie Johnston had three kills.
FLC, which fell to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the CVCL, travels to Delta Tuesday.
JV: Forest Lake Christian 2, Woodland Christian 1
The Falcons junior varsity team scored a 25-222, 17-25, 15-9 win on the road Thursday, improving to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in the CVCL.
Water Polo
Girls: Roseville 11, Nevada Union 9
Nevada Union dropped another tight Sierra Foothill League matchup Thursday to the Roseville Tigers.
Julie Hinman, Ariana Dale and Natalie Fernandez each scored two goals in the match, while Stacia Mack, Taylor Bowen and Angela Murphy each also had one goal for the Miners.
NU's three league losses have come by a total of four goals, said NU coach Craig Zetterberg.
Bear River travels to Nevada Union for nonleague matchups on Tuesday, with the varsity boys hitting the pool at 4:45 p.m., followed by the varsity girls at 5:45 p.m.
Girls: Granite Bay 11, Bear River 5
Bear River lost to Granite Bay Thursday in varsity girls water polo action.
Bear River goalie Brittany Tyra had 15 saves and Shelby Quist scored all five goals for the Bruins.
Coaches may submit game reports to The Union by phone at 477-4240, by e-mail at bhamilton@theunion.com or by fax at 477-4292. Deadline for submission is 10 p.m.
Bear River gave up a touchdown to running back Austin Mulderrig on Colfax's opening drive. The Bruins shut the Falcons down the rest of the way, but never found paydirt for themselves in a 7-0 league-opening defeat.
“We played solid defense all game, but we did get tired at the end,” Bear River coach Dick Werntz said. “Cody Heard and Travis McKnight stopped the Falcons running game and Austin Dowling's interception was big.”
Bear River (1-2) got the ball at their own with 1:47 to go in the fourth quarter. The drive and game looked to be over when starting quarterback Dillon Smith went down with an arm injury. Werntz called for back-up quarterback Hayden Macklin to take over the final drive. Macklin helped move the ball to the Colfax 23-yard line, with 8 seconds left on the clock.
With enough time for one last play, the Bruins looked to throw the ball, but the Falcons sacked Macklin for a 12-yard loss and the victory.
“Macklin came in and did exactly what we asked of him. He played with great poise,” Werntz said.
Colfax improved to 2-2 with the victory.
The Bruins JV and varsity football teams also clash with the Falcons this week, with the junior varsity kicking off at 5:30 p.m. today.
Nevada Union 39, Natomas 0
The Nevada Union frosh football team started homecoming week off with a 39-0 shutout of Natomas Thursday, moving to 4-0 on the season.
Tanner Vallejo started the scoring with a nine-yard run in the first quarter. Hank Humphers scored the second touchdown on a two-yard run. The third touchdown in the first quarter was a 26-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Cota to Sean Zuccaro to make the score 19-0. Cota and Zuccaro repeated the feat in the second quarter to make the halftime score 25-0.
Cota threw this third touchdown pass to Zuccaro in the third quarter, before Humphers added the final touchdown on an eight-yard run.
“The offensive line played great again giving Cota time to throw and opening big holes for the running backs,” said NU coach Greg Brown.
Vallejo was the leading tackler with nine stops, followed by Humphers and Ian Davis with six tackles each. Michael Buonarati made three point-after kicks, while fumble recoveries were made by Vallejo, Buonarati and Chris Garrison.
Tennis
Nevada Union 7, Oakmont 2
The Miners swept through singles action and also took a doubles match, as the Miners topped host Oakmont 7-2 in Sierra Foothill League action.
“It was a pretty straight annihilation through all the singles positions,” said NU coach Nick Bodley. “We also pulled out a close No. 3 doubles match with the third-set, 10-point tiebreaker.”
That No. 3 doubles match was won by Heather Foote and Jordon Riley by a 7-6, 4-6, 10-5 score.
Jaimie Miller won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, while Madi Messer (6-1, 6-1), Erika Kidera (6-3, 6-1), Logan Kidney (6-1, 6-1), Calynn Stanford (6-1, 7-5) and Haley Zucca (6-1, 6-1) also scored singles victories.
Nevada Union is back on court Tuesday, hosting Rocklin.
Soccer
Forest Lake Christian 2, Sacramento Waldorf 1
After the Waves broke into the scoring column 17 minutes into the match, Forest Lake Christian came back with two goals from Andrew Baker to take the lead by halftime in the Central Valley Christian League match.
Baker scored off an assist by Randy Van Winkle at the 24th minute and then found net again off a pass from Michael Sparling three minutes later.
“We went into thehalf and I was feeling really good about things,” said FLC coach Thad Kopec. “But the second half felt like we were fighting for our life. It seemed like the momentum and intensity was on their side.”
Still, the Falcons managed to outshoot Waldorf 20-4 in attempts on goal.
Forest Lake Christian (3-5-3 overall, 2-1-1 CVCL) travels to Highlands for a nonleague match Monday.
Oakmont 4, Nevada Union 2
Nevada Union got goals from Corey Mortara and Ryan Cain Thursday afternoon at Oakmont, but it wasn't enough for a Miners victory.
Oakmont broke through four times, despite Dominic Onak's eight saves in goal.
Jacob Kirishian added an assist for the Miners, who slipeed to 6-5-1 overall with the loss.
Golf
Placer 257, Bear River 269
The Bruins fell to 0-5 in Pioneer Valley League play Thursday with a loss to visiting Placer at Lake of the Pines.
Placer freshman Hannah Gregg earned medalist honors with a 40.
Hannah Brown and Emilie Yonan led the Bruins, each shooting 50. Stephanie Wong shot 55, while both Lucy Corripo and Casey Brown carded a 57, which marked Brown's personal-best round. Kenzie Kaper rounded out the scoring with a 64.
Bear River competes in the Nevada Union Tournament at Alta Sierra Country Club Wednesday.
Volleyball
Woodland Christian 3, Forest Lake Christian 0
The Falcons fell on the road to host Woodland Christian 25-11, 25-17, 25-23 Thursday.
Caitlin Hanson led FLC with seven kills, while Jen Menary and Morghan Pomeroy each had four kills. Menary totaled 12 assists at setter and Leslie Johnston had three kills.
FLC, which fell to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the CVCL, travels to Delta Tuesday.
JV: Forest Lake Christian 2, Woodland Christian 1
The Falcons junior varsity team scored a 25-222, 17-25, 15-9 win on the road Thursday, improving to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in the CVCL.
Water Polo
Girls: Roseville 11, Nevada Union 9
Nevada Union dropped another tight Sierra Foothill League matchup Thursday to the Roseville Tigers.
Julie Hinman, Ariana Dale and Natalie Fernandez each scored two goals in the match, while Stacia Mack, Taylor Bowen and Angela Murphy each also had one goal for the Miners.
NU's three league losses have come by a total of four goals, said NU coach Craig Zetterberg.
Bear River travels to Nevada Union for nonleague matchups on Tuesday, with the varsity boys hitting the pool at 4:45 p.m., followed by the varsity girls at 5:45 p.m.
Girls: Granite Bay 11, Bear River 5
Bear River lost to Granite Bay Thursday in varsity girls water polo action.
Bear River goalie Brittany Tyra had 15 saves and Shelby Quist scored all five goals for the Bruins.
Coaches may submit game reports to The Union by phone at 477-4240, by e-mail at bhamilton@theunion.com or by fax at 477-4292. Deadline for submission is 10 p.m.
