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The host Eagles started slowly and watched a 2-9 Laney club roll past them in game one, before swapping the next three games.
Laney was led by the talented and athletic Jaydelynn Suava, who seemed to be everywhere on the court.
Throughout the night, the lead changed hands often and Mendocino found it very difficult to put away the scrappy Laney team.
“It was pretty scary. We escaped with a win, which is great, but we almost allowed this to go to a fifth game. If I was in the stands, it probably would have been entertaining with all of the back and forth. To me, it wasn’t always pretty but give our ladies credit for pulling out a win,” said Mendocino Head Coach Ori Polkinghorne.
Fortunately for the Eagles, Freshman Shana Hiatt (Clear Lake) had one of her best performances of the year, collecting 11 kills, 11 digs, three blocks and two aces.
“She was the difference for us tonight. Shana had great energy and rhythm at the net, which is something we’ve been working on – it just clicked and we sure needed her effort,” said Polkinghorne.
Other top players for the Eagles were sophomore middle hitter Jamie Brown (Potter Valley) who racked up 14 kills in 27 attempts, in addition to her solid overall play.
Sophomore setter Jenny Stark (Clear Lake) pushed out 33 assists to lead the Eagles’ offense.
The Mendocino defense was anchored by Freshman Angela Newell (Fort Bragg) who dug up six balls on top of passing well in serve-receive. Newell also chipped in six kills.
The Eagles are now 6-5 in the Bay Valley Conference and wrap up their 2007 home schedule Friday night when they host first-place Napa Valley.
The match starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Mendocino College gym.
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Westshore Pool in Lakeport is now open four days per week for intermediate and advanced swim team members of all ages. Workouts are supervised by coach Joe Conger.
"This is the first time we’ve been able to offer winter swim," said Channel Cats President Jennifer Hanson. "The heater is now working, the covers we ordered have come in and the kids are really appreciative of the 80-degree water."
Twenty-two swimmers are currently enrolled and preparing for the first winter meet coming up in November.
The team can accommodate 40 swimmers for the winter season, which will expand to 100 swimmers for the summer season beginning next June.
Winter swimmers will be guaranteed placement on the summer team. "Last year we had a waiting list and we deeply regret having to turn away swimmers," Hanson said.
Winter swim fees for two-day-per-week swimmers are $60 per month. For four-day-per-week swimmers, fees are $110 per month. Discounts are applied for additional swimmers in the same family.
Fees help pay the City of Lakeport for rent of the pool and also offset the cost of propane for heating the water.
The Channel Cats is a nonprofit organization.
For more information about Channel Cats Swim Team fees, workout schedules and scholarships, or to make a tax-deductible donation, contact Jennifer Hanson at 263-3131.
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The documents cover two separate travel management proposals that are part of the route designation process.
The comment period runs until Nov. 13. This is to provide those interested in or affected by these proposals an opportunity to make their concerns known prior to a decision being made.
The draft environmental analysis documents detailing the proposals and their effects are available for review at Mendocino National Forest Supervisor's and Ranger District Offices.
One proposal concerns motorized access for dispersed camping (setting up camp for either overnight or day use in an area that has not been developed as a campground facility).
The proposal is to add 72 short user-created motorized routes to the existing Mendocino National Forest designated trail system.
These routes would be managed as motorized trails to provide access to 67 frequently used dispersed camp sites. The routes are located in various areas across the Forest and their total aggregate length is 7.8 miles.
The other proposal allows mixed use on a segment of forest road M3 from Ivory Mill Saddle to near West Crockett trailhead. Mixed-use allows use by both highway-legal and non-highway-legal vehicles and drivers. Currently only highway-legal vehicles are allowed. Total length of the segment is about 17.5 miles.
This proposed project is located on Grindstone Ranger District in Glenn County, California, about ten miles southwest of the community of Elk Creek.
Locations where the draft environmental analysis documents may be reviewed are:
SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE/GRINDSTONE RANGER DISTRICT
825 N. Humboldt Avenue
Willows, CA 95988
(530) 934-3316; TTY (530) 934-7724
COVELO RANGER DISTRICT
78150 Covelo Road
Covelo, CA 95428
(707) 983-6118; TTY (707) 983-6123
UPPER LAKE RANGER DISTRICT
10025 Elk Mountain Road
Upper Lake, CA
(707) 275-2361 or 2363; TTY (707) 275-9524
Additional information regarding these proposed actions and how to provide comments can be obtained from the Mendocino National Forest route designation Web page at www.fs.fed.us/r5/mendocino/projects/ohv/#status, or from Mike Van Dame at the Supervisor's Office, email
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The Eagle defense held Yuba to just nine first downs on the day and 133 total yards.
Freshman linebacker Svante Wright (Camilla, Ga.) had seven and a half tackles, while sophomore defensive lineman Jermaine Jacobs (Sacramento) had nine tackles and two and a half sacks.
Sophomore linebacker Gary Miller (Ukiah) had nine and a half tackles and one sack and sophomore linebacker Markins Anilus (Miami, Fla.) had five total tackles and one and a half sacks.
The Eagle offense got on the board before the end of the first half by using their two-minute offense. Sophomore quarterback Cody Manguso (Reno, Nev.) hooked up with sophomore receiver Kyle O’Donnell (Windsor) to put the ball on the Yuba five-yard line.
Freshman running back Kevin Young (Windsor) then scored from one yard out to give the Eagle’s a 7-0 lead going into half time.
The Eagle’s then scored on the opening drive of the second half, when Manguso hooked up again with O’Donnell on a 32 yard touchdown pass.
The only time Yuba threatened to score was after Mendocino scored to make it 14-0 in the third quarter and then returned the kick-off to the Mendocino College four yard line. The Eagle defense then proceeded to hold Yuba on four straight downs.
“I am very pleased with the effort of our defense,” said Mendocino College Defensive Coordinator Mike Mari. “This victory is a perfect example our players lining up and our players playing hard.”
Mendocino, which is now 3-0 in the Bay Valley Conference, will travel to College of Marin this weekend.
The Eagles finish the regular season at home versus Solano College on Nov. 10.
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