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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Do you know what the fastest growing sport in the United States is?
If you guessed women’s wrestling then you are correct and it’s happening right here in Lake County! An all girls wrestling camp is coming to Clearlake Oct. 24 and 28 and is featuring one of Lake County’s most prestigious wrestlers.
Adriana Lopez of Upper Lake is running the camp and this is a huge opportunity for the girls in the community.
Lopez is the first state champion out of Lake County in any individual sport. She is giving back to her community by running the all girls camp.
“I’m super excited and happy to be able to give back to my community and do something I love,” Lopez said.
After high school, Lopez continued her wrestling career at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. There she was the Mid-South Conference Champion at 123 pounds, Mid-South Conference Freshman of the Year and First Team All Mid-South Conference.
Lopez will be bringing her extensive knowledge and experience back to Lake County.
“We are very fortunate to have Adriana on board to run this camp for our community,” said Coach Peter Stephan, who is the president of the Gladiator Wrestling Club. “As a wrestling community, we are trying to change the wrestling culture and putting Lake County wrestling on the map at the state level.”
The all-girls camp idea came about when Gladiator Wrestling met with the Lake County Sheriff's Activity League. Coach Peter along with Dr. Wayne Ogata met with the SAL Board that discussed bringing free opportunities for kids in the Clearlake Area.
There are plans to do many different activities and the first plan was to bring this All-girls Wrestling Camp to Clearlake.
The goal of the Lake County Sheriff's Activities League is to provide Lake County youth with exposure to a variety of positive leisure time activities.
For more information about Lake County Sheriff's Activities League check out the website at www.lakecountysal.com or the Lake County Sheriff's Activities Facebook page.
The camp will take place on Monday, Oct. 24, and Friday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Burns Valley Elementary, 3620 Pine St, Clearlake.
The camp is expecting over 50 girls from all around the county including kindergarten through high school girls.
Businesses from Lake County are also pitching in to make this camp happen as Barbecue By Biasotti, Next Home Yvette Sloan, and LAM Printing are sponsoring this event.
Tim Biasotti with Barbecue by Biasotti is also providing a special dinner for all the girls at the camp. “I am excited to help offset costs to provide a free camp for the female youth in the county and feed them”.
To register for the camp, please go to https://www.gladiatorwrestlingclub.com/.
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Beginning Nov. 15, 2022, California anglers will be able to purchase a 2023 fishing license that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, and last the entire year. All licenses purchased on or after January 1, 2023, will be effective from the date of purchase for a continuous 365 days.
"I’m proud to announce that we’re able to sell yearlong licenses many months sooner than we anticipated,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “I applaud the staff that worked tirelessly to bring this benefit to California’s anglers who have been asking for the 365-day license for a very long time.”
Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) introduced AB 817 in February 2021, allowing a transition of California’s fishing license validity from a calendar year to a full 365 days from purchase.
Prior to this change, anglers who purchase their license after New Year’s Day were charged the same price for fewer days of fishing, and some are not willing to pay the full price of a license when purchasing it later in the year resulting in fewer license sales.
This change will allow anglers to receive 365 days' worth of benefits after purchasing a license any time of year.
“Thanks to the dedicated staff efforts at CDFW, California will be moving to our new 365-day fishing license even sooner than expected,” said Wood. “This license will encourage more Californians to fish and increase fishing license revenue which funds critical state fishing and conservation programs. Making fishing more accessible really supports communities that rely on outdoor recreation and tourism, like my northern California district.”
The idea, which has been discussed and desired by California’s fishing community for many years, was embraced by CDFW’s Recruit, Retain, Reactivate (R3) initiative. The concept was further developed with stakeholders responsible for drafting the R3 initiative, including Wayne Kotow of the Coastal Conservation Association – California (CCA CAL).
“Providing a fishing license that offers greater value and incorporates 21st-century technology is long overdue,” said Kotow, executive director of CCA CAL, sponsor of AB 817 which led to the new license option. “It is also an important step in the implementation of California’s R3 program, which seeks to boost the number of anglers and others recreating in the outdoors. We are thrilled Assemblymember Wood’s perseverance on this issue has paid off, and proud to partner with CDFW to achieve this milestone for California anglers.”
CDFW’s R3 team works alongside partners and stakeholders, like CCA CAL, to create goals and strategies and then implement changes that reduce the barriers to participation in outdoor activities.
To purchase a fishing license, please visit CDFW’s online internet sales webpage. At checkout there is an additional option to enroll in auto-renewal for fishing licenses, which allows anglers to automatically purchase and receive their new license when their current one expires, so California’s anglers never miss a day of fishing!
Interested in becoming an angler but not sure where to start? Check out CDFW’s R3 webpage to find the latest information on fishing programs, regulations, tutorials and additional resources. Don’t miss the California’s Wild Kitchen tab to view recipes for use on harvested fish plus additional informational videos found under the R3 Harvest Huddle Hour (R3H3) section.
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- Written by: Nadine Strauss
The North State Modified Series celebrated the richest event in its nine year history at Redwood Acres Raceway in Eureka Saturday night.
The “Dale Baldwin Challenge,” presented by McMurray and Sons Roofing, Mark and Sharon Baldwin, Doyce Eaton and Ray Elliott saw some of the heaviest hitters in the modified ranks travel to this prestigious event in hopes of taking home a part of the $20,300 purse payout.
It was the O’Reilly Auto Parts Night at the Races, and it was Darrin Knight of Kelseyville who brought his car out of retirement, borrowed a motor from fellow competitor Ian Elliott of Lakeport, took the lead away from Simi Tour of Potter Valley on a lap 23 restart, and stayed out in front the remainder of the 60 laps to win $4,000 and all the bragging rights that come with a win at an event of this caliber.
Elliott turned the fastest lap of the night at 16.309 seconds. Knight was second fastest at 16.518 and Charlie Collins of Lakeport clocked in third with 16.524. Elliott drew the number eight chip for the invert placing Tour and Keith Bloom in the front row for the start.
When the green flag fell, the pack charged hard into turn one with Bloom getting loose and making slight contact with Brandon White.
All cars continued, but it gave Tour the opportunity he needed to charge out in front and lead the first third of the race. Both White and Knight gained ground as Bloom was trapped in the outside lane and lost positions.
Defending NSMS champ Scott Winters was on the move, passing Cole Brown on lap nine and drove under Sammy Nuno the following round. Meanwhile Tour was putting a healthy distance between his car and the rest of the pack. Knight caught and passed second place White on lap 21.
Two rounds later Richie Pott’s car broke loose and slapped the turn three concrete hard, ending his run. At the same time Elliott, while running in eighth, pitted for repairs.
The double-file restart saw Knight pull ahead of Tour to assume the lead. The battle for second waged between Tour and White, with White inching under Tour several times, but could not get it done. Meanwhile the fans were watching Elliott come back through the pack, and by lap 42 he was back running in fourth spot.
With no other yellows to slow the action, Knight sailed to a convincing victory followed by Tour, Winters, Elliott, Charlie Collins, White, Nuno, Brown, Bloom, Dustin DeRosier, Rich Cobb and Orion Mosher.
Mark and Sharon Baldwin, along with Dave McMurray II & Dave McMurray III, presented the $4,000 check and Dale Baldwin Challenge trophy to Knight in front of the near-packed house.
Potts got $250 and the Doyce Eaton Hard Luck trophy for his troubles in the main, and Elliott earned the Ray Elliott Hard Charger Award for making a come-back run after pitting on lap 23. The Naake Suspension certificate went to Tour.
Major sponsors of this race were Mark and Sharon Baldwin, McMurray & Sons Roofing, Ray Elliott and Doyce Eaton. Associate and contingency sponsors were Anderson Logging of Fort Bragg , Scribner Plastics, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Frank’s Radios, Hoosier Tire West, Sunoco Race Fuels and Naake Suspension,
The 2022 NSMS Tribute Tour concludes on October 7-8 at Shasta Speedway in Anderson. The seventh running of the “Lloyd Burton Against the Wind Modified Challenge” will be the final race of the season for the North State Modified Series.
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- Written by: Nadine Strauss
EUREKA, Calif. — The North State Modified Series had a three-part event at Redwood Acres Raceway Saturday night with three different winners earning first place awards.
In the Steve Taylor Memorial Qualifying session it was Ian Elliott of Lakeport who turned the fastest lap of the night (16.309 seconds), and was presented the plaque and $100 from Sage Taylor of Cloverdale.
Earlier Elliott was voted the Best Appearing Car and Crew and received that award and $250 from event sponsor Doyce Eaton of Dundee, Oregon.
The Dave McMurray Memorial Dash for Cash was open to the six highest drivers in the NSMS points standings who had never won a feature event with the series.
The drivers drew for starting positions with Keith Bloom of Anderson and Elliott starting in the front row, Oregon driver Rich Cobb and local driver Orion Mosher set to start third and fourth, and Cloverdale’s Dustin DeRosier and Cole Brown from Ukiah in row three.
During the pre-race warm-up laps Cobb’s car broke a u-joint, allowing alternate Richie Potts of Petaluma to fill his starting spot.
The eight-lap race saw Bloom power by Elliott at the drop of the green flag. Bloom was determined to stay out in front, and led every lap to the checkered flag.
Elliott settled for second ahead of Potts, DeRosier, Brown and Mosher.
The race paid $1,000 to the winner which was given to Bloom by Dave McMurray’s son and grandson, Dave McMurray II and III.
Other special awards recipients were Scott Winters (Doyce Eaton Long Tow Award $250), and Richie Potts (Doyce Eaton Hard Luck Award $250.)
The Dale Baldwin Challenge feature event, presented by McMurray & Sons Roofing, paid $4000 to winner Darrin Knight of Kelseyville. A followup story will cover that event.
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