To A Successful Season...

FRC Volleyball advances past Napa Valley
Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor

After winning conference with an undefeated record and securing a home playoff game in the Northern California regional brackets, the Feather River College women’s volleyball team earned an exciting win against Napa Valley College Tuesday, Nov. 22.

Playing in front of hundreds of supporters in the FRC gymnasium, the Golden Eagles pulled off a tense five-game victory, much to the delight of the home crowd.

Feather River, ranked sixth with a 21-7 record, had its hands full with 11th-ranked Napa Valley, which entered the match at 19-3 overall.

It took all five games for FRC to eliminate Napa. The final scores were 25-18, 19-25, 24-26, 25-22 and 15-6.

The Golden Eagles came out strong in game one and took a 5-1 lead, but then Napa woke up and ran the next six points to go ahead 7-5.

FRC tied the game 8-8, and then the teams traded points up to a 17-17 tie.

The Golden Eagles then went on an 8-1 run to take game one 25-18.

In game two, FRC and Napa were tied at five, until Napa ran eight straight points to 5-13, and then continued building to a 7-17 lead.

Determined not to roll over, Feather River then outscored Napa 12-6 to get within four points at 19-23, but Napa scored the last two points to take game two.

With the match tied 1-1, the intensity ramped up in game three. Both teams fought hard for every point, resulting in a close game with many lead changes.

Near the end, FRC fought back from a 14-18 deficit to tie the game 19-19 and then take a 22-21 lead. However, Napa clutched up and won in extra points, 24-26, taking a 2-1 lead.

Stunned after losing two straight games, FRC quickly fell behind 1-6 in game four, but then suddenly recovered and went on a 8-1 run to take a 9-7 lead, prompting Napa to take a timeout.

The Golden Eagles continued to pull ahead up to 20-14, until Napa ran five straight and then tied the game at 22-22.

Facing a must-win situation, Feather River took care of business by winning three straight points to take game four 25-22, and force a game five.

It was all FRC in the final game, as the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 9-1 lead and sealed the deal at 15-6 to take the match.

FRC coach Sarah Ritchie said she was mad at her team for playing poorly, but acknowledged that her players delivered when it mattered most.

With the victory, Feather River advanced to the second round of the playoffs against third-seeded American River College in Sacramento Saturday, Nov. 26.

Again, the match went the full five games, but this time FRC was eliminated. The defeat was particularly tough because Feather River won the first two games, but then lost the next three.

“It was a heartbreaker,” said Ritchie. “We were up the first two games and just couldn’t seal the deal.”

After taking the first two games 25-22 and 25-20, Feather River lost the next three 17-25, 18-25 and 8-15.

“The girls played well and I’m extremely proud of them,” said Ritchie.

Freshman Callie Aberle led the Golden Eagles with 14 kills. Sophomore Jovana Sisovic claimed 12 kills and five blocks. Freshman Lindsey Ball earned eight aces and 14 digs. Freshman Marilyn Agae delivered 42 assists and 10 digs.

Feather River completed its season with a conference record of 10-0 and an overall record of 22-8.

1st, 2nd and 3rd Time is the Charm!

I am proud to say that our team is one step closer to a repeat Conference Championship as we defeated Butte College in three sets, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-17 on October 26th. We were firing on all cylinders and the Roadrunners were just unable to contain our balanced attack. That along with our aggressive serving kept them on their heels.
We are very proud of our team's performance and look forward to finishing up conference and preparing for the Nor-Cal playoffs. We are now 17-7 overall and remain undefeated in conference play with a 6-0 record. Next up for FRC is home match against Shasta College.

Delta College Classic

Going into the Delta Classic this past weekend, I had no idea what to expect. I knew it was huge for our team to perform well and we could really make an impression since most of the teams in our conference would be there. The energy and intensity we had both on and off the court was amazing! Overall we went 3-1 and took 5th in the whole tournament (out of 15 teams). I am really looking forward to finishing pre-season and starting official conference games! We are ALL ready to dominate! LET'S GO FRC!!

-Allison Tatom
(Freshman MB)

Hello!

Hey! It's Marilyn! We just got done with our 2-a-days! Let me jus say, our coaches made us work, but we pulled through this week and made it out with no injuries (just tons of ice baths). The FRC Volleyball team is looking really good this year! Thanks to all the hard work, sweat and skin burns we put in this past week. Anyways, come out and watch us dominate this season! I'll write again soon! See ya! :)

-Marilyn Agae
 Freshman Setter

New Team. New Season. New Reason to Love the Game.

Hard work and conditioning is synonymous with the Feather River College Volleyball team. Starting the season off right with our annual "H-E-Double Hockey Sticks Week," every single one of us are pushed beyond our limits from dawn 'til dusk. The days start off with conditioning in the morning, fundamentals in the afternoon and team play at night. Although preseason is tough, the hard work always seems to show and pay off as it takes the Golden Eagles to victory far into the season.
-Kattrena Akers
 Sophomore Libero

Sophomore Signing Day

Congratulations to our sophomores who signed their National Letters of Intent on May 25th.

Kim Naut: Idaho State University
Bryanna Chavez: Montana State, Billings
Katy Batchelder: Dominican University of California
Kadie Miller: Southern Arkansas University
Megan Godsil: Southern Arkansas University

Offseason...

Well, we find ourselves rolling right through yet another offseason. The girls are working hard doing everything from lifting and running to plyos and agilities (and their absolute favorite, the infamous sand pit). As with most tough workouts frustration comes but they are pushing through and are the better for it. It's exciting to see the mental toughness start to work it's way into their minds as well as the support they are giving each other.

We continue to practice (except when softball and baseball trump us and get the gym for practices due to snow). In the coming weeks we will begin to play in our offseason tournaments and whatnot which is exciting because you can only practice so much until you get a little batty... =)

We will be sure to keep you updated on the results of our upcoming competitions. Have a great day!

Golden Valley All Conference Selections

Congratulations to Kadie Miller on being named the Golden Valley Conference MVP!! Congratulations are also in order to Kim Naut, Katy Batchelder and Bryanna Chavez on their selection to All-Conference Team as well as Natalie Ray and Jovana Sisovic on being awarded All-Conference Honorable Mention.

Congratulations on your hard work this season and these respective awards!!

The Feather River Volleyball team played American River College on Tuesday, November 23rd in the first round of playoffs. Unfortunately. FRC came out on the losing end. Scores were 20-25,16-25, 18-25. Kadie Miller had 22 assits and 15 digs for a solid performance. Kim Naut also played extrememly well with 12 kills, 10 digs and 4 blocks. Defense was led by Katy Batchelder who had 24 digs.
Feather River finished the season with an 18-10 overall record and a 10-0 Golden Valley Conference record.

Conference Champs!!

FRC defeated Lassen College on Friday, November 12th to finish the season a perfect 10-0 in Golden Valley Conference play.

Our "Road To A Conference Championship."

The Drought Is Over

On October 8th, 2010 Feather River Volleyball beat Butte College for the first time in over 2 years. The above photo is an image of what we like to call Game Changers.

Katy Batch

FRC FANS!!!! :)

HEY GUYS! :) Kim Naut (#10), Maureen Aquino (#9), and Jeannette Lira (RS), here to tell you all about our AMAZING fans!!!!! First off, we want to thank those amazing fans; from the parents that travel to every single game to the other FRC sports teams who come up with their own cheers for us!! We couldn't ask for anymore support than that!

It all started at Butte College on October 8th where we had fans of every kind take the hour and half drive to support our FRC volleyball team in their first conference match! We had parents support as always, but to our surprise we ended up seeing Quincy locals, and a few our own Feather River Baseball team players there as well! We finished the game in a 3-1 defeat against our long time rival Butte College after a 2 and a half year losing streak. THE "DROUGHT" WAS OVER!! And every girl on the team could agree that the support we had for that game completely contributed to the win!

Now it was time for our first conference home match!! We were playing the Shasta College Knights. The night before we spent making t-shirts for a few of the fans on the baseball team, and oh man did the rep those shirts well!! Our fans are nothing like the fans from any other school. Not only do they cheer, the cheer LOUD. They stood at the end of the bleachers following our cheers and making up their own! They stood alone until all of a sudden our own FRC Soccer team showed up with sombreros and fully ready to unleash the fury! It began as a competition between the two teams and ended as a combined FRC volleyball cheering squad! Another great success from our fans!

The games continued and we stayed undefeated, no doubt with help of our fans! It now came for the biggest of the year. We were playing our rivals Butte College....again....on our home court. It wasn't just the match of the season, it was our "Dig for a Cure" night and a costume contest for Halloween. The stands were filled with pink and goolish costumes! Well, we ended up taking the match and sealing our first place finish in conference. Our fans immediately rushed the court; they were as ecstatic as we were!!

A big thank you to our fans who supported us through the 2010 season! See you next year!

Jordan's Concussion

It was a dark Friday night at Shasta College. The Golden Eagles flew in hot-n-ready to beat those Knights...worked up a sweat during an OUTRAGEOUS warm up...they were quivering while watching our cannons slam the ball...the whistle was blown and it was on like DONKEY KONG....Kadie Miller zomed the first ball like a champ....we were four points into our intense game when Jordan Maslach came like a bull out the gate to sub in for her curly headed friend Megan Godsil....it was all quiet, then BOOOOOOOM like a hurricane it was an excellent serve, they dug it up and sent it back to our libero Katy Batchelder and she shanked it (her bad) Jordan ran like a wild boar in the African plains to recover the ball, she dove like a killer eagle and popped the ball up...then we heard it, the sound of Jordan's cracking skull against the hard wooden floor of Shasta College....frightened out of her mind Coach Sarah Ritchie ran faster than she ever had before towards her zombie player...it was minutes later when the zombie came back to her life and started chatting away like she always does....she left in the ambulance and we were all frightened for our dear friend but she pulled through like a true champ and we won in the end.

Kattrena Akers & Megan Tilford

Feather River Dominates

Last Wednesday we smashed Butte WITHOUT MERCY!! They had no idea what was coming for them. It was dirty. It was filthy. It was unstopppable and it was the Feather River Volleyball Team. Although we did drop the third game to them, it was only to make it interesting. The scores were 27-25, 25-18, 17-25, and finally 29-27. We played for the win and came out on top. We are undefeated in conference and plan to keep it that way!

-Kadie

Update...

Just a quick update...
Last week FRC Volleyball had a busy three days!! On Thursday we played Gavilan College and Taft College in the Gavilan Classic. We beat both Gavilan and Taft in 4. Many different players stepped on the court as we were trying to find combinations of players that meshed well. Friday we faced Foothill College and Santa Rosa College (both finished ranked in the top 15 in the state; Santa Rosa-6th and Foothill-13th). We lost to both Foothill and Santa Rosa in 3. Again, many players got valuable playing time. On Saturday we faced Sacramento City College (finished 5th in the state last year) and Fresno City College (finished 14th in the state last year). We lost to Sac City in 3 games and went 4 with Fresno City.
Overall it was a good weekend; we took a lot from it, got the girls some court time and learned that when it comes down to it, we are capable of beating everyone of the teams we faced this weekend.

Off to Stockton for the Delta Tournament this weekend....

The FRC volleyball team hosted a camp on August 2nd-August 5th for all surrounding area high schools. There was an amazing turnout as we had a total of 53 girls from Quincy HS, Greenville HS, Chester HS and Portola HS as well as a few girls from Sacramento and Texas.

FRC volleyball would like to thank all of the athletes that participated in the success of our camp.

GOOOOO GOLDEN EAGLES!!

Graduation!!

Congratulations to our sophomores who graduated from Feather River College on May 21st!! You are to be congratulated on your hard work in the classroom!! Good luck in your future endeavors!! YOU DID IT!! WHOOOOOO!! =)

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations are in order to our sophomores who have each accepted full-ride scholarships to play volleyball at the next level. We are so happy for them. We are so thankful to have had the opportunity to work with these young ladies. They are to be congratulated on all of their hard work and dedication to our program. They are all deserving of this opportunity and we wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. We are so proud of you, girls!

Chenoa Rossi-Childress.....Eastern Washington University (Big Sky Conference)
Stacey Main.........................Eastern New Mexico University (Lone Star Conference)
Rebecca Pate.......................Southern Arkansas University (Gulf South Conference)
Sarah Corbett.....................Cameron University (Lone Star Conference)

The team traveled to Santa Cruz on March 27th. We played UC Merced, Gavilan Junior College and Bethany University and totally dominated... just sayin'. We took our own vehicles, which turned out to be quite an adventure. We visited the beach and got some sweet balloon hats. =) We made our cars into planes, found a starfish on the beach, ate at Pizza My Heart then got Coldstone (yum!), had an ex-clown make us cool balloon toys (Jeffrey & Maxine) and took awesome pictures on the beach.


-Jordan Maslach



The team enjoying the beach...



















Becca and the starfish... RIP Patrick.



















Megan, Kadie and Jordan at the Pier...



















Some of the team with a random...

Batch, Chavez and Kadie enjoying the sun...



















Chenoa and Megan with Jeffrey and Maxine...



















Sarah and Jordan with their awesome balloon hats..















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I drove my 1996 GMC Jimmy, who is officially a soldier. You see, I have to jump start poor Jimmy at least once a week because he gets sick a lot. Good news is, his "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" light only came on once in the whole 6 hour drive, and he didn't die at ALL!! (until we got home...)


-KATY BATCHELDER (libero)