Vikings fall to Davis in regional field hockey final
Chico High boys, girls finish first at NSCIF Masters Championship Meet
The Pleasant Valley varsity girls field hockey team lost 3-1 to Davis in the CIF Northern Section Regional final Saturday night.
“The championship game was the best field hockey game PV field hockey has played in my nine years of coaching,” said Vikings’ coach Bill Flory.” They controlled the ball, created shots and never let up. The ball just didn’t find the goal often enough. We may not have won the game, but we didn’t lose.”
The Vikings scored the game’s first goal 6 minutes and 23 seconds into the first period. Riley Kucich scored off an assist from Kendall Greytok.
Davis was able to tie the score a little more than a minute later.
Two minutes after that, Davis struck again to claim a 2-1 lead. Both goals came off short corners.
The score remained 2-1 until late in the fourth period, when Davis scored to put the game out of reach with 2:43 left.
The loss culminated a day where the Vikings won their group before losing in the final to Davis.
The Vikings opened the regional tournament with a 2-0 win over Chico High on the strength of two first-period goals.
The first goal was scored by Kucich of an assist from Greytok. Emma Devine assisted Bella Espinosa’s goal that gave the Vikings the 2-0.
The Vikings won their second game of the day defeating Bella Vista 1-0. Kyra Letcher scored the lone Viking goal on an assist from Greytok.
Ella Riccomini and Greytok were named to the All-Tournament.
Prep swimming NSCIF MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP
MEET » 19 schools from the Northern Section competed in the 2021 NSCIF Masters Championship Meet Saturday at Shasta College.
Chico High placed first in both the boys and girls competitions, as well as the combined team scores.
Below are the first place winners in the girls competition: Red Bluff’s Jordan Brandt won the 50 yard freestyle race, Chico’s Maddie Smith won the 100 yard freestyle race, University Prep’s Rachel Maki won the 200 yard freestyle race and the 500 yard
freestyle race, Shasta’s Audrey Bull won the 100 yard butterfly race, Bull won the 200 yard individual medley race, Chico’s McKenna Winzenz won the 100 yard backstroke race and Winters’ Amelia Doran won the 100 yard breaststroke race.
Chico’s team of Sienna Cross, Smith, Audrey Vierra and Winzenz won the 200 yard freestyle relay race and the 200 yard medley relay. Shasta’s team of Tyler Blehm, Jori Gibbens, Jordan Zufall and Bull won the 400 yard freestyle relay.
Below are the first place winners in the boys competition: Shasta’s Colton Agdeppa won the 50 yard freestyle race, Chico’s Dillian Perry won the 100 yard freestyle race, Chico’s Mason Winzenz won the 200 yard freestyle race, Trinity’s Kenny Rupp won the 500 yard freestyle race, Shasta’s Agdeppa won the 100 yard butterfly race, Trinity’s Rupp won the 200 yard individual medley race, Chico’s Jonas Bourne won the 100 yard backstroke race and Red Bluff’s Niko Munoz won the 100 yard breaststroke.
Chico’s team of Bourne, Theron Clark, Winzenz and Solar Parry won the 200 yard freestyle relay race. Chico’s team of Jaeger Cornwell, Zander Krok, Perry and Winzenz won the 400 yard freestyle relay. Pleasant Valley’s team of Ethan Besnard, Colby Kennedy, Hunter McGuire and Tristan McPherren won the 200 yard medley relay.
College women’s basketball
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO 81, CHICO STATE 71 (EXHIBITION) » Chico State lost in overtime its final pre-season exhibition Saturday in San Francisco.
The Wildcats tied the Division I Dons at 67-67 at the end of regulation.
India Starr led the Wildcats with 20 points, including six 3-pointers. Charity Gallegos had 17 points and Myli Martinez had 13 points. Jordan Morris led the Wildcats in rebounds with eight and Makenzi Laporte had seven rebounds.
The Chico State women’s basketball team officially opens its 2021-22 season November 12 when the Wildcats host the CCAA/PacWest Challenge at Acker Gym. Following the 5:30 p.m. Sonoma State-Dominican contest. Chico State will face off Fresno Pacific at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats wraps up the two-day tournament at 3 p.m. November 13 against Dominican.
College volleyball
CAL STATE SAN MARCOS 3, CHICO STATE 1 » Chico State lost at home Sunday to Cal State San Marcos. The Cougars defeated the Vikings 25-16, 25-17, 15-25, 29-27.
Makaela Keeve led Chico State in kills with 16, Kelley Jacome had 13 kills and Zoe DiNardo had nine kills. Kennedy Greenwood and Jane Mcnulty had two aces each, and Brooke Ono had 42 assists.
On defense, Greenwood led in digs with 15 and Keeve led in blocks with eight.
Chico State (8-14, 4-10 CCAA) plays next at 5 p.m. Friday at home against Humboldt State.