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The Lassen High Grizzlies advanced to the finals of the Anderson High Holiday Invitational tournament with wins in the first two rounds. (See previous posts)
Championship Game
West Valley – 75
Lassen – 28
Lassen falls to 6-5 in the preseason.
Commentary from Lassen head coach Leo Bennett…
In the Championship game at the Anderson Invitational we came out flat and stayed flat throughout. We went down 28 to 75 to West Valley. It is a game that will resonate in my head. More importantly though it is a game that I want the players to move away from not look back upon. We made great strides as individual basketball players and became a more cohesive team during the Anderson Tournament. One game will not define us as a team or deter us from our goals. As a coaching staff and players, we will use the upcoming practices over the Christmas break to continue to improve and mold into the team we want to be when league begins.
We will be at home against Las Plumas on the January 4th. All of us look forward to playing in front of a great Lassen crowd.
JP Faulkner was named to the five player All Tournament Team.

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Todays song in our “25 Days of Christmas” celebration is for the ladies, although, as has already been stated, it’s one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs. Trust me, it won’t be the last version of “Blue Christmas” you hear. We still have 11 days…

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It’s all about basketball on this Saturday morn, (12/05). 

Lassen College Results from Friday, (12/04)
Lassen Lady Cougars @ Hartnell College Tournament
Lassen – 72
De Anza – 58
Savannah Carlo led the Lady Cougars (4-4), with 22 points. Dani Case added 14 points. Lassen plays in the tournament’s semi-final game, Saturday, (12/05). 
Lassen College Men 
American River College – 85
Lassen College – 73
“We’re playing much better though” was the comment of Lassen head coach, Mark Nareau. The Cougars (4-7), face Sacramento City College, Saturday, (12/05) at 2:00 p.m. at American River College.

Lassen High Lady Grizzlies (12/04)
Lassen played Pleasant Valley High School in the semi-finals of the Pleasant Valley tournament, Friday night, (12/04).
Pleasant Valley – 50
Lassen – 40
Lassen’s Carlotta Kloppenburg poured in 14 points before leaving with an ankle injury in the final minute of the first half. Lassen drops to 2-1 on the season, and will play in the consolation game of the Pleasant Valley tournament, Saturday, (12/05).
Stay tuned for updates from all of the local Lassen sports happenings right here on Lassen Sports Network.com

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The Lassen College Cougar men’s basketball team faced West Hills College, Thursday, (12/03), at American River College in Sacramento, Ca.
Final Score
West Hills – 85
Lassen – 44
No details were available at time of print.
Lassen will continue play in Sacramento, Friday, December 4th, against American River College, and complete the weekend road trip, Saturday, (Dec. 5th), with a game against Sacramento City College. Both games will be played at American River College.
Catch the results first, at Lassen Sports Network.com

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The Lassen College Cougar men’s basketball team played it’s lone home game of the pre-season, Wednesday night (11/11) at the Lassen College Sports Complex.
Lassen – 90
William Jessup – 73
The win is the first for first year head coach Mark Nareau, who replaced Ben Riley this past summer. Lassen is 1-2 on the season. The Cougars travel to Marin College for a single game, Saturday, November 14th. Lassen does not play at home again until January 20th, (vs. Butte).

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After accumulating 234 wins as head women’s basketball coach at Lassen Community College, Mark Nareau was, “mildly” searching for a new challenge. Monday, (06/08) he found it.

 
Lassen Community College President, Dr. Douglas Houston, confirmed to Lassen Sports Network (LSN), that Nareau would be taking over the Lassen College men’s basketball program, replacing Ben Riley, who stepped down in May.
Filling the void left by Nareau’s move to the men’s program will be Dorinda Schaffer. It will be Schaffer’s second stint as the Lady Cougars head coach. Schaffer led Lassen to the final eight in 1994, losing to eventual state champion, L.A. Harbor.
“I’m really excited.” Said Schaffer in a phone conversation. “I love to coach at the junior college level. It really challenges me.” Schaffer again stated, “I’m truly excited to be back coaching the Lassen College women.”
Schaffer has also worked as an assistant coach under Nareau and former Lassen College head coach Gary Kloppenburg, and has been the head coach of the Lassen High School Lady Grizzlies.
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Lassen College head basketball coach, Ben Riley, dismissed starters Darius Stewart and Omarri Williams from the team for “violations of team policy.”

The two Cougar starters will not be eligible to play in Lassen’s final two games of the regular season, or the playoffs, should the Cougars make it that far. Stewart and Williams, walked off the court in the second half of Lassen’s 12 point road loss to Butte College, Wednesday night, (2/11).

NOTE: I’da left ‘em in Oroville…(spell-check didn’t like that at all).

Lassen plays it’s final home game of the season, Saturday, Feb. 14th against the Shasta College Knights, (7:30 p.m.). The Cougars close out the regular season, the following Saturday, Feb. 21st at College of the Redwoods. Lassen must win both games to have an outside chance at making the playoffs for a second straight year.

Prior to the Lassen men’s game, the Lady Cougars will battle Shasta College, with first place in the Golden Valley Conference at stake. Currently, Shasta is 7-1 in GVC play while the Lassen ladies are 6-2. One of Lassen’s two conference losses came at the hands of Shasta, (1/24) in Redding. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Lassen Sports Complex.

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We’ve got a little bit of everything from this past weekend, so here we go in no particular order.

High School Basketball (Boys) (2/06)

Yreka – 57

Lassen – 53

The Grizzlies inability to hit free throws proved costly. Lassen converted just eight of 22 free throw in the four point loss. Miles Maurino led Lassen scorers with 12 points. Loren Rainey finished with 11 points and Brandon Whitestone had 10 points. The loss drops Lassen to 10-11 on the year, 1-5 in the NAL. The Grizzlies will be at home, Tuesday, Feb. 10th,  to face Corning.

High School Basketball (Girls) (2/06)

Yreka – 49

Lassen – 47

The Lady Grizzlies came from behind to lead Yreka 47-45 but the Miners scored the games final four points to earn the win. Lassen missed a three-pointer as time expired. Carlotta Kloppenburg led Lassen with 13 points. The Lassen ladies are now 7-11 and 1-5 in tne NAL. Lassen travels to Corning, Tuesday, Feb. 10th.

Herlong – 31

Providence – 23

The Lady Vikings earned their 13th straight victory. Herlong’s Andrea “Peanut” Owen knocked in ten points while pulling down 12 rebounds. Reanna Retterath had a double-double of her own, with 14 rebounds and ten blocked shots. Herlong is now 14-5 overall, 6-0 in the Pioneer League.

College Basketball (Women) (2/07)

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The Lassen College Lady Cougars downed Feather River College 69-61 Wednesday, (2/04) to maintain a first place tie in the Golden Valley Conference basketball standings. Meanwhile the Cougar men saw their three game GVC winning streak snapped following an 86-79 loss to the Golden Eagles.

Jessica Nolan poured in 29 points as the Lassen ladies overcame an early 12 point deficit to defeat Feather River. The Lady Cougars led just 34-32 at halftime but pulled away in the second half for the eight point win. Savannah Carlo had 16 points, with Brittany Hill chipping in 14 points for the Lady Cougars. Lassen improves to 5-1 in the GVC, tied with Shasta College atop the conference standings.

Feather River’s 86-79 victory over the Lassen men snapped the Cougars winning streak at three games and dropped the Cougars to 3-3 in GVC play. The win pushes Feather River to 5-1 in the Golden Valley Conference.

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Sat. (1/31)

College Men

Lassen – 55

Shasta – 51

The Lassen Cougars earned their third consecutive victory, Saturday, (1/31) in Redding, Ca. with a 55-51 win over the Shasta College Knights. Lassen is now 3-2 in the Golden Valley Conference. The Cougars next travel to Quincy (Wednesday, Feb. 4th,) for a rematch with first place, Feather River College. The Golden Eagles are currently in first place in the GVC.

Fri. (1/30)

High School Boys

Central Valley – 60

Lassen – 57

The Lassen Grizzlies held a one point lead after three quarters of play at 45-44, but the Grizzlies could not contain the Falcons and Luke Cassedy, dropping to 1-4 in NAL play. Cassedy finished the night with 29 Central Valley points, and the Falcons, with a 60-57 win.

Leading scorer’s for Lassen were, Jeremy Bowles and JP Faulkner, each with 15 points. Lassen, next plays Yreka, Friday, Feb. 6th, in Yreka.