Modoc Record Sports Stories for the week of June 8, 2006

Lily Love and her big fish.

Emily Anderson had fun.
38
fish caught at Rotary Derby
While there werent many kids involved, most of them caught
fish at the 49th Annual Alturas Rotary Fish Derby last Saturday.
Of the 40 children involved, 38 fish were reeled in during the
two-hour contest. The winner for the first girls fish was Haley Stout
and the first fish caught by a boy was by Scott Lewis. Emily Anderson caught
the most fish in the girls division and Hunter Williams won the boys
contest. Lily Love caught the largest fish for the girls and Adam Weaver caught
the biggest fish for the boys.
The bike winners, by drawing, were Audra Larsen and Benicia Cervantes and Garret Larsen and Timmy Prisco.
Posse
Junior Horse Show attracts youth riders
Modoc County Sheriffs Posse hosted their 51st annual Junior
Horse Show June 3 and judged winners, presented certificates, medallions and
ribbons to youth riders in all age categories who competed at the Junior Showgrounds
in Alturas.
Events offered included Trail Horse, Western Equitation, Western
Pleasure, Buckaroo Class (rope with drag, Load in trailer and Hobble); Barrel
Cloverleaf, Pole Bending, Keyhole Race.
Senior Division, (ages 14 to 18) first place overall winner
was Macey Binning. Junior Division, (ages 8 to 13), first place overall winner
was Sarah Gibbons; second place, Courtney Knoch; third place, Hannah Gibbons;
fourth place, Alex McQuarrie; Fifth place Jamie Brazil; sixth place, Melissa
Knoch; seventh place tie went to Kylee Iverson and Anna Estill and eighth
place tie went to Madelyn Binning and Mathew Palomino; Greenhorn Division,
(ages seven and under) saw Keith Nelson as first place overall winner, with
Riley Lake in second place, Peter French in third place, Cody Nelson, fourth
place, Kenzie Binning, fifth place, Blair Joanette, sixth place, Kayla Lake,
seventh place and MaKayla Joanette, eighth place overall.
"It was a joy to watch each and everyone of these great
kids riding their horses and having so much fun," described co-chairman
Phil Vermillion "A special thanks to all of you, you made this show another
success. Modoc County Sheriffs Posse officers and members, we thank
you too."
Byron Gibbons was announcer; Teri Brown was judge. Horse Show co-chairmen Chris Knoch and Phil Vermillion were assisted by Posse Officers Captain Mike Morgan, Lieutenant Mick Baldwin, Secretary/Treasurer, Jerry Wendland; First Director, Chuck Browning; Second Director, Roy Bell, Jr.; Third Director, John Looper.