BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE ALUMNUS

Bear River Little League Alums, Zach Sween, Caleb Van Patten and Isacc Van Patten lead Valley Christian in an 11-0 first round playoff win over Tioga in five innings of play.

Valley scored one run in the first to take the lead, nine in the second and their last run of the game was scored in the fourth. The high school mercy rule states a team must have a lead by 10 or more after five innings of play for the rule to be in effect.

Hitting

Caleb Van Patten hit a double going 1 for 3 with a score.

Isaac Van Patten - was 0-1 at the plate.

Sween- went 1 for 1 with two runs scored.

Maxpreps.com also lists statistics that state VC's pitchers tossed a no hitter in the win while Tioga committed five errors in the loss.

The Sacramento Bee lists VC as it's favorite to win the Division VII Sac-Joaquin section championship. 

Click here  for the CIF small school's bracket.

Also of local PVL interest.

Today at Sacramento State, Yuba City will take on Colfax at 4 p.m. and number one seeded Placer will play River Valley in the night cap at 7 p.m. Click here for the CIF DIII bracket.

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Today at Sacramento State

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STEVENS TRAIL - COLFAX

The Stevens Trail in Colfax has a vault toilet as well as a paved parking lot and if you are a strong hiker this is a great spot. Many trail guides state the trail is for all levels. I'm sure the women I saw laying on the ground as well as the other older hikers sitting along the edge of the 4.5 mile trail (one way) would not agree.

There is a water fall crossing the the trail about two mile down The water looks as if it is coming out of the granite.

An abandoned gold rush era mine shaft is about at the halfway mark.

It was 90 degrees on the sun baked trail but inside the shaft it was 20 degrees cooler.

everyone went inside to get out of the heat. 

The water was cold and refreshing to the touch.

View from the top of the falls.

The wildflowers were plentiful in early May.

The trail is well marked.

The North Fork of the American River.