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New Principal Joe Garza Discusses Challenges for LPHS Students at Lone Pine Chamber Installation Mixer

Joe Garza, the new principal of Lone Pine High School was introduced to the citizens of Lone Pine Wednesday night. The Lone Pine Chamber Board of Directors were additionally installed at the same meeting.

Key members of the Lone Pine community, including Kathleen New and Jacque Hickman initiated the proceedings, with Principal Joe Garza being asked what he felt was the most important issue facing students of Lone Pine High School.

“I want my kids fully involved in the community and being active.” Garza said to attendees. “We have allowed our kids to be raised by television and the internet instead of by strong parenting. The responsibility relies on us to be more involved in our children’s lives.”

Garza went on to discuss the importance of unity when it comes to the community saying, “Bridges need to be mended in our town. Issues have been neglected with different sectors of the community who are in disputes. What we need is for the hospital [Southern Inyo Hospital], the chamber [Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce], everyone to come together for the collective good.”

When asked if there was anything that Garza needed assistance with, he discussed problems with the school’s library. “We have a library, nobody uses it and nobody check out books. Kids still read, but it isn’t the way we read. There are tons of interactive resources we have that are going to waste.” Garza expressed how serious he takes the issue of an empty library. “I will be there every day at lunch, encouraging kids to visit. We have air hockey tables, video games, and other things for the students to enjoy.”

Although Garza is doing his best to get students visit the library, he said that he cannot do it alone. “Labor contracts will not allow me to be in the library after school from three to four in the afternoon. I need somebody there to help me and help these kids. We need to get involved and help these students have positive experiences. I need volunteers Monday through Friday in the library.”

Garza was not the only point of focus during the event Wednesday night. The Lone Pine Chamber introduced their not-so-new Board of Directors. All members on the board had previously served on the Lone Pine Chamber Board. The list is as follows:

David Blacker – Death Valley Historical Association – Chairman

Chris Ellis – Coso Operating Co. – Vice Chairman

Bette Sisson – retired – Treasurer

Kathi Hall – Mt. Whitney Restaurant – Secretary

Loretta Dorame – Director

Chris Kostman – Adventure Corp – Director

Kurt Pauer – retired – Director

Valerie Diggs – Alta One Credit Union – Director

Billy Swaim – Dow Villa – Director

Boulder Creek RV Resort owner, Jaque Hickman welcomed the board members, saying that the Lone Pine Board of Directors are an example to all of us when it comes to service in the community.

“We should attend our government and community meetings.” Hickman expressed. “You can get a sense of how things are going in the community if you attend these events. If you disagree with things that are happening around you, it is important to get moving and do it yourself in order to foster meaningful change.”

Lone Pine Volleyball Dinner

Lone Pine Volleyball Spaghetti Dinner

The Lone Pine Volleyball program is holding a fundraising spaghetti dinner on Thursday, January 14th.  The meal will include spaghetti, garlic bread and green salad.  Dinner will be served at the Lone Pine VFW post at 481 south main street.  The fundraiser will run from 4pm to 6:30pm with take out available.

Pre-Order your dinner for $8 by contacting Coach Mel Joseph (760) 382-0406 or Coach Alicia Brice (760) 614-0317.  All proceeds will benefit the Lo-Inyo Middle School and Lone Pine High School Volleyball Programs.

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Battle for the Owens Valley, basketball edition

Bishop Union takes 3 of 4 from Lone Pine

by Arnie Palu

The Lone Pine Golden Eagles varsity boys basketball team held off a Bronco outside shooting attack winning 71-57 Tuesday night.  The Golden Eagle Varsity Boys victory kept Bishop Union from sweeping the series of games at Bishop’s Gus Klekas Gym.   Lone Pine’s Ryan Cappello scored 11 of his game high 24 points in the Golden Eagle’s 29 point 4th quarter.   Bishop was paced by junior Sean Brown who connected on seven three point baskets.  The Broncos hit fourteen 3’s on the night.

Varsity Boys
.     .               .    1st        2nd       3rd         4th      final
Lone Pine      16        16          10          29           71
Bishop Un.    10        10          20          17          57

Great free-throw shooting and clutch play by senior Ryan Cappello were key in Lone Pine’s 71-57 win.  Cappello hit 10 of 12 from the line including 5 of 6 in the Golden Eagles big 4th quarter.  Cappello had the look of a senior who would not be denied in the games final minutes.  Ryan finished with a game high 25 points, 11 in the fourth quarter.
Lone Pine led 32-20 at the half, but that lead quickly evaporated as the Broncos heated up from long range.  Sean Brown connected on a trio of three point shots in the third quarter giving Bishop the lead.  The Broncos doubled up Lone Pine in the third, outscoring the Golden Eagles 20-10.  A Brad Greene three point play with 30 seconds left in the 3rd quarter kept Lone Pine on top, 42-40.
In the forth quarter Bishop’s Sean Brown and Andrew Allen both hit a pair of three’s keeping Bishop close, and senior Ziggy Armitage drilled a three to tie the game at 52-52 with 5 minutes to play.  But with the game on the line Lone Pine’s stars stole the show.  Brad Greene, Ryan Cappello, and Garrett Sullivan saved their best for last.  Sullivan completed a three-point play early in the quarter, Greene cleared the boards while scoring seven of his 23 points, and Cappello took over the game pouring in 11 points.  The trio combined to connect on 9 of 10 fourth quarter free-throws.

Individual Scoring
Lone Pine
Ryan Cappello, 24. Brad Greene, 23. Garrett Sullivan, 14. Kishan Bhakta, 6. Adrian Gonzalez, 4.
Bishop Union
Sean Brown, 23. Andrew Allen, 9. Ziggy Armitage, 7. Mike Molina,7. Tommy Ruelas, 6. Anthony Vega, 3. Daniel Olsen, 2.

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Varsity Girls
                              1st        2nd       3rd         4th      final
Lone Pine      6                5             4            0             15
Bishop Un.    15           10          11          11          47

The Bishop Union varsity girls used a strong defensive effort winning 47-15.  The Bronco “D” held Lone Pine to 4 points in the 3rd quarter and shut them out in the games final 8 minutes.  Senior Maria Jimenez was high point with 16.

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Individual Scoring
Bishop Union
Maria Jimenez, 16. LIitle Eva Lent, 10. Topah Scherer, 9. Sabrina Barlow, 5.  Drew Dondero, 4.  Cienna Martinez, 3.
Lone Pine
Katelyn Button, 5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals. Lena Cariou, 3 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals. Katie Lacy, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals. Shyann Padilla, 2 points, 4 blocks. Niki Martinez, 1 point, 4 rebounds. Jessianne Joiner, 1 point, 2 rebounds, 3 blocks. Celia Ray, 1 assist, 3 steals.

Lone Pine Coach Clint Quilter, “While the ladies still struggled to score. They gave excellent effort the entire game. I was very proud of the fact that they reduced committed 51% fewer turnovers as compared to their first game against Paraclete ”

Junior Varsity Boys
Lone Pine    20
Bishop Un.  66

Bishop Union Individual statistics.
Trace Sapp, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assist. Moran West,  12 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assist. Izaak Morganstein, 12 points,  2 rebounds 2 assist. Canyon Martinez,  7points, 2 assists. Sam Moose, 8 points,  2 rebounds. Ed Piper,  8 points,  3 rebounds, 1 assist. Jalen Watterson,  2 points,  5 rebounds 3 assist. Carson Eldridge 4 points,  9 rebounds. Cal Omohundro, 4 rebounds.

Junior Varsity Girls
Lone Pine    27
Bishop Un.  34

Bishop Union Coach Tammy Spoonhunter, “The girls did very well, they were able to stay in a tight game all the way through to the 4th quarter, then they started to attack the basket and pulled away in the 4th quarter.  They never gave up. The defense was working very well and we were able to stop the eagles from scoring.  Overall they played a really great game.”

Bishop Individual Scoring
Julie Cepeda, 13 points. Darline Haro,  4 points. Morningstar Lent 9 points. Gracie Soto, 8 points.

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Thursday Hoops Recap

Lone Pine takes down Palmdale, Bishop teams open with wins

By Arnie Palu

Lone Pine Boys
The Golden Eagles improve to 2-0 on the season with a win over Palmdale 62-58. Lone Pine will play Paraclete tonight (Friday, December 4th) in pool play at Rosamond High School’s Roadrunner Classic. Lone Pine’s win over Palmdale, a school with an enrollment of 2,600, is certainly an impressive victory. Ryan Cappello (22 points) was the top scorer for the Golden Eagles with UC Irvine bound Brad Greene notching another double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

Individual Statistics
Ryan Cappello, 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.
Brad Greene, 21 poitns, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks.
Garrett Sullivan, 6 points, 4 rebounds.
Kishan Bhakta, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals.
Adrian Gonzalez, 5 points.
Brandon Martinez, 5 points.

Bishop Union Boys
The Broncos are opening the 2015-2016 season in Hawthorne Nevada at the Mineral County High School’s Serpent Classic. Bronco Varsity basketball is under the direction of 1st year head coach Gordon Moose. Gordon moves up to the Varsity team after leading the Junior Varsity to an undefeated season a year ago. The Broncos won Thursday night 68-60 over White Pine High School (Ely, Nevada). Dru Allen and sophomore Tommy Ruelas both had a team high 15 points. The Broncos will continue at the Hawthorne tournament this weekend then return home for a Owens Valley showdown with Lone Pine on Tuesday, December 8th. Bishop will host Lone Pine at Gus Klekas Gymnasium.

Individual Statistics
Dru Allen, 15 points.
Tommy Ruelas, 15 points.
Brandon Forrest, 9 points.
Ziggy Armitage, 7 points.
Mike Molina, 7 points.
Anthony Vega, 7 points.
Daniel Olsen, 6 points.
Chucky Keller, 2 points.

Bishop Union Girls
Like the Bronco Boys, the Bishop Union High School Girls Varsity team is under new leadership. Coach Tara Auld is starting her first season as head coach. Bishop Union opened play in the Corcoran Tournament Thursday night with a strong win 45-23 over Granite Hills High School, Apple Valley.

Individual Statistics
Little Eva Lent, 12 points.
Sabrina Barlow, 10 points.
Topah Scherer, 8 points.
Cienna Martinez, 7 points.
Maria Jimenez, 6 points.
Sophia Thomas, 2 points.

cover photo by Gary Young, Bishop Union HS’s #14 Brandon Forrest (file photo)

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Lone Pine Basketball Opens Strong

Lone Pine downs Frazier Mt in opener

by Arnie Palu

The Lone Pine High School Golden Eagles Basketball team started the 2015-2016 season with an impressive 75-24 win over Frazier Mt.  Lone Pine is opening the season in the Rosamond Tournament.  Senior Ryan Cappello had a big opening night with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.  Adrian Gonzalez, Brad Greene and Garrett Sullivan also contributed double digit points.  The competition gets tougher in the next round of the Rosamond tournament as Lone Pine will face off with Palmdale High School tonight (Thursday, December 3rd)
Lone Pine finished the 2014-2015 season with a 25-3 record, including a 14-0 record in the Desert Mountain league, advancing to the CIF-Southern Section Quarterfinals.  The Golden Eagles are coached by Scott Kemp.

Individual Statistics
Ryan Cappello, 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.
Adrian Gonzalez, 18 points, 3 steals.
Bran Greene, 13 points, 16 rebounds, 7 blocks.
Garrett Sullivan, 12 points, 8 assists, 3 steals.
Brandon Martinez, 5 points.
Coltan Martin, 2 points.
Doug Moore, 2 points.
John Hall, 2 points.

Cover Photo by Gary Young.  #5 Ryan Cappello (file photo)

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Lone Pine Volleyball stung by Desert

Lone Pine Volleyball falls to #2 Desert

Provided by Coach Mel Joseph:
Edwards AFB-Lone Pine traveled to Desert on Tuesday to take on the CIF 4-A #2 ranked Scorpions and fell in three straight 2-25, 13-25, 13-25.  The Lady Eagles are now 3-3 DML, 7-9-2 overall.  Lone Pine will look to get back on track when they travel to Yermo on Thursday to play Silver Valley.

Individual Statistics
Setter Niki Martinez, 100% Serving, 1 ace, 6 Assists, 2 Digs.
Outside Hitter Abby Southey, 4/5 Serving, 2 Kills, 2 Digs.
Opposite Hitter Lena Cariou,  4/5 Serving, 2 Kills, 4 Digs.
Middle Hitter Taylor Corona, 2/3 Serving, 2 Kills, 1 Block, and 3 Digs.
Outside Hitter Katelyn Button, 2/3 Serving, 2 Kills.
Libero  Lacie Jones, 2 Kills, and 6 Digs.
Middle Hitter Katie Lacey, 100% Serving, 1 Ace, 2 Kills, 1 Block, and 7 Digs.

Junior Varsity
The Lone Pine JV defeated Desert 25-17, 25-23.  The JV are now 5-0 DML, 7-1 overall.

Individual statistics
Celia Ray-8/9 serving, 3 aces, 4 kills, 7 assists, and 3 digs.
Shelby Chavez-4/5 serving.
Jessianne Joiner-9/10 serving, 1 ace, 6 kills, and 6 digs.
Berenice Gutierrez-100% serving, 1 ace, 4 assists, and 2 digs.
Juliann Jones-8/9 serving, 2 aces, and 5 digs.
Mariah Button-100% serving, 5 kills, and 3 digs.
Marissa Honeyman- 5 kills.

Cover Photo by Gary Young, Lone Pine’s Lacie Jones

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Final Day at the Classic

Results from Day 3 at the BUHS Christmas Classic

Game 13  Lee Vining 34  –  Rio Hondo 58
Game 14.  ICHS 52  –  MCHS 66
Game 15  Bishop  55 – Lone Pine 75
Lone Pine wrapped up an unbeaten Christmas Classic with an impressive 20 point win.  The Golden Eagles “Big Three” of Sullivan, Cappello and Greene dominated the Broncos earning their second win of the season over Bishop High.   While Sullivan and Cappello both went over 20 points Brad Greene was held to just 5, but the Lone Pine center dominated the glass.  Greene and Cappello combined to give the Golden Eagles a major rebounding advantage while completely closing down any hopes Bishop had for an inside game.  Bishop will now gear up for High Desert League play with a two final non-league contests.  Bishop will host Liberty on Friday, January 9th then travel to Hanford on Saturday January 17th.  Bishop will open HDL play on Tuesday, January 20th with trip to Rosamond.  All Bronco boys varsity boys basketball games will be broadcast live on AM 1230 KBOV.

Individual Stats for Lone Pine
Garrett Sullivan 27 points
Mike Cappello 22 points
Preston Huerta 10  points
Brad Greene 5 points

Individual Stats for Bishop
Ty Tucker 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assist
River Mallory 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist
Thomas Montoya 9 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists
Daniel Olsen 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 assist
Druw Allen 7  points, 1 rebounds, 1 steal
Sean Brown 4 points, 11 rebounds
Chucky Keller  3 points, 1 steal
Ryan Lent  2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steal, 1 assists
Jake Traynor 2 points, 2 rebounds
Anthony Miller , 1 rebound, 1 steal

Photo By Gary Young.  Lone Pine’s Brad Greene (left) blocks the shot of Bishop’s Daniel Olsen.

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Day 1 at the Bishop Christmas Classic

Day 1 Results at the BUHS Christmas Classic

The first day of the three day Bishop High School Christmas Classic basketball tournament is in the books.  Bishop Union high school went 2-0 with wins over Immanuel Christian and Lee Vining.

Game 1.  Mineral County 56 – Lee Vining 49
Game 2.  Lone Pine 63. –  Rio Hondo Prep 50
Game 3.  Bishop  93 – Immanuel Christian 24

Individual Stats for Bishop
River Mallory 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 assist
Daniel Olsen 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
Ryan Lent 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steal, 4 assists
Jake Traynor 5 points,
Anthony Miller 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
Brandon Forest 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Thomas Montoya 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 assists
Chucky Keller 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 assists
Ty Tucker 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Druw Allen 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
Sean Brown 8 rebounds 2 steals, 9 assists

Game 4. Mineral County 49 – Rio Hondo Prep  45
Game 5. Lone Pine 58 – Immanuel Christian 33
Game 6. Bishop 60 – Lee Vining 54

Individual Stats for Bishop
River Mallory 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steal, 2 assist
Daniel Olsen 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal 2 assist
Ryan Lent 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 assists
Jake Traynor , 6 rebounds, 1 assist
Anthony Miller 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
Brandon Forest 3 points, 4 rebounds,
Thomas Montoya 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist
Chucky Keller 3 points,  1 steal,
Ty Tucker 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist
Druw Allen 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist
Sean Brown 11 points, 7 rebounds 1 steal

here is the remaining tournament schedule,

DAY 2 (December 30th)
11:00 am, Rio Hondo vs. Immanuel Christian
12:30 pm, Lee Vining vs. Lone Pine
2:00 pm, Mineral County vs. Bishop
3:30 pm, Immanuel Christian vs Lee Vining
5:00 pm, Lone Pine vs. Mineral County
6:30 pm, Bishop vs. Rio Hondo

DAY 3 (December 31st)
10:00 am, Rio Hondo vs. Lee Vining
11:30 am, Mineral County vs. Immanuel Christian
1:00 pm, Bishop vs. Lone Pine

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