Sacramento region gained people but flubbed economic opportunities over 50 years | Dan WaltersSALEM — It meant the world to Ella Shreckhise just to be in the state championship game. It wasn’t the result the Indians were hoping for, but the Fort Defiance senior outside hitter kept her head held high throughout Saturday’s match. Minutes after finishing her final career high school game, Shreckhise was overcome with emotion as she expressed what this incredible postseason run for the Indians meant to her in her last season. “It’s meant a lot,” Shreckhise said through tears. “It’s been really cool because I’ve been playing for such a long time and I’ve looked up to so many girls and I’ve always wanted to be that girl. During the game, I wasn’t down, because it’s so cool to be where I was at and I just couldn’t help but just smile at my teammates because it was such a surreal event. ... I’m really blessed.” Even when things weren’t going Fort Defiance’s way, Shreckhise had a smile on her face as she tried to encourage her teammates to keep pushing. “The entire time, she was smiling and she was really positive,” junior outside hitter Maecy Frizzelle said. “That’s hard. It’s very frustrating. ... She did really great.” The Indians scratched and clawed like they did all season, but the Ridgeview Wolfpack proved to be too much for them as they were swept 25-21, 25-22, 25-17 in the Virginia High School League Class 2 state title game on Saturday afternoon inside the Salem Civic Center. “They’re a really good team,” Fort head coach Amber Pitsenbarger said. “I thought that we played to our potential and that we didn’t give up, and that’s the biggest thing that I’m proud of. I told the girls in the locker room that I just really wanted them to keep fighting no matter what the score was, and I thought they did a good job to just keep fighting and keep working.” The Wolfpack executed quality ball placement and led the Indians by as many as seven to take set one 25-21. Ridgeview exuded confidence throughout set two and fended off a late rally by the Indians to take set two 25-22. Senior Leah Sutherland impressed for the Wolfpack with a string of kills down the stretch. Fort Defiance celebrates after scoring a point against Ridgeview. Set three was much of the same as the Wolfpack took the early lead and kept a stranglehold on it throughout. Sutherland carried her team on her back late by swatting down the last few kills to clinch Ridgeview the title. The Indians battled from behind essentially the entire match, and while that’s always frustrating, Pitsenbarger never lacked confidence that her team could rally back and still put themselves in position to win. However, Fort Defiance struggled to play with energy, something Pitsenbarger said is crucial to their success. “I think that lacked a little bit today,” Pitsenbarger said. “We could see it in little spurts here and there, but it wasn’t 100 percent across all three sets.” Shreckhise attests the lack of energy to the unusual environment the Indians were in. With a sense of normalcy playing in smaller gyms against smaller schools, Shreckhise said they were taken aback by the environment inside the Salem Civic Center. “Being here, you walk in and you’re like, ‘Wow, this is a really big deal,’” Shreckhise said. “I think that it was kinda hard just to get here and then have to go play right away.” On top of that, Frizzelle said the surrealness of playing in the state title game weighed on their minds as well. “It’s a lot of pressure,” Frizzelle said. Frizzelle led the Indians with 17 kills and 13 digs. Sophomore Norah Anderson led in digs with 19 while Shreckhise added 18 digs. Freshman Caroline Hanger poured in nine assists and seven kills while senior Riley Davis tallied 19 assists in her final career game. While there was disappointment in the final result, it didn’t change Frizzelle’s emotions. Win or lose, Frizzelle knew it was going to be an emotional end, and the surreal feeling of just being in the state title game overshadowed any woeful feelings about the loss. “To me, it just felt like another game that we lost,” Frizzelle said. The Indians lose the senior trio of Shreckhise, Davis, and Rachel Bast after this season. Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle and Fort Defiance's Rachel Bast. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview celebrates after scoring against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle takes a shot against Ridgeview's Tsega Mullins and Alyssa Kiser. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Norah Anderson comes up short as she dives for a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Autumn Weber and Savannah Crookshanks. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland chases down a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Mackenzie Wright takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle takes a shot against Ridgeview's Tsega Mullins. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Autumn Weber. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Alyssa Kiser blocks a shot from Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle takes a shot against Ridgeview's Tsega Mullins. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Mackenzie Wright comes up short as she tries to dig into a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance celebrates after scoring a point against Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger sets up a shot for a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Savannah Crookshanks. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Skylar Golaschevsky serves to Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's MaKinley Owens sets up a shot for a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger and Rachel Bast try to block a shot from Ridgeview's Mackenzie Wright. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Jaeda Dingus digs into a serve from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise sets up a serve to Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Rachel Bast blocks a shot from Ridgeview's Alyssa Kiser. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's MaKinley Owens celebrates after a point against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's MaKinley Owens and Leah Sutherland come up short as they chase down a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview celebrates after scoring a point against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Norah Anderson digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise celebrates after a point against Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance fans cheer on their team against Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Brooke Beavers passes the ball to a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Josie Hill digs into a serve from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance head coach Amber Pitsenbarger talks with her team during a timeout. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger sets up a shot for a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland digs into a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle hits a loose ball back in bounds. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Riley Davis comes up short as she chases down a loose ball. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview celebrates after scoring a point against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle digs into a serve from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview storms the court after their state championship win against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fort Defiance reacts after their loss to Ridgeview in the state championship game. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeview celebrates with their state championship trophy after defeating Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Volleyball: Fort Defiance vs. Ridgeview State Championship Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle and Fort Defiance's Rachel Bast. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview celebrates after scoring against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle takes a shot against Ridgeview's Tsega Mullins and Alyssa Kiser. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Norah Anderson comes up short as she dives for a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Autumn Weber and Savannah Crookshanks. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland chases down a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Mackenzie Wright takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle takes a shot against Ridgeview's Tsega Mullins. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Autumn Weber. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Alyssa Kiser blocks a shot from Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle takes a shot against Ridgeview's Tsega Mullins. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Mackenzie Wright comes up short as she tries to dig into a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance celebrates after scoring a point against Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger sets up a shot for a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland takes a shot against Fort Defiance's Savannah Crookshanks. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Skylar Golaschevsky serves to Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's MaKinley Owens sets up a shot for a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger and Rachel Bast try to block a shot from Ridgeview's Mackenzie Wright. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Jaeda Dingus digs into a serve from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise sets up a serve to Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Rachel Bast blocks a shot from Ridgeview's Alyssa Kiser. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's MaKinley Owens celebrates after a point against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's MaKinley Owens and Leah Sutherland come up short as they chase down a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview celebrates after scoring a point against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Norah Anderson digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Ella Shreckhise celebrates after a point against Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance fans cheer on their team against Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Brooke Beavers passes the ball to a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle digs into a shot from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Josie Hill digs into a serve from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance head coach Amber Pitsenbarger talks with her team during a timeout. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Caroline Hanger sets up a shot for a teammate. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview's Leah Sutherland digs into a shot from Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle hits a loose ball back in bounds. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Riley Davis comes up short as she chases down a loose ball. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview celebrates after scoring a point against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance's Maecy Ann Frizzelle digs into a serve from Ridgeview. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview storms the court after their state championship win against Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Fort Defiance reacts after their loss to Ridgeview in the state championship game. Daniel Lin / DN-R Ridgeview celebrates with their state championship trophy after defeating Fort Defiance. Daniel Lin / DN-R Pitsenbarger told her girls in the locker room after the game that the team chemistry the three seniors helped build, Shreckhise especially, exemplifies what a strong team should be. “All three of them have done a really good job,” Pitsenbarger said. “Especially Ella, being my captain here. She’s done a fantastic job keeping everybody up and making sure that everybody is doing what they’re supposed to be doing and really going hard in practice.” For Frizzelle, she still has one more chance to make it back and win the state championship next year in her senior season. After having a younger team this season with many returners for next year, Frizzelle believes Saturday’s experience will be a positive if they can make it back. “Now, if this were to happen next year, it won’t be as much of a shock because they’ve done it before,” Frizzelle said. “It’s also one of those things where they know that they can do it and they know that they’re capable. From a leadership point of view, I’ll be able to lead them better because I know what it’s like.” They might not have ended the campaign with the state championship, but it was still a remarkable season for the Indians (26-3). Looking ahead, Pitsenbarger and company still have a lot to be excited about. Echoing much of what Frizzelle said, Pitsenbarger said it’ll be important to have a lot of returners next year as they now have the experience of a full state championship run. When they gear up for next year, Pitsenbarger said they’ll be more prepared to gun for the state crown. “We’ve really only made it to the state quarterfinals the last two years,” Pitsenbarger said. “Making it to the state championship the first year, I think it’s going to be the same thing as last year. We were really stunned at Bruton [last year]. This year, we were able to come back and beat them. I think having that experience, we’re more prepared for it and I think we’ll be ready for it next year.” One that won’t be continuing on that journey, however, is Shreckhise. It was an emotional time for Shreckhise as reality started to set in that she had played her final game for the Indians. Through each other and through faith, Shreckhise is proud of her team and how they’ve grown over this season. After a season filled with battling through adversity and moving the program forward, Shreckhise couldn’t have asked to be a part of a better team. “That’s been my favorite thing about this season, is how close we’ve all grown to God and just seeing how he’s worked through us, which has been really, really cool,” Shreckhise said. “Just the adversity that we faced, I just couldn’t be more blessed to have a team like this to end my season with.”
Sophia Auger’s second goal of the game, with 1:57 remaining in regulation, enabled Biddeford/Kennebunk/Thornton/Wells/Sanford to rally for a 6-6 tie against the Penobscot Pioneers in a season opener at Penobscot Ice Arena in Brewer. Penobscot led 5-2 early in the third period on the strength of a Paige Oakes hat trick and two goals by Delaney Carr, but Biddeford got consecutive goals from Ashley Sanderson, Corinne Ramunno and Gabryella Phelan to tie it a 5-5. Just 21 seconds after Phelan’s goal, Cayleigh Coleman answered to put Penobscot back in front. We invite you to add your comments. We encourage a thoughtful exchange of ideas and information on this website. By joining the conversation, you are agreeing to our commenting policy and terms of use . More information is found on our FAQs . You can modify your screen name here . Comments are managed by our staff during regular business hours Monday through Friday as well as limited hours on Saturday and Sunday. Comments held for moderation outside of those hours may take longer to approve. Please sign into your Press Herald account to participate in conversations below. If you do not have an account, you can register or subscribe . Questions? Please see our FAQs . Your commenting screen name has been updated. Send questions/comments to the editors. « Previous
Alleged CIA Leaker Delayed Israel’s Attack on Iran, Prosecutors AllegeA couple of top 20 teams men’s college hoops teams meet up on Wednesday, Dec. 4 when the No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels host the No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The game is scheduled to start at 7:15 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN . Fans looking to watch this men’s college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV , which offers $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream , which offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available. Both squads come into this matchup with a tough loss as their last result. Alabama lost 83-81 to Oregon on the last day of November and UNC fell to Michigan State in overtime, 94-91 right before Thanksgiving, a day after losing 85-72 to Auburn. The Crimson Tide are 6-2 while the Tar Heels are 4-3 and looking to halt this two-game skid. Who : No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. No. 20 UNC Tar Heels When : Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7:15 p.m. EST Where : Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Stream : FuboTV ; Sling ; DirecTV Stream What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an internet television service that offers more than 200 channels across sports and entertainment including Paramount+ with SHOWTIME . From the UEFA Champions League to the WNBA to international tournaments ranging across sports, there’s plenty of options available on FuboTV, which offers $30 off the first month for new customers. What is DirecTV Stream? DirecTV Stream offers practically everything DirecTV provides, except for a remote and a streaming device to connect to your television. Sign up now and get three free months of premium channels including MAX , Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and Starz. What is SlingTV? SlingTV offers a variety of live programing ranging from news and sports and starting as low as $20 a month for your first month. Subscribers also get a month of DVR Plus free if they sign up now. Choose from a variety of sports packages without long-term contracts and with easy cancelation. More College Football RELATED CONTENT: St. John’s to honor late coach Lou Carnesecca at men’s and women’s games this weekend By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The men’s and women’s basketball teams at St. John’s will wear “Lou” patches on their uniform jerseys for the rest of this season to honor Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca, who died Saturday at age 99. A funeral mass at St. Thomas More Church on the university’s Queens campus will be held Friday morning, and the athletic department will host “A Tribute to Coach Carnesecca” this weekend during men’s and women’s games at the arena that bears his name, St. John’s announced Tuesday. Led by coach Rick Pitino, the Red Storm men play Kansas State on Saturday as part of the Big 12-Big East Battle. The women’s squad faces Wake Forest on Sunday. Carnesecca’s reserved seat in Section 7, Row JJ, Seat 3, where he was often a fixture at games after retiring in 1992, will remain empty in his honor. Both games will be preceded by a video tribute to Carnesecca and a moment of silence inside the arena. A commemorative decal will be installed on the court, and St. John’s players will wear “526” shooting shirts to mark his career win total. The school also plans to salute his life and legacy with digital billboards on the Long Island Expressway, Whitestone Expressway and New Jersey Turnpike. The winningest coach in the history of the men’s program, Carnesecca went 526-200 in 24 seasons at St. John’s over two stints from 1965-92. He guided the team to five Big East regular-season titles, 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1985 Final Four. St. John’s also will host Lou Carnesecca Day when the team plays Butler on campus Jan. 4, a day before his 100th birthday. The Associated Press contributed to this articleMbappe not at his best, but working to improve - Ancelotti
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