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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3C
KATY, from page lC
Doll" promotion currently
being played at AT&T Park.
Batchelder's goal is to
someday be a producer,
though she said she enjoys
every aspect of the jobs
around her -- editing,
shooting and media
management.
"I've always wanted to
work in sports. Seeing a job
that was involved with
sports and creativity was
really appealing to me,"
Batchelder said. "Barry
made all the difference. I
wouldn't have even known
this is something I could do
without Barry showing us."
Born and raised in San
Francisco, Tompkins began
his broadcasting career at
KPIX TV in 1968. Since then
he has spent five years at
NBC, 10 years at HBO, eight
years at ESPN and 15 years
at Fox Sports. He currently
does the ShoBox and
Championship Boxing series
for Showtime while
continuing to do a full
schedule of college football
and basketball. He also
appears as a host and guest
on Comcast SportsNet Bay
Area's Yahoo Sports talk
show.
"That's what keeps me
coming back. I wouldn't do it
if I never had a (student like)
Batchelder," Tompkins said.
"She's one of those kids who
are the reason you teach. I
knew from the get-go that
she had the goods."
Batchelder played two
seasons for the Golden
Eagles and another two
years for the Dominican
Penguins NCAA Division II
athletic program. She was
inducted into the national
college athlete honor society
Chi Alpha Sigma and was
twice named Pacific West
Conference academic
all-conference as a
communications major with
an emphasis on cinema.
During her final year as an
undergraduate, Batchelder
produced, shot and edited a
documentary on the
Dominican women's
volleyball team for her
senior project.
RIKKI, from page 1C
sounds bad, but Ireally want
to go to Iraq. But they won't
let me because I am a girl and
I'm pretty tiny."
Tiny, indeed.
At just little more than 5
feet tail, Gregorich made the
Army's height and weight
requirements by the skin of
her teeth -- though that was
just another challenge for
her.
"Height-wise, I have seen
shorter and stronger people
than me, but when it comes
to the weight limit, I'm only 4
pounds over the minimum
for my job limitation. I'm
trying to gain weight before I
get there."
Gregorich also credits her
participation in athletics as
one of the reasons she will be
ready phYSically for the
extremes of military service.
"Back when we were
allowed to stunt in cheer, our
coaches said if we wanted to
stunt, we had to do at least
100 sit-ups every day and we
also did these crazy arm
workouts where we had to
make circles for 10 minutes,"
Gregorich said. "We also had
to run a lot, so all of that,
over the years, has helped get
into and stay in shape."
In order to qualify for the
Army's physical fitness
training standards for
females, Gregorich will be
required to complete 12
push-ups, 42 sit-ups and
a 2-mile run in under
20 minutes.
"It's actually pretty sad,
those requirements, but I
think I can do that," she said.
"It'll be easy."
Softball has also been a
major part of Gregorich's
senior year. She said it is one
of the best seasons the team
has had and will be part of
the memories she has of QHS
going forward.
"There was a lot of good
times with softball and I
absolutely love my team,"
Gregorich said. "Finishing
this year as co-league champs
with Biggs was definitely a
highlight of my senior year,
since we hate Biggs as a
team. It was good to get
evened-up with them even if
we didn't come out ahead of
them."
Beyond being a
student-athlete for the
Trojans, Gregorich is also
one heck of a student.
For the entirety of her high
school career Gregorich has
been a tutor in mathematics
for her peers and was a part
of the Upward Bound
program in Spanish,
alongside teacher Mike
Woodlee.
"Upward Bound hated it so
much that I was going into
the Army and they tried
everything to keep me from
going in," she added. "It's a
group that helps students
prepare for college as well as
helping underclassmen keep
in touch with their
educational skills over the
summer. During Upward
Bound I worked with
(Woodlee) and he is the best
Spanish and math teacher
ever."
Woodlee, a veteran
educator and coach at QHS,
said Gregorich has been a
positive force during her
years at the school and that
her decision to join the
armed forces is an honorable
one.
"Rikki always gives great
effort and busts her tail,"
Woodlee said. "She never
falls short in the necessary
effort to be successful. She is
always positive and has a
smile on her face and is a
team player in every aspect
of the word. As far as her
joining the Army, I know that
the finest need to represent
us in these dire times. We are
sending one of our finest, I
believe, to serve.., and if she
is going to make that
commitment we have to
salute her and tip our cap to
that decision."
In terms of what the future
holds, Gregorich said she is
open to staying in the
military for a long time to
come.
"I'd like to stay in as long
as possible, which is why I
went in for a four-year stint
... that way I can keep
re-enlisting four years at a
time and ifI get sick of it I
can get out," she added.
:Regardless of how :many
years she stays in, Gregorich
said she plans to study
biology and pre-med in
college while serving abroad.
SPORTS DESK,am pag00 lC
needs to go to Chelotti.
As the Indians head baseball
coach for
God-knows-how-many years,
Chelotti has won more than a
few pennants -- and he will be,
in my opinion, stellar as the
head football coach in the 2015
season, along with returning
assistant Dave Keller.
So, here's to the
continuation of Greenville's
legacy of winning. The Indians
may not run ll-man football
anymore -- those days are
long gone -- but at least they
can win with any given eight
on any given Friday night.
FISHING, from page 2C
Almanor Fly Fishing Co. in
Chester
(almanorflyfishing.com).
Another option is Lance
Grey and Co.
(lancegreyandcompany.com).
Lance and his brother
Lincoln have been
conducting Hex fly fishing
workshops for several years.
An excellent guide for Lake
Davis is Jon Baiocchi
(baiocchistroutfitters.com).
Jon was taught by two of the
very best, Jay Fair and Jon's
father Bob, both longtime
pioneering anglers on Lake
Davis. Jon is a wealth of
information and also has a
great network of guides he
can recommend if he is not
available.
Lake Almanor
The water temperature has
been rising into the mid- to
high 60s by afternoon. This is
starting to get a little warm
for trout. They will endure
the warm water for short
periods if that is where the
feed is, but generally
speaking this warmer water
will have the fish beginning
to seek out cooler deeper
water or spending more time
near springs and creek
mouths.
Water clarity is good for
now. But the warmer
weather will attract more jet
skis and water skiers and
that is not necessarily good
for water clarity. Warmer
water will alsa encourage
more algae bloom. As water
clarity declines, adding a
little flash and a little scent to
your baits will help attract
fish.
Aquatic insect hatches are
plentiful. Even with ailthis
food available fish are still
chasing lures. The best bite
has been early in the
morning, according to Doug
Neal of Almanor Fishing
Adventures
(almanorfishingadventures.c
om).
Doug and his clients have
been getting plenty of action
in the early morning breezes.
Once the wind dies down, so
does the bite. If the wind
picks up, so does the bite.
Rainbows and browns have
been running from 2 pounds
to nearly 5 pounds.
Almanor West is good right
now; however, as the water
continues to warm and insect
hatches subside, and fish
will be moving into deeper
water.
Doug has been running
one-sixth-ounce red and gold
Speedy Shiners, basted with
a blend of Pro-Cure Carp Spit,
and Trophy Trout scents.
Start trolling at first light
in 8 to 16 feet of water. As the
sun gets on the water you
may need to drop your gear a
little deeper.
The bite slows in flat calm
water. Alittle bit of a breeze
is your friend.
Another wave of smallies
have moved into the shallows
to spawn, according to local
bass guide Ben Williams, of
Fish Dog Outdoors. Ben is
still catching plenty of bass
in 4 to 15 feet of water using
drop-shot rigs.
Fly anglers can sleep in.
There are some midges and
Callibaetis hatching• And
crawdad patterns will pick
up a few bass, but the real
action is in the evening when
the Hexagenia start to show.
The Hexes are hatching by
the dam now. They will work
their way up the west shore
over the next few weeks.
Lake Davis
Davis has seen good days
and slow days, but
fortunately the good days
outnumber the slow ones.
Water temperature is now
at 60 degrees in the morning
rising to mid- to high 60s by
the afternoon.
There are a variety of
insects hatching. The
damselflies are getting the
most attention.
The most productive areas
to focus on now are between
Camp 5 and Mosquito Slough,
according to longtime Davis
guide Jon Baiocchi.
The damselflies are
abundant and the fish are
feeding on them as well as the
blood midges.
The Hex hatch, like the
damselfly hatch, has been
inconsistent from day to day.
Cloudy and breezy days have
been producing better
hatches and more fish.
Bucks Lake
Bucks was planted with a
nice load of rainbows
recently and the kokanee are
feeding actively.
The kokanee are the main
attraction for trollers right
now.
The most serious kokanee
anglers are a bit like
alchemists. They are
constantly adjusting their
gear.
But the basics remain a
flasher of some kind followed
by a small spoon, usually
tipped with a scented piece of
corn.
The color combinations are
infinite. But I think the real
key is finding the proper
depth and for that a fish
finder and downrigger are
essential.
I would start at about 30
feet, but let your fish finder
be your guide. And when you
find a big school of kokanee,
keep working that area.
Butt Lake
The powerhouse has been
running at Butt Lake. The
inflow from the powerhouse
has cool water and lots of
pond smelt, both big
attractions for the hungry
trout in Butt Lake.
Try fishing pond smelt
imitations in the powerhouse
outflow. White crappie jigs
also work well.
At the opposite end of the
lake, there is a good hatch of
Hexagenia by the dam.
Smallmouth bass continue
to provide good top water
action.
Gold Lake Basin
Lower'Sardine Lake, Upper
Salmon Lake, Gold Lake and
Sardine Lake were each
stocked with catchable
rainbows recently.
The Lakes Basin area is
absolutely beautiful. If you
want uncrowded fishing in a
gorgeous sub-alpine setting,
now is the time to head to
Lakes Basin.
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