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Published on: 4/16/2004
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The weekend of March 19-21 was an exciting time for the cheerleaders of Colton High.After much hard work and dedication, their long hours of practice seemed to pay off as they gathered around their well-earned awards for pictures.The Junior Varsity Competition Squad took the championship for Novice Performance Cheer and our beloved Mascots and their team brought home a 3rd Place trophy."We were feeling the buzz," says Mascot Moorisha Taylor.Although our mascots have placed nearly every year that the have competed, our cheer squad hasn't since the Varsity squad put Colton on the cheer map in 2000.
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Colton started the pre-season trying to come together as a team and, "If we play the way we are capable of, we can win league and go far into playoffs," says senior captain Saul Rios.
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Senior Adam Figueroa and junior Manuel Mesa are also captains for Colton.
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With another victory over North 7-1, Colton was starting to relax and play ball as a team.And then with a loss to A.B.Miller 7-0, Colton was looking to get back on track in their league opener.Going up against Pacific, Colton struggled to hit the ball falling short in an 11-3 loss.Not looking to go 0-2 in league, Colton went up against Cajon who had only lost one game all season.Led by Anthony Carrillo with seven strikeouts in six innings pitched, Colton won 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh on a pass ball.
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Going up against Yucaipa who was 2-0 in league Colton was once again led by great pitching, this time from Saul Rios who pitched a complete game.
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Colton is 2-1 in League and is in second place in league.Colton travels to San G. on Tuesday April 20. The Yellow jackets went to Las Vegas looking to get some experience in tournament play, and play quality teams from all over the country.Colton played Sylmar, California in the tournament opener but struggled to hit the ball in a 10-0 loss.
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Facing Staten Island, New York, Colton came around, and started hitting the ball in a 11-3 win.
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Softball beats Cajon; 3-0 in League ---Softball beats Cajon for the first time in two years, as they look to bring the SAL title back to Colton. ---With a 3-0 start Colton is showing no sign of losing in sight, on their way to the league title.
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Led by senior captains Rozz Rios and Bianca King, Colton went into the start of the season looking to re-capture the San Andreas League title.
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Now, with games under their belt Colton showed signs of maturity and teamwork as they finished 2nd in the Colton Tourney gaining momentum for league. Colton Softball went into league with a high as they earned a 9th seed within the Inland Empire.In their first league game Colton ran over Pacific in a 15-1 victory.Going up against Cajon in their next league game, Colton was pumped up a little more then usual as they were looking to beat them for the first time in two years.Colton went into the game knowing they were going to face a freshmen who is supposedly the top pitcher in the league.But, Colton gave the freshman a welcoming into league as they beat Cajon 5-1 bettering their record to 2-0.Then with a match up against Yucaipa, Colton showed their maturity and stayed strong in the late innings in a 6-5 win.Going into the break Colton takes a 3-0 record in league and is 15-3 overall.
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Despite another loss to Raito 285-185, Colton was getting better each time out and was preparing for league. In the season opener Colton showed signs of growth as they took Cajon to the end, only to lose 216-209.Colton got their first win against Yucaipa 250-200, hoping to keep their winning ways going into Arroyo Valley.Colton started to show their true potential as they ran over Arroyo Valley 247-209.In a match up with San Bernardino, Colton fell short in devastating 228-221 loss.In a match up with San Gorgonio, Colton lost another close match 245-241, and then lost to Pacific 302-230.