I, along with what I guess is most of our community, have a very small understanding of their sport and all it entails. In fact, my entire lunch was spent listening to them talk about their team’s achievements and I am absolutely blown away. The things that their team has to do, just to compete, are unreal.

I learned that they don’t compete in conferences like the baseball team or basketball, and they don’t just compete against other junior colleges – they compete against other programs, like Cal Poly and Chico State.

And boy do they travel. The team, in order to compete, will travel all over the US, but due to the nature of their sport (i.e. they need to bring living animals with them) hopping into a team van and hitting the road just isn’t going to work. The amount of planning and orchestrating that is needed for the team to succeed is absolutely mind blowing to me.

Additionally, I had no idea that Rodeo was a fall and a spring sport. They go year-round. These guys and gals are constantly going!

Then there are the activities themselves. Dan and Suzanne coach their team in a variety of competitions, not just one. The guys and gals compete as individuals (although there are some exceptions like team roping) and earn points individually for the team.

From what I gleaned from my conversation with Coach Dan, our Lassen team is dang good. I would also be remiss if I didn’t mention how sweet I thought it was that he spoke so highly about his bride, bragging about her abilities and the fact that she still holds rodeo records to this date nationwide.

Aside from what the pair does in order to get their team to compete (the prepping, planning… oh and the fundraising) did you know they host their own rodeo here? How cool!

Dan and Suzanne are simply great human beings, that I have known from the beginning.

Watching how they interact with each other, the other coaches, their team, and their son – two amazing individuals that have managed to support and build a truly one-of-a-kind program locally that simply just doesn’t get the kudos it deserves! So here I am to say job well dan Williams Family!

I am the rest of the community wishing you so much luck this weekend in Las Vegas! Your team will do awesome, because with coaches like you at the head of the team, how could they not?

From left to right: Assistant Coach Scott Foreman, Men's Baseball Coach Frank Avilla, retiring

Athletic Director Glen Yonan, Volunteer Assistant Coaches John Deal and Steve Robertson.

Glen Yonan Honored at Last LCC Home Game as Athletic Director

Longtime Lassen College Athletic Director and coach, Glen Yonan, was honored in a heartwarming ceremony on April 28th at Frank Ernaga Field at Memorial Park. After serving the college for 34 years, Yonan’s last home game as Athletic Director marked the end of an era, leaving behind a long legacy of service to the community, the college, and its student athletes.

Officers issued eighty-nine citations: eight infractions, sixteen misdemeanors, forty-five traffic violations and twenty parking violations.

Officer reports totaled 112, with a variety of reasons for the report being filed.

There were a total of 109 front desk / counter calls.

There were thirty misdemeanor, and six felony arrests in April.

A Lassen High Track meet at Arnold Field in a 1941 Eastman Studio aerial photo.

Teacher Ruling Draws Protests

May 10, 1942

Despite the protests of a group of approximately 50 citizens, the board of trustees of Lassen Union High School Wednesday night passed a resolution upholding their former action in connection with the dismissal of Mrs. Alta Jensen, home economics instructor.

The board’s resolution climaxed more than a week of debate over terms of a board ruling against the hiring of married teachers.

Written protests were filed with the board from three Susanville organizations in the Jensen case, in view of the fact that the teacher’s husband is to be called into the armed forces in the near future.

Backing up their protests through representation at the meeting, the organizations argued that the anti-marriage rule should be abolished under war conditions.