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24 Weekly News Journal Thursday, January 12, 2012
Scaup are often observed ducks Bobcat boys outlast Spartans for win
esser Scaup
Ring-Necked Duck
Greater Scaup
By Dave Hanks
Special Contributor
When scanning a body of
water, the ducks we see quite
often are Scaup.
This group consists of diving
ducks that are awkward when
walking on land because their
legs are set so far back on their
body. They, also, have a compact,
heavy body that necessitates a
running start on water in order to
gain fl ight.
Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup,
and Ring-Necked Duck are all
familiar to me.
Both the Greater and Lesser
Scaup are very similar except for
their head colors. The Lesser’s
head is purplish, while the Greater’s
is a dull green. They both
appear black at a distance, and
you must examine them closely
with binoculars to see the colors.
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The Greater prefers salt water,
but the Lesser is more apt to be
found in fresh water lakes. Also,
Lesser Scaup are by far the most
numerous – making up 90 percent
of the two populations.
The Ring Necked is slightly
larger and has a dark dorsal surface,
instead of a light one like
the other two. The white on his
belly ends with a tip that extends
partway up his neck. This species
also has a white ring around the
lower end of his beak. It gets its
name from a cinnamon colored
collar that can only be seen if
very close up. Ring-Necks summer
in Canada, but come to the
western states to winter. During
migration is the best time to
observe them, when they are very
common on small ponds during
this time.
The females of these three
species are hard to tell apart without
careful fi eld guide study.
Reservoir Levels
By Jay Lenkersdorfer
Weekly News Journal
BURLEY - The highly anticipated
Burley – Minico Boys Varsity
basketball game held up to
the storied history of the series
recently as the Bobcats rallied
late to put the game out of reach,
the fi nal score Burley 51, Minico
38.
Those attending the game were
treated to an intense defensive
battle with steals, blocked shots
and fi erce pressure on the ball
coming up the court. The Minico
team had the height advantage
but that didn’t keep the Bobcats
from fi ghting for every rebound
and contesting each shot.
The Spartans shot just 31 percent
from the fl oor, 50 percent
from the line while the Bobcats
shot 41 percent from the fl oor
and 79 percent from the free
throw line. Minico’s top scorer
was #21, Sager Navarez with 10
points followed closely by #20,
Ethan Belnap with 9 points.
Burley’s hot shooter was #24,
Brandon Hosteen, who scored
the fi rst six Bobcat points of the
game, ending up with a game high
19 points. Hosteen also knocked
down four clutch free throws in
the 4th quarter. Kody Coltrin was
By Jeri Bosley
Weekly News Journal
BURLEY – The Burley Bobcats
girls’ basketball team fell to
the Minico Spartans last week at
home by a score of 46-40.
The Lady Bobcats maintained
a lead through the fi rst half. They
outscored the Spartans in the fi rst
quarter by a score of 11-14 and
had a one point lead at halftime of
18-19. The Spartans had a monstrous
third quarter and outscored
Burley 18-7 to take the lead.
“Foul trouble to Chelsee
Baker was huge,” said Burley
head coach Roger Caresia, “We
missed too many layups and foul
shots. Just too many mental mistakes,
it’s that simple.”
Leading scorer for the Spartans
was Micaela Merrill with
12 points, followed by Marlee
Chandler with 11 points.
Burley’s Aubrie Vale had a
game high 17 points, followed by
Brooke Bowers with 10 points.
Burley will travel to Minico
for a rematch on January 25th for
the second high scorer for Burley
with 9 points.
Though the game got rough
during a couple of offensive
spurts, both teams demonstrated
great sportsmanship in the end,
a credit to both coaching staffs.
Minico Head Coach Adam John-
Photo by Jay Lenkersdorfer - News Journal
Burley’s Kody Coltrin puts up a fierce defense against Minico
during the recent rivalry game. Sophomore Brandon Hosteen
(background) was the high scorer of the game with 19 points.
Photo by Ryan Thomas Photography
Senior Micaela Merrill had a
team 12 points against the
Burley Bobcats.
each team’s last conference game
of the regular season before they
head into the district tournament.
Burley currently has an overall
5-8 record, and is now 1-4
in the Great Basin Conference.
They will travel to Jerome on
Friday to play the Jerome Tigers
in conference action. The Tigers
are fi rst in the conference with a
son is in his fi rst year as Spartans’
Head Coach. Minico is 1-7 for the
season. Burley Head Coach Jack
Bagley is off to another fast start,
with a team that could easily be
contenders during the playoffs.
Burley is 7-2 for the season.
Minico girls edge out Burley
WELDING
Photo by Ryan Thomas Photography
Junior guard Aubrie Vale
had a game high 17 points
against the Minico Spartans.
5-1 record and 12-3 overall.
Minico is 10-5 overall for the
season and 4-2 in the conference.
The Spartans beat the Jerome
Tigers Tuesday night by a score
of 46-41. They will travel to
Twin Falls to play the Bruins on
Friday night. Twin Falls is currently
3-2 in the conference and
8-6 overall.
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