The Yuba College football team took to the road on Saturday as it made the trip south for a showdown with the Lobos of Monterey Peninsula College. 

The Wheatland Pirates came away with a commanding win on Friday night as they shutout the Thunderbirds, 36-0. 

It was a tribute to old school football on Friday night at Wayne Gadberry field as the Sutter Huskies defeated the Gridley Bulldogs, 27-0 in a ground and pound battle that ended with only 12 passing plays. 

Game of the Week: Gridley (3-2) at Sutter (4-1)

The Lions’ girls tennis team secured another victory on Tuesday as they made the trip south to defeat the Wheatland Pirates, 8-1. 

Marcus Topete displayed his leg strength at the right time on Saturday.

The Live Oak Lions came away with a win on Friday night as they bested the Warriors by a 32- point margin, defeating Winters 42-10. 

The River Valley Falcons came to play on homecoming night, but so did the Roseville Tigers. After a back-and-forth slugfest by both teams – including eight lead changes – Roseville hung on late to take the victory, 32-31.

The Marysville High football team may have finally found its identity. 

The East Nicolaus volleyball team defeated the Hamilton Braves on Tuesday in four sets winning by scores of 25-18, 26-24, 16-25 and 25-19. 

Lindhurst continued its winning ways with a 21-20 win over visiting Natomas on Friday. 

Jeff Freeman wanted fans to remember that Wyatt Sharp is only in his first year playing football. 

With both students sections chanting loud and proud, it was all Yuba City High in the end Friday night as Honker Stadium. The Honkers defended their possession of the Mayor’s Cup defeating River Valley, 40-7.

The River Valley volleyball team continued its success this season on Thursday night at home when it completed a three-set sweep of Woodcreek: 25-20, 25-21 and 25-19. 

Game of the Week: River Valley (2-2) at Yuba City (2-3)

The Marysville and Lindhurst volleyball teams faced off on Wednesday night for a hardwood edition of the Battle of the Bell. Ultimately, it was the Indians who won the bragging rights as they defeated the Blazers in a three-set sweep: 25-15, 25-9 and 25-19. 

The Faith Christian volleyball team battled through adversity at the start of this week. Two wins later, and the Lions haven’t looked back.

This week in college football was iconic for players from the Yuba-Sutter. 

The Gridley High football team has a plethora of young talent in its junior and sophomore classes this year. 

The Marysville High football team dropped Las Plumas at home, 25-13 Friday night. 

With last year’s contest in mind on Friday night at Wayne Gadberry Field, Chico and Sutter took to the gridiron to battle it out yet again. This time it was the Huskies coming out on top as they defeated the Panthers, 40-0.  

The Sutter Huskies will be well-represented on Saturday in Jamestown, North Dakota when Dordt University plays Jamestown University. 

Game of the week: Chico (3-0)

Colusa 3, East Nicolaus 0

People who prefer games with a large amount of popularity often question whether or not some smaller sports should even be considered a sport. Well with rodeo events, there’s no doubt in my mind. 

Mason Whitfield stayed in the pocket and found an open Yuba College football teammate down the field.

For the crowd at Live Oak High on Friday night it was an electric start as the home team scored on the first play of the game and didn’t look back cruising past Hamilton, 45-12.

For the third straight week, the East Nicolaus High football team battled an out of the area team from a different section. 

The River Valley High girls volleyball team answered its first test in defense of its Capital Valley Conference title Thursday with a three-set victory at home over rival Yuba City, 25-13,  26-24, 25-11. 

Game of the week: Hamilton (0-2) at Live Oak (1-1)

The Sutter and East Nicolaus volleyball teams faced off on Wednesday night down in Nicolaus. Having just lost to top-ranked Pioneer, Sutter was out for revenge and unfortunately for the Spartans, they were the target. 

Mick Pettengill has held leadership roles in the government.

It seems that a lot of the time we view leaders as the loud and proud athlete on the team. However for the Sutter volleyball program, this isn’t necessarily the case. With the season just two weeks in, Sutter’s Maddie Kunkle has proven that she can lead by example on and off the court. 

The East Nicolaus Spartans made the long trip out to the Bay Area for a showdown with Galileo. Fortunately for the East Nic faithful that made it out, the Spartans routed their opponent, 42-0. 

It’s finally here. The main slate of games for Week 1 of the NFL season kicks off today and fantasy football owners everywhere will be griping non-stop about the bench players they should have started. 

With offensive line coach Andy Hopper recovering from a health condition in a Reno hospital, the Paradise High School varsity football team used a dominant running attack to beat Gridley High 28-6 Friday night.

The Live Oak Lions grabbed the school’s first victory of the season on Friday as they hung on in a down to the wire game against University Prep, 16-13. 

The Yuba City offense flocked the field on Friday night at Honker Stadium as the boys in gold came out of the gate firing on all cylinders defeating Fairfield by a final score of 70-7.

With a host of capable ballcarriers, including one of the best early stars in the Northern Section in Tariq Parker, the Wheatland High football team came in to Olivehurst on Friday with the firepower to score quickly and in bunches. 

Whether it’s a long history, a close proximity between the two schools or competitive equity between the two teams, a rivalry game can intensify game preparation throughout the week, players’ mindsets on game day and community spirit.