When a team gets behind early, coaches typically see one of two routes transpire: One is a sense of urgency and the other a feeling of despair. 

The Live Oak girls soccer team had a commanding playoff victory on Thursday over Wheatland  by a final score of 7-1. 

At home to begin the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs for the first time in 10 years, the Yuba City High boys basketball team got the pleasure of starting its postseason push against one of the premier leagues in the Sacramento Region. 

The Yuba men’s basketball team won its fourth straight conference championship on Wednesday night at home after defeating Contra Costa College by a final score of 93-66. 

After claiming its first league title since 2002, the No. 7 Marysville boys basketball program came up short in the first round of the playoffs on Wednesday night at home falling to No. 10 West Campus by a final score of 76-51. 

Sometimes sports come in all different shapes and sizes. According to Lindhurst High robotics coach Todd Chambers, his students are just as much athletes as any player on the hardwood or gridiron. 

With last month’s loss fresh on their minds, the River Valley boys basketball team sought revenge on home court Wednesday against cross-town rival Yuba City High. However, in the end, it was the Honkers who got the last laugh, taking the showdown by a final score of 51-42.

The Marysville boys basketball team secured their first league title since 2002 after taking down Foothill on Wednesday by a final score of 66-42. 

The Lindhurst and Marysville varsity girls basketball programs faced off for another rivalry showdown on Friday night in Olivehurst. This time it was the Blazers who came out on top as they took down the Indians by a final score of 34-30. 

Marcy Tarr lives for the sport of track and field. 

The Gridley boys basketball team solidified its 17th win of the season on Tuesday after taking down Las Plumas by a final score of 83-72. 

The Yuba College baseball team held its first home series of the season, taking on Lassen College in a three-game series this weekend. 

The year is 1982 and George Healy has been living in San Jose for over 15 years. After an incredible play – now deemed ‘The Catch’ – in the NFC Championship game against the Dallas Cowboys, the San Francisco 49ers have reached their first title appearance: Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac, Mich. 

The Marysville boys basketball team got back in the ‘W’ column with a home win on Friday night, taking down Colfax by a final score of 72-34. 

The Wheatland High girls basketball team extended its winning streak to six games on Thursday night. Led by star junior Alexis Durham – who reached the 1,000 career points mark – the Pirates handled Paradise for a final score of 89-32. 

Despite being down three of its players, the 49ers men’s basketball team secured its 12th straight win on Wednesday, taking down Solano College by a final score of 84-58. 

Jennifer Soto, a sophomore at Orland High School, has been wrestling since she was in fourth grade. 

It’s not every high school basketball game you see a team score more than 90 points. However, that was the case for the Colusa boys basketball team on Tuesday night in Willows as they bested the Honkers by a final score of 91-51. 

The Yuba City wrestling teams finished their weekends at the 27th Jason White Memorial Tournament in successful fashion. The varsity boys squad placed third overall while the varsity girls team placed first overall to take home the tournament title. 

Fans, players and alumni will see a new field general roaming the sidelines at East Nicolaus High this next season as Kramer Hagan was officially introduced as the new leader of the Spartan football program. 

Lindhurst High softball coach Bill Biggs wanted to make it abundantly clear that height –  or lack thereof – should not be a deterrent to any athlete striving to make it big and move on to to play college athletics. 

The River Valley boys basketball team fell to Antelope at home on Thursday night by a final score of 59-56. 

J.T. Stinson, a senior from East Nicolaus High, won the 170 pound championship of the 66th annual California Invitational Tournament of wrestling in Morro Bay on Saturday. 

Gavin Mcauliff remembers Travis Barker as an ultra-competitive, super-dedicated head coach of the East Nicolaus High football team. 

Coming into Friday’s game, Sutter head coach Michael Brantingham knew his team would be tested. Wheatland gave Sutter all it could ask for in the second half, but in the end it was the Huskies’ clutch free-throw shooting that would ice the game. 

The River Valley boys basketball team got back in the win column on Thursday evening after securing an overtime road victory over Bella Vista, 66-63. 

It’s not everyday that a high school athletic department gets to boast about one if its athletes signing to a Division I program. That was the case on Wednesday evening at River Valley High when track and field star John Kroeger inked his commitment to continue his athletic career at Stanfor…

The Yuba College men’s basketball team secured its ninth straight victory on Wednesday night, taking down Napa Valley College in dominant fashion, 97-66. 

Sutter High athlete Cory McIntyre inked his college commitment on Tuesday to continue his baseball career at California State University, Northridge. 

The Gridley and Wheatland girls basketball teams faced off on Tuesday night for a battle of the heavyweights. In the end it was the Bulldogs who came out on top in a back-and-forth contest, 59-52. 

Halfway through her senior season at Willows High School, Meghan Weinrich received an honor that not many Northern Section girls basketball players ever get to experience. 

The Yuba City High girls wrestling team turned some heads this weekend after finishing 13th out of 145 at the Napa Valley Girls Classic tournament. 

The Blazers boys basketball team came away with their fifth win of the season on Friday, defending home court en route to taking down the Pirates by a final score of 52-40. 

After a statement win on Wednesday over Roseville, the Falcons’ boys basketball team took to the court on Friday night, hoping to keep up the momentum. Unfortunately for the home team, Woodcreek had other plans, taking down River Valley by a final score of 60-47. 

The Wheatland boys basketball team secured a clutch road victory on Tuesday night, rallying from down 15, to defeat the Live Oak Lions, 63-60.