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. 

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. 

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…

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. 

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. 

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 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. 

With the final slate of CIF state championship games finishing last night, we can all finally take a long exhale of breath. High school football season is officially over.

The Wheatland girls basketball team finished its run in the Corning tournament on Saturday with a dominant victory over Los Molinos, 72-33. 

The Marysville boys basketball team was battle tested on Friday night according to head coach Stan Easter. After finding themselves down by two points at halftime, the Indians regrouped in the second half to take down Wheatland by a slim margin, 62-59. 

The Sutter boys basketball team secured a berth in the Live Oak tournament championship by defeating Paradise on Thursday night, 61-58. 

The Marysville boys basketball team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Tuesday to Oroville, 63-61. 

The Huskies defense has been Sutter’s go-to all season long and in Saturday night’s section title game nothing changed. Other than one rushing score in the third quarter for the Bobcats, Sutter was able to shut down Paradise and Tyler Harrison en route to a 20-7 victory, capturing the 2019 N…

As word started to spread on the Huskies sideline that No. 4 Paradise was leading No. 2 West Valley, the Sutter fans began to smile a little wider – knowing they would be able to host a section title game instead of traveling the weekend right after Thanksgiving. 

East Nicolaus High football head coach Travis Barker feels his squad has a four-headed monster.

Gavin McAuliff and his East Nicolaus High football teammates didn’t waste any time against the Mt. Shasta High squad this time.

The Huskies knew Friday night’s match-up against the Grizzlies wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but after some halftime adjustments Sutter turned on the afterburners en route to a 25-7 win over Lassen.

And then there were two. Both Sutter and East Nicolaus remain as the only two football programs still playing in late November. Just like last season. Both teams are just win away from yet another berth in a section title game. 

Both the Sutter and Yuba City High cross country teams competed at their section meets last weekend and finished with numerous runners in honorable positions. 

Saturday at the Sac-Joaquin Section cross country championships in Folsom at Willows Hills proved to be a special day for River Valley. Falcon runners were led by Jose Ledezma, who took first place (11:28) in the sophomore division and Eddie Jensen, who took fifth place (12:29) in the freshm…

An electric atmosphere filled Don Bransford Gymnasium in Colusa Thursday night as the No.3 RedHawks outlasted No. 11 Bentley, a school of 324 from Lafayette, in a thrilling five-set battle to advance to the third round of the Nor Cal CIF Division V State Volleyball Tournament.

GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 7 University Prep (8-2) at No. 2 Sutter (9-1)

The early signing period usually lets schools showcase one or two athletes and their commitment to play at the next level. 

After being handed a No. 10 seed in the playoffs, Yuba City High made a statement win on Friday defeating Christian Brothers 54-19. 

Having come up short twice in their previous appearances in the NSCIF Division V finals, the Colusa RedHawks made the third time the charm as they downed Etna 25-6, 25-16 and 25-14 to win the school’s first volleyball section title.

GAME OF THE WEEK: Yuba City (6-4) at Christian Brothers (7-3)

For the third time in six years No. 1 seed Colusa has punched its ticket to the NSCIF Division V championship game after making short work of visiting No. 4 East Nicolaus by scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-18.

Time was on the Yuba College football team’s side.

The Wheatland Pirates tallied their sixth win of the season on Friday night as they bested Oroville by an impressive 40-18 final score. 

The Yuba College men’s basketball team secured a monumental vicory on Friday night in San Francisco, defeating the No. 2 ranked team in state: San Diego City College, 81-75. 

Even Live Oak High head football coach Jim Arostegui said it looked bleak following the 87-yard pass play for a touchdown that Pierce completed to go up 13-0 with just over 10 minutes left Friday night in Arbuckle. 

GAME OF THE WEEK: Live Oak (6-2) at Pierce (6-2)

Sometimes spooky unexpected  things happen on Halloween night. That may have been the case when No. 3 Sutter played host to No. 6 Willows in the second round of the NSCIF Division IV playoffs. The Honkers showed off their strong will to win behind a dominant performance by Meghan Weinrich as…

The Bulldogs fell to the visiting Oroville Tigers 34-28. 

The message was simple Friday night: The River Valley High football team needed to win to stay on pace for a trip to the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.