2013 Local Sports Archive Stories

After suffering a narrow loss to Sutter Area on Sunday, the Colusa Heat bounced back with a 11-7 victory against Peach Bowl to keep their majors softball District 2 Tournament of Champions hopes alive. The Heat are the only Colusa County softball team still alive in the softball brackets entering the final stages of the tournaments. Colu

The Westside Rangers seized control of the minors baseball District 2 Tournament of Champions by handing the Colusa Cardinals their first loss of the tournament Sunday night. Live Oak eliminated the Cardinals Monday evening to earn a spot in the championship series that began Tuesday evening at Peach Bowl Little League in Yuba City. Live

Red Bluff cowgirl Chelsey Bushnell will climb back in the saddle come July after earning a spot in the National High School Finals Rodeo being held July 14-20 in Rock Springs, Wyo. Bushnell won the breakaway roping event at the CHSRA State Finals Rodeo in Bishop over the weekend. She qualified with points earned at the rodeo, as well as

When 19-year-old Scott Rakestraw was killed in a car accident more than 13 years ago, the outpouring of support from residents of Willows and the surrounding communities helped his family heal. Scott Rakestraw was a three-sport athlete at Willows High from 1995-1999 but baseball was his passion. At the time of the accident, Rakestraw was

The National Federation of State High School Associations recently announced its support of the recently introduced Youth Sports Concussion Act sponsored by Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Tom Udall. The legislation promotes improved national quality standards for injury-prevention equipment used in youth sports. The bill's key operati

The pinpoint control of pitcher Emily Ehrke was the difference in the Westside Sun Devils' 11-1 victory Wednesday against the Colusa Force in the minors softball District 2 Tournament of Champions. Ehrke struck out five consecutive batters and allowed one hit and two walks in three innings at Tom Abe Memorial Little League Park in Wheatl

If you're the type of person whose favorite sounds of summer gravitate toward the smacking of shoulder pads and the barking of signals by a quarterback, your ears are soon to be in for a treat. The 36th annual Lions All-Star football games are less than a month away, with kickoff on July 13 at Harrison Stadium in Oroville. The 8-

TOC Results Softball Westside Panthers 9, Olivehurst-Linda Heat 5 Brenda Cano hit a double and led the Panthers of Maxwell to a 9-6 victory Tuesday during the majors softball District 2 Tournament of Champions at Marysville Little League's Earl Yorton Field. Westside played Friday against Sutt

The following questions were asked on the state Department of Fish & Wildlife website: Question: I fish in Mexico and have a question regarding bringing them back to the U.S. I saw a statement on Facebook where the poster said we cannot bring cowcod or fillets into U.S. waters even if we have a signed declaration to present wi

No pun is intended, but the topic of this week's column has left me hot and bothered. With temperatures hitting 110 degrees on June 8, I made my way to three different Tournament of Champions games at three different locations and in three different divisions. The topic is not that I covered three games on a scorching hot day. I'

Usually a 21-car pile-up is a bad thing, but for the fairgoers packed into the grandstand Sunday night at the Colusa County Fairgrounds the carnage was a thrill. Hector Ramirez of Arbuckle took home his first Colusa County Fair Destruction Derby title after about 15 years behind the wheel of the noisy, gas-powered projectiles. It wasn't

The Post 45 Bearcats struggled to capitalize with runners in scoring position and dropped both games of a Sunday doubleheader against the Colusa County Channel Cats at Colusa High. Colusa County took the first game 9-1 behind the strong arm of left-hander Zach Troughton and held off a late rally in the second game to win 8-4 in 17-under

Teams from Colusa County got off to strong starts in the Little League District 2 Tournament of Champions over the weekend and continue play throughout the week. The Colusa Heat opened the majors softball tournament at Marysville Little League with a 9-7 victory Monday against Peach Bowl and advance to face Sutter Buttes Friday at 6 p.m.

Hall of Fame banquet approaching The 11th annual Colusa County Sports Hall of Fame banquet is just around the corner. Four men and one woman will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. One historic team, an all-time great coach and the recipient of the Director's Award will be honored at the banquet on June 29 at the Maxwell I

One of the Colusa County Channel Cats own players pitched a shutdown ninth inning to earn the save for Sutter during the Cats' 9-7 loss Tuesday at Sutter High. Tyler Minton switched jerseys for the game to play with the Sutter club team in the annual warm-up game between Sutter and the Cats, a Junior American Legion team. Minton is the o

The Giants took the season series and clinched Colusa Area Little League's final District 2 Tournament of Champions spot with a 12-2 victory Monday against the Dodgers in a one-game playoff. A 1-3 start to the season made every game the rest of the way a must-win for the Giants, who are coached by Jack deWit and play in the majors divisi

Recreational Basketball Rec basketball playoffs underway The top-seeded Aces advanced to the semifinals of the Williams Men's Basketball League with a 57-43 victory against SWAT. Their opponent in the semifinals will be the No. 5 Gonuts who nipped the No. 4 Bulls in a 48-47 thriller. On the other sid

The following questions were asked on the state Department of Fish & Wildlife website: Question: Pacific halibut have become a sought-after sport fish out of Eureka and Trinidad. I have a question about landing large Pacific halibut, particularly in a relatively small boat. Many people use a type of harpoon with a head that co

The NBA's Toronto Raptors announced this week that the organization is considering a name change. I can see why. I've been to Toronto before and saw nary a dinosaur anywhere, although the rush-hour traffic was just as scary. As a report on Yahoo points out, the Raptors were named in 1994 when the movie Jurassic Park was popular.

Riders pushed their motorcycles to the limit all weekend as the American Federation of Motorcyclists held the first of four racing weekends at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows. The weekend took a somber turn in the final race before lunch Sunday afternoon when veteran racer and former AFM overall champion Dave Stanton was involved in

Sport fish from rivers and streams in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have higher levels of mercury in their systems than fish taken from anywhere else in California, a new survey has found. Researchers for the State Water Resources Control Board in 2011 surveyed 16 species from 63 locations. The study found that Sacramento pikeminnow,

Willows High's Sam Brott and Corning's Kristin Cox did what they did all season long but it was not enough, as the South team was downed by the North 6-2 on Saturday in the George Hibdon Classic at Hooker Oak Park in Chico. Brott, who collected 50 hits and scored 31 runs for the Lady Honkers this season, and Cox, who had 52 hits and scor

There weren't enough white flags of surrender for the North to wave on Saturday as the South smacked them down 14-1 in the Lions Bob Busch Classic at Doryland Field in Chico. The six pitchers used by South coach Hogan Brown from Hamilton High yielded just four hits to hold North bats at bay for the nine-inning contest. Dylan Ship

American Legion Baseball Cats earn split with Chico Suns Blue Playing against one of the top teams in the district, the Colusa County Channel Cats U-17 Junior American Legion team split a doubleheader Sunday against the Chico Suns Blue. The Channel Cats took advantage of 10 walks in their 12-2 victory but st

The Little League regular season is drawing to a close this weekend and the Tournament of Champions picture is starting to clear up, with only the Colusa Area majors baseball representative yet to be determined. Tournament play begins June 8 and the top team from each division in the Colusa Area and Westside Little Leagues will compete f