Local Sports

- Hot bats for Colusa in Legion tourney
- Staff report
- American Legion baseball was red-hot last weekend, as all three Tri-County teams competed at Big League Dreams in Redding for the eighth annual Shasta Lake Bass Fourth of July Baseball Classic.
The 16-team field was divided into two brackets, National... Full story

- Colusa girls land D2 championship
- Staff report
- The Colusa County senior girls softball team defeated Olivehurst/Linda on Tuesday in the District 2 semifinals, 11-8. They triumphed a second time over Wheatland, 1-0, Thursday for the D2 championship.
Colusa 11, Olivehurst 8
Colusa rallied from an... Full story

- Maxwell woman still pumping iron at 90
- By Craig Purcell/Sports editor
- Common sense dictates that a man never ask a lady her age or her weight. Luckily, Elsie Brown readily admits to being 90 years old, and it is the subject of weight that makes her anything but common.
For roughly five years now, the Maxwell nonagenarian... Full story
- Sports Briefs: July 4, 2009
- Publication of L.L. All-Stars gamesLittle League All-Star teams representing the Tri-County coverage area are encouraged to submit all game scoresheets to TCN for publication.Please send the current tournament bracket along with a team roster. Fax to:... Full story
- Colusa County closes with win
- Staff report
- The Colusa County girls Senior League softball team had little trouble closing out its regular season with a win Friday, stopping the visiting Sutter Buttes 15-2 in a four-inning contest played at Brown/Jaconetti Field in Colusa.
Colusa’s first... Full story
- Tyson cameo adds punch to ‘Hangover’
- By Paul Gadbois/Sports reporter
- Mike Tyson has found a new venue for knocking people out – the silver screen.
“Iron Mike” proved he still has a puncher’s chance at life in the new Todd Phillips comedy, “The Hangover,” where with one swift blow he... Full story
- Guzman's 'trick' Williams' treat
- By Craig Purcell/Sports editor
- Humberto Guzman's Yellowjacket teammates may begin referring
to him as the "minute man" after Tuesday's soccer match-up between SVL-leading
Williams and the second-place Pierce Bears played in Williams. That's because Guzman, the leading Jackets goal... Full story
- Cardinals closing in on mat title
- By Paul Gadbois
- The Corning wrestling team is in
the driver's seat for at least a share of its third straight Northern Athletic
League crown, as the Cardinals dealt visiting Anderson a 35-25 defeat in
Wednesday's dual. The only NAL stop remaining for
Corning is West... Full story
- Trojans take advantage of icy cold Winters
- By Craig Purcell/Sports editor
- Spectators in the Orland High School gymnasium were treated
to a very competitive and evenly matched first quarter Tuesday with the
Warriors from Winters in town. But of course, a basketball contest lasts four
quarters. What the Orland fans witnessed... Full story
- Boys Basketball Report - Jan. 29
- By Craig Purcell and Paul Gadbois
- Cardinals crack Central ValleyTanner McIntyre went on a
scoring rampage to counter Central Valley's Luke Cassedy, scoring a
team-leading 22 points Tuesday night to lead Corning's varsity boys basketball
team to a 76-67 home victory. The Falcons star... Full story
- Baseball's greatest weren't enhanced
- By Craig Purcell/Sports editor
- On June 16, the New York Times published an article claiming that former Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.As a devoted Chicago Cubs fan, it comes as no surprise to me. There is a list that exists... Full story