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'This is our super bowl': Fair Bowl's love affair in Burney, Big Valley and Fall River
Big Valley High School junior 6-foot-1 running and linebacker Josue Barba spent this past summer working at Mitchell Ranch Enterprises. Barba fertilized, watered and dragged a tractor across the vast hay farm in Bieber, a small town in Northern California. For boys like Barba who grow up in the intermountain...
U-Prep alum Gilbreath signs to LSU, makes history for football in Shasta County
U-Prep 2022 graduate Connor Gilbreath nearly missed the call when LSU phoned him at 7 a.m. while he was sleeping on a Saturday morning in April. The call became life-changing as Gilbreath recalled hearing the phone in his sleep and remembered immediately making the phone call back five minutes later.
Pickleball popping off in Redding as popularity soars
The sun had barely risen over Shasta County at 6 a.m. when 20 men and women holding paddles and round yellow balls descended upon the six blue 20 by 40-foot courts. More people began arriving shortly after, some with their own 32-inch nets. Soon, more than 60 players were at the courts, each ready to play pickleball — the fastest-growing sport in America. ...
Meet the top 10 freshmen female athletes to watch in Shasta County
Another strong class of girls athletes is about to begin their first years of interscholastic athletics as the high school sports season kicks off, starting with volleyball matches and cross country meets beginning in mid-August. A gifted group of eighth graders has been generating buzz through their skills in various...
Shasta County's pro soccer star Megan Rapinoe has announced her retirement
The day before the U.S. women’s national team hops on a flight to New Zealand to begin defending its World Cup title, soccer legend Megan Rapinoe, one of the most beloved figures in all of sport, had some news: This season will be her last. Rapinoe, who won both...
Four takeaways from 2023 Redding 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
Local bragging rights were up for grabs after 800 basketball players descended upon the 15 courts at the Redding Civic Auditorium to play in the 27th annual Redding 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament over the weekend. The Redding 3-on-3 Tournament has been a summer sports staple in Shasta County since it first...
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