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SJS Baseball Recap: Wheatland and Sutter are Lone Area Squads Still Standing

May 12, 2026 10:33AM ● By YSBC Sports

The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Baseball playoffs completed the first two rounds of play last week and our area had five teams make the field. Here’s how they performed.

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Adventist Health and Rideout Renews Support for Yuba-Sutter Baseball Team

May 12, 2026 10:23AM ● By MPG Staff

Adventist Health and Rideout will return as the official healthcare partner of the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds for the 2026 baseball season, continuing a partnership focused on community health and local sports.

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Lincoln Wins PVL After Sweeping Wheatland

May 05, 2026 02:25PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Wheatland Pirates baseball team finished third place in the Pioneer Valley League after they were beaten by the Lincoln Fighting Zebras 5-3 on April 30.

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Huskies Rally Late, Fall to Lions

May 05, 2026 01:50PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Sutter Union Huskies softball team lost their second opportunity to take down the Destiny Christian Academy Lions in a 14-3 defeat on April 28.

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Sutter Shooters Win State Titles

Apr 27, 2026 06:00PM ● By MPG Staff

Sutter High School’s varsity and junior varsity skeet teams won first-place state titles at the CYSSA Skeet State Championship on Sunday in Stockton.

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Blazers Split Doubleheader with Cardinals for Top of SDL

Apr 27, 2026 04:49PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Lindhurst Blazers softball team proved on April 24 that they can be contenders in the postseason as they split a doubleheader with the Woodland Christian Cardinals.

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Honkers Drop FVL Second-Half Opener to Miners

Apr 21, 2026 04:10PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Yuba City Honkers softball team opened the second half of the league play with a 6-1 defeat to the Nevada Union Miners on April 16.

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East Nic Baseball and Softball Split Series Against Winters

Apr 21, 2026 03:51PM ● By YSBC Sports

The East Nicolaus Spartans Baseball and Softball teams split a dual-sport Sacramento Valley League game against the Winters Warriors on April 14 where baseball lost 5-3 and softball won 11-2.

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Frank Gonzales, newly named manager of the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds

Gonzales to Lead Freebirds in 2026

Apr 20, 2026 04:46PM ● By MPG Staff

The Yuba-Sutter Freebirds have named longtime baseball veteran Frank Gonzales as the team’s manager for the 2026 season, the organization announced.

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Marysville junior Austin Jacobs (3) throws the first pitch

Four Local Teams Shine at NorCal Classic

Apr 14, 2026 04:23PM ● By YSBC Sports

The second annual NorCal Classic Spring Break tournament concluded on Wednesday, April 8 as four-local area baseball teams competed in the nine-team tournament.

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Automated Strike Zone Debuts in Bryant Field

Apr 14, 2026 01:22PM ● By MPG Staff

The Yuba-Sutter Freebirds will implement full Automated Ball-Strike technology for all home games during the 2026 season, becoming the first professional team to use the system for an entire season.

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Pirates’ Big Inning Propels Towards Victory Over Indians

Apr 07, 2026 11:05AM ● By YSBC Sports

The Wheatland Pirates baseball team swept the Marysville Indians on April 3 with a 7-1 victory in Pioneer Valley League play.

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Tickets On Sale for Freebirds Season

Apr 07, 2026 09:39AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

The Yuba-Sutter Freebirds have released single-game tickets for the 2026 season at Bryant Field, along with a promotional schedule featuring themed events, weekly specials and giveaways.

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Falcons Claw Back After Early Blast by Honkers

Apr 07, 2026 08:23AM ● By YSBC Sports

The River Valley Falcons softball team closed out the first half of Foothill Valley League play with a 4-2 victory over the Yuba City Honkers on April 2.

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YC Shuts Out Twelve Bridges to Take Series

Mar 30, 2026 04:48PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Yuba City Honkers won their first Foothill Valley League series after taking the rubber match on Friday, March 27 with a 5-0 shutout win against the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos.

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Sutter’s Big Bats’ Sweep Casa Roble

Mar 30, 2026 04:45PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Sutter Huskies baseball team completed the second-straight series sweep as they beat the Casa Roble Rams 7-6 on Friday, March 27.

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Brady Myers Invitational Golf Tournament

Marysville’s Goff 1st at Myers Golf Invitational

Mar 30, 2026 04:08PM ● By Jennifer Corriea

It was a beautiful day for golf last Wednesday and an especially good one for Marysville, who saw Colby Goff win the third annual Brady Myers Invitational in Colusa and in the process led the team to a second-place finish.

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Falcons Edge Out Lions in Win

Mar 30, 2026 03:37PM ● By YSBC Sports

The River Valley Falcons softball team beat the Live Oak Lions in a cross-section matchup on Thursday, March 26 in a 9-5 victory.

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Marysville and Faith Christian Sweep YSBC Awards

Mar 24, 2026 11:17AM ● By YSBC Sports

As the 2025-26 basketball season concluded for the CIF, it’s time to reflect and recognize boys and girls athletes that have shined throughout the basketball season.

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49ers Softball Wins First Game of 2026 Season

Mar 23, 2026 04:54PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Yuba College 49ers softball team won their first game of the season on Friday, March 20 with a 1-0 victory over the College of Siskiyous Eagles.

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A Generational End!

Mar 16, 2026 04:09PM ● By YSBC Sports

Faith Christian Claims CIF State Division IV Championship

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Marysville Claims First State Win Since 1994

Mar 10, 2026 08:43AM ● By YSBC Sports

The Marysville Indians boys basketball team won their first state playoff game since 1994 on March 3 as they beat the Foothill Cougars 80-66.

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Faith Christian Moves into NorCal Title Game

Mar 09, 2026 04:30PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Faith Christian Lions girls basketball team clinched a NorCal regional championship appearance for the second-straight year after they beat the Liberty Ranch Hawks 79-75 on Saturday, March 7.

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Faith Christian Lions collected their third-blue banner

Lions Tame Bullfrogs for Third-Blue Banner in Four Years

Mar 03, 2026 11:31AM ● By YSBC Sports

The Faith Christian Lions girls basketball team stayed perfect at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento as they defeated the Bret Harte Bullfrogs 52-38 on Saturday, Feb. 28 in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division V final.

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The Honker infield prepares to start an inning

Two Win Week for Honker Softball

Mar 03, 2026 11:15AM ● By Jennifer Corriea, photos by Jennifer Corriea

Last week was a good one for the Yuba City softball team after it posted wins in lopsided fashion over Colusa and Marysville respectively.

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Patriots Late Strike Ends Falcons Season

Feb 23, 2026 04:37PM ● By YSBC Sports

The River Valley Falcons boys soccer team season ended on Feb. 19 as they fell in the semifinals of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division III bracket 1-0 to the Pioneer Patriots of Woodland.

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Three Teams Punch Tickets to NSCIF Basketball Semifinals

Feb 23, 2026 04:19PM ● By YSBC

The opening week of the CIF Northern Section basketball playoffs finished up on Saturday, Feb. 21. Our area had multiple teams move onto the second round of the playoffs and here is how we look moving forward into the championship week.

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Indians Win Late Battle Over Huskies to Advance to SJS D-IV Semifinals

Feb 23, 2026 03:51PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Marysville High School was jammed packed on Feb. 20 as the Yuba-Sutter community witnessed a local postseason basketball matchup between two of our area's top-basketball squads.

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Sutter Girls Basketball Secures First League Crown Since 2016-17

Feb 16, 2026 05:27PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Sutter Union girls’ basketball team clinched their first league title in nine years as they beat the Natomas Nighthawks 49-46 in a Golden Empire League matchup on Feb. 12.

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Northern Section Releases Schedule for Hoops, All Local Squads Made the Cut

Feb 16, 2026 05:22PM ● By YSBC Sports

The CIF Northern Section released their boys and girls basketball postseason brackets on Saturday, Feb. 14. Here are the matchups and some input on the first-round matchups.

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Marysville Tops Colfax in Season Finale for Battle of Second Place in PVL

Feb 16, 2026 05:12PM ● By YSBC Sports

The Marysville Indians boys basketball team secured a second-place finish in the Pioneer Valley League after they defeated the Colfax Falcons 62-48 on Feb. 13.

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New Name, New Era at Bryant Field

Feb 16, 2026 02:31PM ● By Shamay Sutton

The Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers announced last week that the team is rebranding as the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds, unveiling a new name, mascot and fan-focused improvements set to debut during the 2026 Pioneer League season.

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Spartans’ Comeback Bid Falls Short Against Colusa

Feb 02, 2026 05:20PM ● By Jennifer Corriea, photos by Jennifer Corriea

On a night where at times they couldn’t buy a basket, the scrappy Spartan boys’ basketball team staged a frantic fourth quarter rally against the RedHawks that unfortunately came up just short as they fell 44-47 in a Sacramento Valley League battle last Friday evening.

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Queen of the Three

Feb 02, 2026 05:13PM ● By YSBC

Harris Breaks National Record for Three’s Made

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Massey Joins Milestone Club in Spartans’ Win Over Warriors

Feb 02, 2026 04:55PM ● By YSBC

East Nicolaus senior Makinze Massey etched her name to a unique list of local multi-sport athletes on Jan. 28, as she accomplished a milestone in basketball.

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