Local Sports

- Coyotes, Aztecs have axe to grind in Willows
- Tri-County Newspapers
- While there was no little axe for the two sides to battle for, there was still plenty of hard hitting Saturday, as the Orland Aztecs invaded Willows to take on the Coyotes in youth football action.
In the Peewee Division contest, Orland emerged as 2... Full story
- Glenn County pigskin previews for Sept. 3
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- Lindhurst (0-1) @ Orland (1-0)
The Trojans get to remain in their friendly confines after an opening-night 38-14 win over Hamilton, while Lindhurst brings a 0-1 record to town following a 21-7 loss at the hands of River Valley.
The Trojans exploded... Full story
- Sports Roundup: August 31
- JV Football
Willows 34, Colusa 14
The Honkers junior-varsity rolled Colusa on Friday, despite having a pair of TDs called back by penalties.
Stevie Johnson scored on a 30-yard carry, Chris Walters took a fumble 30 yards the other way for a score, ... Full story
- Legislature promoting safety for skiers and snowboarders
- Tri-County Newspapers
- This week the State Legislature approved two bills to improve safety at ski resorts. Assembly Bill 1652, authored by Assemblymember Dave Jones (D-Sacramento), requires California ski resorts to make public reports about all fatal injuries occurring a... Full story

- A goose egg at Goose Island
- Honkers roll to shutout win over Redskins
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- It's not likely that "Goose Island" will become a favorite road-trip destination for the Colusa High football team.
Goose Island - also known as the home of the Willows Honkers - was hopping Friday night, as the football team gave them plenty to jum... Full story

- Willows standing strong on hardwood
- Lady Honkers feature 7 returnees
- By Craig Purcell/Willows Journal
- With a core group of seven returning players - five of whom are seniors - the Willows High volleyball squad could very well be the team to beat in the Sacramento Valley League this season.
The defending league champions put up a spotless 10-0 mark i... Full story

- Young flock of Eagles taking the court
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- The progress of the Eagles' volleyball team this season will no doubt be measured by the development of its hatchlings, as Princeton High suits up six players with no varsity experience.
"Overall we have a young team," said coach Matt Harvey. "We ha... Full story

- Knocking heads in NorCalFed
- Willows hosts six-team youth football jamboree
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- Six teams of the NorCalFed put quite a pounding on the turf at the Willows High game field and practice field Saturday, as the teams went head-to-head in a youth football jamboree.
The squads from Corning, Orland, Willows, Anderson, Central Valley a... Full story

- Area volleyball squads courting success
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- The high school gymnasiums in the tri-county are currently hotbeds of activity, as the various volleyball programs continue fine-tuning their games in preparation for what is sure to be an extremely competitive season.
A number of the local squads h... Full story
- Glenn County pigskin previews for Aug. 27
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- Colusa (0-0) @ Willows (0-0)
While the Redskins finished higher last season at 8-5 to Willows' 4-7, both teams earned a taste of the post-season, and will be hungry to feed that appetite with an opening-night victory.
Cyrus Yerxa will be given h... Full story
- Good sportsmanship knows no boundaries
- By Paul Gadbois/Tri-County Newspapers
- I imagine most of your minds are fully geared up for Northern Section football and volleyball, but this week I have been lucky enough to report on one more baseball event. For five days recently, I was in Williamsport, Pa. attending the Little League... Full story