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AUHSD Board to vote on West Valley football & volleyball head coach hires
Editor's note: The Anderson Union High School District canceled its special meeting. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for April 15. The Anderson Union High School District will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at West Valley High School's Performing Arts Center . At the meeting, the Board of Trustees will vote on whether to approve current West Valley principal Justin Byxbe as the school’s new volleyball coach and West Valley physical education teacher Tim Harles as the head football coach. If approved, both potential hires would assume their roles for the 2026-27 academic year — both decisions have sparked controversy within the West Valley community. Harles emerges as coaching candidate If voted in, Tim Harles will take the reins from former Eagles coach Jason Weston. Harles was brought in as the offensive coordinator for the 2025 season after serving as the head football coach for Las Plumas High School. Following Weston’s resignation in December , it seemed Harles was the likely choice to take over the program. However, in February, former West Valley head coach Greg Grandell made a bid for the position. Grandell was approved as the new coach by a committee comprised of
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Shasta College earns state recognition for campus composting program
Reporter Jesse Angelo reports live in Redding to discuss the Carbon Sync Project at Shasta College, which recently earned them the California Community Colleges Board of Governors Energy and Sustainability Award.
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Shasta baseball takes down Enterprise, wins season series
Enterprise and Shasta have battled in some intense matchups throughout the 2025-26 academic year. They clashed in the River Bowl football game back in October with Enterprise claiming the trophy. They faced off twice during the basketball season , splitting the two games. The rivalry continued on Friday, March 27, when the Wolves (6-6) baseball team hit the field at Enterprise High to face the Hornets (7-5-1) for the third time this week. The Hornets won the first game 6-3, the Wolves won the second 3-2, and Friday’s contest would decide the season winner. Shasta senior Jack Peterson was there for it all. He was the Wolves’ starting quarterback and a forward on the basketball team. On Friday afternoon, he was batting leadoff for Wolves as their starting first baseman. On the first pitch of the game, Peterson ripped a single to right field. On the third pitch of the game, he stole second. A single and a passed ball later, Peterson crossed home plate for the game’s first score. It would be the first of Shasta’s 15 runs as it slugged its way to a dominant 15-5 win over the Hornets. “Today we played to our capabilities ... everything
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Redding Achieve trades desks for projects to help struggling students rebuild confidence
REDDING, Calif. — A classroom in Redding is giving students who have struggled in traditional settings a different path forward, replacing rows of desks and worksheets with hands-on projects designed to rebuild confidence and teach skills. Students are sent to Redding Achieve after struggling with behavior or academics. Redding...
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Scholar Athlete of the Month: Bruno Lopez
CORNING, Calif. - Corning High School Senior Bruno Lopez is Action News Now's Scholar Athlete of the Month for March, presented by Chico Sports Club. Lopez is currently averaging a 3.8 GPA, with his favorite subject being history. He started playing baseball at just 5 years old, with his dad...
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Shasta College Bistro trains students to fill gaps in the Northstate culinary industry
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Students at Shasta College are cooking up something good. Their culinary arts program has multiple classes, like basic culinary and advanced culinary. The advanced level includes the college’s Bistro, a student-run restaurant that’s open to the public. They create the menus every week, making...
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Anderson School Staff Hears Odd Noise In Office, Then Realizes It’s Coming From Ceiling Vents
The school day in Anderson, California, had barely begun when the staff noticed that something didn’t feel quite right. Inside the counseling office, a faint meow suddenly echoed through the room, soft but impossible to ignore. At first, it was easy to brush it off, probably just a stray...
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CalFire Redding Training Center Graduates Company Officer Academy Class of 26-02 at Shasta College
The CalFire Redding Training Center is proud to announce the graduation of Company Officer Academy Class 26-02. This marks the second COA graduation for CalFire in 2026 and represents the inaugural ceremony of the year for the Redding Training Center. The commencement ceremony, hosted at Shasta College, highlights the vital...
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Former coach Greg Grandell defends reputation in Anderson dispute
ANDERSON, Calif. - The debate over the West Valley High School football program is heating up in Anderson. The Anderson Union High School District Board recently decided not to rehire Greg Grandell, the former head coach, despite a committee's recommendation. In February, the board voted unanimously against bringing Grandell back....
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Varsity Boys Baseball triumphs against Summit Shasta High School 17-0
Varsity Boys Baseball defeated Summit Shasta High School 17-0 on Thursday, Mar. 5. According to Varsity Assistant Coach Joe Garvin, the game ended early in the fifth inning rather than the full seven innings due to darkness, which is common early in the season. The Varsity Boys Baseball team is currently in the pre-season, and the teams they are playing against often vary in skill level due to not being bound within the same league.
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AUHSD addresses West Valley football head coach hiring controversy
ANDERSON, Calif. — On Friday, the Anderson Union High School District released a statement regarding the recent controversy over the board of trustees not approving the rehiring of former West Valley High School football head coach Greg Grandell. The school board decided during their school district meeting on February...
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Redding Christian relies on stout defense in semifinal win over Mendocino
A poor shooting night couldn’t stop the No. 1 Redding Christian boys basketball team on Saturday, March 7. The Lions (27-3) have relied on some elite shooting all season long, but when No. 4 Mendocino came to Palo Cedro to face Redding Christian in the semifinals of the CIF NorCal Division VI state playoffs, the Lions couldn’t buy a bucket. It didn’t seem to matter. The Lions, behind some stout defense, found a way to stay in front of the Cardinals (23-6) all game long until the 40-25 final score was cemented in the books and the Lions had punched their ticket to the championship game. For head coach Todd Dwyer, the 2024-25 Northern Section Coach of the Year, the plan to counteract an off shooting night was simple. “Just try to keep them confident,” Dwyer said. “We were getting some good looks; we just weren’t hitting them.” Lions senior Collin Matos drilled two threes in the first half, good for six of his 10 points on the night, but that was all Redding Christian would get from deep. So, Dwyer adjusted and had his group attack the paint. “We were trying different things to get the ball to the