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Mason Calvert stars in Team North Lions All-Star game victory
Carson Anderson knew he wanted the ball. Anderson and Team North were trailing Team South by one point with under a minute left on the clock in the 2026 Lions All-Star Football Game on Saturday, June 20. The Foothill receiver, playing on his home field, has been in these positions before. When the clock winds down and the crowd gets silent in anticipation, the lights shining the brightest they have all night, the ball usually finds Anderson. “I was begging my quarterback (Ashden) Wehbey and the coaches, I said, ‘Get me the ball. I’m going to score,’” Anderson said. Wehbey broke the huddle and Team North set up its offense at around the 10-yard line. The slot receiver to Wehbey’s right motioned left, isolating Anderson on Wehbey’s dominant side. Everyone knew what was coming. With his defender playing a deep cushion, Anderson cut toward the middle of the field and without hesitation, Wehbey fired it. Anderson caught it, and while a few opposing players reached him, they couldn’t bring down the 6-foot-3, 210-pound receiver. Touchdown. “I wanted that slant on that 221, and they threw it to me,” Anderson said. “I was able to break a few tackles and get
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AUHSD approves Justin Byxbe as head coach for West Valley volleyball
The Anderson Union High School District approved five new athletic hires for West Valley and Anderson high schools. Josh Johnson, the only new hire for Anderson, was approved as an assistant coach for PJ O’Connell and the Cubs football team. On the West Valley side, the Board approved Billy Soksoda as the girls tennis coach, Eric Poldervaart as an assistant JV football coach, Justin Byxbe as the girls varsity volleyball coach and Lenny Ehn as the head JV football coach. Over the last few months, members of the AUHSD community voiced their concerns about Byxbe and the process in which he became a candidate for the West Valley volleyball head coach position. Following the 2025 volleyball season, Melissa Church, West Valley’s most recent volleyball coach, was unexpectedly informed that she would not be returning for the 2026 season despite leading the team to a 25-10 record and a section championship appearance. In February earlier this year, Byxbe requested to resign from his role as the school’s principal and move back to the classroom in a teaching and coaching capacity. Church said she was not given the opportunity to apply prior to Byxbe’s name first appearing as a recommendation to hire
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Red Bluff vs. Corning girls softball title game set for tonight
Young softball players from Red Bluff and Corning have battled their way through the brackets to meet in the Little League Girls Softball All-Stars District Championship Game tonight at Volante Park in Anderson — first pitch is at 6 p.m.
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Redding Colt .45s open season 10-1 as play continues at historic Tiger Field
REDDING, Calif. — The Redding Colt .45s are off to a strong start this season, compiling a 10-1 record as the collegiate summer baseball team continues play at historic Tiger Field in downtown Redding. The Colt .45s were scheduled to face the Novato Knicks on Friday, June 19, in...
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Local golfer clinches Redding Pro-Am title with playoff birdie
Beau Forest, a pro golfer and member of Riverview Golf and Country Club in Redding, claimed the 2026 Redding Pro-Am Tournament title — the biggest pro-am tournament north of Sacramento — after birding the 2nd playoff hole to edge out Mathew Sutherland by 1 stroke and walk away with a $6,000 check.
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Lions Club all-star football games kick off June 20 at Foothill High in Palo Cedro
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The annual Lions Club All-Star football games return Saturday, June 20, 2026, to Foothill High School in Palo Cedro, bringing together graduating high school seniors from across Northern California for one final game of their prep careers. For the first time in the event's nearly...
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Former West Valley principal seeks volleyball coaching role once again
The Anderson Union High School District will vote on five new athletic hires during its regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. Four of the five new hires will report to West Valley High School if voted in, including former principal Justin Byxbe as the next varsity girls volleyball coach, Billy Soksoda as the next girls tennis coach, Lenny Ehn as the head JV football coach and Eric Poldervaart as an assistant coach with the JV football team. Josh Johnson, the lone non-West Valley new hire, is being considered for the assistant coach position with the Anderson High School varsity football team. Each of the new West Valley hires has a history with the school. Ehn recently served as the school’s freshman football coach while Soksoda currently heads the boys tennis team. Poldervaart works at West Valley as an agricultural mechanics teacher. Byxbe recently stepped down as the school’s principal, and Wednesday’s meeting will be the second time he is being voted on as the school’s girls volleyball coach. The potential hiring had caused controversy in the past, as former coach Melissa Church said she was left in the dark during the
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Quincy High student heads to Lions all-star football game
Lions Clubs International reports Quincy Junior-Senior High School senior Nathan Schmid will be participating in the 2026 Lions high school all-star football game. The 49th annual game for graduating high school seniors is set for Saturday, June 20, at Foothill High School in Palo Cedro. Schmid will play for the...
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Dos Pueblos LL 13U All-Stars Defeat Foothill LL in District 63 Opener, 6-3
The Dos Pueblos Little League 13U All-Stars kicked off the District 63 tournament with a 6-3 win over Foothill LL on Sunday at El Carro Park in Carpinteria. With the victory, DPLL advanced into the winners’ bracket and will take on Fillmore LL on Tuesday at 5 p.m. back at El Carro Park.
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Shasta Family YMCA offers triathlon training ahead of Ironman 70.3 Northern California
REDDING, Calif. — Triathletes and first-timers in Shasta County will have a new way to prepare for the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Northern California in Redding, with the Shasta Family YMCA offering an eight-week training program leading up to the race in August. The YMCA program will include triathlon training...
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Scholar Athlete of the Month: Kaleb Flournoy
CORNING, Calif. - Corning High School Class of 2026 graduate Kaleb Flournoy is our Scholar Athlete of the Month, presented by Chico Sports Club. Flournoy averaged a 3.2 GPA throughout high school, and says his favorite subject is history. Flournoy finished his two varsity seasons of football averaging 9.4 yards...
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AMA championship brings riders from across the West to Redding
REDDING, Calif. - Motorcycles returned to the Redding Motorsports Park for the first time in more than a year as the AMA Golden State Championship Series made a stop in Shasta County. The two-day event brought in riders from across the Western United States to compete in high-speed supermoto racing.
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West Valley High School softball forfeits playoff win, appearance in NorCal regional championship game
COTTONWOOD, Calif. - West Valley High School announced today that it's forfeiting its regional semifinal win earlier this week. West Valley announced the news in a social media post, explaining that due to one of its players playing in a travel-ball tournament during the school's softball season, which is against NSCIF rules, they will have to forfeit their appearance in the NorCal regional championship game.
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West Valley softball team chases historic win
Editor's note: CIF was made aware West Valley softball played an ineligible player on Friday, June 5, resulting in the forfeiture of its regional semifinal game against Escalon. The original story published by the Record Searchlight can be found below for transparency purposes. Our follow-up on the forfeit can be found here. Original Story: The 2026 season has been a historic one for the West Valley softball team. The No. 1 Eagles (29-2) finished the regular season with their best record in over two decades. They defeated Lassen in the Northern Section Division III championship — the first section championship since 2023. They’ve accumulated over 350 runs through 31 games — the most runs in program history since at least 2004. And after defeating No. 5 Escalon 14-5 in the NorCal regional semifinals on Thursday, June 4, the Eagles punched their ticket to the regional championship game, setting them up to make even more history. “We’ve been talking about going to states all year; this is a once-in-a-lifetime team,” manager Jeff Kuwahara said. “Our goal was to obviously win sections, but once we attained that, I really think they refocused and realized that they’re staring at the first state championship