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Week 10 - Play of the Week
CHICO, Calif. - Another excellent Friday night of high school football action is in the books, and the two best plays of the night will face off against each other for the right to take home Play of the Week honors for Week Ten of Under the Lights. Action News...
Redding Record Searchlight
Top spot changes hands in Week 9 Redding-area football power rankings
Battles between some of the Northern Section's top teams created movement in the Redding-area football power rankings — the most movement in any weekly rankings this season. This week, the top spot has changed hands once again. See how Week 8 games impacted the rankings heading into Week 9. More: Which Redding high school has the best fan section? 1. Chico (5-3, 3-0 EAL) Last week : 2 (+1) The Panthers established themselves as the favorites for an Eastern Athletic League title after a 33-27 win over Foothill on Friday. Chico is the only team remaining with a perfect EAL record, and they'll close out the season against Red Bluff and Enterprise. The Panthers have a strong run game behind Jaxxon Tweedt and Caleb Iuli and one of the most stifling defenses in the NSCIF. 2. Foothill (5-3, 2-1 EAL) Last week : 1 (-1) The Cougars suffered their first loss since Sept. 11, and it's a crushing loss that makes a league title significantly harder to accomplish. Foothill struggled in the run game, only accumulating 65 yards as a team, but the passing game was promising. Quarterback Johnny Morales threw for 211 yards, with 159 of those yards going
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Merced College football team can't keep pace with unbeaten Shasta
The Merced College football team traveled all the way to Redding only to get blown out 52-17 by undefeated Shasta College on Saturday. The Blue Devils (2-6 overall, 1-2 Golden Coast League) trailed 31-3 in the second quarter against Shasta (8-0, 3-0), which gained 593 yards of total offense in the win. Merced quarterback Joshua Magana passed for 86 yards and ran for 53 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, in the defeat. Merced’s Isaac Vasquez provided the Blue Devils their only other touchdown, returning a Shasta fumble 53 yards for the score. Shasta’s Wyatt Simoni rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. Merced travels to Aptos next Saturday to play Cabrillo College (2-6, 1-2) at 1 p.m.
Redding Record Searchlight
Shasta football hosts Enterprise in River Bowl XXXIV
On Friday, Oct. 23, Shasta football will host Enterprise in Redding’s oldest rivalry showdown: The River Bowl. Since 1993, Enterprise and Shasta have faced off in 33 River Bowls. The Hornets have a 20-13 advantage over the Wolves in the bowl game, with Enterprise claiming victory in the two most recent River Bowls. More: An oral history of River Bowl I, a new chapter in a longtime rivalry This year, the Wolves and the Hornets are both coming into the matchup with 5-2 records. “We’re pretty evenly matched,” Enterprise coach Chris Combs said. “Obviously the records show a lot, but just on film, what I’ve seen from them and what I know we’re capable of, it should be a pretty good game.” The Hornets brought back many of the same players from last year. Standout Running back Koby Johnson recorded 315 total yards and 4 touchdowns in Enterprise’s 34-28 River Bowl win as a sophomore. “That was last year,” Johnson said. “I got to come back and do that again." More: Prep football: River Bowl history highlights Quarterback Izaiah Mikell recorded 147 passing yards, 106 rushing yards and 2 total touchdowns against Shasta last season. “We’re ready to go,” Mikell
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Heartbreaker in Redding as Pioneers Fall Short of No. 2 Seed
The ladies came to Redding with a chance to make history and left one goal short. PUC fell 3-2 to Simpson in its final conference match Thursday night, fighting back from a 2-0 halftime deficit but unable to find the draw that would have secured the program's highest CAL-PAC finish.
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Simpson University sees record enrollment amid football milestone
REDDING, Calif. - Simpson University's football team made history last month, earning the first win in the program's history. Action News Now Reporter Raishaud Pinkney spoke with the coach, players and fans about how football, faith and community are helping shape the program. Before kickoff at the Redhawks home field,...
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2026 NHRA Pacific Division 7 Summit ET Finals Preview
NHRA Summit Racing Series presented by Hoosier Tires. The road to Las Vegas ran through Redding and The Strip as motorcycle bracket racers battled for bragging rights, team honors and a shot at a national championship during the NHRA Pacific Division 7 Summit ET Finals. With the NHRA Summit Racing...
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No. 11 Saints Win Shootout at Simpson, 45-31
REDDING, Calif. - The Carroll College Football team held off a late rally on Saturday afternoon, finding a way to fend-off Simpson for a 45-31 win on a hot and dry day in the Golden State. The Fighting Saints (6-1, 3-0) yet again saw contributions across the board, with the...
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Falcons Drop GCL Game at Shasta
REDDING – A week after lighting the scoreboard up for a season-high 60 points, Coalinga College was held scoreless and suffered a 21-0 Golden Coast League loss at Shasta College on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons dropped to 1-1 in the GCL and are 4-3 overall. Shasta continued its impressive...
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No. 11 Saints Square-Off with Simpson in California
HELENA, Mont. - The Carroll Football team makes their first ever trip to Redding, Calif., taking on third-year program Simpson in a 2 p.m. Frontier - West clash on Saturday afternoon at Central Valley High School. With one more week before a much needed bye, the No. 11-ranked Fighting Saints...
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Pro tennis tournament returns to Sun Oaks in Redding this week
REDDING, Calif. — A pro tennis tournament in Redding this week is giving back to local young athletes. The Merrill Lynch Women's Open is back at Sun Oaks Tennis and Fitness. It's a $30,000 pro circuit women's professional tennis tournament benefiting the nonprofit Ascension Project. Sun Oaks General Manager...
Redding Record Searchlight
Modoc football forfeits upcoming game against Redding Christian
Modoc High School has forfeited its upcoming football game against Redding Christian, Modoc head coach James Brogan confirmed. Modoc is 2-4 this season and most recently defeated Shasta Cascade League rival Fall River, 28-14, on Friday, Oct. 2. The Braves have 15 players on their roster, and injuries suffered both before the Fall River game and during practice this week have left Modoc unable to field a team. “We had 12 players on Friday (against Fall River) that we rolled in with, managed to get out of that pretty healthy, came back in the beginning of the week still with 12 guys and then we ended up losing two guys at practice,” Brogan said. Brogan said one of two players injured at practice earlier this week likely suffered a season-ending injury, while the other is set to be reevaluated next week. If the Braves were to compete against Redding Christian on Friday, they would have only had 10 healthy players. The Braves do not have a game on Oct. 16, and they are next scheduled to face off against Weed on Oct. 23. "We're hoping to get (one of the players injured at practice this week) back and then a
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Anderson alum Cheridan Hawkins being inducted into Oregon Ducks Hall of Fame on Saturday
ANDERSON, Calif. - Anderson High School alum and University of Oregon graduate Cheridan Hawkins is being inducted into the Oregon Ducks Hall of Fame this weekend. Hawkins was a two-time Northern Section MVP in high school, and easily one of the best athletes in Anderson High School history. After graduating...
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BAM Podcast: Simon Herr Dominates Lake Shasta
An unconventional urchin bait, standing timber, and a calculated approach helped Simon Herr deliver a commanding victory at the BAM Kayak Tournament of Champions. Simon Herr didn’t just win the BAM Kayak Tournament of Champions at Lake Shasta—he dominated the competition, finishing more than 23 inches ahead of the field in one of the most impressive performances of the season.
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Los Molinos Bulldogs running back Wyatt Gillett breaks NSCIF rushing record
Los Molinos senior running back Wyatt Gillett has rushed for 5,128 yards in his high school career so far after a 264-yard performance against the Quincy Trojans during his final football homecoming game last week.
Redding Record Searchlight
Wyatt Shaw becomes all-time Northern Section football passing yards leader
Wyatt Shaw has done it again. The Redding Christian quarterback entered the 2026 season as the Northern Section’s passing touchdowns leader. A couple of weeks into the season, Shaw became the first player in NSCIF history to record 100 career touchdowns. Heading into the Lions matchup against Mt. Shasta on Oct. 2, Shaw was 141 yards away from tying the all-time passing yards record (7,154, Jace Neugebauer, Fall River 2012-15). The senior quarterback completed 12-of-16 attempts for 311 yards and five touchdowns in the Lions 52-0 win over the Bears, officially solidifying Wyatt Shaw as the Northern Section’s all-time passing yards leader. “It was super exciting,” Shaw said. “My team and I were all super excited about it. I’m just happy that I was able to do it and able to do it with a great group of guys.” Shaw broke the record on a play that has become common in Palo Cedro: A 74-yard touchdown bomb to junior Wyatt Walsh. Once the ball reached Walsh’s hands, Shaw said he immediately knew he had broken the record. Coincidentally, Walsh also caught Shaw’s 100th career touchdown pass against Maxwell on Sept. 11. “It’s special. I didn’t know I had been a
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$40,000 on the line for Redding Dragstrip's first NHRA Summit ET Finals
REDDING, Calif. — Hundreds of drag racers and fans of the motor sport roared into Redding for the weekend for the first National Hot Rod Association Summit ET Finals to be held in the city. Just over 200 drivers from across the Western United States entered the competition across...
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Colt 45's announce move into 'Far Western Conference', new scoreboard
REDDING, Calif. - Redding's collegiate summer baseball team, the Colt 45's, are helping form a new conference ahead of the 2027 season. After years of playing independently at Historic Tiger Field in Redding, the Colt 45's baseball team will now be apart of the 'Far Western Conference' going forward. The...
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Simpson falls to Westcliff in conference opener
REDDING, Calif. - The women's soccer team dropped their conference season opener tonight, 2-1, to Westcliff at the California Soccer Park. The Warriors drew first blood in the 23rd minute on a goal by Kuuipo Laumatia. The Red Hawks answered aa Maylania Mikaele found the back of the net in the 28th minute off an assist by Ellianna Keiser.
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Officials reschedule Redding’s 2027 and 2028 Ironman races to May
Officials with the Ironman triathlon organization have rescheduled the 2027 and 2028 Ironman 70.3 Northern California races to May instead of August to coincide with better outdoor conditions. The update is a result of the success of this year’s race. The Ironman is contracted to be held in Redding...