Local Sports

- Post 45 honors Molina with tournament wins
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- There must have been one happy Hawaiian smiling down from the baseball heavens over the weekend, as both Post 45 American Legion teams honored the memory of George Molina by winning their brackets at the inaugural George Molina Baseball Tournament.
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- Tourney honors late Scott Rakestraw
- By Kirk Barron/Tri-County Newspapers
- When 19-year-old Scott Rakestraw was killed in a car accident more than 13 years ago, the outpouring of support from residents of Willows and the surrounding communities helped his family heal.
Scott Rakestraw was a three-sport athlete at Willows Hi... Full story
- NFHS supports concussion bill
- Tri-County Newspapers
- The National Federation of State High School Associations recently announced its support of the recently introduced Youth Sports Concussion Act sponsored by Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Tom Udall.
The legislation promotes improved national quality stan... Full story

- Indians can't scale Rockies
- By Craig Purcell/Orland Press-Register
- The Orland Indians had quite the hill to climb after falling behind 5-1 after one inning, and despite solid pitching and defense fell to the Chico Westside Rockies 7-1 at Lely Aquatic Park in Orland on Tuesday.
"It was a really good game," said Benj... Full story
- Lions all-star football excitement grows
- Tri-County Newspapers
- If you're the type of person whose favorite sounds of summer gravitate toward the smacking of shoulder pads and the barking of signals by a quarterback, your ears are soon to be in for a treat.
The 36th annual Lions All-Star football games are less ... Full story
- Sports Roundup: TOC, American Legion, Orland Speedbowl results
- Orland Press-Register
- District 47 TOC Results
Tuesday: Baseball
Westside 7, Orland 1 (minors)
Hamilton-Capay 22, Westside 10 (juniors)
Tuesday: Softball
Willows 20, Palermo 0 (majors)
Durham 12, Willows 0 (juniors)
Wednesday: Baseball
Durham 5, Hamilton-Capay 4 (j... Full story
- Sports Briefs: Ceremony on Saturday at Bihler Field
- Orland Press-Register
- Ceremony on Saturday at Bihler Field
Dr. Gene Russell will be on hand at 8 p.m. Saturday to salute Dr. Bihler on the 75th anniversary of Bihler FIeld, just before Post 45 takes the field versus Citrus Heights at the George Molina Baseball Tournament... Full story
- Bringing fish, game back from Mexico
- California Department of Fish & Wildlife
- The following questions were asked on the state Department of Fish & Wildlife website:
Question: I fish in Mexico and have a question regarding bringing them back to the U.S. I saw a statement on Facebook where the poster said we cannot bring co... Full story
- Bleacher Bits: Time for cooler heads to prevail
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- No pun is intended, but the topic of this week's column has left me hot and bothered.
With temperatures hitting 110 degrees on June 8, I made my way to three different Tournament of Champions games at three different locations and in three different... Full story

- Hamilton-Capay can’t shake Tigers
- By Craig Purcell/Tri-County Newspapers
- A pair of five-run innings made the difference Saturday as the Hamilton-Capay Shakers lost to the Gridley Tigers 13-7 in the first round of District 47 TOC play at Lely Aquatic Park in Orland.
Shakers pitcher Riley Powell pitched around a pair of fi... Full story