Sports
- Gold Sox playing ball again in Marysville
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- A balmy evening, summer looming and the smell of frying food, well, frying. Why not play some baseball?
Except for a lack of sweat-stain heat, Yuba-Sutter could've been having any typical summer night Thursday, as the Marysville Gold Sox kicked off ... Full story
- Wheatland rallies around bike race
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- No one will mistake quiet Wheatland for a biking hub. But for a couple hours today, the town, and especially its high school students, at least played the part of gracious — and noisy — hosts for the biggest bike race in the U.S.
"It's a... Full story
- Plumas Lake girl to compete in Hershey meet
- Appeal-Democrat
- Elisse White, 10, of Plumas Lake and Dante Love, 12, of Yuba City will look to bring home gold when they compete at the prestigious Hershey's Track & Field Games North American Finals in Hershey, Pa., on Saturday.
The event, now in its 33rd y... Full story
- OPUD green-lights two more Wheeler Ranch parks
- Ben Van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- The last two parks in Wheeler Ranch are nearing their own groundbreaking, and will bear the names of two prominent Yuba County residents.
Friday, the Olivehurst Public Utility District board of directors gave the go-ahead to a firm to begin work on ... Full story
- County offering day at the ballpark
- Michele Perrault/PlumasLakeLife.com
- With Little League season in full swing, the Yuba County Office of Recreation is looking to give parents and kids an opportunity for a little extra practice and a chance to play ball with the big boys.
The county will be hosting a "Parent &... Full story
- Batter up: League sign-ups under way
- Michele Perrault/PlumasLakeLife.com
- That time of year is quickly approaching and young players are awaiting the first practice and games of their Little League careers.
For kids interested in playing either baseball or softball, there are three options available to those living in the... Full story
- Youth soccer team exceeds expectations
- Michele Perrault/PlumasLakeLife.com
- If there was one word used to describe the Azzurri Diablos this year it would be "practice." Practice drills. Practice skills. Practice. Practice. Practice. The team soared beyond all expectations this year, right into the District Cup fi... Full story
- Judge OKs Wheeler Ranch park plan
- Construction could begin next spring
- Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- Residents in the Wheeler Ranch subdivision in Plumas Lake are one step closer to getting parks in their neighborhood, after a bankruptcy judge in Southern California gave the OK Tuesday to a plan to release property for that purpose.
The decision wa... Full story
- Star Bend boat ramp to close during levee work
- The Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority has announced the temporary closure of the Star Bend boat ramp and parking lot from June 29 through July 20. The closure will be in effect while construction on the Feather River Setback Levee is under way... Full story
- New Yuba recreation programs dive into summer
- Swimming lessons began Monday at the Marysville High School pool after open swim periods kicked off over the weekend, the first signs of a new recreation program in Yuba County.
Coordinator Cheyenne Balderama said interest in the swimming lessons wa... Full story
