PLEASANT VALLEY AND CHICO HIGH WITH BLOWOUT WINS TO OPEN THE 2025 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON

 

          It's a tradition like no other.....Pleasant Valley Viking Football under head coach Mark Cooley scheduling a very difficult out of league early season schedule and then playing their best football by the end of the year. The Vikings got the season off to a great start with a 41-21 win over Central Catholic High in Modesto on Friday night. 

 

          The Chico High Panthers also had their way with a non-league opponent easily handling Nevada Union 42-13 at Chico High. Both the Panthers and Vikings hope it springboards them into a successful 2025 campaign.

 

          Most teams in the North Valley will get their seasons started next week. KpaySports will be broadcasting live from Om Wraith Field on the campus of Paradise High when the Bobcats take on powerhouse Orland. We will be on the air at 7pm on Friday night.

 

         Tonight 100-thousand dollars is up for grabs in the 40-lap main event at the Silver Dollar Speedway as four days of racing culminates with the Gold Cup Championship. Drivers have been qualifying for the last two days to gain entry in this main event race tonight. 

 

          The Giants continue to struggle falling seven games under .500 with a 5-4 walk-off loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Former Brewer Willy Adames hit two home runs fo the Giants but it was Willam Contreras who hit a two-out walk off home run in the bottom of the 9th giving the Brewers a 5-4 win over the Giants. San Francisco now sits at 61-68 while the Brewers have the best record in baseball at 81-48 and have a 7-and-a-half game lead over the Cubs in the NL Central.

 

          The A's saw their 3-game losing streak come to an end falling to the Mariners in the Seattle. The A's got the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the 9th but fell to 59-71 with the loss.