The 2026 spring sports regular season is coming to a close as teams are starting to look toward playoff action in the coming days and weeks.
Northern Section baseball teams will kick off the postseason with play-in games for Divisions II and III starting on Tuesday, May 12. The brackets for Divisions IV-VII have not yet been released. NSCIF softball teams will have one more game to solidify their playoff standing with the final day of the regular season set for Tuesday.
Track and field teams across the Northern Section will compete in divisional championships before sections begin on May 22. Boys golf will also be competing in divisional tournaments on Monday, with NSCIF Masters and the NorCal championships taking place in the coming weeks.
Boys tennis will top things off with individual championships on Monday and Tuesday. The NorCal championships will take place between May 20-24 — the final regional competition of the season.
See the top games of the week as teams head into a busy slate of postseason competition.
Baseball
- No. 5 Shasta (12-12) at No. 4 Las Plumas (19-9) — 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 12
- No. 6 Enterprise (12-15-1) at No. 3 Chico (18-8) — 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 12
Softball
- University Prep (10-15) at West Valley (24-2) — 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 12
- Pleasant Valley (16-9) at Red Bluff (14-10) — 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 12
- Chico (21-6) at Foothill (14-12) — 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 12
Track and Field
- NSCIF Division II Championships — 2 p.m., Thursday, May 14 at Corning High School
- NSCIF Division I Pole Vault Championships — 3 p.m., Thursday, May 14 at Foothill High School
- NSCIF Division I Championships — 3 p.m., Friday, May 15 at Chico High School
Boys Golf
- NSCIF Division II Championships — 10 a.m., Monday, May 11 at Diamond Mountain GC
- NSCIF Division I Championships — Noon, Monday, May 11 at Table Mountain GC
Boys Tennis
- NSCIF Individual Championships — 4 p.m., Monday-Tuesday, May 11-12 at Las Plumas High School
Brett Abrams is a sports reporter for the Record Searchlight/USA Today Network. He covers high school and local sports in the Redding area. Reach out to Brett with any sports tips or news on X (formerly Twitter) @brabrams_ or by email at Brett.Abrams@Redding.com. To support and sustain this work, please subscribe today. Thank you.
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