Basketball Roundup

Jan 20, 2026 03:30PM ● By YSBC

Live Oak senior guard Farron Gomez (13) drives into the lane on Dec. 3 in the Lions’ loss to Dixon. Photo by Steven Bryla

SUTTER AND BUTTE COUNTIES, CA (MPG) - The first week of league play finished up last week for most of our area teams in basketball, here’s how their week went.

Live Oak

Boys Basketball - The Lions opened Westside League play last week as they had losses against Orland and Las Plumas.

Live Oak ran into a high-powered Orland offense and the Lions faced a significant deficit at the hat.

Live Oak managed to get the ball in the basket more against Las Plumas as they competed better as Lions juniors’ Naveen Kalkat and Kaiden Dulan both scored in double figures against the Thunderbirds.

Live Oak is scheduled to host Oroville tonight at 7 p.m.

Live Oak sophomore Meredith Bole (4) lays the ball up on Saturday, Dec. 6 during the Lions’ defeat to Marysville. Photo by Chris Pedigo

Girls Basketball - Live Oak dropped their first league games against Orland and Las Plumas last week as they dropped their third consecutive game.

The Lions struggled heavily in the game against the Thunderbirds as they managed 12 points total as a team in the loss and struggled a lot on the offensive end.

Live Oak hosted Gridley on Tuesday night and hosts Oroville tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Biggs

Boys Basketball - Biggs split their two games in the opening week of Mid-Valley League play as they lost a heartbreaker to Quincy and beat Hamilton by double digits.

The loss to Quincy was the start of a gauntlet of league games that will change the MVL night in and night out.

The Wolverines rebounded at home against Hamilton, despite trailing by four at the end of the first half and almost doubled the Braves’ point total in the second half for a double-digit win.

Biggs hit the road this entire week as they played at Portola on Tuesday and play at Maxwell for the first time since their tournament in mid-December.

The Wolverines and Panthers are scheduled to tipoff at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

Biggs senior guard Hunter Seipert (4) drives to the basket on Jan. 3 during the Wolverines’ 55-45 defeat to Wheatland. Photo by Steven Bryla

Girls Basketball - The Lady Wolverines split their games with Quincy and Hamilton in the first week of MVL play last week.

Biggs pulled off a two-possession win over Hamilton where they held on for a victory that broke a five-gave losing streak.

The Wolverines will tip off against Maxwell tonight at 5 p.m. where they beat the Panthers during the Biggs tournament back in early December.

Biggs junior guard Anna Carothers (10) shoots on Dec. 30 in the Wolverines’ loss to Faith Christian. Photo by Steven Bryla

Gridley

Boys Basketball - Gridley started Westside League play with two mail-biting victories over Corning and Las Plumas.

The significance of the wins early in the league put the Bulldogs in control of their own destiny to claim another league title.

Gridley seniors Bikram Kullar and Jacob Boyan were key components that helped propel the Bulldogs to take another league title and hold the seeding edge in the postseason race.

Gridley hosted Live Oak on Tuesday and will travel to Orland tonight for another key matchup in league play. Tipoff against the Trojans is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight.

Gridley senior Bikram Kullar (10) shoots a jumper on Dec. 19 in the Bulldogs’ 53-50 win over Sutter. Photo by Steven Bryla

Girls Basketball - Gridley split the first week of league play with a six-point loss to Las Plumas and a controlling double-digit win over Corning.

The Bulldogs had chances to beat the Thunderbirds as they led by three at the end of the third, but they had a rough final quarter where they managed to score two points as Las Plumas scored 11.

Against Corning, Gridley’s big third quarter gave them the lead and the boost where they were able to harsher a sizable lead and held onto it for the remainder of the game.