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2026 Northern Section championships: Basketball, soccer finals set

The Northern Section championship matches are set.

The boys and girls NSCIF basketball finalists for Divisions III and VII compete on Friday, Feb. 27, at Butte College, while Divisions IV-VI will compete on Saturday, Feb 28, at Shasta College.

The boys and girls NSCIF soccer championships will be held at Harrison Stadium in Oroville. Division III will play on Friday, Feb. 27, while Divisions I and II will play on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Here is the complete list of NSCIF championship matchups for basketball and soccer:

Boys Basketball

Division III: No. 3 Enterprise vs. No. 1 Chico - Friday, Feb. 27, 7:45 p.m. at Butte College

Division IV: No. 2 Oroville vs. No. 1 University Prep - Saturday, Feb. 28, 7:45 p.m. at Shasta College

Division V: No. 2 Trinity vs. No. 1 Weed - Saturday, Feb. 28, 4:15 p.m. at Shasta College

Division VI: No. 2 Biggs vs. No. 1 Redding Christian - Saturday, Feb. 28, 12:45 p.m. at Shasta College

Division VII: No. 4 Chester vs. No. 2 Happy Camp - Friday, Feb. 27, 4:15 p.m. at Butte College.

Girls Basketball

Division III: No. 3 Pleasant Valley vs. No. 1 Chico - Friday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m. at Butte College

Division IV: No. 2 University Prep vs. No. 1 West Valley - Saturday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m. at Shasta College

Division V: No. 2 Durham vs. No. 1 Modoc - Saturday, Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m. at Shasta College.

Division VI: No. 2 Redding Christian vs. No. 1 Weed - Saturday, Feb. 28, 11 a.m. at Shasta College

Division VII: No. 2 Butte Valley vs. No. 1 Chester - Friday, Feb. 27, 2:30 p.m. at Butte College

Boys Soccer

All games will be played at Harrison Stadium in Oroville

Division I: No. 2 Chico vs. No. 1 Pleasant Valley - Saturday, Feb. 28, 1 p.m.

Division II: No. 2 Gridley vs. No. 1 Orland - Saturday, Feb. 28, 5 p.m.

Division III: No. 4 Hamilton vs. No. 2 Winters - Friday, Feb. 27, 5 p.m.

West Valley's Kylee Jaramillo (left), Cadynce Gippner (middle) and Logan Carruth (right) run back into position after Gippner scored a goal against U-Prep. Feb. 3, 2026.

Girls Soccer

All games will be played at Harrison Stadium in Oroville

Division I: No. 2 Shasta vs. No. 1 Pleasant Valley - Saturday, Feb. 28, 3 p.m.

Division II: No. 2 Live Oak vs. No. 1 West Valley - Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m.

Division III: No. 2 Shasta Charter Academy vs. No. 1 Winters - Friday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.

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 [email protected]. To support and sustain this work, please subscribe today. Thank you.

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