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1B Sports Tehama Tracker Monday's results Tuesday May 14, 2013 MLB Texas LATE Athletics NBA PLAYOFFS Thayer doubles up Eastern Conference Semis Miami 88 Chicago 65 Miami leads series 3-1 Western Conference Semis Oklahoma City LATE Memphis Track & field league champs crowned Memphis leads series 2-1 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS Eastern Conference 1st Round 4 Toronto OT The Lady Spartans placed third and the Red Bluff boys fifth Friday at the Sac River League track and field championships at Enterprise High School. The Lady Eagles won the girls competition with 158 points followed by Foothill with 138.5 and Red Bluff with 92.5. Shasta was fourth with 56 points and Enterprise was fifth with 42 points. Red Bluff's Kayla Thayer swept the shot put (34'9.5") and discus (105'7"). Lily Brose, Allison Winning, Joanna Smith-Conrad and Adrienne Hinkston won the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:02.13. Brose captured the 100 meters in 12.78 seconds and Hinkston won the 400 in 57.90. Hinkston was second in the 200 meters (25.93) and Brose placed third (26.03). Smith-Conrad, Brose, Kaylynn Gibson and Hinkston were second in the 4x100 with a time of 49.68 seconds. Hannah Woodall's mark of 15'8" was good enough for third in the long jump. Boys Enterprise racked up 131 points to win the boys competition. West Valley had 125 Diera wins 800, 1600 meters The Yreka Miners took advantage of being host, sweeping both the boys and girls Northern Athletic League track and field championships Friday. The Lady Cardinals placed second, while the Corning boys were fourth. The Lady Miners dominated the girls competition with 222 points. Corning had 105 points, followed by Central Valley with 51, Anderson with 33 and Lassen with 25. Corning's 4x400 relay team of Monique Davis, Elle Davis, Karly Lira and Maria Diaz took first place with a time of 5:08.07. Jessica Beckley won the 200 meters (27.82 seconds) and See RB, page 2B See CARDS, page 2B Warriors, Spurs showing 'no quit' ahead of Game 5 5 Boston Boston wins series 4-3 Eastern Conference 1st Round N.Y. Rangers 5 Washington 0 N.Y. Rangers win series 4-3 Today's games BASEBALL Division 1 Semifinal Red Bluff Pleasant Valley 4 p.m. SOFTBALL Division III Semifinal Shasta Red Bluff 4 p.m. Division IV Quarterfinal Willows Corning 4 p.m. NBA PLAYOFFS Western Conference Semis Warriors TNT San Antonio OAKLAND (AP) — Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson placed a prominent poem by an unknown author in every player's locker before Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday that had a simple title: Don't Quit. Jackson's gritty Golden State team never has this season. Neither have the four-time champion Spurs, led by a group of veterans who have stood the test of time. Young or old, it might not matter at this point. Both teams are writing a new script in the playoffs, giving each other all they can handle in a thrilling Western Conference semifinal that has had more twists and turns than anybody ever predicted. The Warriors and Spurs head into a critical Game 5 tilt in San Antonio on Tuesday night tied at two apiece. What started as a best-of-seven series is suddenly a best of three. ''It's a great place to be,'' Jackson said at Golden State's practice facility in Oakland on Monday before the team boarded a flight to San Antonio. ''It's a great story.'' Differing in style and experience, New York TNT 4 p.m. Indiana leads series 2-1 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS Western Conference Semis NBCSN Los Angeles 7 p.m. Series tied 0-0 Eastern Conference Semis Ottawa NBCSN Pittsburgh 4:30 p.m. Series tied 0-0 MLB Giants Toronto CSNB 4:07 p.m. SF — Zito, 3-1 TOR — Dickey, 2-5 Texas Athletics so there is no reason to be comfortable here,'' Spurs forward Tim Duncan said back at team headquarters in San Antonio. ''We're happy we have home court and we're happy to have a game (in Oakland), but there is no comfort level. We're 2-2. This next game is a huge game for both teams.'' Home court seemed so huge at the start of the series. Maybe not anymore. The Warriors hadn't won two games beyond the first round since 1977, when they pulled even with the Lakers in the conference semifinals through four games. Los Angeles won in seven. Even with sharpshooting Stephen Curry limping See GAME 5, page 2B Sharks, Kings prepared for California clash Eastern Conference Semis Sharks the Warriors and Spurs share at least one common thread: each has reason to be confident and concerned before the next ball is tossed. Both have blown late leads and lost a game in overtime that they felt they shouldn't. Each has won once on the other's home floor, and neither has won consecutive games. ''They've already won one here, 6:30 p.m. Series tied 2-2 Indiana MCT photo Golden State Warriors' Jarrett Jack tries to control the ball in Game 4. CSNC 7:05 p.m. TEX — D.Holland, 3-2 OAK — Colon, 3-2 On the tube CYCLING • 2 p.m., NBCSN — Tour of California, stage 3, Palmdale to Santa Clarita HOCKEY • 2 a.m., NBCSN — IIHF World Championship, preliminary round, United States vs. Slovakia, at Helsinki MLB • 4 p.m., CSNB — San Francisco at Toronto • 7 p.m., CSNC — Texas at Oakland NBA • 4 p.m., TNT — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 4, New York at Indiana • 6:30 p.m., TNT — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 5, Golden State at San Antonio NHL • 4:30 p.m., NBCSN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, games 1, Ottawa at Pittsburgh • 7 p.m. p.m., NBCSN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, games 1, San Jose at Los Angeles SOCCER • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Wigan at Arsenal Tour of California PALM SPRINGS, (AP) — Javier Acevedo of Colombia bolted to the front with about 700 yards left in final steep climb, winning Monday's second stage in scorching heat to take the overall lead at the Tour of California. EL SEGUNDO (AP) — Although Joe Thornton and Dustin Brown might not agree on much else over the next two weeks, both captains believe hockey has never been bigger or better in California, from the thriving youth game all the way to their state's three winning NHL clubs. The San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings are eager to highlight this renaissance in their secondround playoff series. It's the fourth postseason meeting between Golden State teams, but the first beyond the opening round. Judging by the rivals' two stacked rosters and the series' high stakes, everything is in place for a California classic. ''It's pretty cool,'' Thornton said Monday before the Sharks' 45-minute flight south. ''Hockey is big out here now. You have a lot of youngsters playing, a lot of older people, too. Hockey is thriving out here in the West.'' Starting in the series opener Tuesday night at Staples Center, the defense-first Kings and the skill-laden Sharks will showcase their contrasting styles in pursuit of the same goal: Being the California club in the Western Conference finals for the eighth time in 10 years. Local rivalries and short travel times are taken for granted in the Eastern Conference, but they're special circumstances in the West. Neither team wants to waste the advantages of brief flights and their large fan contingents in both arenas. ''I think it's a great thing for California to get these two teams in this situation,'' Brown said at the Kings' training complex. ''It's the perfect time for it because of how well hockey is doing. See SHARKS, page 2B MCT file photo San Jose Sharks' Brent Burns fights for the puck against the Los Angeles Kings' Jeff Carter earlier this season. 2013 NSCIF Softball Playoffs Division IV Today, 4 p.m. Thursday 1. Wheatland (29-2-1) 8. Yreka (20-13-2) 5. Willows (21-10-2) Saturday A year ago Red Bluff and Shasta met in the Division-II championship game with the Lady Spartans prevailing. This year both teams dropped down to D-III and the teams square off in the opening round of a 3-team playoff. Red Bluff has been to Division III 4. CORNING (18-13-3) Today, 4 p.m. 6. Colusa (27-5) 5 p.m. 3. Lassen (25-10) five consecutive section championship games. Corning is seeking its first playoff win since 2007. The Lady Cardinals and their opponent Willows, both lost in the first round of the playoffs a year ago. Corning's last title came in 1990. Saturday 3. Shasta (23-9) 2. RED BLUFF (28-7) 7. West Valley (14-16-2) 2. Sutter (19-13-2) 1. Paradise (25-7-1)