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Weekend SAT —LL — SoCal vs Red Bluff, 7:30 p.m., KBLF SUN—LL— Red Bluff vs Nevada, 2 p.m., KBLF SAT—NFL—Hall of Fame Induction, 4 p.m., ESPN MLB — Phillies at Giants, SAT, 1 p.m., FOX, SUN, 1 p.m., CSNB MLB —Athletics at Rays, SAT, 4 p.m., SUN, 10:30 a.m., CSNC SUN—NASCAR— Good Sam RVInsurance 500, 10 a.m., ESPN Meet your All-Stars... 7. wesley clawson 1B/P Bats: Left Throws: Left Age: 12 Family: Gary, Kim, Cassie, Andrew and Fiona School: Entering Vista from Bidwell Favorite MLB Player: Tim Lincecum Ambition: MLB Player Hobbies: baseball, basketball Scouting Report: quiet and reserved...constantly playing with a cell phone 16. dimitre kent 2B/RF Sports 1B San Francisco camp Weekend August 6-7, 2011 Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 12 Family: Jocelyn, David, Geo- vanni School: Berrendos Favorite MLB Player: Buster Posey Ambition: MLB Manager Hobbies: motocross, baseball, wrestling, basketball and track Scouting Report: a multi- sport athlete...always wants just one more Tehama Tracker SOFTBALL TRYOUTS The North Valley Rapids ASA 18Gold softball program is holding its tryouts on Sunday, Aug. 21 at Frey softball field in Red Bluff. All players including pitchers and catchers will report in at 9:30 a.m. Final tryouts will be on Sunday, Aug. 28th at Frey softball field in Red Bluff at 9:30 a.m. Both tryouts are mandatory for all players. The team’s purpose is to prepare young ladies for the next level of play, where performance and academics will play a big role for college admission. North Valley Rapids 2011 fall ball is designed to showcase talent to college coaches. For more information contact X. Tito Cervantes at 529- 7389. FREE BOWLING GAME Lariat Bowl will joins more than 4,000 centers nation- wide in inviting the public to enjoy a free bowling game, today, as part of a record-breaking challenge. The current record for bowling games played in a single day is 923,948. Bowling centers across the U.S. are hosting the record- breaking attempt as part of the week long celebration of National Bowling Week. To get a free game of bowling, visit gobowling.com and download a free game coupon. For your effort, you will also receive a certificate to veri- fy your participation. Lariat Bowl will have daily specials, including two days of bowling clinics. “In Red Bluff and across the United States, bowling has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity. We are proud to celebrate a great year for bowling and to thank all of the peo- ple who have supported our center," said Lariat Bowl’s Chris Goddard. “We are excited to join thousands of centers, from coast- to-coast across the United States, in attempting to set a new world record. We invite bowlers of all levels and talents to stop by and bowl for free as we try to help make history!" The World Record Event and National Bowling Week are sponsored by the Bowling Proprietors' Association of Amer- ica (BPAA), Strike Ten Entertainment (STE), the Interna- tional Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBP- SIA), the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). For more information about National Bowling Week and bowling in general, visit www.gobowling.com. GOLF Entries are currently being accepted for the 84th Northern California Open Championship slated for Sept 12-14 at Sevillano Links. The Northern California Open Championship is a 3-day, 54-hole stroke play tournament which attracts seasoned PGA and non-PGA professional players and amateurs with an index of 3.4 or lower. Entry deadline for this prestigious tournament is Sept. 7at 9:00 P.M. This championship is a NCGA and Nor Cal PGA point event with a projected pro purse of $45,000 (based on a field of 144 players). Nor Cal Open players are also invited to par- ticipate in a pre-tournament skins game on Sept 11. Conducted by the Northern California PGA (NCPGA) in conjunction with the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) the Northern California Open Championship has a long and respected history. Names that grace its trophy include Archer, Lema, Little, Lotz, Jacobsen, Maltbie, O’Meara, and Sutherland, among others. Defending cham- pion of the Northern California Open is Ryan Thornberry of Ceres. The Northern California Open Championship is spon- sored by Rolling Hills Casino & Resort. To register for the NCO visit: rollinghillscasino.com. Questions regarding tour- nament eligibility should be directed to tournament head- quarters at the Nor Cal PGA Section Office at (707) 449- 4742. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Nie- mann took a four-hitter into the ninth inning en route to winning his fifth consecutive deci- sion and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Friday night. Niemann (6-4) allowed four runs and seven hits over 8 2-3 innings. The right-han- der was replaced by Kyle Farnsworth after giving up a pair of runs and three hits in the ninth. Niemann improved to 5-0 in eight starts since returning from a strained lower San Francisco 49ers running back Anthony Dixon carries the ball at camp this week. SANTA CLARA (AP) — Car- los Rogers needed a change. The veteran cornerback is in the right place for that with the San Francisco 49ers, who are making big changes this summer on a defense that has lost five starters. Rogers is in a position to fill one of those voids, but that’s not the only thing that convinced him to start fresh on the opposite end of the country after spending his first six NFL seasons with the Washington Redskins. ‘‘I wanted something new, an environment that is not (revolv- ing) around superstars and who’s the next player coming to the team,’’ Rogers said Friday. ‘‘I needed a change out of Washing- ton and just wanted a group of guys willing to work and get bet- ter. This team is hungry, and the attitude of this team, I wanted to be part of that.’’ Considered one of the top five cornerbacks available in free agency this year, Rogers steps into a secondary that’s getting a makeover under the direction of new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. Rogers and safety Madieu Williams both signed one-year deals with the 49ers earlier this week. Rogers is in line to replace Nate Clements, who started all 16 games at right cornerback for San Francisco last season. Clements was released last week due to his exorbitant salary. The 49ers will not re-sign vet- eran free agent Dashon Goldson, who started all 16 games at free safety each of the past two sea- sons. San Francisco also has lost nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin and linebackers Takeo Spikes and Manny Lawson to free agency. Those three defenders also started each of San Francisco’s 16 games last season. The ninth player selected over- all in the 2005 draft, Rogers start- ed 63 of the 66 games he played for Washington the past five sea- sons. He becomes one of the most experienced veterans in a young San Francisco secondary that’s anxious to improve on the team’s No. 24 finish in the NFL rankings last year in passing defense. ‘‘Guys are willing to work here, and everybody is on the same page,’’ Rogers said. ‘‘The whole team is being put in a new system where everybody has to learn. All of us together are helping each other out. Once we get on that same page, we’ll all be equal.’’ Rogers has landed in a duel with fifth-year veteran Tarell Brown for the starting cornerback position opposite Shawntae Spencer, who has started 32 con- secutive games for the 49ers at left cornerback. It’s already shaping into one of San Francisco’s closest competi- tions for an open starting job. Brown started four games in 2009 and punctuated San Francis- co’s season-ending blowout of Arizona in January with a 62-yard interception return for a touch- down. He has been practicing with the first unit since training camp began and sees an opportunity to remain there with the new coach- ing staff. Brown doesn’t expect that to change now that Rogers has arrived. ‘‘They definitely have to bring in guys to push all of us,’’ Brown said. ‘‘Carlos is a good player, but I feel I’m a good player as well. This is a fresh start for everybody. Everybody’s trying to prove them- selves and make a mark, trying to make a name for themselves. And that’s what I’m trying to do as well.’’ Brown and Rogers are the only cornerbacks on the roster besides Spencer with more than two years’ NFL experience. The 49ers selected South Car- olina product Chris Culliver in the third round of the April draft, and the rookie was backing up Brown until Rogers practiced with the team for the first time Thursday. ‘‘The coaches have done a great job of seeing the type of talent we have, seeing what we do best, and they’re catering around that,’’ Brown said. ‘‘Carlos and I, we’re definitely battling. But I’m a com- petitor as well, so I’m definitely not going to give it up easy.’ Niemann wins 5th straight to beat A’s back on June 20. Evan Longoria and Casey Kotchman both had run-scoring dou- bles, and Matt Joyce hit an RBI single in the fifth that put the Rays up 4-0. Coco Crisp and Hide- ki Matsui homered for the Athletics, who have lost 30 of their last 37 games away from home. Oakland entered hitting an AL-low .232 on the road. Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington was back in the starting line- up after missing two games because of Bell’s palsy and tripled in four at-bats. He left Mon- day’s game against Seat- tle because of the condi- tion that can cause par- tial facial paralysis. Niemann has won all three of his career starts against Oakland. He was looking for his first complete game since a two-hitter against Toronto on June 8, 2010. Crisp cut the Oakland deficit to 4-2 with a two- run homer in the sixth. Tampa Bay responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning when Ben Zobrist drove in a pair on a sin- gle and B.J. Upton added a run-scoring sin- gle. Upton also had an eighth-inning RBI triple. Matsui hit a solo shot and Pennington had an RBI triple in the ninth. The Rays took a 1-0 lead on a bases-loaded RBI grounder by Robin- son Chirinos — that deflected off Guillermo Moscoso — with one out in the fourth. The Rays’ rookie catcher has driven in seven runs over his last three games after having none in his first 11 big league games. Moscoso (4-6) gave up four runs and six hits in 4 2-3 innings. Oakland right fielder David DeJesus, slowed by right thumb soreness, returned after missing the previous three games. He struck out with a runner on second with two outs in the fourth, and wound up 1 for 4. Courtesy photo “Wes” “D-Bo” San Francisco 49ers Athletics 4 Tampa Bay 8