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October 31, 2014

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StaffReports REDBLUFF TehamaFamilyFit- ness Center held another unique contest Saturday. Seventeen local fitness enthu- siasts met at Tehama Family Fit- ness Center to compete for the title of "Tehama's Fittest Beast." Ten men and seven women competed in four strength and fitness events including a gi- ant tire flip and weighted chain drag, double overhand dead lift and endurance medley. First place in the women's di- vision went to Julie Sorenson, second was Michelee Cantu and third was Marcela Anderson. Roger Guimont won the men's division. Second place was An- thony White and third was Matt Anderson. "This event was kind of a hy- brid strong man, and crossfit throw-down with a Halloween theme since contestants were encouraged to compete in cos- tumes," TFFC General Manager Troy Lalaguna said. Lalaguna created and scored the event, which he called a true test of functional strength and endurance. The Fitness Center plans on making this an annual event with similar, but different events. BeastUp performance drink supported the event. FITNESS Dawnofthedeadlift Local athletic enthusiasts compete in contest in costume at Tehama Family Fitness Center SUBMITTEDPHOTO Michelee Cantu, dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Michaelangelo, picks up 285pounds with a double overhand dead li . By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO Bruce Bochy is crazy superstitious. It's a little- known fact about the unflappa- ble San Francisco Giants man- ager. Mere mention of anything about a dynasty during the World Series made him uncom- fortable. He felt equally uneasy when his name got linked to the best skippers of all-time — those Hall of Famers he well could join someday. Bochy doesn't have to worry about a jinx now. After win- ning its third championship in five seasons, the new label for his team looks as if it will stick. "Dynasty" blared the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday. The Giants closed it out with a 3-2 win in Game 7 at Kan- sas City on Wednesday night, sealed by Series MVP Madison Bumgarner's five shutout in- nings as a reliever this time. "A lot has to go right. First off, it starts with the talent," Bochy said. "I mean, you need that, which we have. Then you have to deal with a lot of things maybe during the season. Ev- ery manager says, 'Hey, we're fine, we have a good chance to get there if we stay healthy.' But that doesn't always happen." In a remarkable every-other- year pattern, San Francisco somehow finds its best form in even years. With new faces and old ones, with castoffs and mis- fits and some key midseason ac- quisitions. Few clubs have captured three championships in a five-year span. The last National League team to do it was the St. Louis Cardinals with Stan Musial from 1942-46, so the Giants are the first of the free-agency era. The Oakland Athletics won three straight crowns in the early 1970s, and the New York Yankees captured four in five years from 1996-2000. Still, San Francisco was never considered a favorite or the best team in the regular season any of these times. Twice in this stretch, the Giants missed the playoffs altogether. After a runner-up finish in the NL West to the Dodgers at 88-74, they took the wild-card card route this time. On Wednesday night, Tim Hudson became a champion af- ter a 16-year wait and Michael Morse got there following 10 ma- jor league seasons. "It's the greatest group of guys I ever played with," Morse said. "It's a group of guys who believe in each other and the outcome was a World Series victory." This city has had a football dynasty. So now the storied baseball franchise is doing its best to catch up with the NFL team in town. The Niners ruled in the late '80s and '90s, win- ning five Super Bowls. A unique element for Bochy's latest winning roster is the tal- ented crop of homegrown play- ers who made it happen. There are the big names — Bumgarner, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval. And the emerging ones — Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Joe Panik. "You look at most of our team — like Joe, me, Buster, Pablo, Belt, Bum. It's loaded with a lot of good players and a lot of players who are pretty similar in kind of their approach to the game and they're pretty even- keel," said Crawford, the short- stop. "Pablo's a little bit different but me, Joe, Belt, Bum, Buster, we're all pretty levelheaded at any point in the game whatever part of the season it is, whether it's playoffs or midway through the regular season. We don't re- ally change. That says a lot with how well we've done in the play- offs and the postseason in recent years," he said. "Nothing's really too big for us," he added. Eight players have been on all three winning World Series teams: Bumgarner, slugging third baseman Sandoval, Posey WORLD SERIES Newdynasty:Giantsaddtotitlestreak San Francisco enters rare air with latest championship trophy for Bochy, core players CHARLIE NEIBERGALL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (le ) and manager Bruce Bochy stand by the trophies a er their 3-2win against the Kansas City Royals in Game 7of baseball's World Series on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. Staff Reports ANDERSON The Mercy War- riors placed seventh at Wednes- day's Northern Section Division 2 swimming championships, while the Lady Warriors were ninth. West Valley beat out a field of 13 teams to win the boys title with 415 points. University Prep was second with 315 points. The schools swapped positions for the girls title, where 14 teams competed. University Prep had 358 points and the Lady Eagles had 343 points. The Lady Warriors earned 56 points. Their best finish came from Zinnia Balken, placing fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:10.12). She placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke (1:21.21). Mikaela Weber was eighth in the 200 individual medley (2:46.91) and 13th in the 100 free- style (1:06.72). Katyln Tobin was ninth in the 100 backstroke (1:18.84) and 12th in the 200 butterfly (2:31.03). The Mercy boys earned 73 points. Anthony Aviles, Nathaniel Ben- nett, Nicholas Keane and Marcus Kuchle were sixth in the 200 med- ley (2:14.81) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:53.96). In the 50 freestyle Aviles placed 10th (26.03), Kuchle was 12th (27.67) and Kim Cheol was 16th (32.09). Aviles was 14th in the 100 free- style (1:02.52). Keane was 13th in the 200 in- dividual medley (2:56.16). Kuchle placed 16th in the 100 breaststroke (1:24.77). Volleyball YREKA 3, CORNING 0 Yreka swept visiting Corning 25-17, 25-13, 25- 19 Tuesday. Maddy Caputo had 25 digs and Kaylee Shoemaker had 15. PREP ROUNDUP Balken places 4th at D-2 swim meet finals Mercy boys get 7th place, Lady Warriors finish 9th By David Pollak Bay Area News Group ST. PAUL, MINN. The San Jose Sharks failed to protect a two- goal lead in the third period Thursday night and dropped a 4-3 shootout decision to the Min- nesota Wild. The loss ruined San Jose's bid for a perfect road trip after two victories since leaving San Jose on a four-game losing streak. Minne- sota forwards Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville beat Sharks goalie Antti Niemi in the one-on- one competition, and Logan Cou- ture was the lone Shark to find the back of the net. In regulation, the Sharks got a power-play goal from Tommy Wingels and even-strength tal- lies from Joe Thornton and rookie Mirco Mueller, his first in the NHL. Kyle Brodziak scored twice and Mikko Koivu once for the Wild. Both teams had plenty of good scoring chances in the briskly NHL Sharks blow lead in third, lose to Wild in shootout WILD4,SHARKS3(SO) Up next: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks, 7:30p.m. on Saturday, TV on CSNCA, NBCSN. THESCORE San Francisco native Stevie Johnson beamed with home- town pride Thursday inside the 49ers locker room, savor- ing the Giants' World Series triumph and gaining more inspiration for his own team. NFL 49ers receiver Johnson seeks first playoff berth FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 Top Fuelers Wrestling sign-ups will be 6to 8p.m. Monday and Wednesday at Round Table Pizza. The cost for wrestlers in kindergarten through eighth grade is $40. Call 736-5665for info. WRESTLING Top Fuelers sign-ups set for next week Corning (5-3, 2-1) is at Ander- son (4-4, 2-1) for a Northern Athletic League game at 7:30 p.m. Red Bluff (2-6, 1-3) is hosting Enterprise (7-1, 5-0) for Spartans Senior Night at 7:30p.m. WEEK 9 FOOTBALL Corning at Anderson, Red Bluff hosts Hornets Maine health authorities struggled to reach a compro- mise with nurse Kaci Hickox that would make her keep her distance from other people, in the clash between personal freedom and fear of Ebola. EBOLA QUARANTINE Maine in standoff with nurse over safeguards FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 GIANTS PAGE 2 SHARKS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, October 31, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1

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