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Tehama BASEBALL Central Valley Corning 6 2 Cole McLachlan: W, 7 IP, 9 Ks Marc Betenbaugh: 1-3, 2 RBI Nick Hoag: 2-4, RBI Brian Mahutga: 1-1, RBI Trace Garrett: RBI SOFTBALL Anderson Corning Erika Raygoza: 1-3 TENNIS Red Bluff Las Plumas Igor Minarik, W, 6-1, 6-0 Thunder Shaffer, W, 6-0, 6-1 C.J. Varner, W, 6-0, 6-0 Paul Hendricks, W, 6-1, 6-0 Curtis Twitchell, W, 6-1, 6-0 Eddie Samay, W, 6-4, 6-1 Minarik/ Hendricks, W, 10-1 Shaffer/ Varner, W, 10-0 Twitchell/ Samay, W, 10-2 Corning Central Valley 1 8 Durante Rodriguez, W, 6-2, 6-0 Eric Espinoza, W, 6-1, 6-0 Javi Curial, W, 6-1, 6-1 Omar Diaz, W 6-2, 6-2 Dan Gaskell, W, 6-0, 6-3 Jonathan Gutierrez, W, 6-1, 6-0 Gutierrez/Geo Garcia, W, 8-3 Manny Garcia/Chris Hogan, W GOLF Las Plumas Invitational 1 2 3 8 13 Pleasant Valley 212 229 234 267 322 Enterprise Foothill Red Bluff Mercy 1. Sean Greenhood & Brandon Stark, ENT RB: Daniel Frantz & Peter Mitzel, 70 Mercy: Steven Rodriguez & Jordan Stasinowsky, 76 RB: Dylan Grossman & Kyler Puckett, 84 Today's games BASEBALL Red Bluff Foothill 7 p.m. SOFTBALL Las Plumas Red Bluff TENNIS Corning West Valley GOLF EAL-South at Oroville at Table Mtn. 1:30 p.m. PLAYOFFS NHL St. Louis Sharks 3:30 p.m. CSNC St. Louis leads series 2-1 MLB Athletics L.A. Angels OAK — Milone, 1-1 LAA — C.Wilson, 2-0 On the tube COLLEGE SOFTBALL •5 p.m., ESPN2 — Alabama at Geor- gia GOLF •6 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, China Open, first round, at Tianjin, China (same-day tape) • Noon, TGC — PGA Tour, Texas Open, first round, at San Antonio • 3:30 p.m., TGC — LPGA, LOTTE Championship, second round, at Kapolei, Hawaii MLB • 9:30 a.m., WGN — Chicago Cubs at Miami •4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage NBA •5 p.m., TNT — Chicago at Miami • 7:30 p.m., TNT — L.A. Clippers at Phoenix NHL HOCKEY •4 p.m., NHL NETWORK — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 4, Florida at New Jersey • 4:30 p.m., NBCSN — Playoffs, con- ference quarterfinals, game 4, Boston at Washington •5 p.m., CNBC — Playoffs, confer- ence quarterfinals, game 4, Phoenix at Chicago 7:05 p.m. CSNC+ 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 0 9 13 0 Tracker Tuesday's results Sports SAN JOSE (AP) — The San Jose Sharks are looking to change things up after dropping two straight games to the St. Louis Blues in their first-round series. The Sharks tinkered with lines and lineup changes at practice Wednesday in an indica- tion of possible alter- ations for Game 4 on Thursday when they look to tie the series at two games apiece. Patrick Marleau moved from top-line wing to second-line cen- ter, flipping spots with Logan Couture. Michal Handzus and Brad Win- chester also were skat- ing on the bottom two lines and could replace TJ Galiardi and Dominic Moore if coach Todd McLellan decides to go with those moves. ''Sometimes when things aren't working you have to switch it up. I'm fine with that,'' defenseman Dan Boyle said. ''Sometimes it will last two shifts, some- times it will last a few games. When things aren't going well you have to try to find a way to get a spark.'' The biggest change the Sharks will need is in their special teams play. A potent power play and an aggressive penalty-kill unit are the biggest reasons why the Blues lead the series 2- 1. MCT photo San Jose Sharks Martin Havlat (9) fights for the puck against St. Louis Blues Patrik Berglund (21) in the second period during Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup first round playoff series at HP Pavilion in San Jose on Mon- day. other hand, have strug- gled to set up in the offensive zone and have just two power-play goals in 11 chances, while playing St. Louis even at even strength. ''I don't want to get The Blues scored three power-play goals in a 4-3 win in Game 3 to take the series lead and have scored five of their nine goals with the man advantage, striking with remarkable effi- ciency. The Sharks, on the ourselves in a position where we're counting on the power play to win us hockey games because you're waiting for the other team to screw up if you do that,'' Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. ''Our power play has given us a little advantage in the series. It's helped here for us, but at the end of the day it's going to end up being a series of 5- on-5 play. Of the two teams, we're the team that has to improve the most 5-on-5.'' always this successful on the power play this SANTA CLARA (AP) — Apparently, there are no hard feelings on 49ers general manager Trent Baalke's part regarding the Saints' targeting of San Francisco players in their bounty program. New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams to discuss the matter. He and Williams worked together during the 2004 season in Washington and Baalke still considers him a friend. Baalke said Wednesday they had a nice chat and that he has long respected Williams as a football coach. ''I don't feel any differently about him today than I did 20 days ago,'' Baalke said. ''I've worked with Gregg. Gregg's a friend and he's been a friend. It was only fitting that you reach out and speak with him, and I felt very good about the conversation.'' Williams oversaw and contributed money to the The GM recently reached out to suspended former season. In fact, they were dreadful at the start of the season, with a 10.3 percent success rate at Christmas. They more than dou- bled their proficiency the rest of the season, converting 21.4 percent of their chances to fin- ish the season in the middle of the pack in the league. The power play has been even better this series, converting five of 13 chances. Hitch- cock said the improve- ment can be credited to the Blues becoming a shooting team rather than a passing team with the man advantage. ''For a good part of The Blues weren't the year, we were work- ing on our power play quite a bit, too,'' ward David Perron said. ''It's good to see it come through like it did for- this series so far, and the last part of the year was pretty good, too. We really improved it. ... We're going to need that kind of performance every night because they're a real good team, and we know that. Hopefully, we can keep scoring on the power play.'' 1B Thursday April 19, 2012 Blues outplay Sharks on special teams pared to the 30 percent mark for the rest of the season. six power-play goals in the final two regular season games to Los Angeles and finished 29th overall. The prob- lem has only gotten worse this series. ''We just haven't But San Jose allowed moved well together,'' forward Joe Pavelski said. ''We know we can do it. We've shown it in the past. We've got to get the clears when we get the chance and get the first save, which we have. We have to do a better job of clearing out.'' What also has been disappointing is a power play that has struggled at times to set up in the offensive zone. The Sharks had the second- best unit in the regular season but have strug- gled against the Blues, going 3-for-26 in seven games. Poor penalty killing doomed the Sharks last postseason as they gave up nine power-play goals in a five-game Western Conference final loss to Vancouver. After a slow start this season, McLellan appeared to have fixed the problem by mixing up units and stressing shorter shifts as the Sharks held opponents to an 18.1 percent suc- cess rate for a three- month stretch beginning in early January, com- with a sign advertising the franchise's ''new home'' and a huge blowup 49ers helmet on site. The project plan calls for a 1.85-million square-foot facility with a 68,500-seat stadium featuring 165 luxury suites and 9,000 club seats. Moss is expected to be in town before the start of organized team activities May 21. So, the 49ers have plenty to look for- ward to rather than focusing on how last season ended — or the While the Sharks mostly sit back on the penalty kill looking to block shots and close passing lanes, the Blues are much more aggres- sive and have done a good job taking space away from San Jose's playmakers. ''That's the pros and cons of having an aggressive penalty kill,'' Boyle said. ''If you do it right like they're doing right now, there's noth- ing better than that. If the team on the power play can get control of the puck and make a few quick passes you may catch them out of posi- tion. So far they've done a better job than we have.'' 49ers Baalke still considers Gregg Williams friend Giants closer Wilson set for elbow surgery SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — All- Star Giants closer Brian Wilson will undergo Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery Thursday in Pensacola, Fla. illegal bounty fund for planned vicious hits on oppo- nents and has been suspended indefinitely from the NFL for his involvement in the scheme from 2009-11. Earlier this month, a recording emerged of — his third with the Saints — and was hired as defen- sive coordinator by the St. Louis Rams. San Francisco cornerback Carlos Rogers insists he, Williams in January telling players to ''put a lick'' on 49ers receiver and return man Kyle Williams to see if he had lingering effects from a concussion. San Fran- cisco beat Drew Brees and the favored Saints 36-32 in the NFC divisional playoffs. In the NFC champi- onship game Jan. 22, Kyle Williams fumbled a punt in overtime of San Francisco's 20-17 loss to the eventu- al Super Bowl champion New York Giants to set up Lawrence Tynes' winning field goal. The 49ers insist he will still be in the mix this sea- son despite the costly misplay. ''I'm not down on Kyle Williams, nor is anyone else in this organization. It's done, it's over with and we're moving forward,'' Baalke said. ''I'm very con- fident that Kyle will get past the incident of last year and is ready to move on. And he'll get better because of it.'' Baalke said wideout Randy Moss isn't among the 60 players participating in the team's offseason work- outs at team headquarters, where the 49ers on Thurs- day will hold a formal groundbreaking ceremony for their new $1 billion stadium that's already in the works. like Baalke, has moved past the bounty scandal. He played for Williams with the Redskins and considers him among the top coaches he has played for. ''I don't really look too much into it, because bounty news that has dominated this offseason nearly as much as the pursuit of Peyton Manning, who wound up in Denver instead of the Bay Area. Gregg Williams has admitted to his role in overseeing the bounty system that offered Saints defend- ers payment for painful hits. He left New Orleans after last season Andrews will perform the surgery after doing a similar procedure on Wilson when the right-hander was in college at LSU in 2003. San Francisco team orthopedist Dr. Ken Akizuki was set to travel to Florida on Wednesday night to assist with the operation. Andrews examined Wilson on Renowned orthopedist Dr. James Gregg is one of my best coaches ever,'' Rogers said. ''I never experienced the bounty stuff. All the stuff I heard about, I didn't read too much into it because for me, sitting in that locker room, he's just an aggressive coach. He talks aggressive. The whole bounty thing is just a word that is used as a bad word but also he's not out to hurt anybody. Everything I've seen him do, even when I watched clips, I've never seen anybody carted off. If you really want to go after somebody, it's easy to do — you just go hit their knee or hit whatever you want to target every time.'' Rogers has made a name for himself with the 49ers, sharing the team lead with six interceptions last season for the NFC West champions. He was re- signed to a $31.3 million, four-year contract last month. Rogers, for one, is pulling for Williams to recover both personally and professionally. They spoke when the news initially broke about the bounties. ''That's one of my closest friends, coaches. We're The team facility is a gigantic construction zone, PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pushed to the brink of a sweep, Pitts- burgh's Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jor- dan Staal pushed back with a vengeance, help- still close,'' Rogers said. ''I know he regrets it. I hope he gets a second chance.'' ing the Penguins score nine goals in the first two periods in a 10-3 win over the Philadel- phia Flyers on Wednes- day in their opening- round playoff series. Staal had a hat trick, Malkin scored his first two goals of the series and Crosby added one to help the Penguins cut the series deficit to 3-1. Game 5 is Friday in Wednesday and confirmed the Giants' diagnosis of a torn ulnar collateral liga- ment that will sideline him all season. While the timeframe can be longer than the standard 12-18 months follow- ing Tommy John surgery, the Giants hope Wilson is a quick healer and will be able to pitch in 2013. ''We're all set to have the surgery done and get that over with,'' manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday before the series finale with the Philadelphia Phillies. ''On the rehab side of it, they're doing a better job of getting these guys back on the mound, throw- ing a little bit sooner. From what I understand, when you have the second one it could take a little longer. It's not like there's a large sample size to show that. Hopefully it all goes well and Brian will be pitching next year.'' The 30-year-old bearded closer led the majors with 48 saves in 2010 and recorded the final out in Game 5 of the World Series at Texas to clinch the franchise's first championship since moving West in 1958. The three-time All-Star complained of discomfort in the elbow last Friday and was sent for an MRI exam. Wilson threw 32 pitches at Colorado last Thursday while working on back-to- back days, and had to be checked on once. Penguins rout Flyers 10-3 in Philadelphia and cut series to 3-1 Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury settled down after a shaky first period and had his best game of the series, easily outplaying counterpart Ilya Bryz- galov. The Flyers led 3-2 when the Penguins reeled off seven straight goals to win the most lopsided game of the series.