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1B Sports Tehama Tracker Tuesday's results Friday March 8, 2013 BASEBALL G 19 Greenville D-IV BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS PREVIEW 0 Mercy Mercy Bryce Baer - 1-2 Chris Gray - 1-2 Baer, Tommy Garcia, Harlow Johnson and Brenten James combined for 8 strike outs TENNIS 3 University Prep 5 Red Bluff Red Bluff Thunder Shaffer, C.J. Varner and Cory Twitchell won their singles matches. Curtis Twitchell and Arif Selvitopu teamed up to win a doubles match and Garrett Ward and Cory Twitchell on a doubles match as well. A doubles match was canceled due to darkness. SPRING TRAINING Giants 4 Cleveland 6 SF — Pence 2-3, 2 RBI CLE — Raburn 2-2, 2 RBI Seattle 3 Athletics 7 SEA — Andino 2-4, 1 RBI OAK — Lowrie 1-2, 2 RBI Today's games BASEBALL Oroville Tournament After historic win, an all-Cardinals match up By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor The Corning Cardinals boys basketball team won its first state playoff game Wednesday against the Arcata Tigers, 50-42. The win also means a draw against the No. 1 team in the Northern California bracket — Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa. The eighth-seeded Cardinals, who won a Northern Section title overt Orland on Saturday, will again face a team that averages near 60 points per game. Orland, the No. 12 seed, upset No. 5 Summerville, 67-62 on the road Wednesday on the back of Jud Salisbery, who scored 40 points and made 10 3-pointers on the night. The Trojans visit No. 4 Soquel on Saturday. The Cards now get... the Cards at 7 p.m. Saturday at Cardinal Newman High School. The Cardinal Newman D-IV STATE PLAYOFFS AT A GLANCE No. 8 Corning vs. No. 1 Cardinal Newman What: Second round of CIF D-IV Northern California Basketball Championships When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Cardinal Newman High School Sections Corning - Northern Cardinal Newman - North Coast Overall records Corning - 28-2, Cardinal Newsman - 29-3 Points per game Corning 51, Cardinal Newman 59 Longest win streak this season Corning 20, Cardinal Newman 19 Leading scorers (points per game) Corning - #33 Michael Shoemaker, 18 Cardinal Newman - #15 Corey Hammell, 17 Cardinals fell to Richmond's Salesian High, 65-34 in the North Coast Section title game March 2 and rode a 19-game winning streak to that point. On paper, Corning and Cardinal Newman have a similar one-two punch. Corning's 6-foot-6 junior forward Michael Shoemaker leads his team in scoring with about 18 points per game. Cardinal Newman's 6-foot-6 senior forward Corey Hammell also leads his team with about 17 points per game. Corning's next highest points-getter, junior Nick Hoag with 11 per game, matches Cardinal Newman senior guard Kenny Love, who also averages about 11 points per game. Corning's biggest weapon, it could be argued, isn't its scoring threat, but its team defense and rebounding ability. Corning has so far kept its four postseason opponents under their season averages. The Cards kept Gridley, which averages about 53 points per game, to 43. They kept Orland, which averages about 60 points per game, to 43 as well. And Arcata, which averages about 60, to 42. As for players to watch, Corning seniors Trevor Skousen and Cody Long have come up big when their bigs have been targeted with double- Daily News file photo by Andre Byik Corning High's Michael Shoemaker had 19 points in the Cardinal's win over Arcata on Wednesday. teams. In Corning's 45-43 section win over Orland, Long, who averages about four points per game, turned in 13 by finding lanes to the basket. Skousen, with his team facing a late-game surge against Arcata on Wednesday, scored all of his seven timely points in the fourth quarter. Skousen, who averages six points per game, also scored 15 points and made three 3s against Gridley in the section semis. Corning Red Bluff 9 a.m. At Glenn Cox Tournament Los Molinos SOFTBALL Pleasant Valley Tournament Wheatland Red Bluff 2:15 p.m. Pleasant Valley Tournament NU Nevada Union Corning 9 a.m. GOLF Jesuit Jr. Master's Ancil Hoffman Red Bluff 8 a.m. NBA Houston ESPN Warriors 7:30 p.m. Phoenix CSNC Kings 7:30 p.m. SPRING TRAINING L.A. Dodgers Giants 12:05 p.m. Athletics Seattle 12:05 p.m. On the tube AUTO RACING Noon SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for KOBALT Tools 400, at Las Vegas 1:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, SPRING TRAINING | Indians 6, Giants 4 Lincecum scratched again due to blister GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez is getting good results by quickening his delivery. Nick Swisher and Jason Giambi hit consecutive homers off Heath Hembree, and Jimenez had a solid start on Thursday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Hembree allowed Swisher's third home run of the spring, a three-run shot in the fifth. Giambi hit his first. Ryan Raburn, who leads the Indians with four homers, hit a pair of doubles, one of them with the bases loaded. Jimenez allowed three hits and one run in four innings, benefiting from his quicker delivery. Center fielder Michael Bourn lost Brandon Crawford's fly ball in the sun, letting it fall for a triple. Hunter Pence followed with an RBI single. ''This is going to be a big season for me. The last two have been hard,'' Jimenez said. ''I'm not worried about being a free agent. I want to show this team what I can do and I haven't done that yet.'' The Indians' new pitching coach, Mickey Callaway, has been working with Jimenez on the pace of his delivery. ''It is helping,'' Jimenez said. ''I was pausing, then I AP photo San Francisco Giants' Chad Gaudin pitches against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday. had to start up again. I have been able to attack the strike zone with my fastball.'' Giants starter Tim Lincecum had to be scratched again because of a blister that he developed after his first appearance of spring training. He also missed a start last Saturday because of the blister on the middle finger of his right hand. Chad Gaudin, who is trying to earn a job in the bullpen, pitched three scoreless innings in Lincecum's place. ''He's got the experience,'' manager Bruce Bochy said. ''He has the pitches to work with. He had short notice but he's been there before. It worked out well. Our preference would be a guy who can go multiple innings. We haven't had that and gotten away with it.'' Hembree, a Pacific Coast League All-Star last season, had trouble controlling his pitches in the fifth inning. ''He got some pitches up but they were two pretty good hitters,'' Bochy said. Raburn, a minor league free agent who is trying to win a spot on the Indians' bench, had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs. ''He feels good about himself,'' manager Terry Francona said. ''He's got a nice short stroke. I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, but it's the kind of swing that plays well off the bench.'' Nationwide Series, final practice for Sam's Town 300, at Las Vegas 3:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for KOBALT Tools 400, at Las Vegas BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING | Athletics 7, Mariners 3 Young debuts in left for A's in win 11:30 a.m. MLB — World Baseball Classic, first round, Canada vs. Italy, at Phoenix 2:30 p.m. MLB — World Baseball Classic, first round, Spain vs. Puerto Rico, at San Juan, Puerto Rico 6 p.m. MLB — World Baseball Classic, first round, Mexico vs. United States, at Phoenix MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Kent St. at Akron MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 4:30 p.m. NBCSN — Maine at New Hampshire NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Atlanta at Boston 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Houston at Golden State Follow us on Twitter for live game coverage, exclusive online articles and more. @TehamaSports PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Young felt out of place as he trotted to left field for the first time ever, at any level. It took a few plays to feel situated. Young singled, walked and scored twice, Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics beat a Seattle Mariners split squad 7-3 on Thursday. Tommy Milone pitched three scoreless innings for the A's, who have won four of their last five. Robert Andino hit a home run among his two hits for the Mariners, who had a 10game winning streak snapped on Wednesday. Kendrys Morales added two hits and Vinnie Catricala also drove in a run. Mariners starter Brandon Maurer allowed a run on four hits over three innings. Milone gave up three hits, walked one and struck out three. Hiroyuki Nakajima had two hits, drove in a run and stole a base. Josh Reddick, Yoenis Cespedes, Derek Norris and Andy Parrino, who hit a home run, also drove in runs. Young has never played anywhere but center field in his seven-year career with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He had never been in left field — not in high school, not in little league. ''It was different, for sure,'' Young said. ''I felt extremely awkward the first few innings. I was looking for the first ball to come. I was not sure how I would react to it. After I got a ball hit to me, and I felt I made the right read on it, I felt a lot more comfortable.'' Milone, who won 13 games for the A's in his rookie season, has yet to allow a run in two starts, five innings, this spring. ''I still feel like I have to go out and prove myself,'' Milone said. ''I want to give them a reason to put me in the rotation.'' Milone was part of an A's rotation that featured all rookies at the end of season — when Oakland overtook the Texas Rangers and won the AL West on the final day of the season. ANNOUNCEMENT RB Jr. Spartans football and cheer sign-ups Sign-ups for returning Red Bluff Jr. Spartans football players and cheerleaders will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday at the Armory (2000 Park Ave.). Open sign-ups for new football players and cheerleaders will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the same location. Should it be needed, a lottery to fill teams will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, also at the same location. Registration fees are $150 for football and $100 for cheer. There is a $50 refundable work bond per child. All fees and work bonds are due at sign-ups without exception. Note that all football players and cheerleaders will be required to buy their uniforms at an additional cost. Uniform fees will be collected at a later date, which will be explained at sign-ups. Bring a birth certificate and small picture of your child. Questions can be referred to treasurer Cheryl Cantrell at 530-200-4590 or at rbyftreasurer@yahoo.com.