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Tuesday NBAFinals — Lakers at Celtics, 6 p.m., ABC MLB — Giants at Reds, 4 p.m., CSNB MLB — Pirates at Nationals, 4 p.m., MLBN MLB — Angels at Athletics, 7 p.m., CSNC NCAA—Softball World Series, 5 p.m., ESPN2 Soccer — Spain vs. Poland, 12:55 p.m., ESPN2 Sports 1B Tuesday June 8, 2010 Yearbooks Westside evades Bulls It’s the end of the school year and it’s time to sign some senior yearbooks. There’s a lot of stu- dent-athletes to get to so let’s get straight to what Iwould scribble into the Class of 2010’s year- books: Regan Albee— You’re leav- ing one proud father behind Samantha Andrews — Deadly shooting threat Scott Avery — Every high school should have a star quarterback/pitcher that’s as nice of a kid as you are Reba Barnwell — Like I said before, no, thank you Sultan Beardsley — Learned a lot about the quali- Rich Greene ty of people in high school wrestling by just watching how you conducted yourself Emilee Bickert — If you put forth the effort in life that I saw you give in games, great things will happen Grant Blaser— You’re who every freshman vying to become a great varsity athlete should look up to Trevor Capik — Iagree with Twitchell, you were one of the best all-around ballers I have seen Fredy Carrillo — Your personality will carry you even further than your legs Freddy Castel- lon — You and your teammates made soccer fun Casey Cleland — A key ingredient to a lot of good teams JC Conrad — Pound-for-pound the best round- ed athlete in Tehama County Cliff Dais — Great team- mate Chante Dale — Can hoop with the best of them Greg Dohmen — The Spartans O-Line could use you another year Maison Etzler— Your voice and spirit made covering baseball even better than it already was Pat and Scott Farmer — Iwish my schedule would have allowed me to watch you guys more Cody Gappa— You seem to get better every week in every- thing you do Dante Garaventa — Good luck man, I know you’re on the right path Aaron Gash — I’ve never seen you give up on a ball or a play, I hope that carries over to the rest of your life Trevor Gipson— One of the best moments of this season was watching you get to play again and that’s not just me talking Dylan Gorbet— Keep being you Benicia Grace— A bright future awaits, Mercy’s going to miss you being in its halls Melissa Grens — Always surprised me with the little things you would do during matches to keep your team going Gabriel Guerrero — A true goalkeeper, great skills and solid leadership Taylor Hickson — I never saw you go longer than a minute without cracking a smile, I hope that never changes Tristen Huntley— You’re great at stopping shots, but life’s going to have a tougher time stopping you Nick Johnson — Always seemed to give everything you had Derek Jones — My favorite player to root for Richie Lakin — Championship spirit Kevin Lan- davazo — Three sport star and valedictorian, what are you going to do for an encore? Daniel Mahutga — Whenever your team needed you, you delivered Mat- tie Maloney— We’re not done hearing from you yet Andres Marquez— You produced a sports moment I will never forget Thomas Marshall— You’ve already accomplished a lot and I have a feeling you have even more left to do Marc Mason— Truly underrated ath- lete Monica Maxwell — All-league talent, no matter what league Trevor Miller— If what you wanted was on the other side of a brick wall, you’d be through it before you finished reading this Kym Perino— Keep making the most of life’s opportunities Zane Petty— Not only were you a gamebreaker, but you shut down the other team’s as well Luis Piseno — Still haven’t decided if you’re a better football or basketball player Jerilynn Purcell — Congratulations on so much suc- cess Jessica Rabalais — Is there a skill you don’t have? J.T. Reid — Kept tradition alive Fontaine Richardson — Cardinal Stadium is going to miss you and your amazing runs Marco Rodriguez — Great athlete still tapping into your potential Carolyna Salazar — Unmatched skill set Zack Schwabauer— Anyone who resented you never spent 30 seconds with you Sonya Scott — A quiet toughness Michelle Silva — One of the most balanced all-around skilled people around Devin Shoop — Whatever you decide to do, I’m willing to wager everything I have you’re success- ful at it EJ Stanton— Tehama’s own Mr. Baseball Ali Syed — Predicting great things for you, you’re a true leader Yadira Valera — Still the best photo I ever took John John Velasco — Human highlight reel Cameron Vietti — Can’t think of an athlete I enjoyed watching more, because you played every game the right way with everything you had Kirstin Wagen- fuhr— You’re one of those players coaches wish would never graduate Bo Wang — Made the most of your minutes Ryan Ward — A true scholar-athlete Jaklyn Wheeler — When Ithink of the word deter- mination I see your face now Vanessa Willard — Can’t help but thinking of your dad beaming with joy watching you whenever I hear your name Taylor Wil- son — Hard to find a nicer individual. Just like in real life, I know I didn’t get to sign every- body’s yearbook. Please, don’t take it as a slight. Through all my jobs, I’ve gotten to know a lot of young adults. There’s always a couple that stick out, ones you know are destined for great things. You can usually count them with one hand. What impresses me most about the Class of 2010 is the sheer volume of great individuals Red Bluff, Corn- ing, Los Molinos and Mercy are graduating. I surely don’t have enough fingers to point them all out. And for that, I think Tehama County should give this entire Class of 2010 a hand. Daily News Sports Editor Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or by e-mail at sports@redbluffdailynews.com. He hopes all of those mentioned or at least their parents take the time to keep him updated on how they’re doing in life after high school. Good luck to you all. Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff’s Dante Garaventa charges home, Monday, during the seventh inning to score in front of Westside’s Sean Conrad. By RICHGREENE DN Sports Editor The Westside Warriors escaped a no out, bases loaded situation in the seventh inning to hold on for a 6-5 win in the first game of a Monday double- header with their American Legion county rivals the Red Bluff Bulls. The Warriors built an early 6-1 lead by the second inning, but slowly the Bulls chipped away. Red Bluff pulled within one run when Dante Garaventa bulldozed his way home in the seventh inning on a bunt by Josh Gray. The Bulls had the bases loaded with no outs and appeared to score the tying run on a Shawn Greene grounder to the second. But on the play the Bulls Derrick Gray running from first base collided with Westside second baseman JC Conrad. The umpires ruled runner’s interference and called the lead runner out, disallowing the run. Still facing a bases loaded threat with one out, Westside pitcher Kyle LaClaire induced a game-ending 1-2-3 double play to give the Warriors the Game 1 victory. Westside had jumped on the Bulls early. Conrad led off the game with an infield blooper then scored two batters later on a LaClaire RBI double. Tyler McIntyre then hit a no-doubt blast over the left field fence to give the Warriors a 3-0 lead. Josh Gray drove in EJ Stanton in the bottom of the first inning as the Bulls pulled to 3-1, but Westside struck for three more in the second inning. With one down, Sean Conrad beat out an infield single and JC Conrad then reached on an infield error. Daniel Mahutga drove them both in with an RBI triple to centerfield then scored two batters later on a wild pitch. After that Bulls starter Derrick Gray allowed just two hits and gave his team the opportunity to fight back. In the bottom of the third inning, the Bulls got two runs back as Stanton had the second of his three singles on the game. Josh Gray once again drove in Stanton with an RBI double and scored himself on an Greene RBI groundout. Stanton led off the fifth inning with a walk and then produced a run with his legs and his head. He went first to third on a passed ball and then came home on a dropped third strike to bring the Bulls to 6-4. Coverage of the second game of the doubleheader was unavailable due to deadline.The Bulls next home game is Saturday when they take on Eureka at 5 p.m. A’s make the Choice with outfielder OAKLAND (AP) — Michael Choice grew up in Arlington, Texas, the city where the Rangers play. So he knows plenty about the AL West — and hopes to be playing in the division one day before long. Choice was drafted 10th overall by the Oakland Ath- letics on Monday out of his hometown University of Texas-Arlington. The out- fielder and slugger gives the organization a powerful right-handed bat to develop. The A’s are going to give Choice every opportunity to continue as a center fielder — and they expect to have him signed and on the field soon. Choice said he expected to talk to members of Oakland’s front office in the coming days. ‘‘I’d definitely prefer to stay there because I’ve got- ten adapted to it playing center field in college,’’ he said. ‘‘If it doesn’t work out I can adapt to wherever they want me to play.’’ A 6-foot, 212-pounder, Choice batted .383 with 16 home runs and 59 RBIs in his junior season on the way to being named the South- land Conference Player and Hitter of the Year. He led the nation with a school and conference record 76 walks and finished second in the country with a .568 on-base percentage. MCT photo Michael Choice hugs his mom Charea after being drafted Monday. Choice wasn’t drafted out of high school, and he believes that made him bet- ter. He got stronger, learned more about all aspects of the game and matured as a player and person. He expects to be in uni- form soon. ‘‘I don’t think it will take a long time at all. I’m defi- nitely very eager to get on the field,’’ Choice said. And he’s aiming to reach the big leagues in two years. ‘‘In my mind, I defi- nitely would like to be up by two years and any time before that. The faster, the better, that’s the main goal in mind,’’ Choice said. Oakland had its high- est draft pick since it selected lefty Barry Zito with the No. 9 overall choice in the 1999 draft. The A’s weren’t deterred by Choice’s lit- tle-known school in a smaller conference. ‘‘We saw him play with the national team last summer,’’ said A’s scout- ing director Eric Kubota. ‘‘While his conference isn’t as strong, we did see him play against good competition.’’ Uribe leads Giants past Cincinnati 6-5 CINCINNATI (AP) — Instead of falling apart on the road, the San Francisco Giants’ bullpen fell into place. Juan Uribe drove in four runs with two singles, pro- viding the Giants’ final lead in a back- and-forth game, and a bullpen that has strug- gled away from home was nearly perfect Monday night, holding on for a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. ‘‘It’s a hitters’ park,’’ Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ‘‘You’re going to give up more runs here. The ’pen — what a job they did. We had a one-run lead and they came in and did the job.’’ Uribe had a two-run sin- gle in the third and another in the seventh, when the Giants rallied against reliev- er Daniel Ray Herrera (0-3) and put themselves in posi- tion for their ninth win in See GIANTS, page 2B