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Wednesday LL (11-12 s) — Red Bluff at Cottonwood, 5:30 p.m. LL (11-12 s) — TBD v. South County at Cottonwood, 7:30 p.m. LL (11 b) — TBD v. Red Bluff at Jackson Heights, 8 p.m. World Cup — Germany vs Spain, 11 a.m., ESPN MLB — Giants at Brewers, 5 p.m., CSNB MLB— Yankees at Athletics, 7 p.m., CSNC Sports 1B Wednesday July 7, 2010 Cottonwood holds on Bushnell and Clendenen show strong at nationals Local cowboys and cowgirls had no problem blending into the talent at the 2010 National High School Rodeo Association’s Jr. High Division Rodeo in Gallup, N.M. Chelsey Bushnell, Red Bluff, finished 21st in a field of 81 of the top cowgirls from the U.S., Canada and Australia with a time of 14.839 in girls breakaway roping. Erin Clendenen, Cottonwood, was 27th amongst 149 entrants in barrel racing with a time of 34.376. Cottonwood’s Cameron Jones finished 78th out of 131 entrants in chute dogging with a time of 18.412. In pole bending, Jesse Stratton, Palo Cedro, was 51st and Amy Brown, McArthur, 101st out of 145 entrants. Bumgarner stars as Giants win 6-1 Daily News photo by Rich Greene Katlin Cox (#1) stretches at first base to record an out during South County’s game against Cottonwood,Tuesday, in the 11-and 12-year-old Little League Softball All-Stars District playoffs. South County girls’ comeback falls short By RICHGREENE DNSports Editor COTTONWOOD— Just when the South County 11-and 12-year-old softball All-Stars thought they had grabbed the momentum, Tuesday, they lost it and eventually the game in an 8- 4 Cottonwood win. South County, a combined team of Corning and Central Tehama Little Leagues, rallied back from a five-run deficit in the fourth inning to close the gap to 6-4 in their District 1 tourna- ment game. The momentum appeared to be shifting in their direction when they recorded two quick Cottonwood outs to start the fifth inning, but a series of free passes stopped the comeback attempt as abruptly as it started. A hit-batsman and two walks loaded the bases for Cottonwood, who then scored two runs on a botched South County pick off attempt at first base. Briley Dickens and Kacey Dun- ham’s runs pushed the Cottonwood lead back up to 8-4 and Bailey Sandifer came in to retire six of the last South County batters to preserve the win. Cottonwood (1-0) moves on to face Red Bluff in the winner’s bracket at 5:30 p.m., today. The winner will be guaranteed a place in the championship series. Meanwhile South County (1-1), who beat Foothill 7-3 on Monday, will have to play its way through the loser’s bracket beginning with an elimination game tonight at 7:30. All of the games are at Cotton- wood’s Little League stadium. Cottonwood and South County exchanged runs in the first inning. With two outs, Brittney Porter ripped a triple and then scored on the first Corning pickoff error of the night. South County came right back when Daisy Brose led off their half of the inning with a double. Brose stole third base and scored when Molly Murphy plopped a ball into rightfield off the second baseman’s glove. Errors cost South County again in the second inning. With Dickens and Jessica Nevens on third and second base and two outs, Lexy Kipp ripped a ball to the outfield that was dropped, allowing both runs to score and giving Cottonwood a 3-1 lead. South County tacked on a fourth run during the third inning when Kay- lyn Stirton walked, moved to third on a Sandifer sacrifice bunt and eventually See GIRLS, page 2B Red Bluff no-hits Central Tehama MILWAUKEE (AP) — Heralded 20-year-old rook- ie Madison Bumgarner gave up three hits in eight shutout innings for his first major-league win, and San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Tuesday night. The left-hander, in his fourth major league start and third of the season, gave up three singles, struck out five and walked three. Bumgarner (1-2) picked up his first career RBI as part of a five-run Giants sixth. Milwaukee’s Randy Wolf (6-8) gave up five runs, one earned, in seven innings, striking out eight and walking four for Milwaukee, but Craig Counsell’s two-run throwing error opened the door to San Francisco’s big inning. Bumgarner, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2007 and rated San Francisco’s No. 2 prospect before the start of the season, has gone at least seven innings in each game since being recalled from Triple-A Fresno on June 26. Milwaukee’s Corey Hart had his 20-game hitting streak snapped. Wolf used a devastating curveball to cruise through five innings, with some crossing the plate in the upper 60s. But he found trouble — and was the victim of shoddy defense — in the sixth. Andres Torres and Freddy Sanchez walked to open the inning but Wolf struck out Buster Posey. Torres and Sanchez then executed a double steal, and Pat Burrell was intention- ally walked. Pablo Sandoval grounded weakly to Counsell at short- stop for what should have been an easy double play. Instead, Counsell threw wildly past Rickie Weeks at second and into foul territory behind first base, scoring two runs. The defensive damage continued after Edgar Renteria popped out to first. Wolf walked Aaron Rowand intentional- ly, and Travis Ishikawa lined a single off the glove of Weeks into right field. Burrell scored, and Sandoval followed after Weeks hesitated before throwing home. Bumgarner singled to right to score Rowand. Counsell was in the lineup after costly errors by regular starter Alcides Escobar in each of the past two games. On Monday, Escobar booted a potential double-play ball that led to two Giants runs, as San Francisco beat Milwaukee 6-1. On Sunday, Escobar committed consecutive errors with two outs in the third inning of a loss to St. Louis that paved the way for five unearned runs. A throwing error helped the Giants score another unearned run in the eighth, as Ishikawa singled, took second when Coffey threw wide of second on a sacrifice bunt attempt and scored on a sacrifice fly by Posey. Joe Inglett’s RBI single in the ninth off Giants reliever Sergio Romo broke up the shutout. Netherlands reaches Cup final with 3-2 win CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Arjen Robben emerged from the bottom of an Oranje mosh pit, mud on his brow and a smile on his face. For good measure, he threw kisses at his teammates and fans. His goal gave the Netherlands a 3-2 victory over Uruguay and a spot in the World Cup final. Now that’s a Dutch treat! The big prize — that elusive first title — is still one game away. But this was such a moment to savor that most of the squad made a curtain call nearly an hour after the biggest Netherlands victory in decades, leading about 1,000 orange- clad fans in cheers that figure to last until Sunday. That’s when the Dutch play either Spain or Germany for the championship of the world. ‘‘If you win the final, you make yourself immortal, at least in our country,’’ Robben said. ‘‘We will do everything we can to take the Cup back.’’ Long wasteful with its soccer talent, the Netherlands sure has found the right touch in this tournament. Stars Wesley Sneijder and Robben scored three minutes apart in the second half as the Netherlands advanced to its first title match since losing in 1978 to Argentina. ‘‘We are so close,’’ Sneijder said. ‘‘There is nothing big- ger than the World Cup.’’ And nothing better than sharing it with their countrymen. So out came Robben, Sneijder and their teammates long Courtesy photo/Sophia Swarthout The 11-and 12-year-old Red Bluff Little League Baseball All-Star team huddle together during Monday’s game against Central Tehama in Anderson. Kolby Button and Will Macdonald combined for a no-hitter, Monday as Red Bluff beat Central Tehama 3-1 in a winner’s bracket game in the 11-and 12-year- old Little League District 1 playoffs in Anderson. Red Bluff improved to 2- 0 in the double-elimination tournament and will play Friday at 8 p.m. Central Tehama (0-1) heads to the loser’s bracket and plays Thursday at 8 p.m. Button pitched the first three innings for Red Bluff — recording all nine outs with strikeouts and walking just one batter. Macdonald pitched the final three innings and struck out eight. Red Bluff got onto the board in the first inning when Lance Pritchard reached on an infield error and came around to score as Ryan Gamboa and Button picked up singles. Red Bluff made it 3-0 in the third inning as Gamboa doubled and Button singled and both scored. Central Tehama man- aged a run in the top of the sixth inning with a walk and a couple of passed balls. Attention coaches! Have scores and photos of your Little League All-Stars games? Send them to sports@redbluffdailynews.com or phone in results to 527-2151, ext. 109 after the final whistle, to join the celebration in an empty sta- dium — empty except for that rollicking section of fans still singing Dutch songs, waving flags, and bowing in unison. The players joined in from the field, several on the shoulders of others, some taking photos. Back home in Amsterdam, the victory touched off mass celebrations, too. Winners of all six games in South Africa, 10 in a row overall and in the midst of a 25-match unbeaten streak, the Dutch have the look of champions — with an Oranje hue, of course. ‘‘This is unforgettable,’’ said Sneijder, now tied with Spain’s David Villa for top scorer at the tournament (five goals). ‘‘It was a tough fight and toward the end we compli- cated matters. ‘‘Sunday we play in the World Cup final. I have to get used to that.’’ See CUP, page 2B