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Weekend Sat — LL (11-12 b) — Central Tehama v Yreka at Anderson, 6 p.m. Sat — LL (11-12 b) — Corning v Shasta Dam at Anderson, 8 p.m. Sun — LL(11-12 b) Red Bluff v West Redding at Anderson, 6 p.m. Sat — Westside Warriors v. Oroville at Doryland Field, Chico, 4 p.m. Sat — NASCAR —LifeLock.com 400, 4:30 p.m., TNT Sun — World Cup Final — Netherlands vs Spain, 11:30 a.m., ABC Sports 1B Weekend July 10-11, 2010 Red Bluff beats Corning Mercy volleyball clinics Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff’s Ryan Gamboa slides into home plate in front of Corning catcher Wyatt Hayden. By RICHGREENE DN Sports Editor Red Bluff picked up an important 9- 2 win over Corning, Friday, to stay in the winner’s bracket of the 11-and 12- year-old Little League baseball All- Stars District 1 playoffs in Anderson. The Red Bluff All-Stars used a bit of everything – speed, power, pitching and defense — to secure their third win of the tournament. Red Bluff will play West Redding at 6 p.m. Sunday with the winner earning a spot in the championship. Meanwhile, Corning will have to play through the loser’s bracket, begin- ning today at 8 p.m. when they take on Shasta Dam. In today’s other loser’s bracket game, Central Tehama will play Yreka at 6 p.m. Central Tehama fought off elimina- tion, Thursday night, with a walk-off homer to beat Anderson 6-4. On Friday night, it didn’t take Red Bluff long to get all the runs they need- ed to beat Corning and they didn’t have to hit the ball far. Lane Pritchard led off the game by beating out an infield single and he was followed by Will Macdonald beating out a sacrifice bunt. Pritchard and Macdonald moved up a base on a wild pitch and then Pritchard scored when Ryan Gamboa hit a high chopper in the infield that he also beat out to reach base safely. Kolby Button followed with an RBI groundout then Gamboa scored on a wild pitch to give Red Bluff an early 3- 0 lead. Red Bluff got a fourth run in the inning when Wesley Clawson drew a bases loaded walk to score Jay Boone. Corning closed the gap in their half of the first inning after Justin Meents led of with a walk and Chance Nelson homered to right field. That cut the score to 4-2, but from there Gamboa shut the door on any- more Corning runs. In the second inning Red Bluff got a break when it appeared Corning’s infield had turned an inning-ending 6- 3-5 double play, but the call was even- tually reversed. With Gamboa safe at third, Jack Murphy took advantage of the extra chance and hit an RBI single to put Red Bluff up 5-2. Red Bluff put up the last four runs of the game in the third inning. Owen Swarthout led off the inning with a walk. Clawson then singled and two batters later Macdonald hit an RBI single to drive home Swarthout. Gamboa then bombed a three-run homer to left field to put the exclama- tion mark on a 9-2 scoreline. With Corning threatening in the third inning, Pritchard turned an inning-ending double play from short- stop when he fielded a ball, stepped on second and gunned to first base for the final out. Macdonald came in to relieve Gam- boa, who had reached the pitch limit, in the fourth inning. Corning had one last threat in the fifth inning when they loaded the bases with two outs. Nelson had singled, Drew Fissori had reached on an error and Joseph Aguirre had been hit by a pitch. But Macdonald got Corning to pop out to a well-positioned left fielder and Red Bluff carried their seven run lead into the sixth inning where they set down their county rivals in order. Strasburg, Nationals top Giants 8-1 WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg finally got some run support, and finally earned the third win of his much-ballyhooed major league career. The rookie right-hander gave up a homer to the first batter he faced Friday night then shut down San Francis- co, allowing three hits in six innings, and Adam Dunn hit two homers, leading the Washington Nationals past the Giants 8-1. It was Strasburg’s first win in nearly a month. Frequently clocked at 99 mph on the outfield score- board, and mixing in knee- buckling breaking balls, Strasburg (3-2, 2.32 ERA) finished with eight strike- outs and one walk. The No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft departed in style, striking out Pat Burrell swinging on a 98 mph fastball to end the sixth, then collecting hand- shakes and high-fives in the dugout. After the ‘‘He did what?!’’ beginning to Stras- burg’s stay in Washington — 2-0, 2.19 ERA, 22 strikeouts in 12 1-3 innings in his first two starts, on June 8 and 13 — he went 0-2 over his next four appearances. One problem: Entering Friday, the Nation- als scored one run for Stras- burg over the previous 25 innings he was in the game — and zero over his past 18. They took care of that against Matt Cain (6-8), who has lost four consecu- tive decisions. He allowed eight runs — seven earned — and 11 hits in 6 2-3 innings, including Dunn’s solo shot into the second deck in right in the fourth inning and two-run homer to center in the seventh. Those gave Dunn 22 homers this season, five in the past three games. But Washington trailed in this game before ending San Francisco’s four-game winning streak. Pitching before an announced crowd of 34,723 — almost exactly double the 17,364 of a night earlier — Strasburg tried to put a 97 mph fastball past leadoff hitter Andres Torres on a 3-1 count. Torres drove the pitch off the facing of the second deck in right, giving him a homer in three con- secutive games and four of the past six. It was Torres’ second leadoff homer of 2010 — and the third long ball that Strasburg has allowed in the majors. He threw nine balls among his 17 pitches in that inning. That kept alive a dubious streak: The Nationals have allowed a first-inning run in nine consecutive games. But by the second, Stras- burg was back to his hard- to-figure-out self, getting two strikeouts on nasty breaking balls and throwing 11 of 13 pitches for strikes. He struck out two more in the third, including Torres to end the inning. Strasburg, who turns 22 on July 20, hopped off the mound and muttered something — no doubt pleased to have solved Torres this time. The Giants did not hit a ball on the ground until the fourth inning, when Buster Posey — San Francisco’s 14th batter of the game — reached on an infield single. Until then, there was the homer, the walk, five strike- outs, five liners or flies to the outfield, and one infield popup. With two on and two out in the fourth, Strasburg struck out Pablo Sandoval swinging at a high, 99 mph fastball. Sandoval chucked his bat and his helmet. San Francisco’s third hit was a leadoff double by Travis Ishikawa in the fifth. He moved to third with one out, but Strasburg stranded him by striking out Cain and getting Aaron Rowand — pinch hitting for Torres, who left with a tight left groin muscle — to fly out. Aybar’s solo homer in 10th beats Athletics OAKLAND (AP) — Erick Aybar homered to lead off the 10th inning, Torii Hunter and Bobby Abreu also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Friday night to end a five- game road losing streak. Aybar’s drive off A’s closer Andrew Bailey (0-3) sailed over the scoreboard in right-center. The Angels had taken the lead on Hunter’s two-run homer with two outs in the eighth but it did- n’t last long. In the bottom of the inning, Kurt Suzuki hit an RBI single then moved to third on Kevin Kouz- manoff’s double. Left field- er Juan Rivera botched the play for an error that scored Suzuki for the tying run. That spoiled Joel Pineiro’s chance at a seventh straight winning start. He still hasn’t lost since May 21 against St. Louis. Kevin Jepsen (1-1) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth with two strikeouts for the victo- ry and Brian Fuentes fin- ished for his 16th save in 20 chances. Abreu had a two-run homer in the first and two singles, and Hideki Matsui added a sacrifice fly for the Angels, whose losses away from home all had come in Chicago. They were just swept in a four-game series by the White Sox and lost to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 20. Jack Cust homered for the A’s, who lost their fourth straight after being swept by the Yankees earlier in the week. Oakland (41-46) will go into the All-Star break with a losing record for the second straight season. Abreu’s ninth homer of the year came in the first to The New York Knicks sent All-Star forward David Lee to Golden State in a sign- and-trade deal Friday, giv- ing the Warriors the mar- quee player they sought this offseason. Forwards Anthony Ran- dolph, Kelenna Azubuike and Ronny Turiaf go to the Knicks, who are moving closer to rounding out their roster for next season. New York also receives a 2012 second-round draft pick. Knicks president Donnie Walsh said the Knicks also are close to a deal with Charlotte point guard Raymond Felton. If that gets done, Walsh believes he will have finished shopping for now after sign- ing Amare Stoudemire but missing out on LeBron James. He has the Knicks in position to be buyers again in 2011, when they may have enough to offer another maximum contract. ‘‘I think we’re done as far as jumping into the free-agent market,’’ Walsh said during a confer- ence call. ‘‘We will have flexibility next year and we will have flexibility the year after.’’ Lee was the Knicks’ most popular and produc- tive player under coach Mike D’Antoni, but the team wouldn’t commit to signing him so it could preserve enough salary cap room to afford two maximum salary players. Instead, Lee got a six- year, $80 million deal, agent Mark Bartelstein said Thursday. The key player in the deal for the Knicks is Ran- dolph, the No. 14 pick in the 2008 draft. The ath- letic 6-foot-10 forward fell out favor with coach Don Nelson in Golden State and missed the final 47 games last season because of a left ankle injury. ‘‘I see him as a talent, a big-time talent and a guy that could be an extra special player,’’ Walsh said. Azubuike missed the final 73 games last season with a knee injury, but Walsh said all three players are expected to be healthy in time for training camp. Lee averaged career highs of 20.9 points and 11.7 rebounds last season, but Walsh said they never had any serious discussions about keeping him. Lee’s time in New York essentially ended when the Knicks signed Stoudemire, who plays the same position. Warriors general manager Larry Riley said he was committed to being aggressive via trade to upgrade a team that has reached the playoffs only once since 1994. ‘‘David Lee is a terrific basketball player and an All-Star,’’ Riley said in a statement. ‘‘His skill set addresses two areas where we need to improve: rebounding and passing, plus, we know he will score. He is a proven talent in this league and we like the way that his talents fit with the other core players on our roster. Riley has been busy this summer. The Warriors traded Corey Maggette and a sec- ond-round pick to Milwaukee days before last month’s draft in a deal that brought guard Charlie Bell and center Dan Gadzuric to the Bay Area. Although Riley acknowledged the Warriors might still attempt to trade the two big contracts of guard Monta Ellis and center Andris Biedrins, he would be adamant that the Warriors get a signifi- cant player in return. Ellis signed a lucrative $66 million, six-year deal after he averaged a career-best 20.2 points during the 2007-08 season and is due $11 million next season. Biedrins is set to earn $9 million from the six-year deal worth more than $62 million that he signed in July 2008. Warriors eliminate Bulls By DAVE DAVIES put the Angels ahead. Oakland tied it in the third, getting a run-scoring double from Gabe Gross and Coco Crisp’s RBI groundout two batters later. Cust homered in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 3. A’s starter Vin Mazzaro, who had won his last two starts, left after seven innings with the game tied. He beat the Angels 10-1 here on June 8, but couldn’t get a decision this time despite a strong outing. Mazzaro allowed three runs and four hits, struck out five and walked three. Chico E-R Sports Editor The Warriors, with players mostly from Corning and a few from Los Molinos and Orland, held off the Tehama County-rival Red Bluff Bulls 13-10, Friday, to stay alive in the double-elimination American Legion District 4 playoffs. Austin Arbogast pitched 7 1/3 innings for the win while giving up all 10 Red Bluff runs. Caleb Johnson hit a two-run, ground-rule double over the fence on one hop in the sixth and came home on Tyler McIntyre’s sacrifice fly that gave the Warriors a 7-6 lead. Westside added four more runs in the bottom of the seventh, with Jake Johnson and Ethan Schmeltzer con- tributing run-scoring singles in the rally. Marc Mason added two RBIs for the Warriors. Red Bluff’s Shawn Greene went 3 for 5 with a dou- ble and five RBIs, Cody Fox added three hits and two RBIs, and Dante Garaventa and Jordan Fox each had two hits for the Bulls. Mercy High School will be holding volleyball clinics July 26-29 hosted by coaches Zane Zelei and Candi Keller and Warriors players and alumni. The cost of the clinic is $40 at the door. A t-shirt will be included. Each clinic will be limited to the first 20 registrants. A clinic for those entering sixth and seventh grades will run from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and a clinic for those entering eighth and ninth grades will run from noon to 3 p.m. For more information call Candi at 547-2900 or e-mail ckeller@diocese-sacramento.org to acquire registration paperwork. Warriors acquire David Lee in sign-and-trade with NY NEW YORK (AP) —