Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/137678
Monday's results STANLEY CUP FINALS Chicago 0 Boston 2 Boston leads series 2-1 MLB Athletics 7 Texas 8 Smith: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI Crisp: 1-4, 2 RBI San Diego LATE Giants Today's games NBA FINALS San Antonio ABC Miami 6 p.m. Miami leads series 3-2 MLB Athletics Texas CSNC 5:05 p.m. OAK — J.Parker, 5-6 TEX — Darvish, 7-2 San Diego Giants 1B Sports Tehama Tracker CSNB 7:15 p.m. SD — Cashner, 5-3 SF — M.Cain, 5-3 Tuesday June 18, 2013 Locals win big at rodeos It was a celebratory weekend for District 1 of the California High School Rodeo Association. At the State Finals in Bishop the District produced eight national qualifiers led by Red Bluff's Chelsey Bushnell who won the California state championship in Breakaway Roping. Cottonwood's Cody Ellis finished third in bareback riding. Meanwhile in Casper, Wyo. at the College National Finals Rodeo former District 1 standout Casey Meroshnekoff took third place in bareback riding and was named Men's Rookie of the Year. Meroshnekoff posted a total score of 299 on four rides and earned 215 points for his West Hills College team. Meroshnekoff's former high school teammates will hope to follow in his footsteps by winning a national title as he did twice in 2010 and 2012. The eight qualifiers from District 1 will compete July 14-20 at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyo. Bushnell had an aggregate time of 9.66 on three head to win the state championship. District 1 teammate Jesse Stratton from Palo Cedro won the state championship in girls cutting, while Klamath Falls, Ore. cowboy Colton Campbell was named the Reserve All-Around Champion. Courtesy photo Casey Meroshnekoff and Chelsey Bushnell pose together after winning district titles in 2012. Meroshnekoff was named Rookie of the Year this weekend at the College Finals National Rodeo, while Bushnell won the high school state championship in breakaway roping. The Top 4 qualifiers in each event earned spots Campbell was also second in boys cutting with on California's team to compete at the national Millville's Brody Gill taking third place. Little Valley's Quincy Crum was third in sadlevel. Campbell placed second in tie down roping dle bronc and Chico's Courtney Wood was third and McArthur's Sterling Humphry was fourth. in goat tying. Manta Rays dive into season On the tube COLLEGE BASEBALL • Noon, ESPN2 — World Series, game 7, North Carolina vs. LSU, at Omaha, Neb. • 5 p.m., ESPN2 — World Series, game 8, UCLA vs. N.C. State, at Omaha, Neb. MLB • 4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees or Baltimore at Detroit • 5 p.m., CSNC — Oakland at Texas • 7 p.m., CSNB — San Diego at San Francisco NBA • 6 p.m., ABC — Playoffs, finals, game 6, San Antonio at Miami SOCCER • 5:30 p.m., ESPN — Men's National teams, World Cup qualifier, Honduras vs. U.S., at Salt Lake City Vogelsong to have hand re-examined SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong will have his surgically repaired pitching hand reexamined Tuesday with the hope of taking another step in his recovery. Vogelsong broke two bones in his right pinkie area and also dislocated a knuckle in the hand on a swing May 20 and underwent surgery the next day. He had five pins inserted in his hand during the procedure at Stanford, performed by orthopedist Dr. Tim McAdams. He will examine Vogelsong on Tuesday at AT&T Park. ''Other than waving a magic wand to make it heal, we're doing the right things,'' Vogelsong said Monday, before the opener of a three-game series with San Diego. The expected recovery time is six to eight weeks until Vogelsong is pitching again, but he likely would need a rehab assignment before re-joining the Giants. Vogelsong said that if an X-ray on Tuesday shows increased healing, he could have a couple of the pins removed and begin additional mobility exercises. The pins poke through Vogelsong's skin beneath a protective brace. ''Hopefully there's some pins coming out tomorrow,'' he said. ''That's the plan, but obviously I don't know for sure until I get some Xrays tomorrow and see how things are healing. It's good news, but I'm a little worried about getting pins pulled out of my hand. It'll be a good thing. I'll get over it. I should be able to start moving it around a little bit more.'' Vogelsongong was hurt on a swing when he chased an inside fastball from Washington's Craig Stammen. Courtesy photo Haley Tomas sets a personal best in the 50-yard backstroke Saturday at the Chico Sprint Pentathlon. The Corning Manta Rays started the 2013 summer swim season on fire. The Manta Rays had nine swimmers compete in the Chico Sprint Pentathlon Saturday. "This is the first meet of our summer season. Every swimmer that competed had some of their best times ever swam," coach Julene Stokes said. "That is very impressive. We have only been in the pool a couple of weeks now, and competed against a lot of swimmers that swim year around. Usually, you will see best times swam by a swimmer later in the season, as the early part of our summer season we are conditioning." Joseph Wilson and Zachary Pritchard took second place overall in their respective age groups. Wilson set three personal best times and won the 15-year-old boys 50-yard breaststroke and 100-yard individual medley. All five of Pritchard's times were personal bests. He won the 16-year-old boys The Manta Rays travel to Durham Wednesday. Results BOYS Kaden Kiefer (Boys 9): 50 Fly, 1:08.75, 6th place; 50 Back, 55.15, 10th place; 50 free, 46.37, 9th place. Zachary Pritchard (Boys 16): 50 Fly, 29.82, 4th place; 50 back 32.6, 4th place; 50 breast, 32.57, 2nd place; 50 free, 25.79, 3rd place; 100 IM, 1:09.69, 3rd place. Owen Ritter (Boys 16): 50 fly, 29.38, 2nd; 50 back, 38.50, 6th; 50 breast, 35.05, 3rd place; 50 free, 28.33, 6th place. Joseph Wilson (Boys 15): 50 Fly, 31.56, 4th place; 50 back, 32.86, 2nd place; 50 breast, 34.24, 1st place; 50 free, 25.26 1st place; 100 IM, 1:10.74, 3rd place. GIRLS Hannah Pritchard (girls 10): 50 fly, 39.31, 2nd place; 50 back, 43.28, 3rd place; 50 breast, 46.83, 3rd place; 50 free, 35.66, 4th place; 100 IM, 1:34.65, 4th place. Tayler Snow (Girls 10): 50 fly, 46.73, 6th place; 50 back, 47.96, 6th place; 50 breast, 45.05, 2nd place; 50 free, 41.29, 9th place; 100 IM, 1:42.79, 5th place. McKenna Kiefer (Girls 12): 50 back, 51.43, 10th place; 50 breast 55.83, 12th place; 50 free, 38.56 13th place. Haley Tomas (Girls 12): 50 Fly 32.87, 3rd place; 50 back, 37.99, 4th place; 50 breast, 47.40, 10th place; 50 free, 30.98; 4th place, 100 IM, 1:22.07, 4th place. Brianna Wilson (Girls 13), 50 Breast, 47.90, 8th place; 50 free 38.01, 8th place. Rangers snap skid against A's ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nelson Cruz homered twice, A.J. Pierzynski drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak with an 8-7 win over the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics on Monday night. The Rangers had scored only eight runs during what was the longest active skid in the majors, and all six losses came at home. Cruz's second homer was a two-run shot onto the hill in straightaway center field on an 0-2 pitch from Jesse Chavez (1-1) in the fifth. Cruz thrust his right arm into the air and shouted out while rounding the bases on his 18th homer of the season. It came right after Pierzynski's RBI double and put the Rangers up 7-6. Cruz added a run-scoring double in the seventh and matched his season high with four RBIs. Oakland, which entered the four-game series opener with a three-game lead over the Rangers in the AL West, wiped out an early 3-0 deficit with a six-run fourth ignited by a bizarre play. Neal Cotts (3-1) went 2 1-3 perfect innings in relief of rookie Nick Tepesch. Robbie Ross and Tanner Scheppers each worked 1-23 innings, then Joe Nathan gave up a run before securing his 21st save in 22 chances. Oakland rookie Dan Straily had a 2.21 ERA in his previous five starts, a stretch that began at Texas on May 21. Pete D'Alessandro begins 'dream job' as Kings GM SACRAMENTO (AP) — Pete D'Alessandro has wanted a leading role in professional basketball since his father first took him to watch Julius Erving and the old New York Nets on Long Island in the 1970s. On his 45th birthday, that wish finally came true. The Sacramento Kings formally introduced D'Alessandro as the team's new general manager Monday, handing over basketball operations to the former Denver and Golden State executive who has spent a lifetime waiting for such an opportunity. He joins coach Mike Malone, hired just two weeks ago by new owner Vivek Ranadive, who said D'Alessandro emerged from the ''long and arduous process'' as the clear candidate. ''This is the foundation for the new era of the Sacramento Kings,'' Ranadive said. Ranadive said he searched for the smartest, most eager and most passionate person. He touted D'Alessandro's use of analytics, understanding of the league's salary cap and ability to communicate with players, agents, coaches, scouts and basketball executives. After interviewing D'Alessandro late last week, See KINGS, page 2B AP photo Pete D'Alessandro, left, blows out the candles on a cake presented to him for his 45th birthday at a news conference where he was formally named as the new general manager of the Sacramento Kings.