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Sports Tehama Tracker Thursday's results AMERICAN LEGION District Tournament at Red Bluff High School LATE Red Bluff MLB Giants LATE San Diego Today's games AMERICAN LEGION District Tournament at Red Bluff High School Red Bluff 7 p.m. MLB Boston CSNC Athletics 7:05 p.m. BOS — Lackey OAK — Parker MLB Giants CSNB San Diego 7:10 p.m. SF — Gaudin SD — O'Sullivan On the tube AUTO RACING 12:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for New Hampshire 300, at Loudon, N.H. 2:30 p.m. NBCSN — IRL, IndyCar, qualifying for Indy Toronto (same-day tape) BOXING 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Junior featherweights, Drian Francisco (24-1-1) vs. Chris Avalos (21-2-0), at Las Vegas CYCLING 5 a.m. NBCSN — Tour de France, stage 13, Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond, France GOLF 9:30 a.m. TGC — LPGA, Manulife Financial Classic, second round, at Waterloo, Ontario Noon TGC — PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, second round, at Silvis, Ill. 1 p.m. ESPN2 — USGA, U.S. Senior Open Championship, second round, at Omaha, Neb. 3 p.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Utah Championship, second round, at Sandy, Utah MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. WGN — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 4 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Texas at Detroit or Cincinnati at Atlanta (7:30 p.m. start) SOCCER 5 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS/Liga MX, exhibition, Guadalajara at D.C. United SOFTBALL 5 p.m. ESPN — World Cup, round robin, United States vs. Australia, at Oklahoma City Follow us on Twitter for live game coverage, exclusive online articles and more. @TehamaSports Friday July 12, 2013 JUNIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STARS Red Bluff stages comeback to win district Special to the DN Last Sunday, the Red Bluff Little League Jr. Boys won the District 1 title in front of packed stands at Volonte Park in Anderson. The 13-14 year-old-team came back from an opening heartbreak 8-7 loss to Corning on June 28. The Red Bluff team then had to win the next six games over the next week, culminating with a two-game sweep of the then undefeated Shasta Dam team. The tournament began on June 28, pitting rivals, Red Bluff and Corning in the night cap at Volonte Park. Red Bluff began the tournament as they expected, by using their speed to put up the first run in the top half of the first. Leadoff hitter Michael Chapman used his speed to cause havoc immediately by reaching first on an error, then stealing second on the very first pitch to the next batter. Drew Stacy, hitting in the second spot, then laid down a perfect bunt as Chapman was stealing third and he continued home as the play was made at first. Red Bluff scored again in the top of the second when Deonte Antolin led off and reached first when he was hit by a pitch. After consecutive hits by Ian Skjegstad and Taylor Chapman, Antolin was able to score and Red Courtesy photo The Red Bluff junior boys baseball All-Stars team won a District 1 title and move on to the section tournament Saturday. From back left are Coach Doug McGie, Travis Fite, Coach Doug Schreter, Evan Tanner, Michael Chapman, Ian Skjegstad, D-Bo Kent, Deonte Antolin, Koleby Potter, Coach Greg Phelps, Cameron Phelps, Branden Mason and Manager J. B. Stacy. From bottom left are Austin Youngblood, Sampson Nigra, Drew Stacy and Taylor Chapman. Bluff was up 2-0. However, Corning was not going to go away. Corning plated two runners in the bottom of the second to tie the game and in the third, Corning opened up with four runs to take a 6-2 lead. Red Bluff came storming back and scored four times in the top half of the fourth. Taylor Chapman led off the inning by drawing a walk, followed by Travis Fite reaching on an error. Michael Chapman then loaded the bases when he was walked. Stacy then followed up with a ground ball to short. Two scored when an errant throw to first was misplayed and two scored. Cameron Phelps then knocked in the final two MLB runs for Red Bluff with a line drive to Left. The game was tied until the bottom of the fourth, when Corning scored on three errors in the inning, giving the Corning a 7-6 lead going into the fifth. The fifth inning went scoreless with only seven batters coming to the plate for both teams. In the top of the sixth, Red Bluff was able to tie the game after Michael Chapman reached first after getting hit, then stealing second and eventually scoring on a passed ball. Tied 7-7 going into the final frame, Red Bluff was unable to get anything going as the Corning bullpen shut down the bottom half of the lineup, See CHAMPS, page 2B NBA Iguodala's arrival casts Warriors in new light Kings take lead on Reno basketball operations S AC R A M E N TO , Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings are taking over basketball operations of the NBA D e v e l o p m e n t League's Reno Bighorns under a new shared partnership between the two teams. Bighorns owner Herb Santos Jr. will remain in control of business operations in Reno as part of the agreement announced Thursday. The move will allow the Kings to groom players and coaches — and oversee roster moves — in an affiliation similar to minor league teams in baseball. The partnership is the seventh of its kind between NBA and DLeague teams. The Kings and Bighorns have been tied together since Reno's inaugural season in 2008-09. Last season, Reno also was affiliated with the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz. New affiliates for both teams will be announced later this summer. 1B make one,'' Freeman said. ''I just wanted to get to the big leagues, and when I got here I just wanted to win ballgames. All-Star games were not on my mind. ''To win this is just beyond me.'' Puig won't get to play in the July 16 game at Citi Field in New York unless he is added as an injury replacement. The outfielder is batting .394 with eight homers and 19 RBIs heading into Thursday night's home game against Colorado, helping the Dodgers shoot up the NL West standings following a slow start. ''I don't have my head down at all,'' Puig said through an interpreter before the game. ''I want to congratulate Freddie Freeman for winning the vote. I'm happy for everyone who voted. I have to keep playing. Hopefully the best things come out for this team for the future.'' Puig has been in the majors for only five weeks, leading some to question whether he belongs on the NL team. ''If he can continue to do what he's doing over seasons, then we're going to see a lot of Yasiel,'' Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. ''How good you are really is measured over time.'' The final vote for the AL team also had its share of controversy, with OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are a team that the most sought-after free agents have avoided for most of the last two decades, nothing more than loveable losers with a faithful following and an ambiguous name on the NBA map. Maybe no more. Owner Joe Lacob, general manager Bob Myers, assistant GM Kirk Lacob and coach Mark Jackson already had started the process of turning around the futile franchise with last season's playoff run. The foursome saw the latest evolution when they met with free agent Andre Iguodala and his agent, Rob Pelinka, in his Los Angeles office on July 1 — the first day of free agency. ''Before we could say too much, he was telling us how much he admired our team, he admired our coach and our players,'' Myers said. ''We said, 'Do we have to sell you on anything?''' He said, 'Look, I feel like this is the place I want to play.' That moment was a transformative moment for our franchise.'' That new perception is finally reality. The Warriors introduced Iguodala at the team's downtown Oakland headquarters Thursday, nearly a week after he agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal despite more lucrative offers. Golden State believes Iguodala's arrival puts the franchise on new footing, going from a stopping point for middling free agents to a desirable destination among the NBA's most prized players. Iguodala said he wanted to come to the Bay Area because he can connect with the franchise's vision. He got a glimpse of that last season when the Warriors knocked out his Denver team in the first round of the playoffs. The experience left Iguodala wanting to play with ''smart big men'' such as Andrew Bogut and David Lee, promising rookie Harrison Barnes and sharpshooters Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, whom he jokingly said is ''like the second coming of Jesus Christ. He's like the most loved man on earth right now.'' ''I think they were missing one piece,'' Iguodala said. ''And hopefully I can be that piece to get that team to where we all want to be, which is to try and win a championship.'' Just the process of bringing Iguodala to Golden State showed the commitment from both sides. The Warriors entered free agency with little wiggle room. Keeping their own free agents — Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry, who inked deals with Cleveland and Sacramento, respectively — seemed improbable. Signing top-tier talent? Almost laughable. Pelinka, who worked alongside Myers for years as an agent, approached the Warriors about Iguodala. At first, Myers never thought the Warriors could make a deal happen. ''He was looking at a team that was financially strapped with arguably no way to get him and saying, 'I'd like to come play for you,''' Myers said. ''And that motivated us as See MLB, page 2B See LIGHT, page 2B AP photo Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig (66) and Mark Ellis high-five after scoring on a double by Hanley Ramirez against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Puig passed for All-Star game By JAY COHEN Associated Press So much for Puig-mania sweeping the country. Give this contest to Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman. Freeman and Toronto reliever Steve Delabar won the fan voting for the final spots in next week's All-Star game, meaning Los Angeles Dodgers sensation Yasiel Puig is likely headed for a few days off after a terrific stretch to begin his major league career. Freeman set a record with 19.7 million votes, and Puig was second. Major League Baseball didn't release the vote total for Puig, but said the Cuban defector also surpassed the previous record for the final vote of 15.6 million for Shane Victorino in 2009. ''It's unbelievable,'' Freeman said. ''I'm kind of speechless. I wouldn't be here without the fans and I just saw that it's 19.7 million votes. It's incredible and it's just a dream come true.'' Freeman was taking ground balls during batting practice before Atlanta's home game against Cincinnati on Thursday night when general manager Frank Wren called him over and told him about his first All-Star selection. The slugger is batting .307 with nine homers and 56 RBIs in 78 games. ''I never, ever thought that I would