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Sports Tehama Tracker Monday's results 1B Wet in Weaverville Pierce, Fasleev winners Tuesday July 30, 2013 MLB X Toronto Athletics LATE Today's games Giants Philadelphia CSNB 4:05 p.m. SF — Zito, 4-7 PHI — Lannan, 2-4 Toronto Athletics CSNC 7:05 p.m. TOR — Buehrle, 6-7 OAK — Straily, 6-4 On the tube CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE • 4:30 p.m., NBCSN — British Columbia at Toronto MLB • 1 p.m., MLB — St. Louis at Pittsburgh • 4 p.m., CSNB — San Francisco at Philadelphia • 4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Seattle at Boston or Colorado at Atlanta • 7 p.m., CSNC — Toronto at Oakland • 7 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Cincinnati at San Diego or N.Y.Yankees at L.A. Dodgers 3 enter Baseball Hall of Fame COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The rain, the gloom, the small gathering of fans didn't matter. For the families of baseball pioneers Jacob Ruppert Jr., Hank O'Day and James ''Deacon'' White this was what they had long been waiting for. All three have been dead for more than seven decades. Now their legacies were secure with their induction Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. ''This is a day we will all remember for the rest of our lives,'' said Jerry Watkins, great grandson of White and one of nearly 50 family members in attendance. ''In my mind, the only way it could have been better is if my dad were here to see it. My dad loved his grandfather, he loved baseball, and he loved the Chicago Cubs. It was his lifelong dream to see his grandfather enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and it was his lifelong dream to see the Cubs play in the World Series. Dad, today you got one of them.'' White, a barehanded catcher who grew up in Caton, N.Y., near Corning, was one of major league baseball's earliest stars. In fact, he was the first batter in the first professional game on May 4, 1871, and laced a double. An outstanding hitter, White was regarded as the best catcher in baseball before switching to third base later in his nearly 20-year career. A deeply religious man, White was nicknamed ''Deacon'' and dubbed ''the most admirable superstar of the 1870s'' by Bill James in his ''Historical Baseball Extract.'' White played for six teams and had a .312 career average. He finished with 2,067 hits, 270 doubles, 98 triples, 24 home runs and 988 RBIs before retiring in 1890. Interested in baseball since he was a kid, Ruppert purchased the Yankees before the 1915 season for $480,000, then proceeded to transform what had been a perennial also-ran in the American League into a powerhouse. When Ruppert died in 1939, his teams had won 10 AL pennants and seven World Series in 18 seasons. During his playing days, O'Day umpired occasionally and was so proficient he was hired in 1895. He went on to umpire more than 4,000 games. His greatest contribution to baseball was persuading those associated with the game to treat the men in blue with dignity. Courtesy photos (Top) Niko Munoz beat his personal record in the 100-yard freestyle by more than nine seconds. (Bottom) Noah Caylor swam a personal best in the 100-yard breast. Nine teams and more than 200 swimmers competed at the final invitational of the season over the weekend in Weaverville. The Red Bluff Tritons finished in third place, 19 points behind Scott Valley. Coach Nate Espino said the difference between second and third place at the meet was two swimmers. The Tritons finished their season by earning trophies at five out of six meets. Seven Tritons swimmers earned high point plaques in Weaverville for their age group. Red Bluff Sun Oaks Aquatics swimmers also had a successful weekend, brining home a number of ribbons and setting personal best times. Highlights: • Jasmine Atencio, 11, competed against 15-25 swimmers in her age group and rallied 30 points to finish second place in her division. She improved five out of eight events, finished in the Top 3 for the 200-yard freestyle, 50 free, 50 back, 50 butterfly, and 100 free. Atencio set a pool record for her 50-yard butterfly in 35.32 seconds. • Preston Beeman, 6, competed in the 8-andunder boys group. He won first place in the 100 free, 50 free, 25 back, 25 fly, 25 free, and 50 breast. Beeman broke three pool records in the 100 free, 50 free, and 25 free. • Noah Caylor, 14, cut time off all of his swims. He would have placed second in the 100 breast, but because he had to "deck enter" did not officially place in the vent. • Joshua Jackson, 17, swam two of the three days and finished second place overall in his age group. His best finishes were the 500 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. • Cade Sanders, 6, dropped 1.6 seconds off his personal best in the 25 back- stroke to place second. • Coley Sauve, 16, won the the 100 backstroke with a personal best time of 1:10.13. She placed fourth overall in her age group. • Mitchell Sauve, 14, won his division's first place point trophy. He won the 200 IM, 500 freestyle and 100 and 200 breast. • Jace Shults, 8, swam strong and shaved time in his 100 free and 50 free, placed second in the 100 IM, placed first in the 50 breast and tied for third place overall. • Joslyn Shults, 6, broke several records and won seven of her races and was second place in the eighth event to collect a first place trophy for her age group. Shults broke six pool records in the 100 free, 25 breast, 25 fly, and 50 breast- stroke. She also created a first time pool record for the 6-and-under girls 100 Individual Medley. • Addison Snodgrass, 8, finished first or second place in five events which gave him a total of 27 points and an overall second place finish. He finished first place in the 25 back and had his fastest time of 20.80 seconds in the 25 freestyle. • Kristina Tobin, 7, swam in seven races with finishes that gave her enough points to finish third place in her age category. Her fastest time was the 25 freestyle in 20.99 seconds and earned a first place blue ribbon for the 25 back. • Curtis Twitchell, 17, finished second place overall. He competed in only 4 events. He won the 50 free race and finished 2nd in the 200 IM, 100 back, and 200 freestyle. More Tritons battling for fast times while having fun were Cameron Beeman, Dante Beeman, Samantha Beeman, Erica Downey, Jaden Humphrey, Kaylee Humphrey, Micah Jackson, Jordan Lindsey, Stevie McKenzie, Bella Munoz, Jordan Munoz, Niko Munoz, Megan Murray, Sosanna O'Sullivan, Chris Patterson, Jacob Patterson, Samara Robinson, Megan Snodgrass, Carissa Twitchell, and Mikaela Weber. The Tritons and SOAR head to the North Valley Aquatic League Championship Meet hosted by the Chico Aquajets at the Shasta College swimming pool this weekend. Red Bluff Mixed Martial Arts fighters Ashton Pierce and Alex Fasleev won their fights Saturday at Rogue Fights' Battle Royal at Win-River Casino. Pierce defeated Chris Logan at 155 pounds in the first round by a rearnaked choke submission. Logan grabbed a takedown, but fell right into a Pierce's triangle choke. Pierce held on tight and Logan eventually tapped. The two got a little heated after the tap when Logan slammed his hand down in disgusted near the head of Pierce. Fasleev opened the card with a first round technical knockout of Chad Goodman in a 135pound match. For a one round fight there was loads of action. Goodwin, making his amateur debut, nearly got caught in a armbar following a takedown. Fasleev lost the submission and the fight would return to the feet. Fasleev rocked Goodwin who turned his back and nearly got finished, but out of nowhere Goodwin rocked Fasleev. Goodwin had his chance to finish, but Fasleev reversed into a full mount and finished the fight from there. In a heavyweight fight Terrell Bosen defeated Red Bluff's Scott Davenport by TKO in the first round. Davenport came out in a mask and lost to Bosen making his 12th amateur fight. Red Bluff's other fighter Jesse Davis, lost to Christian Espinosa by unanimous decision at 125 pounds. The two went the distance ina grinding fight that saw Espinosa wanting to take the match to the ground. Davis couldn't get up when Espinosa took him down and that is what cost him the fight. All four Red Bluff fighters are a part of Team Intense. Zane Robinson beat Josh Coleman in the 205pound title fight with a third round TKO. In the two professional fights on the card Chris Roman beat Gerald Bailey by rear-naked choke in the first round and Robby Schepps defeated Solomon Jones with a kimura in the first round. Obama welcomes champion Giants to White House WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the San Francisco Giants are making a ''habit'' of dropping in at the White House. Obama welcomed the 2012 World Series champions Monday at a South Lawn ceremony honoring their victory and their community service work. The Giants swept the World Series in October, defeating the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in the final game after being nearly knocked out in the playoffs. The president says their second title in three seasons was because of stellar pitching, defense and timely hitting. But Obama didn't predict that finish. On the campaign trail last year, he anticipated a World Series between the White Sox and the Washington Nationals. The crowd of well-wishers included Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays. AP photo President Barack Obama turns and smiles as he shakes hands with members of the 2012 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants.