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Thursday Tennis — Corning at Red Bluff, 3:30 p.m. MLB— Athletics at Indians, 4 p.m., CSNC MLB— Twins at Rangers, 5 p.m., MLBN Little League — 1 p.m., ESPN, 4 p.m., ESPN2 PGA — The Barclays, Noon, TGC NFLPreseason — Colts at Packers, 5 p.m., ESPN Sports 1B Thursday August 26, 2010 Fall Sports Preview Red Bluff Spartans tennis QUICK FACTS Division: I League: Eastern Athletic League Head coach: Leah Gott Top returners: Courtney Boes, Dina Menendes OUTLOOK The theme of new Red Bluff coaches carries over to the tennis program, where former Lady Spar- tans player Leah Gott takes over. “I have a great passion for it,” Gott says of the sport she also played in college. Gott’s two themes this season appear to be practice and dedication. “Practice, practice, prac- tice — that’s how we all learn,” she said. It helps the incoming tal- ent continues to get better, enough so that senior Courtney Boes, said from top to bottom the Spartans are a lot closer in talent than she’s seen in years past. Boes figures to the sea- son as the Spartans No. 1 on their ladder. She’ll be followed by junior Dina Menendes at No. 2. Menendez said she’s excited about the challenge of stepping higher up the ladder and facing more dif- ficult opponents this sea- son. Menendes also agrees the level of play across the roster is close, but that should lead to better prac- tices. Meredith Lord, Alli Devine, Ashley Hone, Allie Madison and Haylie Keaton will provide depth for the Spartans ladder. The Clements sisters could also factor before the season ends. But for now, a team that ROSTER Josie Clements Samantha Clements Courtney Boes Alli Devine Erika Ellis Kyla Forester Ashley Hone Emmaline Iverson Morgan James Haylie Keaton Taylor Kramer Emily Larzabal Merideth Lord Allie Madison Dina Menendes Selena Rosalas Allison Sylva Red Bluff Spartans senior Courtney Boes Gott describes as “very eager” just wants to get the season under way. “I’m just excited for the matches and to learn more for next year,” Menendes said. SCHEDULE Th Aug.26 — vs Corning 3:30 p.m. Tu Sept.7 —vs Foothill,3:30 p.m. Th Sept.9 — at Shasta,3:30 p.m. Tu Sept.14 — vs Pleasant V.,3:30 p.m. Th Sept.16 —vs Enterprise,3:30 p.m. Tu Sept.21 — at Chico,3:30 p.m. Th Sept.23 — vs Paradise,3:30 p.m. Tu Sept.28 — at Las Plumas,3:30 p.m. Th Sept.30 — vs Oroville,3:30 p.m. Tu Oct.5 — at Paradise,3:30 p.m. Th Oct.7 — vs Las Plumas,3:30 p.m. Tu Oct.12 —at Oroville,3:30 p.m. Corning Cardinals tennis QUICK FACTS Division: I League: Northern Athletic League 2009 record: 15-2, 11-0 NAL Champions Head coach: Lou Buran Top returners: Victoria Owens, Sarah Drum OUTLOOK Last year was almost perfect for the Lady Cardi- nals. They were a perfect 11-0 on their way to claiming the Northern Athletic League title and only stumbled twice, the second in a heart- wrenching playoff match with Pleasant Valley. Mellissa Owens and Sonya Scott may have grad- uated, but Victoria Owens is back and by the end of last season, she was giving the seniors all they could handle anyway. Owens worked her way up from the bottom to the top of the ladder last season, compiling a 13-3 record in singles competition and a 14-2 mark in doubles. She credits playing nightly with her father as the main reason she has been successful in high school. Owens also oozes confidence. “I’m sure if Iwasn’t con- fident, Iwould let things get to me,” she said. Corning’s most likely No. 2 will be Sarah Drum, who went 22-2 in all match- es last season. Together, Owens and Drum were 7-0 as a doubles team in 2009, which is a good sign as they’ll likely be paired as the top doubles team this season. Corning appears to have a new set of sisters on the verge of making a splash as well with Elle and Nikki Davis. The sisters should factor into the ladder along with returners Cora Bryant, Dorinda Walker and senior Mayella Luevano. Luevano and German foreign exchange student Alex Hofmann are the lone seniors on a young roster. The schedule consists of three matches with West Valley, a rivalry Luevano said she looks forward too. “Every time it’s like a Corning Cardinals No. 1 Victoria Owens After last year, that’s really, really tight match. We’re sweating, nervous, biting our nails,” she said. ROSTER Cora Bryant Elle Davis Nikki Davis Patricia Diaz Sarah Drum Lizvet Garcia Michelle Gardner Alex Hofmann Mayella Luevano Kathy Mahutga Viviana Morales Victoria Owens Libby Ramirez Dorinda Walker Mikkaila Ward likely to be the way most teams feel about Corning when the Cardinals come pay a visit. SCHEDULE Th Aug.26 — at Red Bluff, 3:30 p.m. Tu Aug.31 — at West Valley, 3:30 p.m. Th Sept.2 — vs. Central Valley, 3:30 p.m. Tu Sept.7 — at Anderson, 3:30 p.m. W Sept.8 —at Gridley, 3:30 p.m. Tu Sept.14 — vs.Yreka, 3:30 p.m. Th Sept.16 — vs.West Valley, 3:30 p.m. Tu Sept.21 — at Central Valley, 3:30 p.m. Th Sept.23 — vs. Anderson, 3:30 p.m. Th Sept. 30 — at Yreka, 3:30 p.m. Tu Oct.5 —at West Valley, 3:30 p.m. Th Oct.7 — vs. Central Valley, 3:30 p.m. Tu Oct. 12 — at Anderson, 3:30 p.m. Th Oct.14 —at Willows, 3:30 p.m. Tu. Oct.19 — vs.Yreka, 3:30 p.m. F Oct.22 — NALChampionships T Oct.26 — NSCIFTeam Finals S Oct.30 — NSCIFIndividual Finals Youth soccer season kicks off Los Molinos at Williams Kickoff 7:30 p.m. Los Molinos Bulldogs:2009 —2-7; 1-5, seventh in the Shasta Cascade Williams Yellowjackets: 2009 —1-9; 1-6, eighth in the Mid-Valley Directions Take I-5 South to Exit 577 toward Williams. Turn right at E Street/CA-20 Business West. Turn right at 11th Street. The school is at 222 11th Street. The trip is about an hour and 15 minutes from Los Molinos. Previous meeting The teams haven’t met since Sept. 21, 2007, when Williams shutout the Bulldogs 16-0 in Los Molinos. David Covarrubias connected with Emanuel Martinez on a 27-yard pass in the first quarter for the first score and then found Danny Padilla from 26 yards out in the second quarter. Paul Brownfield caught an 85-yard reception for the Bulldogs and recorded 11 tackles on defense. Tim Crane recorded two sacks and Andy Haley made 10 tackles. JC Conrad had an interception. Players to watch Los Molinos — #3 Sean Conrad, #44 Luis Camacho, #24 Bryer Whetstone Williams — #5 Carlos Velazquez, #7 Pedro Boites, #3 Jesus Camarena Notes: Both teams return their quarterbacks from last season and both can be dual pass or run threats...Velazquez threw for 1,186 yards last season and led the Yellowjack- ets in rushing with 466 yards...Boites was second on the team with 249 rush yards, but will likely be Velazquez’s first receiving option...the Williams line is said to be young and undersized, which should bode well for the Bulldogs. Giants make up 9-run deficit, still lose in 12 Cincinnati 12 Giants 11 12 innings SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For the Cincinnati Reds, blowing a 10-1 lead didn’t mean losing the game. Only hours after Atlanta squandered that exact same advantage and fell to Colorado, the Reds wound up with a win — barely. Saved by Paul Janish’s tying single in the ninth inning, the Reds regrouped and rallied past the San Francisco Giants 12-11 Wednesday on Joey Votto’s two-out, tiebreaking single in the 12th. Votto homered twice, and finished with four hits and four RBIs as the NL Central leaders avoided a sweep. ‘‘We had such a comfortable lead for most of the game,’’ Votto said. ‘‘For them to come back like that, it could have been difficult to recover. Momentum plays a big role in a game like this. We just showed some resiliency to come back our- selves.’’ Votto hit a pair of home runs and Jonny Gomes hit his 100th career shot that gave the Reds their huge lead going into the bottom of the fifth. The Giants came back and Aubrey Huff’s sacrifice fly capped a six-run burst in the eighth that put them ahead 11-10. A two-base throwing error by third baseman Pablo Sandoval on Drew Stubbs’ one-out grounder in the Reds ninth set up Janish’s single. See GIANTS, page 2B In remembrance There will be a number of chances for the public to pay respects to John Fox in the coming days. On Friday, a graveside ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery. On Saturday the Jr. Spartans will hold a tribute around 4 p.m. before the kickoff of the midget game at Red Bluff Union High School. Former players from the leagues and teams Fox has been a part of will be asked to join the tribute. The Jr. Spartans will also donate half of their ticket gate and their portion of the 50-50 raffle to the Fox family. Games begin at at 8:30 a.m. with the Mighty Mites playing, followed by Jr. Pee Wee at 10 a.m., Pee Wee at Noon, Jr. Midget at 2 p.m. and Midget following the tribute. Daily News photo by Chip Thompson The Red Bluff Youth Soccer League held its Fall 2010 Opening Ceremonies,Wednesday, at Frye Field.This year there are approximately 30 teams. On Sunday a celebration of life will be held at the Red Bluff Union High School football field at 2 p.m. The event is being planned by various friends of Fox from throughout the community. A John Fox Memorial Funk had also been set up at Cornerstone Bank for anyone wishing to make a donation. Friday night at a glance