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Election Day Volleyball — Corning at Oroville, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball — Liberty Christian at Mercy Volleyball — Los Molinos at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball — Paradise at Red Bluff, 7 p.m. Tennis — NSCIF Individual Finals at Chico NHL — Sharks at Wild, 5 p.m., VERSUS Thank you, Giants Halloween kind of kick starts the holiday season. It’s a time when memories often come flooding back. The earliest things I can remember happened back in 1984. Besides getting the Hall of Justice playset for Christ- mas it was the year my beloved hometown Detroit Tigers won the World Series. I was hooked on sports ever since. The same year, the city of Detroit had more than 800 fires reported on Oct. 30. The day before Halloween got dubbed Rich Greene Devil's Night and unfortunately became an annual tradition in the community. With com- munity watch programs things have gotten bet- ter, worse, better and worse again as time has passed. There were 58 fires this past Saturday. Just as well as I can remember getting my costume on for Halloween, I can recall franti- cally making sure my bike was locked in the garage and safe from vandals. After all I wasn't allowed to see RoboCop because of the R rating so I didn't know he was there to protect Detroit. It's hard to find many people outside of Michigan that know about Devil's Night. It's a regional thing like playing euchre at parties or knowing what a paczki is. Red Bluff and Northern California have their things too. It's not Devil's Night, but a feral cat colony around your home can sure be a pain in the ass and it wouldn't be a public event without some tri-tip being served. Some things are so common place you take them for granted, until you’re apart from them. I'm starting to grow into my new home's regional identity, but sometimes I still feel like a bit of an outside observer when explaining to friends and family back east what mutton' bustin' is. But in the past six months something has helped me shape a new regional identity — those World Champion San Francisco Giants. When I was moving here I never thought I'd be a Giants fan. I just associated them with Barry Bonds and wasn't too fond of his... hat size. I thought I'd be an A's fan. I loved Walt Weiss and Dave Stewart growing up and the Bash Brothers got a free pass because my 9- year old self only associated steroids with Hulk Hogan telling me to take my vitamins and Lyle Alzado public service announcements. But over the past three years it became rather obvious I was having a better time watching the games on Comcast Bay Area instead of Com- cast California. Call me a fair-weather fan, but I got myself a Giants hat and jumped on the bandwagon in April. I've enjoyed the ride, from Lincecum and Cain to Krup and Kyup, everything's been great — except those Friday night orange jerseys. Part of me wishes Andres Torres, Cody Ross, Aubrey Huff and Edgar Renteria could have done this as Tigers, but they didn’t. Instead their careers for one reason or anoth- er brought them to Northern California. Here, they made the most of it. I can relate to that. My favorite part of the Giants is how its brought me closer to my new community. It’s amazing how something as simple as putting a Giants hat on before you head out of the house opens you up to meeting new people. Sometimes it’s a simple, “Go Giants!” with a nod of the head, other times it leads to a longer conversation about baseball, but with that SF on my head I know I’m not returning home without running into a few smiles. When you join a new community one of the best ways for it to feel like home is to share some event with everyone else. For a sports geek nothing beats a championship. The Giants gave me that last night. They let me share in a community’s joy. It’s a new mem- ory to file away and one that will spark visions of more than baseball. My heart may always belong to the Tigers, but I would describe it as Giant-sized now. Daily News Sports Editor Rich Greene can be reached at sports@redbluffdailynews.com. Colts beat Texans Houston 17 Indianapolis 30 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peyton Manning got Indianapolis’ makeshift offense chugging like its old self Monday night. The four-time league MVP threw for two touch- downs, then watched Mike Hart run for a career- high 84 yards and Jacob Tamme score his first career TD to help Indy get past Houston 30-17. The victory allowed the Colts (5-2) to get even in the head-to-head series with Houston (4-3) and gave the defending AFC champions sole possession of the South Division lead for the first time this season. And even though the Colts were missing All-Pro tight end Dallas Clark, receiver Austin Collie and running back Joseph Addai with injuries, Manning and his teammates didn’t miss a beat. ‘‘Whoever’s in there has to find a way to do the See COLTS, page 2B MCT photo The San Francisco Giants celebrate their 2010 World Series Championship. WORLD SERIES Giants 3 Texas 1 Game 5 SF4-1 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The prize that eluded Willie and Barry at long last belongs to the San Francisco Giants, thanks to a band of self-described castoffs and mis- fits and their shaggy-haired ace. Tim Lincecum, Edgar Renteria and the Giants won the World Series on Monday night, beating the Texas Rangers 3-1 in a tense Game 5 and taking the trophy home to the city by the Bay for the first time. It was an overdue victory — the Giants last wore the crown in 1954, four years before they moved West. So much for a franchise that never quite got it done in October despite the likes of baseball giants Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Juan Marichal. It’s November, and now new stars stand tall in San Francis- co. ‘‘This buried a lot of bones — ’62, ’89, 2002,’’ Giants general manager Brian Sabean said, ticking off losing Series appearances. ‘‘This group deserved it, faithful from the beginning. We’re proud and hum- bled by the achievement.’’ Lincecum outdueled Cliff Lee in an every-pitch-matters matchup that was scoreless until Renteria earned the Series MVP award by hitting a stunning three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning. Nelson Cruz homered in the bottom half, but Lincecum returned to his wicked self and preserved the lead. Lincecum won this game of Texas Hold ’em, beating Lee for the second time in a week. The two- time NL Cy Young winner gave up three hits over eight innings and struck out 10. Brian Wilson closed for a save, completing a surprising romp through the postseason for a pitch- ing-rich team that waited until the final day to clinch a playoff spot. Manager Bruce Bochy enjoys calling his Giants a ragtag bunch. Maybe Renteria, Cody Ross, Aubrey Huff and Freddy Sanchez fit that description. Cut loose by other clubs this season and before, they all wound up in San Francisco. But the foundation of this team — for now, for the foreseeable future — is totally home grown, built on a deep, talented and young rotation, a rookie catcher named Buster Posey with huge star poten- tial and their bearded closer. ‘‘They did all right,’’ Bochy said. ‘‘I couldn’t be prouder of a group. See GIANTS, page 2B Tehama Tracker FOOTBALL Biggs 35 Los Molinos 6 The Bulldogs fell to Biggs 35-6 on Homecoming, Friday night. Los Molinos did score its first points in five league games this season, but fell to 0-5 in the Mountain Valley and 2-7 overall. The Bulldogs close out their season with a trip to Chester. TENNIS NSCIF Championships Red Bluff’s Courtney Boes and Corning’s Victoria Owens fell in the Round-of-16 at the NSCIF girls indi- vidual tennis tournament, Monday. Boes defeated West Valley’s Holly Dethero in the first round 6-2, 6-4, but lost to No. 3 overall seed Stephanie Smith, of Oroville, 6-1, 6-0. Owens received a bye in the first round as the tournament’s No. 6 seed, but was upset by Wheatland’s Emma Willard 6-2, 6-1. West Valley captured the boys sec- tion title and Chico the girls title at the 2010 NSCIF Masters swim meet, Sat- urday. Red Bluff placed 10th in the section in the boys standings and 11th in girls swimming. Two Red Bluff relay teams had sixth place finishes. Greg Wilson, Brad Dufour, Larsen Dahl and Curtis Twitchell were sixth in the boys 200 medley relay (1:53.91). Laura Schreter, Mayson Trujillo, Corning’s Elle Davis fell to No. 8 seed Rylee Theodore, of Foothill, 6-0, 6-1 in the first round. Davis and Owens also competed in the doubles tournament and picked up a win before falling in the quarterfinals to the Pleasant Valley team of Melody Wu and Kelly Saelo. The Corning duo defeated Live Oak’s Kayla Morris and Lucero Topete 6-1, 6-3 in the first round. SWIMMING NSCIF Masters Alinda Ellis and Samara Robinson were sixth in the girls 200 freestyle relay (1:58.53). Dufour, Dahl, Bryce Eggert and Twitchell placed seventh in the boys 200 freestyle (1:43.32). Jolene Donaldson, Brittany Villa, Trujillo and Robinson were ninth in the 200 medley (2:15.83) and Josh Jackson, Jordan Johnson, Paul Hen- dricks and Wilson were 11th in the boys 400 freestyle (4:00.33). Twitchell had the best individual Spartans finish, taking ninth in the 100 freestyle (54.33). He was also 12th in the 50 freestyle (24.49). Schreter placed 10th in the girls 200 individual medley (2:19.07) and 14th in the 500 freestyle (6:27.72). Hendricks was 10th in the boys 100 fly (1:05.11). Wilson placed 12th in the 500 freestyle (5:37.14) and 13th in the 200 freestyle (2:05.41). Dufour was 12th in the boys 100 breast (1:14.31). Robinson finished 14th in the girls 50 freestyle (29.14), Johnson was 15th in the boys 500 freestyle (5:40.39) and Trujillo was 16th in the girls 200 indi- vidual medley (2:43.60). Sponsors save RB youth basketball Special to the DN After some confusion, Cornerstone Bank and the Red Bluff High School Booster Club have stepped up and will be running the youth basketball league for- mally known as Coca-Cola Basketball League. Due to the expense of using the high school facilities, addi- tional insurance, and not being able to utilize the Stu- dent Store for keeping the books, the league had been cancelled last week. Cornerstone Bank, along with another gener- ous donor, have stepped in to help with the funding and the Red Bluff Booster Club will handle the finances. “We are so grateful that these organizations have come forward to help the youth of our community. This will allow 200-300 kids the opportunity to learn the game of basket- ball.” Red Bluff Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach Kathy Brandt said. The new league will be called Cornerstone Youth Basketball League and the cost will be $50 per player. Sign-ups will be avail- able at Cornerstone Com- munity Bank from now until Nov. 20. There will also be sign-ups in the lobby of the Large Gym at Red Bluff High School on the following dates: Nov. 3, 5:30-7 p.m., Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, Nov. 8, 9, 16, 18, 5:30-7 p.m., and Satur- day, Nov. 20 will be the evaluation from 9 a.m.- 1p.m. We look forward to this new and exciting league and would encourage all kids to sign up. Sports 1B World Champs! Tuesday November 2, 2010