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Sports 1B Weekend Nov. 9-10, 2013 VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs have earned the No. 1 seed for the Northern Section's Division V volleyball playoffs. The full playoff brackets were released Friday morning. Mercy, the defending Division VI Section Champions received the No. 4 seed in their bracket. They open at home 7 p.m. Tuesday against No. 13 Big Valley. Red Bluff and Corning were left out of the playoffs after failing to have a winning record in either their league, against divisional opponents or overall. For Los Molinos it was another milestone for a program that has been on the rise under coach Chas Konopka. For the second consecutive season the Lady Bulldogs posted a new school record in wins. This season they enter the playoffs 36-8 after winning their own Beth Pilger Invitational and the Hamilton City Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Arizona in October for the Nike Tournament of Champions. A year ago Los Molinos finished 35-9-1, falling to Hamilton in the section title game. The second place finish in the section qualified for them for the state playoffs. Thy were swept by Branson (Ross). In 2004 the Lady Bulldogs program went 5-23, but two years later Konopka had guided them to a winning record and a playoff berth. The Lady Bulldogs have not had a losing record since 2007 and have gone 184-65-12 during the past six seasons. This season the Bulldogs are led by senior hitter Clarivel Castillo and senior setter Kaitlyn Seaman. Castillo's 5.2 kills per game rank 16th best across the state of California. Seaman's 8.3 assists per game are second best in the Northern Section. Seniors Emily Bailey and Katie Morgan give the Bull- Tehama Tracker Saturday's schedule NBA Golden State at Memphis, 5 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Sunday's schedule NFL Oakland at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Carolina at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. NHL San Jose at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Sports on TV Saturday's schedule AUTO RACING • 8:30 a.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for AdvoCare 500, at Avondale, Ariz. • 9:30 a.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for ServiceMaster 200, at Avondale, Ariz. • 11:30 a.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, ''Happy Hour Series,'' final practice for AdvoCare 500, at Avondale, Ariz. • 1 p.m., ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, ServiceMaster 200, at Avondale, Ariz. • 11:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NHRA, qualifying for Auto Club Finals, at Pomona (delayed tape) BOXING • 6:30 p.m., HBO — Vanes Martirosyan (33-0-1) vs. Demetrius Andrade (19-0-0), for vacant WBO junior middleweight title; junior featherweights, Nonito Donaire (312-0) vs. Vic Darchinyan (39-5-1); champion Roman Martinez (27-1-2) vs. Mikey Garcia (32-0-0), for WBO junior lightweight title, at Corpus Christi, Texas COLLEGE FOOTBALL • 9 a.m., ABC — Kansas St. at Texas Tech • 9 a.m., BIG TEN NETWORK — Iowa at Purdue • 9 a.m., CBSSN — Western Kentucky at Army • 9 a.m., CSNC — Alabama-Birmingham at Marshall • 9 a.m., ESPN — Auburn at Tennessee • 9 a.m., ESPN2 — Penn St. at Minnesota • 9 a.m., ESPNU — Missouri at Kentucky • 9 a.m., FSN — TCU at Iowa St. • Noon, CSNB — William & Mary at Delaware • Noon, CSNC — UTEP at North Texas • Noon, FOX — Southern Cal at California • 12:30 p.m., ABC — Nebraska at Michigan • 12:30 p.m., BIG TEN NETWORK — Illinois at Indiana • 12:30 p.m., CBS — Mississippi St. at Texas A&M • 12:30 p.m., CBSSN — Hawaii at Navy • 12:30 p.m., ESPN — BYU at Wisconsin • 12:30 p.m., NBCSN — James Madison at New Hampshire • 12:45 p.m., FSN — Tulsa at East Carolina • 1 p.m., ESPNU — North Carolina State at Duke • 1 p.m., FS1 — Kansas at Oklahoma St. • 1 p.m., NBCSN — Cornell at Dartmouth • 1 p.m., PAC-12 NETWORK — Arizona State at Utah • 4 p.m., CBSSN — Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech • 4 p.m., ESPN — Virginia Tech at Miami • 4 p.m., ESPN2 — Houston at UCF • 4 p.m., FOX — Texas at West Virginia • 5 p.m., CBS — LSU at Alabama • 5 p.m., ESPNU — Utah State at UNLV • 5 p.m., PAC-12 NETWORK — Colorado at Washington • 5:07 p.m., ABC — Notre Dame at Pittsburgh • 7 p.m., ESPN — UCLA at Arizona • 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 — Fresno St. at Wyoming • 7:30 p.m., CBSSN — San Diego State at San Jose State GOLF • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, The McGladrey Classic, third round, at St. Simons Island, Ga. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 5:30 p.m., BIG TEN NETWORK — Eastern Illinois at Northwestern NBA • 4 p.m., NBATV — Indiana at New Jersey • 5 p.m., CSNB — Golden State at Memphis • 7 p.m., CSNC — Portland at Sacramento NHL • 10 a.m., NHL NETWORK — Edmonton at Philadelphia • 4 p.m., NHL NETWORK — Toronto at Boston SOCCER • 6:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, West Bromwich at Chelsea • 9:30 a.m., NBC — Premier League, West Ham at Norwich • 11:30 a.m., NBC — MLS, playoffs, conference championships, leg 1, teams TBD Sunday's schedule AUTO RACING • Noon, ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, AdvoCare 500, at Avondale, Ariz. • 4 p.m., ESPN2 — NHRA, Auto Club Finals, at Pomona (same-day tape) BOXING • 8 p.m., ESPN2 — Armed Forces Collegiate Invitational, at Arlington, Va. (sameday tape) FIGURE SKATING • 10:30 a.m., NBC — ISU, Grand Prix: Skate Japan, at Tokyo (same-day tape) GOLF • 12:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Turkish Airlines Open, final round, at Antalya, Turkey • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, The McGladrey Classic, final round, at St. Simons Island, Ga. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 3 p.m., PAC-12 NETWORK — UT-Martin at Colorado • 5 p.m., PAC-12 NETWORK — Coppin State at Oregon State • 7 p.m., PAC-12 NETWORK — Seattle at Washington MOTORSPORTS • 5 a.m., FS1 — MotoGP World Championship, Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana, at Valencia, Spain NFL • 10 a.m., CBS — Oakland at N.Y. Giants • 1 p.m., FOX — Carolina at San Francisco • 1:25 p.m., CBS — Denver at San Diego • 5 p.m., NBC — Dallas at New Orleans NHL • 5 p.m., CSNC — San Jose at Winnipeg SOCCER • 3:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Newcastle at Tottenham • 6 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester City at Sunderland • 8:05 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United • 12:30 p.m., NBC — Women's national teams, exhibition, United States vs. Brazil, at Orlando, Fla. • 6 p.m., ESPN — MLS, playoffs, conference championships, leg 1, teams TBD TENNIS • 6 a.m., ESPN2 — ATP World Tour Finals, semifinal, at London • Noon, ESPN2 — ATP World Tour Finals, semifinal, at London WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 3 p.m., ESPNU — Duke at California WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER • 9 a.m., ESPNU — American Athletic Conference, championship, teams TBD, at Orlando • 11 a.m., BIG TEN NETWORK — championship, teams TBD • 11 a.m., CBSSN — Conference USA, championship game, teams TBD, at Houston • 11 a.m., ESPNU — SEC Championship, championship game, teams TBD, at Orange Beach, Ala. • 11 a.m., FS1 — Big East Conference, championship, teams TBD, at Milwaukee • 1 p.m., ESPNU — ACC Championship, championship game, teams TBD, at Cary, N.C. • 1:30 p.m., FS1 — Big 12 Conference, championship, teams TBD, at Kansas City, Mo. Monday's schedule BOXING • 7 p.m., FS1 — Middleweights, Fernando Guerrero (25-2-0) vs. Raymond Gatica (13-1-0); junior welterweights, Fidel Maldonado Jr. (15-2-0) vs. Luis Ramos Jr. (23-1-0), at San Antonio MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 4 p.m., ESPNU — Kent State at Temple • 5 p.m., CSNC — Rutgers at AlabamaBirmingham • 5 p.m., FSN — North Texas at Oklahoma • 5 p.m., FS1 — Mo.-Kansas City at Creighton • 6 p.m., ESPNU — Colorado State at Gonzaga • 7 p.m., PAC-12 NETWORK — Long Beach State at Arizona • 8 p.m., ESPN2 — BYU at Stanford • 10 p.m., ESPN2 — W. Kentucky at Wichita St. • Midnight, ESPN2 — Akron at Saint Mary's (Cal) • 2 a.m., ESPN2 — New Mexico St. at Hawaii • 4 a.m., ESPN2 — Hartford at Fla. Gulf Coast • 6 a.m., ESPN2 — Quinnipiac at La Salle NBA • 6 p.m., NBATV — Denver at Utah NFL • 5:25 p.m., ESPN — Miami at Tampa Bay TENNIS • Noon, ESPN2 — ATP World Tour Finals, championship, at London WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 4 p.m., ESPN2 — Stanford at UConn • 6 p.m., ESPN2 — Tennessee at North Courtesy photo by Larry Long Los Molinos High volleyball player Clarivel Castillo, front, plays a ball during the Lady Bulldogs match against Liberty Christian on Thursday at Los Molinos High School. The Bulldogs won, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20. Also pictured are Emily Bailey (7), and Katie Morgan (5). dogs more offensive options and senior Dom Henderson and junior Jasmine Ortega have provided even more depth. With the top seed Los Molinos receives a bye into the quarterfinals. They'll start their playoff run Nov. 19 against the winner of No. 9 Hamilton at No. 8 Portola. Los Molinos has history with both programs. Hamilton swept the Lady Bulldogs in last year's championship and Portola knocked Los Molinos out of the playoffs three straight years from 2008-2010. The Mercy Lady Warriors have played in back-to-back section championships, falling to Champion Christian in a thrilling five games in 2011, before knocking off Liberty Christian a year ago. Mercy won three consecutive Division V titles from 2000-2002. This year the Warriors are 18-10 and have shown flashes of last year's championship caliber team. ——— Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. Kaepernick, Newton take center stage SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It could be the Colin Kaepernick show in San Francisco. Or, perhaps, Cam Newton's big day for Carolina at Candlestick Park. Or both. You name it, there's no debating that two of the NFL's top young, strong-armed quarterbacks — with their speedy legs and running ability to boot — will be on display Sunday, each trying to keep his team on a nice roll. The football world is watching this one with high interest. Kaepernick could easily stand in for Newton on the 49ers' scout team this week. ''That's a very good idea, because they are so similar,'' coach Jim Harbaugh said. ''My son, Jack Harbaugh, who's now a little over 14 months old, I mean, on the (growth) curve he's above the 100th percentile now. He's big, growing very well. Cam Newton would be further outside the graph. He's in a world by himself. He's tremendously talented.'' Yes, these mobile quarterbacks present an awful lot of similarities. They are a key reason their teams are riding long winning streaks at the season's halfway point, too. The 49ers (6-2) have won five straight games since dropping two in a row in Weeks 2 and 3, scoring 31 or more points in each of those victories. Newton's Panthers (5-3) are unbeaten in their last four games and have scored 30 or more points in their five wins. Both teams are in second place in their divisions and trying to make a run. In a 34-10 win against Atlanta last week, Newton threw for 249 yards and ran for a touchdown. Sound a little familiar, San Francisco? ''We have similar attributes but we're both two different players,'' Kaepernick said. Kaepernick and Newton were roommates at the scouting combine in 2011, then Newton was drafted No. 1 overall out of Auburn and Kaepernick dropped to the 49ers in the second round as the sixth quarterback selected at 36th. ''He's an explosive player and a dominant player and I've kept up with him ever since,'' Newton said. ''I have respect for him and I think he does for me.'' Panthers wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. knows his share about both QBs. He played for the 49ers last season when Kaepernick took over as the starter in November from Alex Smith. ''They both have something a lot people don't have, and they use it: speed,'' Ginn said. Here are three things to know about the Panthers-49ers matchup, The Associated Press Game of the Week: THE REINFORCEMENTS: The 49ers are expected to have some key faces returning on both sides of the ball. Not only is linebacker Aldon Smith back following a five-game absence to undergo treatment for substance abuse, wide receiver Mario Manningham could make his season debut nearly 11 months after a serious left knee injury that required surgery. Yet Harbaugh isn't playing his hand prematurely. ''I'd like our opponent to think of all those options being open,'' Harbaugh said. CONSISTENCY FROM NEWTON: Newton cannot afford mistakes against this opportunistic defense. He completed 23 of 37 passes for 249 yards in last week's win against Atlanta with a touchdown, two interceptions and a sack. The 49ers have forced 13 turnovers during their winning streak and have scored off each of those takeaways, getting nine touchdowns and four field goals. Still, the 6-foot-5, 245pound Newton presents challenges. He has passed for 200-plus yards in all but the season opener against Seattle, and has one 300-yard game. ''They've got a big quarterback. I didn't know he was that big,'' 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks said. ''He's strong, he's athletic, he's fast.'' GORE'S GROOVE: Frank Gore has scored two touchdowns in each of his last two games, the first time in his career he has done so. So much for the questions about Gore having tired legs at age 30. ''I play hard,'' Gore said. ''I'm glad we as a team have gotten on a run, a winning streak. We're looking good as a team. I try to be successful and do whatever it takes to help my team be successful.'' Run game should decide the Raiders-Giants game EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — While the record certainly doesn't show it, the New York Giants are stopping the run this season. Adrian Peterson, LeSean McCoy, Jamaal Charles and Matt Forte have all tested the Giants' front seven and come up with no more than 67 yards. Peterson had it the toughest, being limited to 28. The one group that has given the defense a little trouble has been the athletic quarterbacks — Michael Vick, Cam Newton and Alex Smith. That's what will make this week tough when the re-energized Giants (2-6) look for their third straight win and kick off a three-game homestand with a contest against the Oakland Raiders (3-5) on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The Raiders have the NFL's fastest quarterback in Terrelle Pryor and the AFC's top rushing game, averaging 147.8 yards with Darren McFadden leading the way. Pryor is the wild card, the one who creates unexpected problems. He has run for 485 yards and needs 45 yards to break Rich Gannon's single-season team record of 529 yards set in 2000. ''He is a freak athlete,'' Giants middle linebacker Jon Beason said of the 6-foot-4, 233-pound Pryor. ''To be that big and that fast, that is a tough tackle. You really have to gang tackle.'' What makes Pryor so dangerous is his ability to improvise when a pass play falls apart. ''He's not going to stay there long,'' defensive end Justin Tuck said. ''He understands how gifted he is as an athlete and considering that most people chasing him are nowhere near as fast as him, he has an advantage. He's used it to pretty good success. I don't know if he's necessarily looking for it but when the opportunity's there he's not hesitating.'' Pryor isn't looking to run. ''If it happens,'' he said. ''They've got a very good, deep front seven. If something happens where I have to get out and make a play . but I want to sit back and see if I can find some guys downfield and get some explosive gains in the passing game. '' The Giants, who have won two in a row after losing the first six, will be well rested after a bye week. The Raiders are regrouping after an embarrassing 49-20 loss to the Eagles, the team New York beat 15-7 before the bye. ''Those things happen in the NFL,'' Raiders coach Dennis Allen said of the loss. ''I don't think there's anybody that's been in the National Football League that hasn't been through one of those days. We happened to go through it last week, but we've got to learn from it, we've got to put it behind us, we've got to move on and we recognize that we have a tough challenge this week.'' The Giants have limited the opposition to 102. 3 yards rushing, with most of the big numbers coming early in the season. A year ago, opponents averaged 129.1 yards as the team missed the playoffs for the third time in four years. The bad start has almost put the Giants in a must-win scenario for the remainder of the season.