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Wednesday Boys Hoops — Red Bluff at Paradise, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling — Pleasant Valley at Red Bluff, 6 p.m. Australian Open — Early Rounds, 8 p.m., ESPN2 NBA — Trail Blazers at Kings, 7 p.m., CSNC NBA— Pacers at Warriors, 7:30 p.m., CSNB PGA— Bob Hope Classic, first round, Noon, TGC Sports 1B Surge not enough San Francisco Giants Wednesday January 19, 2011 Giants, Ross reach deal SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Postseason star Cody Ross has avoided salary arbitration with the World Series champi- on San Francisco Giants, agreeing to terms on a $6.3 million, one-year contract Tuesday. The deal marks a nice raise for the former kid rodeo clown. Ross earned $4.45 million last season, when he joined the Giants on a waiver claim from Florida on Aug. 22. Ross became one of the Giants’ most reliable players down the stretch and during an improbable title run. The franchise won its first championship since 1954 and first since moving West in 1958. The 30-year-old Ross quickly became a fan favorite in the Bay Area. He hit three of his five postseason home runs dur- ing the NL championship series against Philadelphia. The NL West champion Giants — in the playoffs for the first time since 2003 — won in six games against the favored Phillies and Ross received MVP honors. He drove in 10 runs during the playoffs, two in San Francisco’s five-game World Series win over the Texas Rangers. Son of a team roper and steer wrestler, Ross as a boy would dress up as a clown for weekend rodeo events with hopes of one day getting in the ring. But he discovered base- ball first. Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez reached agreement on a $4.8 million, one-year deal. The left-hander pitched a no-hitter on July 10, 2009, then went 13-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 33 starts and 34 outings overall last season. Right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez, another midsea- son addition last year, also avoided arbitration by agreeing on a $1.65 million, one-year deal. Ramirez went 1-0 with a 0.67 ERA in 25 outings for the Giants. He was acquired from Boston in a trade deadline deal. Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff’s Alana Hinkston tries to beat Paradise’s Stephanie Vestnys to the basket,Tuesday. GIRLS HOOPS Paradise 48 Red Bluff 31 By RICHGREENE DNSports Editor A strong second half surge wasn’t enough to overcome cold shooting in the first half, Tuesday night, as the Lady Spartans fell 48-31 to EAL — South rival Paradise. Red Bluff trailed 35-8 with just over a minute to play in the third quarter before the Lady Spartans’ reserves sparked a rally. One-by-one Red Bluff’s starters re- entered the game as the momentum kept building during a 21-2 run in the Spartans’ favor. Roxy Luppino knocked down con- secutive 3-pointers to cut the lead to double-digits and then Cori Schatz hit a turn around jumper in the paint to make the game 37-29 with four min- utes to play. It was as close as the Spartans would get, as Hannah Roberts tripled for the Lady Bobcats then Kailey Williams converted a bucket following a Red Bluff backcourt turnover. With that the momentum and the rally died. Red Bluff found itself in such a deep hole to dig out after they struggled to make baskets for the first 22 minutes of the game. Adding to the woes was that Paradise also held a 2-to-1 rebounding advantage in the first half. Despite their poor shooting, the Lady Spartans worked hard on defense and even won the turnover battle 26- 21. Darian Horner paced Paradise with 11 points, all coming in the first half. Stephanie Vestnys controlled the boards with 14 rebounds to go along with nine points. Luppino led Red Bluff with eight points, all coming in the final frame. Alana Hinkston had six points and Lottie Jones and Cori Schatz each had four. Red Bluff fell to 4-11 on the season, having lost eight of their past nine games. D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Just go out there and do what you’ve got to do. — Martina Navratilova Cameron Nye — Corning Nye helped the Cardinals close out their non- league season with a win during a 15-point perfor- mance at Marysville. The senior is the returning NAL MVP and has played like it again this season, averaging 15.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game. V Proud providers of Sports Medicine to Tehama County since 1986 alor PHYSICAL THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER 2490 S. Main St., Red Bluff • 530-529-3636 Lonnie Scott MA ATC Ed Stroman PT ATC CSCS V ictory V alues Morgan Hampton-Glines — Mercy Hampton-Glines continued her scoring pro- duction with 19 points in a win over Dunsmuir and then put up 16 on the road at Chester. As a sophomore Hampton-Glines has led the Lady Warriors in scoring this season with a 16.5 points per game average. Tehama Family Fitness Center 2498 South Main St • Red Bluff • 528-8656 Improve your golf by improving your fitness with a Certified Titleist Fitness Instructor at Tehama Family Fitness Center. For more details call Kyle at 528-8656 Kyle Tingley CSCS TPI RB third in Susanville WRESTLING Battle of the Border Red Bluff finished third at the Battle of the Bor- der tournament in Susanville, despite fielding a partial team due to injuries. Dan St. John (112) and Dillon Reid (160) won their weight classes at the event, which featured schools from California, Nevada and Oregon. Tyler Demerath (140) and Bryce Eggert (171) grabbed seconds and Marco Gonzales (103) and Kyle Case (145) finished in third. Erik Anderson (152) and Trey Samons (140) took fourth place finishes as did Corning’s Matt Boles (137), Parker Johnson (173) and Daniel Wel- born (191). Corning’s Calvin Meister took first place at 162- pounds at The Dream tournament held by Novato High School at the College of Marin.