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GIRLS BASKETBALL The Red Bluff Lady Spartans (16-7, 2-3 Sac River League) fell on the road to West Valley (13-10) on Tues- day, 44-35. The Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs (9-9, 3-6 Five Star League) dropped a home against University Prep (16-7) on Tuesday, 56-33. The Mercy Lady Warriors (18-5, 6-3 FSL) defeat- ed Hayfork (8-14) on the road Tuesday, 53-38. Mercy's Jessica Curl finished with 29 points, 26 rebounds and six blocks. Marissa Starman scored 15 points, Michelle Jaramillo notched five, and Cheyanne Johnson and Julia Misslin each scored two. BOYS BASKETBALL The Red Bluff Spartans (13-9, 1-4 SRL) beat visit- ing West Valley (9-13), 65-51, on Tuesday. Red Bluff's Joseph Bosetti put up a double-double on the night, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Matthew Fox scored 16 points and dished out five assists. Curtis Twitchell followed with 13 points. The Corning Cardinals (18-4, 6-0 Northern Athlet- ic League) went on the road Tuesday and beat Lassen (14-9), 65-46. The Los Molinos Bulldogs (12-10, 4-5 FSL) fell at home Tuesday to University Prep (6-18), 60-50. The Mercy Warriors (8-15, 2-7 FSL) edged Hayfork (8-15) on the road Tuesday, 48-45. Mercy's Reid Gardner had a team-high 16 points, William Gentry notched a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. And Teddy Ranberg scored 12. GIRLS SOCCER The Corning Lady Cardinals (8-11-1, 4-6 NAL) shut out visiting Central Valley (0-15), 7-0, on Tuesday. Corning's Jenny Santos scored two goals on the day. BOYS SOCCER The Corning Cardinals (18-0-2, 9-0-1 NAL) earned another home win Tuesday against Central Valley (0- 13), 6-0. Corning received goals from Miguel Vinegas, Fidel Angeles, Jesus Serrano, Jose Gonzales, Cristian Loera and Eric Figueroa. Luis Luevano tallied seven saves. The Los Molinos Bulldogs (10-2-1, 9-1-1 Mid Val- ley League) downed Hamilton on the road Tuesday, 7-0. The Mercy Warriors (0-9, 0-9 MVL) fell to Esparto (9-4-2) at home Tuesday, 12-1. 1B Thursday February 13, 2014 Sports AP photo New York Yankees' Derek Jeter says he will retire after this season. Jeter posted a long letter on his Facebook account Wednesday, saying the 2014 will be his last year playing professional baseball. Jeter to retire at season's end NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter says he will retire after this season ''with absolutely no regrets,'' ending one of the greatest careers in the history of baseball's most storied franchise. The 39-year-old New York captain posted a long letter on his Facebook page Wednesday saying that 2014 will be his final year. A 13-time All-Star who has led the Yankees to five World Series champi- onships, Jeter was limited to 17 games last season while trying to recover from a broken left ankle sustained during the 2012 playoffs. ''I know it in my heart. The 2014 season will be my last year playing professional baseball,'' he wrote. ''I have gotten the very most out of my life playing baseball, and I have absolutely no regrets,'' he said. Jeter was the last link to the power- ful Yankees teams that won three straight World Series crowns from 1998-2000. Longtime teammates Mar- iano Rivera and Andy Pettitte retired after last year. ''Derek Jeter is Mr. Yankee of his era,'' Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner told The Associated Press. ''He was the face of one of the greatest teams ever.'' But Jeter's joyride hit a big speed bump recently. ''Last year was a tough one for me. As I suffered through a bunch of injuries, I realized that some of the things that always came easily to me and were always fun had started to become a struggle,'' Jeter wrote. ''The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move for- ward.'' ''So really it was months ago when I realized that this season would likely be my last. As I came to this conclusion and shared it with my friends and fam- ily, they all told me to hold off saying anything until I was absolutely 100 percent sure,'' he wrote. ''And the thing is, I could not be more sure,'' he wrote. Jeter hit just .190 with one homer and seven RBIs last season. His agent, Casey Close, said Jeter wanted to declare his intentions before the Yankees start spring training later this week so that his future status wouldn't be a distraction. ''I'm excited for him. It's kind of nice to see him go out on his own terms,'' Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said at spring camp in Glendale, Ariz. Mattingly finished up his All-Star career with the Yankees in 1995, the same season Jeter made his big league debut. ''I saw him when he first showed for spring training. I always think about spring training when I think about him, just because he was this 17-year-old kid right out of high school who looked out of place. He was skinny, but he was tough. He's been winning since the day he got there,'' Mattingly said. Jeter is the Yankees' career hits leader with 3,316. He is a lifetime .312 hitter in 19 seasons, with 256 home runs and 1,261 RBIs. Jeter has scored 1,876 runs and stolen 348 bases. He also is a five-time Gold Glove winner. Added up, his numbers put him among the greats in Yankees history, with fans often invoking the names of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMag- gio, Mickey Mantle and others when mentioning Jeter's legacy. As for rating Jeter's place with the Yankees, Mattingly said: ''It's hard. You're talking about DiMaggio, Gehrig and Mantle. But he's right there. He's got to be one of those.'' Plus, No. 2 is defined by so much more than his numbers. His backhand- ed flip in the playoffs, his diving catch into the stands, his speech to close old Yankee Stadium and his home run for career hit No. 3,000. As for rating Jeter's place with the Yankees, Mattingly said: ''It's hard. You're talking about DiMaggio, Gehrig and Mantle. But he's right there. He's got to be one of those.'' An October presence for so many years — he's a career .321 hitter in seven World Series — he also became Mr. November in 2001. His winning, 10th-inning homer came shortly after midnight in a Game 4 that began on Halloween. ''Just as DiMaggio represented his era, Mantle represented his era and Ruth represented his era. And Reggie represented the 70s teams,'' Steinbren- ner said. Jeter was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1996, the season the Yankees won their first World Series and re-estab- lished themselves as a major force. He was the MVP of the World Series. Jeter has said he's fully ready for spring training this year and set to play. U.S.'s Farrington wins gold in snowboarding Tehama Tracker Today's schedule GIRLS BASKETBALL Foothill at Red Bluff, 7:30 p.m. Liberty at Mercy, 6 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Liberty at Mercy, 7:30 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Los Molinos at Esparto, 3:15 p.m. Colusa at Mercy, 3:15 p.m. NHL San Jose at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Sports on TV GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Africa Open, first round, at East London, South Africa (same-day tape) 2 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, first round, at Pacific Palisades, Calif. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 p.m. ESPN — Louisville at Temple ESPN2 — Arkansas at Missouri ESPNU — UNC Asheville at Radford NBCSN — Drexel at Charleston 6 p.m. ESPN — Minnesota at Wisconsin ESPN2 — Colorado at UCLA ESPNU — Tennessee St. at Belmont FS1 — St. John's at Seton Hall 8 p.m. ESPNU — San Diego at Saint Mary's (Cal) NBA BASKETBALL 5 p.m. TNT — Brooklyn at Chicago 7:30 p.m. TNT — Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 p.m. FS1 — West Virginia at Oklahoma 6 p.m. FSN — Charlotte at Louisiana Tech WINTER OLYMPICS At Sochi, Russia All events taped unless noted as Live NBC 3 p.m. Men's Biathlon - 20km Individual Gold Medal Final; Luge - Team Relay Gold Medal Final Runs 8 p.m. Men's Figure Skating - Short Pro- gram; Men's Freestyle Skiing - Slopestyle Gold Medal Final; Women's Speedskating - 1000 Gold Medal Final; Women's Skeleton - Competition 12:05 a.m. Women's Short Track - 500 Gold Medal Final; Men's Short Track - 5000 Relay Competition NBCSN 7 a.m. Men's Figure Skating - Short Pro- gram Part 1 (LIVE) 8:45 a.m. Men's Figure Skating - Short Program Part 2 (LIVE) 5 p.m. Game of the Day: Hockey 3 a.m. Men's Curling - United States vs. Germany 2 a.m. Men's Cross-Country - 15km Classical Gold Medal Final (LIVE) MSNBC 7 a.m. Men's Curling - Canada vs. Den- mark 9 a.m. Women's Hockey - Sweden vs. Russia (LIVE) 12 Mid. Men's Hockey - Czech Republic vs. Latvia (LIVE) CNBC 2 p.m. Women's Curling - United States vs. Japan USA 9 a.m. Men's Hockey - Canada vs. Nor- way (LIVE) 2 a.m. Women's Curling - United States vs. Denmark (LIVE) Pink Out! Red Bluff hoops The Red Bluff Lady Spartans girls basketball team will host its annual Pink Out! basketball games tonight. School-aged girls from first through 12th grades wearing a pink shirt get into the games for the free. The freshmen play at 4:30 p.m., junior varsity at 6 p.m. and varsity is scheduled to top off at 7:30 p.m. All of the games are against Foothill. Pink merchandise will be sold and proceeds from the sales will be donated to help women without insurance get mammograms at the St. Elizabeth Imaging Center. PREP ROUNDUP Courtesy photo by Larry Long Red Bluff High's Emily Gallagher drives against West Valley's Hailey McDaniel Tuesday in West Valley. SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The gold market enjoyed big gains at the Sochi Olympics on Wednesday, getting an unex- pected boost from the women's downhill. Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzer- land were declared co-gold medalists, the first time in Olympic Alpine history a race was won in a tie. ALPINE SKIING: Gisin is becoming an old hand at these kinds of outcomes — two of her three downhill victo- ries have been ties. She also is having a far better Olympics than the one in Vancouver, where she went tumbling and air- borne in the downhill. This was Gisin's first major medal. Maze won two silvers in Vancouver, and was hardly troubled about splitting the pot of gold. ''It's even more interesting because it's not a usual thing,'' said Maze, who started 30 minutes after Gisin. ''It's something special.'' ——— FIGURE SKATING: Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov maintained Russia's long tradition in pairs, winning gold in their home Olympics. Teammates Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov took silver. Russia or the Soviet Union had won gold in 12 straight Olympics in the event before the streak ended four years ago. ''I think tonight all of the coun- try will celebrate this beautiful victory,'' Trankov said. ——— SPEEDSKATING: The Dutch ruled at the oval again, with Groothuis taking the gold in the 1,000 meters and upsetting two-time Olympic champion Shani Davis of the U.S. Groothuis won in 1 minute, 8.39 seconds and was fol- lowed by Denny Morrison of Canada and 500 champion Michel Mulder of the Netherlands. The Dutch have won 10 of 15 medals through the first five events. Davis was eighth, denied in his bid to become the first man to win the same speedskating event at three straight Olympics. ——— SNOWBOARDING: Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States posted a score of 91.75 during her second run, just good enough to beat Bright's 91.50. 2002 Olympic champi- on Kelly Clark took bronze to give the United States anoth- er medal. ——— MEN'S HOCKEY: Sweden showed off its deep offen- sive talent in its Olympic opener, getting two goals from Erik Karlsson and one from Henrik Zetterberg in a 4-2 win over the Czech Republic. Switzerland also won, but needed a late deflection to beat Latvia 1-0. The Swiss scored with 7.9 sec- onds left, and Simon Moser was credited with the goal that appeared to carom off a Latvian player in front of the net. ——— WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Canada defeated the U.S. in women's hockey 3-2 in a preview of the expected gold medal match. Meghan Agosta scored twice for Canada and assisted on Hayley Wickenheiser's goal. This was the fifth time these teams have met in the Olympics, but the first since women's hockey was added to the Winter Games in 1998 that they have played in the preliminary round. In the day's other game, Finland beat Switzerland 4-3. ——— NORDIC COMBINED: Frenzel, who served two years in the German army, won the individual normal hill. He led after ski jumping and powered home on the cross-country course. ''I can't describe this feeling, it's so perfect,'' he said. Frenzel, the runaway World Cup leader, was followed by Akito Watabe of Japan and Magnus Krog of Norway. ——— CURLING: China's curlers kept up their surprise run by beating Switzerland and Germany, leaving the team at the top of the standings with four straight wins. With Sweden (3- 1) losing to Denmark 8-5 in the evening session, Norway (3- 0) is the only other unbeaten team in the competition after defeating Germany 8-5 in the morning. On the women's side, undefeated Canada downed Britain 9-6 in a game that went down to the final stone and sent the U.S. to the edge of elimination. The Canadians joined Switzerland in first place at 3-0.