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Tuesday Softball Playoffs — Red Bluff at Chico, 4 p.m. Golf — NSCIF Masters at Whitehawk Ranch, Noon MLB— Giants at Rockies, Noon, CSNB MLB —Angels at Athletics, 7 p.m., CSNC NBAPlayoffs —Thunder at Mavs, Game 1, 6 p.m., ESPN NHLPlayoffs — Lightning at Bruins, Game 2, 5 p.m., VS Sports 1B Hall of Fame class TRACK &FIELD The Cardinals’ 4x100 relay team of Michael Radcliffe, Daily News photo by Rich Greene Jason Hofhenke, Marv Grissom’s grandson Brandon Grissom and Todd Ross pose with their Red Bluff American Legion Hall of Fame plaques, Sunday night. AMERICAN LEGION By RICHGREENE DNSports Editor The Red Bluff Bulls formally inducted Jason Hofhenke and Marv Grissom into their American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame at a dinner and auction, Sunday evening. Todd Ross, a 2010 inductee who was unavailable last year to receive his recognition, was also on hand to be honored. Bulls General Manager James Bonomini has called Hofhenke one of the best catchers and hitters to work his way through the Red Bluff system. Grissom, a Tehama County native who spent 10 years in the Major Leagues, was posthumously inducted for his generosity working with any young pitcher who would seek his help. His grandson Brandon accepted his Hall of Fame plaque and 2009 inductee A.J. Ampi spoke on his behalf. “He was a great guy who helped many pitchers go on and play at a higher level,” Ampi said. Ross was described by Bonomini as one of the best fielders he ever coached. Hofhenke and Grissom join 2010 inductees Ross, Donnie Button and Michael Weibling in the Hall of Fame with Ampi, Mike Goff and Gerry Baer. The evening was emceed by North- State Sports Weekly radio host Paul Vietti. Former Major Leaguer and current Redding Colt .45s coach and Comcast Sports Net California studio analyst Greg Cadaret served as the guest speaker. Cadaret spoke of players improving their game by taking in bits and pieces and different perspectives from all the coaches they come in contact with. The Red Bluff Bulls 2011 summer Daily News photo by Rich Greene Guest speaker Greg Cadaret speaks at the 2011 Red Bluff Ameri- can Legion Hall of Fame Dinner and Auction, Sunday night. season begins with a pot luck and scrimmage against the Jr. Bulls on May 25. The annual Red Bluff Memorial Tournament is set for 15 games stretching from May 27-30. The Bulls will play in a pool format with the Chico Nuts, Oroville Post 95, Redding Rattlers, Shasta County Tro- jans and Willows. Favian Castrejon, J.D. Whited and Fernando Gonzalez placed second at Friday’s Northern Athletic League finals. Nicole Mason was second in the pole vault. Yreka won the boys competition, Corning was fourth. West Valley won the girls’ events, with the Lady Cardi- nals in fifth. BASEBALL East Nicolaus knocked Los Molinos out of the Division 4 baseball playoffs, Friday, with a 13-2 win. The Bulldogs finished their season at 5-8. ALUMNI • Butte College pitcher Tanner McIntyre (Corning, ‘09) was named to the Golden Valley All-Conference team as well as the All-Academic team. McIntyre went 9-2 in 15 starts for Butte this season. He held a 2.58 ERA in 101 IP and struck out 94 batters. • Butte College relief pitcher Scott Avery (Red Bluff ‘10) was named to the Golden Valley All-Conference 2nd team. Avery appeared in 16 games and had a 2.17 ERA in 45.2 IP. He posted a 4-1 record and picked up three saves. • E.J. Stanton (Red Bluff ‘10) started in 28 games for Shasta College this season. He batted .255 with a home run and 10 RBIs to go along with four stolen bases. • Cody Gappa (Red Bluff ‘10) made four starts and appeared in 15 games for Feather River College this season. In 29 at bats he batted .414 and drove in eight RBIs. SOCCER CAMP Red Bluff Youth Soccer League has teamed up with Challenger Sports to host a week long “British Soccer Camp” during the week of June 20-24. The camp will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s team of British soccer coaches flown to the USA exclusively to work with these programs. In addition to taking part i a daily regimen of foot skills, technical, tactical practices and daily tournament play, Chal- lenger has partnered with NAIA to help educate players in lessons on respect, responsibility, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship. Camps are being offered for ages 3-5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for $83 and for ages 6-14 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for $102. Campers receive a free t-shirt, soccer ball, giant soccer poster and a personalized skills performance evaluation. Visit challengersports.com or contact Nigel Mist at 528- 2473 or nigelmist@clearwire.net for more information. How Kevin Johnson kept the Kings in Sacramento SACRAMENTO (AP) — The day he departed for the biggest meeting of his life, Kevin Johnson clicked on the television and found an unlikely source of inspiration. A documentary was airing about the Baltimore Colts’ infa- mous middle-of-the-night move to Indianapolis. He saw how Balti- more’s marching band kept play- ing, kept fighting, kept bringing attention to the city until it was finally rewarded with a new NFL franchise. ‘‘I was watching it and I was very empathetic of that communi- ty,’’ Johnson said. ‘‘We did not want to be one of those cities. It was motivation.’’ What a time for that documen- tary to air. What a time for a former NBA All-Star to be elected Sacramen- to’s mayor. The Sacramento Kings were determined to relocate to Ana- heim: no longer selling season tickets, applying for new federal trademark names and embracing the Anaheim City Council’s vote to issue $75 million in bonds to entice the team. Even for a guy who once dunked over 7-footer Hakeem Olajuwon, that was a tall hurdle to overcome. ‘‘It was one thing after another. All signs pointed to them being gone,’’ Johnson said. ‘‘The chances of them staying? I would’ve said slim to none at that time.’’ Slim was good enough. The culmination of his efforts comes Tuesday night when John- son represents the team at the NBA draft lottery in a sign of goodwill from Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof, capping a remarkable turnaround for Sacra- mento that only a point guard- turned-politician might’ve been able to make happen. ——— Johnson had convinced NBA Commissioner David Stern to allow him to speak at the league’s board of governors meeting in New York, an unusual request no doubt boosted by Johnson’s bas- ketball background. The idea that he would plead Sacramento’s case before owners was still something most considered a political Hail Mary. Johnson saw it as an opportuni- ty. The mayor’s office first reached out to Sacramento Metro Chamber President Matt Mahood, and with- in days they scheduled a meeting with the region’s business brass to raise corporate dollars. ‘‘Initially, I did roll my eyes a See KINGS, page 2B Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is credited with keeping the Kings in town. Tuesday May 17, 2011 Tehama Tracker TENNIS Red Bluff’s Cody Yarbrough continued his amazing post- season run reaching the semifinals of the NSCIF Individual Championships. Yarbrough upset Chico’s Matt Weeber 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in the quarterfinals before falling to the tournament’s top seed Max Littlejohn in the semis 0-6, 1-6. Since playoffs started, Yarbrough best five school’s No. 1 players, including his own. “I’m really happy for Cody, it couldn’t happen to a nicer person, he earned it,” Red Bluff coach Stan Twitchell said. Thunder Shaffer reached the Round of 16, before falling to the tournament’s No. 2 overall seed. In doubles play Yarbrough and Shaffer reached the quar- terfinals before falling to Shasta’s No. 1 team in a heart- breaker 3-6, 6-3, 5-7. Red Bluff’s other team, Paul Hendricks and C.J. Varner also reached the quarterfinals – giving the Spartans two of the Top 8 doubles teams in the section. MCT file photo NSCIF Individual Championships Northern Athletic League Finals Los Molinos 2 East Nicolaus 13 Red Bluff Bulls Sacramento Kings