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Monday NBAPlayoffs — Mavs at Thunder, Game 4, 6 p.m., ESPN NHLPlayoffs — Lightning at Bruins, Game 5, 5 p.m., VS MLB— Red Sox at Indians, 4 p.m., ESPN2 MLB— Athletics at Angels, 7 p.m., CSNC Sports 1B SOFTBALL By RICHGREENE DNSports Editor CHICO— It was a repeat per- formance. It just wasn’t the one the Lady Spartans were hoping for as they tried to win their third consecutive Northern Section Division-II title. Alex Barney delivered a bases loaded walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning, Satur- day, as Chico squeezed by Red Bluff 2-1. Both teams had seen the sce- nario before. A year ago in the championship game it was Danisha Slay driving home Megan McColpin in the bot- tom of the eighth to give Red Bluff a 2-1 lead. In games like these, it can go either way. “It boils down to who can get the big hit at the big time and hats off to Chico — they did it,” Red Bluff coach J Howell said. The Panthers also got some help from a Red Bluff defense that turned from dominant to shaky in the eighth inning. Deelya Hooker opened up the inning for Chico with a single. An out later Jo Koons ripped a ball to Red Bluff shortstop McE- naney, who was only able to knock it down, giving the Panthers a pair of runners. Marissa Weeber then grounded to second base. Red Bluff’s Haley Harris tried to swipe a tag at Koons as she ran by, but missed, then her throw to first base was dropped. The bases were loaded. Barney stepped into the box and flared a soft shot into left field, easily scoring Hooker and lifting Chico to the section champi- onship. It was yet another ball hit weak- ly off of Red Bluff’s pitcher McColpin, who struck out five bat- ters and settled down for a strong performance once Chico had grabbed an early lead. The Panthers had taken that lead on the first pitch of the bottom of the second inning, when their catcher Hannah Wagner rocketed a solo home run to right-center. Red Bluff would get the run back in the fourth. With one down, McEnaney dotted the left field foul line with a double and two batters later Bryce Etzler came through with an RBI single to tie it at 1-1. With the momentum on their side, the Spartans got runners in scoring position the next two innings with just one out each time. But in neither inning could they capitalize. The missed opportunities seemed to tilt the game back to the Monday May 23, 2011 Lady Spartans fall in extra innings Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff’s four graduating seniors, Danisha Slay, Courtney Boes, Emily McEnaney and Aubrey Lair pose with their Northern Section runner-up award, Saturday, in Chico. Panthers, who almost ended it in the bottom of the seventh inning when they got a runner to third base, before McColpin shut the door. Red Bluff sent up the top of its order in the eighth inning, but Smith induced a grounder back to her at the pitching rubber and a pair of strikeouts to set them down in order. Then she watched as her offense got the job done. It was the final high school game for McEnaney, Danisha Slay, Courtney Boes and Aubrey Lair. Red Bluff reached the champi- Giants sweep A’s with win in extras SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Emmanuel Burriss was walking into the bat- ter’s box when he locked eyes with Darren Ford standing on second, a small sign only the two close friends could communi- cate without mut- tering a word. ‘‘It was more so if I get a hit, you better score,’’ Bur- riss said. ‘‘It wasn’t so much I’m guaranteeing a hit.’’ Burriss singled home Ford for the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning, and the San Francis- co Giants completed a three-game sweep of the cross-bay rival Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 victory Sunday. Burriss’ line drive off reliever Brian Fuentes (1-6) was hit hard enough to make it a close play at the plate. The speedy Ford slid in just ahead of right f ielder Ryan Sweeney’s throw, sending the Giants running out of the dugout to celebrate their fifth straight victory and seventh walk- off win this season. ‘‘I don’t know who else scores in the game except Darren,’’ Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ‘‘Any- body else and it’s not even close.’’ San Francisco put the exclamation point on the latest edition of the Bay Bridge Series. Pinch-hitter Nate Schier- holtz hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth off Grant Balfour over the right-field wall and just short of splashing in McCovey Cove. The rally spoiled another stellar out- ing by A’s starter Gio Gon- zalez and sent Oakland tum- bling to its fifth straight loss and ninth overall at AT&T Park. Sergio Romo (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings to help the Giants win their 10th straight home game. San Francisco is 11-0 in one-run games at its cozy waterfront ballpark this sea- son. ‘‘I feel like we’re saying this every night,’’ Bochy said about the close wins. ‘‘But to win this many con- secutive games at home is pretty amazing.’’ The Giants stifled their neighbors across the bay with solid pitching in the first two games, with ace Tim Lincecum throwing a three-hitter Saturday after Ryan Vogelsong allowed only one unearned run Fri- day. When Oakland finally found a way to score in the finale, it simply wasn’t enough. It was that kind of week- end for the visitors. NOTES: LHP Josh Out- man will be called up from Triple-A Sacramento to start for Oakland on Mon- day at the Los Angeles Angels ... Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays was in the clubhouse before the game. Canucks beat Sharks, take 3-1 lead SAN JOSE (AP) — Sami Salo scored twice and Ryan Kesler added a goal as the Vancouver Canucks capi- talized on three two-man advantages in the second period to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 Sunday in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals to take a 3-1 series lead. The Canucks scored the three goals in a span of 1:55, needing only 37 sec- onds on the three 5-on-3 situations to beat Antti Niemi three times. Alexandre Burrows added an even-strength goal in the third period as the Canucks moved to the brink of reaching the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1994. Henrik Sedin had a franchise playoff-record four assists, twin brother Daniel had three, and Roberto Luongo made 33 saves. Vancouver scored four goals despite recording only 13 shots in the game and just seven after the first peri- od. Andrew Desjardins and Ryane Clowe had third-period goals for the Sharks, who failed to capitalize on five MLB American League By The Associated Press East Division WL Pct GB New York 25 20.556 — Tampa Bay 26 21.553 — Boston Toronto Cleveland 29 15.659 — Detroit 24 21.533 1 23 23.500 21 ⁄2 Baltimore 21 24.467 4 Central Division WL Pct GB 23 23.500 7 Kansas City 22 24.478 8 Chicago 22 26.458 9 Minnesota 15 30.333 141 West Division ⁄2 Texas Los Angeles 24 24.500 1 22 24.478 11⁄2 Seattle ⁄2 A’s22 25.468 2 ——— Saturday’s Games Toronto 7, Houston 5 WL Pct GB 24 23.511 — onship game during all four years they were in high school, winning a pair of section titles. McEnaney set the Northern Section’s career home run mark. “They competed and played hard for four years,” Howell said of his seniors. “There is no shame in what they did today.” Spartan boys 2nd at D-1 Championships TRACK &FIELD Colin Dahlberg won three individual titles, helped the Spartans to a win in the 4x400 relay and Red Bluff took sec- ond place in Friday’s Division 1 Championships. Enterprise extended their winning streak with a meet best 146 points. Red Bluff finished with 80 points. Chico was third with 71. Dahlberg continued his remarkable season, capturing the 100 meters (11.11), 200 meters (22.88) and long jump (22’6”). Zach Iverson, Jonah McInnis, Jeff Foster and Dahlberg beat out Enterprise to win the 4x400 relay in 3:26.96. The Top 2 competitors in each event qualified for this week’s NSCIF Championships. An at-large spot will also be handed out to the best next mark across the section. Iverson sewed up his spot with a second place finish in the 400 meters (51.31). Foster was third in the 200 meters (23.19) and fourth in the 100 meters. Cody Lehman placed third in the 110-meter hurdles (16.50). Ty Smith was seventh in both hurdle events as well as the long jump. Zak Stroing (154’11”) was third in the discus. Dominic Lightfoot was seventh. Lightfoot placed sixth in the shot put, followed by Stro- ing. McInnis was fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the high jump. Reedy was seventh in the triple jump. Garritt Sanders was eighth in the 3200 meters. Foster, Michael Stone, Brandon Ragone and Andrew Reedy were fourth in the 4x100. Womens The Lady Spartans took 55.5 points to place fourth, behind Chico (100), Pleasant Valley (75) and Shasta (60). Meaggan Rector gave Red Bluff a win in the shot put (37’11.5”) and was third in the discus (106’7”). Adrienne Hinkston qualified for the section champi- onships in the 400 meters by placing second (59.84) and was third in the 200 meters (27.13). Hinkston, Joanna Smith Conrad, Roxanne Luppino and Jessie Slade also qualified their 4x100 relay team with a sec- ond place finish in 51.60 seconds. MCT photo Sharks Jamie McGinn (64) gets flipped upside-down by Vancouver Canucks Keith Ballard (4) in the second period during Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals in San Jose Sunday. early power-play chances and fell to 1- 6 at home in the conference finals in franchise history. San Jose will need to Chicago White Sox 9, L.A. Dodgers 2 St. Louis 3, Kansas City 0 Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1 Baltimore 8, Washington 3 Florida 5, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 2 Chicago Cubs 9, Boston 3 N.Y. Yankees 7, N.Y. Mets 3 San Francisco 3, Oakland 0 Philadelphia 2, Texas 0 Atlanta 5, L.A. Angels 4, 12 innings Seattle 4, San Diego 0 Arizona 9, Minnesota 6 Sunday’s Games Cleveland 12, Cincinnati 4 N.Y. Yankees 9, N.Y. Mets 3 Houston 3, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 4, Florida 0 Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 0 Texas 2, Philadelphia 0 Baltimore 2, Washington 1 Chicago White Sox 8, L.A. Dodgers 3 St. Louis 9, Kansas City 8, 10 innings L.A. Angels 4, Atlanta 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 4, 11 innings Seattle 6, San Diego 1 Arizona 3, Minnesota 2 Chicago Cubs at Boston, late Monday’s Games Boston (C.Buchholz 4-3) at Cleveland (Mas- terson 5-2), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 5-2) at Detroit (Coke 1-5), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Villanueva 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Colon 2-2), 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-6) at Texas (Ogando 4-0), 5:05 p.m. Seattle (Vargas 3-2) at Minnesota (Pavano 2- 4), 5:10 p.m. Oakland (Outman 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-4), 7:05 p.m. National League East Division Philadelphia 28 18.609 — Florida Atlanta WL Pct GB 26 19.578 11 New York 22 24.478 6 Washington 21 25.457 7 Central Division WL Pct GB St. Louis 28 20.583 — Cincinnati 25 22.532 21 Milwaukee 24 23.511 31⁄2 ⁄2 26 23.531 31⁄2 ⁄2 win Game 5 in Vancouver on Tuesday night to extend the series and get another chance in the Shark Tank. SCOREBOARD Pittsburgh 22 24.478 5 Chicago 20 24.455 6 Houston 17 30.362 101 West Division ⁄2 Giants Colorado 23 22.511 31 Arizona ——— Saturday’s Games Milwaukee 3, Colorado 2 Sunday’s Games Milwaukee 3, Colorado 1 Monday’s Games Cincinnati (Arroyo 3-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 5-2), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3) at Houston (Nor- ris 2-3), 5:05 p.m. Washington (Gorzelanny 2-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-2), 5:10 p.m. St. Louis (Lohse 5-2) at San Diego (Moseley 1-6), 7:05 p.m. WL Pct GB 27 19.587 — ⁄2 Los Angeles 21 27.438 7 San Diego 19 28.404 81 23 23.500 4 ⁄2 Eicholtz, Slade, Smith Conrad and Hinkston were third in the 4x400 (4:08.45). Eicholtz was fourth in the 800 meters. Jessica Taylor was fifth in the 3200 meters. Riley Kittle tied for fifth in the high jump and was sixth in the long jump. Katelin Collins was eighth in the long jump and triple jump and placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles. Alana Hinkston was sixth in the triple jump. Smith Conrad tied for seventh in the 100 meters. Megan Doyle was seventh in the discus and Reina Knecht-Coley was eighth in the shot put. The Lady Cardinals were eighth and the boys were ninth at the Division 2 Championships. J.D. Whited was fourth in the triple jump, and seventh in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump. Enrique Torres placed fourth in the 1600 meters. Daniel Crooks, Torres, John Juels and Michael Radcliffe were fifth in the 4x400. Mayra Diera (1600 meters), Silvia Diaz (3200 meters) and Nicole Mason (pole vault) had fourth place finishes. Kelcey Nooner was seventh in the discus and Bethany Vader was eighth. Championships Division 1 Red Bluff 1 6 2 Chico 2 6 0, 8 inn Championships Division 2