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ByRichGreene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter COTTONWOOD Inherthirdtriptothe Northern Section Track andField Cham- pionships Red Bluff's Kayla Thayer came into Friday's discus event as a strong fa- vorite to make her first trip to the state finals. The only person it seemed would beat Thayer, would be herself. As it turned out by the time the discus event started, Thayer was already a sec- tion champion and had her trip booked to Fresno. That's because Thayer pulled a mild upset an hour earlier in the shot put, defeating defending section champion Marisela Cardenas. Thayer, who qualified for the section championships three straight years in both the discus and shot put, finally put everything together on the biggest day of the season. Early in the competition Thayer put out a season best put of 37 feet, 3 inches. It was enough to hold off Cardenas, who managed 37 feet, 0.75 inches on her final put to take second. From the time Thayer first let go of that section winning put she was all smiles for the rest of the day. Put after put, discus throw after throw, Thayer's smile beamed in be- tween and during two trips to the po- dium. It was the complete opposite range of emotions Thayer showed during her sophomore year, when she more or less beat herself for a section title in the dis- cus. That year she finished fifth with her best stuff eluding her and it allowed her Lady Spartan teammate Meggan Rec- tor to sneak in and grab the discus title to go along with her own shot put cham- pionship. This year Thayer pulled the double herself. She made sure that discus title was hers with a 115-foot toss her first round, better than any other girl in the North- ern Section had accomplished this sea- son. Thayer kept pushing herself and while she didn't match the school record 133 feet, 8 inches she produced earlier this year,herdiscusthrowof126feet,3inches TRACK & FIELD Thayerwinssection shotput,discustitles Alvardo medals for Corning in long jump, 200 meters RedBluff'sKaylaThayerputsherfirstplacemedalinshotputaroundherneckFridayattheNorthernSection'strackandfield championships held in Cottonwood by West Valley High School. Corning's Ivan Alvardo competes in the long jump. Staff reports CORNING Red Bluff's Wyatt Brown and Chelsey Bush- nell were named the Senior All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirls at Friday and Saturday's 2014 Corning Jr. Rodeo. Proberta's Shelby Dunning was named the Junior All-Around Cowgirl and Janesville's Cody Stewart was the Junior All-Around Cowboy. RODEORESULTS Teamroping: 1, Cameron Jones, Cottonwood and Wyatt Brown, Red Bluff, 8.53seconds; 2, Chelsey Bushnell, Red Bluff and Brody Gill, Millville, 12.64; 3, Caleb Heitman, Cottonwood and Keeley Vaughn, Merrill, Oregon, 14.78; 4, Kolton King, Red Bluff and Caleb Heitman, Cottonwood, 16.34. Senior girls barrels: 1, Bailey Bean, Gerber, 17.47seconds; 2, Erin Clendenan, Cottonwood, 17.49; t3, Gianna Esteve, Corning, 17.66; t3, Brittant Manner, Red Bluff, 17.66. Senior girls goats: 1, Bailey Bean, Gerber, 10.59seconds; 2, Shelby Bates, Sutter, 12.97; 3, Helena DeCasas, Grant Pass, Oregon, 13,13, RODEO Brown, Bushnell win at Corning Jr. Rodeo Dunning is Jr. All-Around Cowgirl Staff Report RED BLUFF Kolby Button struck out 10 batters and drove in two runs Sunday as the Red Bluff Bulls under-17 American Legion team beat Chico Suns Red 7-1 in its home opener. Red Bluff got it going early. With one out in the bottom of the first inning Eric Schreter singled to right field. Walker Dodero then doubled to scoreSchreterandtherallywason. Ryan Gamboa followed with a double to score Dodero. Gamboa would eventually score on a Button sacrifice fly. Red Bluff led 3-0 and wouldn't look back. Chico got one back in the top of the second, but it would all Button wouldallowandRedBluffwouldget two moreof their own in the bottom of the second. Kegan Richards started the in- ning off with a double. Bryce Sinclair followed with a single to score Richards. Sinclair would later score on an error. Button opened up the bottom of the third inning with his own dou- ble. He eventually scored on a Sin- clair single. The Bulls made it four straight innings with a run when Button hit another sacrifice fly to score Schreterwhohadopenedthefourth inning with a walk. On the mound Button allowed just the one run, scattering five hits and walking one batter to go along with his 10 strikeouts. The Bulls host Chico Suns Blue for a nine-inning game at Red Bluff Union High School today at 5:30 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Bulls are dominant in home opener Button leads from the mound and at the plate By Josh Dubow The Associated Press ALAMEDA Even at age 37, Charles Woodson is feeling a bit younger in his second season back with the Oakland Raiders. That's what bringing in so many other veterans who have Super Bowl experience like Woodson can do. Woodson is part of a rebuilt de- fense in Oakland that includes new- comers like Justin Tuck, LaMarr Woodley, Antonio Smith, Carlos Rogers and Tarell Brown, who all know what it takes to succeed in the NFL. "I feel like I'm getting younger out there anyway. I feel good," Woodson said. "Bringing in those guys brings in credibility. I look forward to playing with those guys this season." The injection of veteran lead- ership on a defense that allowed the second-most points per game (28.3) in franchise history in 2013 was part of a plan to end a run of 11 straight seasons without a play- off berth or winning record that started in Woodson's first stint in Oakland. Woodson said he has already seen the impact of the newcomers in improved communication and understanding of the defense dur- ing offseason workouts. Adding veteran quarterback Matt Schaub to an improved de- NFL Woodson excited about veteran group on Raiders For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal will make a fi h straight appearance in the French Open quarterfinals. Nadal won a record 32nd straight match at Roland Gar- ros on Monday. FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 TENNIS Nadalheadedto quarterfinals The South beat the North 14-2in so ball and 5-1in baseball at Saturday's Chico Breakfast Lion's Club All-Star games for graduating high school seniors. For game sto- ries visit chicoer.com. ALL-STAR GAMES South sweeps so ball, baseball games in Chico The Red Bluff Bulls under-17 American Legion baseball team has a nine-inning game scheduled today at Red Bluff Union High School against Chico Suns Blue. The game begins at 5:30p.m. AMERICAN LEGION Red Bluff Bulls u17 host Chico Suns Blue today That's according to a new study, but actually female names turn out to be deadlier in the United States, probably because their monikers make people underestimate their danger. FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 SCIENCE People more afraid of male-named hurricanes TRACK PAGE 2 ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS 15-year-old Michelle Woolbert of Vina competes in senior girls barrel racing at the Corning Jr. Rodeo on Saturday in Corning. RODEO PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, June 3, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1