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CalGrossman, a 15-year-old Red Bluff High School student, shot a hole-in- one Tuesday at Wilcox Oaks Golf Club in Red Bluff. COURTESY PHOTO ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF CalGrossmanearnedsome bragging rights Tuesday, when he sank his first hole-in-one at Wilcox Oaks Golf Club during its Junior Golf Tournament. Grossman, a 15-year-old Red Bluff High School student, took his 8-iron at hole 8 — a par 3 — swung, and saw his ball disappear. Grossman said one of his playing partners on the day said, "Oh, I think you just made it." A round of high-fives followed. Nabbing his first hole-in-one during tournament play made it all the better, Grossman said, but he also had to stay focused on the next 10 holes. "It was exciting to get, but I just had a lot of golf left," he said. Grossman, who intends to play for Red Bluff High School's boys golf team in the spring, shot an 88 on the day, and earned second place at the tournament after he earned a birdie in a second- place playoff, using the ball that made its way into the eighth hole in one stroke. Grossman received a personalized plaque and achievement certificate from the golf club, recognizing his rare feat. Going forward, Grossman, who started playing golf when he was 3 years old, said he's looking forward to sinking his next hole-in-one. GOLF Grossmansinkshole-in-one RedBluffHighSchool sophomore earns rare feat at Wilcox Oaks Golf Club ASTROS 8, ATHLETICS 1 Up next: Friday, Kansas City Roy- als at Oakland A's, 6:35p.m., TV on CSN. THESCORE By John Hickey Bay Area News Group HOUSTON After four consecutive starts in which newly acquired starter Jason Hammel has been repeatedly knocked around, the A's have only one thing they feel they can do. Start him a fifth time. And in all likelihood, a sixth and seventh and beyond. Hammel spent the first inning of Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Astros a 6-foot-6 imitation bat- ting tee, giving up six hits and six runs, taking the A's out of the game almost before it started. That made him furious and prone to explain that feeling in words that don't go well with the morning O.J. and bowl of cereal at the kitchen table. For three innings after that, BASEBALL A's fall to Astros, Hammel hammered By Cam Inman Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA If Aldon Smith is indeed suspended for the start of the 49ers season, Wednesday's practice marked a chance to con- firm how he'd be replaced. Enter: Dan Skuta and Corey Lemonier. That familiar tandem filled in while Smith attended a hearing with the Los Angeles City Attorney's office regarding his April arrest at Los Angeles Inter- national Airport. Smith's hearing was scheduled July 1 once the City Attorney's of- fice opted not to press criminal charges for his alleged fake bomb threat. But Smith isn't out of the NFL woods, and a suspension is ex- pected once he meets in the coming days with commissioner Roger Goodell. Coach Jim Harbaugh calls this part of the "process" Smith must endure for his off-field past. The 49ers are proceeding as expected, and Wednesday they plugged in 49ERS TRAINING CAMP Replacements for Smith set to go if needed An 8-year-old boy who was sleeping early Wednesday died a er a bullet fired from out- side went through the home's wall and into his bedroom, hit- ting him, Detroit police said. GUN VIOLENCE Sleepingboy,8,shot and killed in Detroit FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 The Red Bluff Lady Spartans will start tryouts for the fall tennis season at 3:30p.m. Aug. 11at the high school's tennis courts. Clearance slips from the student store are required to be completed. TENNIS Lady Spartans hosting tryouts Aug. 11 The Corning Senior Little League team plays its second game at the West Regional Tournament at 6p.m. today against Mountain Ridge Little League, the Nevada state champion. LITTLE LEAGUE Corning resumes pool play today By Steve Corkran scorkran@bayareanewsgroup.com SAN FRANCISCO The San Fran- cisco Giants flirted with un- charted territory Wednesday be- fore they rediscovered their win- ning ways in a 7-5 decision over the Pittsburgh Pirates. A two-run rally in the seventh inning erased a one-run deficit and propelled the Giants to a vic- tory over the Pirates in the final game of the homestand. The Giants had lost six straight games overall before Wednes- day's win, which matched a sea- son-high. Beating the Pirates also helped the Giants avoid the igno- minious distinction of losing ev- ery game of a homestand that featured at least six games for the first time since the franchise moved here in 1958. Manager Bruce Bochy called this a "huge game" for his team more than once. Outfielder Mi- chael Morse agreed, but he dis- missed the notion that the Giants badly needed a win. "There's no badly needed any- thing," Morse said. "We're just playing the game. We're not lis- tening to what everybody else is saying about us." It wasn't long ago that peo- ple touted the Giants as the best team in baseball. Of late, the line of people shoveling dirt upon the Giants' season has been growing. That's what happens when you lose six straight games overall and 21 of your past 27 at home, while watching the Los Angeles Dodg- ers stretch their National League West lead to a season-high three games before Wednesday's games. The Giants are staying the BASEBALL GIANTS RALLY IN 7TH, BEAT PIRATES Victory to finish homestand ends 6-game skid, helps San Francisco avoid negative history The San Francisco Giants' Santiago Casilla celebrates the 7-5defeat of the Pittsburgh Pirates at the end of the game Wednesday in San Francisco. PHOTOS BY BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Pittsburgh Pirates' Gaby Sanchez, foreground, is tagged out while caught stealing by San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval in the sixth inning Wednesday in San Francisco. GIANTS 7, PIRATES 5 Up next: Friday, San Francisco Gi- ants at New York Mets, 4:10p.m., TV on CSNBA. THESCORE Online: For more stories on the San Francisco Giants visit the website REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/GIANTS. Republicans are ready to muscle legislation through the House authorizing an election- year lawsuit against President Barack Obama that accuses him of exceeding his powers in enforcing his health care law. WASHINGTON GOP-led House OKs lawsuit against Obama FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 A'S PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 49ERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, July 31, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1