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RANGERS7,ATHLETICS2 Up next:Today,PhiladelphiaPhil- lies at Oakland A's, 6:35p.m., TV on CSNCA. THESCORE ByJonHickey BayAreaNewsGroup OAKLAND The clock is pulling the Oakland Athletics in two di- rections. The passage of time is telling on the A's, who more than ever are running out of days in which to make gains in the American League wild-card race after a 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday. And in getting swept by Texas, the team with the worst record in baseball, the Oakland clock is si- multaneously slowing to a crawl. "These days feel like they're 48 hours long," outfielder Sam Fuld said after Oakland (83-69) fell one-half game behind idle Kansas City (83-68) in the Wild Card chase. The third team in the competition, Seattle, was 1.5 games behind the A's heading in to the Mariners' game in Ana- heim Thursday night. BASEBALL A'sdrop third game in a row to Rangers By Cam Inman Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA Justin Smith reached the NFL-ozone-layer age of 35 on Sept. 3. On each Sunday since then, the playing field has become his fountain of youth. "He's not showing his age. He's more 23 than 35," nose tackle Ian Williams said. Smith looks revitalized at the start of his 14th season, produc- ing a team-high three sacks and resembling the All-Pro form that was stunted last season by a shoulder injury. "He's healthy right now, he's playing good and he's not slowed down at all," defensive coordina- tor Vic Fangio said. Fangio could have sighed with relief as he said those words Thursday. The 49ers (1-1) need Smith's powerful presence, both on the field and in the locker room, as they try rebounding from their home-opening loss and head to Sunday's NFC West matchup at the Arizona Cardinals NFL 49ers' Smith finds fountain of youth again With a new four-year-contract extension in hand, Marcel Reece entered this season 15 pounds lighter in order to ex- ploit the matchup issues that keep defensive coordinators up at night. NFL Raidersnotmaking good use of Reece FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 The Red Bluff Lady Spartans and Corning Lady Cardinals head to Anderson for a vol- leyball tournament today and Saturday. Corning's cross country team competes in the Mount Shasta Invitational. TODAY'S SCHEDULE Local volleyball teams in Anderson for tourney The Corning Cardinals (1-1) visit Red Bluff (1-2) for the 50th all-time meeting between the county rivals at 7:30p.m. tonight. Mercy (1-2) travels to Greenville (1-2) for an 8-man game at 7p.m. WEEK 3 PREP FOOTBALL 50th Tehama County Shootout tonight at RB Staff Reports COTTONWOOD Zinnia Balken and Katelyn Tobin picked up first-place finishes for Mercy at a meet Wednesday at West Val- ley that also included the Ander- son Cubs. Balken won the 500 freestyle in 6:17.70 and placed second in the 100 butterfly. Tobin won the 200 freestyle in 2:35.06. Mikaela Weber finished third in the 100 breaststroke and An- thony Aviles was third in the 50 freestyle. "There were some exciting midyear swims today and I am looking forward to league championships," coach Eric Balken said. Mercy's next swim meet is Sept. 24 at Sutter. Volleyball HAMILTON 3, CORNING 2 The Lady Cardinals just couldn't win the final game it needed to against the visiting Lady Braves on Wednesday. Hamilton came from behind to win 23-25, 22-25, 25-13, 26- 24, 15-10. Corning's best chance to win the match came in Game 3 when they led 16-6, but it wasn't to be. Still coach Mike Albee said it was the best the Lady Cardinals have played all season. "Our serving and setting was our strength tonight. We bat- tled through the long, long ral- lies with Hamilton City," he said. Daisy Alston had 12 kills and 11 service points for Corning. A number of Lady Cardinals filled the stat sheet. Emerie Eller provided 19 as- sists and had five aces. Kaylee Shoemaker chipped in with seven kills and three aces. Maddy Caputo racked up 24 digs. Mariah Castle had 15 digs to go along with five kills. Mikayla Burrelson recorded four blocks and three kills. Emma Brown chipped in with 11 assists, four kills and three blocks. Corning (7-4) competes in the Anderson Tournament this weekend. Cross country PARADISE AT RED BLUFF The Spartans boys and girls teams swept Paradise in a dual meet Wednesday. The Red Bluff boys won 23- 33 led by Gabriel Fregoso, who turned in a meet-best time of 18:36. Karl Parks finished third for Red Bluff at 20:13 and Jose Mon- toya was fourth at 20:32. Joseph Brunetta snagged sixth place at 21:33 and Roberto Hernandez rounded out the Spartans scoring with a ninth- place finish in 22:49. The Lady Bobcats didn't have enough runners to complete a full team, but it might not have mattered as the Lady Spartans turned in some strong times. Naomi Renfroe finished first in 21:48. Nicole Renfroe was third in 22:54, followed by Daisy Brose at 23:32, Natalie Renfroe at 24:07 and Jordan Vazquez in 24:29. Red Bluff travels to Las Plu- mas on Sept. 24. NORTHERN ATHLETIC LEAGUE PRESEASON MEET Yreka is still the team to beat. The Miners turned in a score of 26 points, followed by West Valley with 44, Corning with 59 and Central Valley with 97. West Valley's Donald Leedy had the best time at 17:04.50. Corning's best time was turned in by Eduardo Blancas in ninth place at 18:28.02. Corning runners finished in the 11th through 14th spots. Joel Aguilar ran 18:48.83, fol- lowed by Erik Rios at 18:57.69, Cesar Rios at 19:09.36 and Aus- tin Mishoe came in at 19:09.59. Yreka edged West Valley 25- 32 in the girls event. They were the only two schools to field full teams. West Valley's Alexa Flagg turnedinthebesttimeat20:27.50. Corning's Diana Alcala was 17th at 27:42.10. Corning competes in the Mount Shasta Invitational to- day. PREP ROUNDUP MERCY SWIMMERS TAKE HOME FIRSTS LadyCardinalsvolleyballteamloses heartbreaker as Hamilton wins final 3 sets SUBMITTED PHOTO Mercy's Katelyn Tobin swims to first place in the 200freestyle Wednesday at West Valley High School in Cottonwood. Several members of an 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ex- pressed skepticism Thursday over the sole count that Barry Bonds was found guilty of fol- lowing a trial three years ago. APPEALS COURT Panel reconsidering Bonds' conviction FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff High School Athletic Booster Club will hold its third annual Spartan Hall of Fame dinner Oct. 11. Among the five inductees in the Class of 2014 is Doug Dreier. Dreier played baseball and basketball for Red Bluff High School. While he holds a school record for making an 83-foot shot on the basketball court, it was baseball where he made his name. During his senior year Dreier pitched a pair of no-hitters and was selected to the All-Northern Athletic League team. In June 1968 he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the Major League Base- ball draft. He spent seven seasons in the Reds organization, reaching the AAA level, one step away from the big leagues, before being forced to quit baseball be- cause of arm trou- ble. While pitch- ing for the Seat- tle Rainiers of the Northern League, Dreier pitched a no-hitter against the Lewiston Broncs. The time with Seattle was spe- cial for Dreier and his family. His dad Edwin Dreier had signed with the Seattle Rainiers in 1937 back when they were known as the Seattle Indians. Dreier went on to spend more than three decades as a science and math teacher teaching at Wil- lows High School and Bella Vista Elementary School. In addition to teaching he coached flag football, basketball and baseball. Dreier continues to referee bas- ketball games and umpires base- ball. The Hall of Fame Class joining Dreier includes Bev Howard, Gale Gilbert, Kelly Jackson and Angie Weir Miller. Previous inductees to the hall have been Kathy Long Brandt, Tammy Brown, Bob Grimm, Bill Jacobs, Mort Kaer, Doug Sale and Ed Stroman. The Booster Club has donated more than $23,000 to Spartans athletics this year. Tickets for the Oct. 11 dinner at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center are $25. They are available through Spartan ath- letes at ReMax Top Properties or by emailing spartanboosters@sb- cglobal.net. The night begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by a tri- tip dinner at 6:30 p.m. The event is begin sponsored by Cornerstone Community Bank. SPARTAN HALL OF FAME Dreierselectedbyboosters Baseball, basketball standout at Red Bluff High pitched in Cincinnati Reds system for 7 seasons Dreier 49ERS PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SPORTS ยป redbluffdailynews.com Friday, September 19, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1