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StaffReports CHICO Katie Gallagher had a monster match, but a disputed lift call on her ended Red Bluff's comeback hopes Thursday night against the Chico Lady Panthers. Chico prevailed 25-13, 25-14, 27- 29, 28-26 to drop Red Bluff to 0-2 in the Eastern Athletic League and 6-11 overall. Red Bluff had rallied back to win Game 3 and was tied 26-26 with Chico when the lift call was made. Chico then got the next point to win the match. It didn't take away from the night Gallagher had. She led the Lady Spartans with 11 kills, 13 as- sists, 10 digs and three aces. Coach Josh Frantz said the team missed libero Alex Funk, who was unavailable because of FFA duties. Bailey Frantz added nine kills, three aces and three blocks for Red Bluff. Kelsey Cantrell had five kills, Hailey Reineman four blocks and Tessa Jones six digs. Red Bluff hosts Foothill at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2. PREP VOLLEYBALL Lady Spartans' comeback falls short ATHLETICS6,RANGERS2 Today:A'satTexasRangers,5:05 p.m., TV on CSNCA. THESCORE By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press ARLINGTON, TEXAS Josh Red- dick drove in three runs, Scott Kazmir won for the first time in seven starts and the Oakland Ath- letics moved ever so close to their third consecutive playoff appear- ance with a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. The A's, who snapped a three- game losing streak, would clinch an American League wild-card spot with a loss by Seattle at the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels later Friday night. If not, any Oakland victory or Seattle loss in the last two days of the regular season would get the A's back in the playoffs after winning the division the past two seasons. Reddick led off the fourth with BASEBALL A's closer to wild card a er win at Texas Pete D'Alessandro pondered how he felt about the roster he assembled for the Sacra- mento Kings training camp by doing an exercise in his office this week, comparing depth charts the last two seasons. NBA Kingsbelievechanges will translate into wins FULL STORY ON PAGE B6 Herlong (2-0, 0-0) visits Mercy (2-2, 1-0) for a 1p.m. league game at Sacred Heart Parish School. The Lady Warriors volleyball team is traveling to Quincy for a tour- nament. SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE Mercy Warriors host 8-man football game Due to our print deadline cov- erage of the Foothill Cougars at Red Bluff Spartans Eastern Athletic League opener can be found on our website redbluffdailynews.com. WEEK 4 FOOTBALL Prep football results at redbluffdailynews.com Staff Reports ELK GROVE In her third year in gymnastics, Corning 11-year-old Hannah Pritchard is catch- ing on quick. Pritchard was named the Level 4 all-around champion Sept. 14 at the River City Classic women's gymnastics competition in Elk Grove. It was Pritchard's first meet of the season, but it qualified her for the state championships with a score of 36.92. Pritchard competes in balance beam, floor exercise, uneven bars and vault. She is a sixth-grader at Richfield Elementary School and practices gymnastics between 12 and 15 hours a week in Oroville. GYMNASTICS CORNING GIRL, 11, TAKES HOME TITLE Prtichard captures all-around championship in Level 4 at River City Classic in Elk Grove Corning 11-year-old Hannah Pritchard was named the Level 4 all-around champion at the River City Classic women's gymnastics competition in Elk Grove. SUBMITTED PHOTOS Corning 11-year-old Hannah Pritchard was named the Level 4all-around champion at the River City Classic women's gymnastics competition in Elk Grove. Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice doled out by Carolyn Hax. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B7 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 Angie Weir Miller. Miller played all four years on the Lady Spartans varsity basket- ball team. In 1987 the team won a state championship with Miller picking up individual state and national honors along the way. She was an honorable mention All-American in 1987 by Street & Smith Magazine. Also that year Miller was named Cal-Hi Sports Magazine Division II Girls Basketball Player of the Year as well as the Northern Section's Most Valuable Player. Miller was also a two-time Cal- Hi Sports Magazine Division II Girls Basketball All-State First Teamer, All-Northern Section team, Northern Athletic League Most Valuable Player and Red Bluff Lady Spartans Most Valu- able Player. Despite playing before the 3-point line, Miller still holds Red Bluff High School's career scoring re- cord with 1,528 points. Her single game records of 39 points and 23 re- bounds set in 1987 are still standing as well. Miller averaged 23 points per game her junior year and 22 points and 15 rebounds her se- nior year. She received a full-ride basket- ball scholarship to Washington State University. She became a starter in her third game as a freshman and was named to the Pac-10 All- Freshmen Team in 1988. In 1990 she was named to the Pac-10 All-Conference Team. She would also land on the Pac- 10 All-Decade Team of the 1990s. She picked up a Pac-10 Player of the Week award in 1990 and was her team's most valuable player her sophomore and junior years. Miller was 41 points away from becoming Washington State's sec- ond-leading all-time scorer, but she blew her knee out her senior year and missed two-thirds of the season. She still ranks fourth in school history. She was fifth in scoring in the Pac-10 in her sophomore year with a 17.8 points per game aver- age and ranked first in free throw percentage her sophomore year at 84 percent. Miller passed on offers to play professionally overseas, but stayed in basketball to become a coach. She had Division I jobs at Washington State, Gonzaga Uni- versity, University of Idaho and Sacramento State. She also coached locally at Butte College and West Valley High School. Miller moved back to Red Bluff in 2001 and continues to coach youth basketball. She is on the Lady Spartans coaching staff, co-director and coach of the AAU NorCal Hot Shots program and directs the SPARTAN HALL OF FAME Millerearnsinductionhonor Lady Spartans basketball player stood out, went on to more success at Washington State Miller MILLER PAGE 6 A'S PAGE 6 SPORTS ยป redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, September 27, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B5