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Online:FormoreTehama County sports coverage visit the Daily News website at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM. ByAlexPavlovic BayAreaNewsGroup WASHINGTOND.C. TheSanFran- cisco Giants are underdogs once again. They're missing their best right-handed starter, their lead- off hitter and their left fielder, and they're facing the best team in the National League. It's a situation that seemed to call for an inspirational pre- game speech from Hunter Pence, and maybe a sunflower seed shower or two in the dugout. You know, just to rekindle that "backs against the wall" magic that worked so well in 2012. And yet, the dugout floor was clean after a 3-2 win Friday over the Washington Nationals. Pence's voice was full and cheery, not hoarse. "I don't think there was any need for it," first baseman Bran- don Belt said. "We knew the deal coming into this series." And they didn't care. Everyone can call them un- derdogs, and the Giants do, too. But they prefer another Octo- ber tag: Unbeatable. The two- NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES 'Underdog'GiantsknockdownNationals SanFranciscowinsninthstraightplayoff game with players who've been there before MARK TENALLY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy (22) throws in the second inning of Game 1of baseball's NL Division Series against the Washington Nationals on Friday in Washington. GIANTS 3, NATIONALS 2 Today: San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals, 2:37p.m., TV on FS1. THESCORE Quarterback Colin Kaeper- nick's mobility is one of his most valuable traits. Yet, there's only so much he can do when the San Francisco 49ers protection breaks down as o en as it has this season. NFL 49ers'offensiveline facing major test FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 Corning field hockey is hosting a special "Stick it to Cancer" game against visiting Pleasant Valley on Monday at 4:45p.m. Pink T-shirts and yard stakes will be sold to raise money for cancer research. FIELD HOCKEY Lady Cardinals to 'Stick it to Cancer' Due to our print deadline cov- erage of Week 5high school football can be found on our website: redbluffdailynews.com. WEEK 5 FOOTBALL Daily News coverage available online 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 B5 Staff Reports CORNING The Lady Cardinals swept Las Plumas 25-22, 25-19, 25-14 Thursday night. Kaylee Shoemaker had seven kills, five aces and 10 blocks to lead Corning. "We play great at times," coach Mike Albee said. "We continue to plug holes with injuries and sick- ness." Emma Brown and Emerie Eller both provided seven assists. Maddy Caputo had 20 digs and Tessa Betenbaugh had seven. "I hope to get back to tough, scrappy playing by all players as we head into a tough five-week Northern Athletic League sched- ule," Albee said. Corning (9-10) begins NAL play at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at West Val- ley. LOS MOLINOS 3, EAST NICOLAUS 1 The Lady Bulldogs won on the road 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22 Thursday. Teresa Palomares had a strong game for Los Molinos through her serve receive, court coverage and communication. Rachel Rogers and Hannah Rogers each had nine kills. Los Molinos totaled 12 aces with Rachel Rogers picking up four of them and three from Dani Garman. Gilsa Castellon had 10 digs and Vanesa Cota provided 19 assists. Los Molinos (13-5-3) begins league play Tuesday when the Lady Bulldogs host county rival Mercy at 5:30 p.m. FOOTHILL3,REDBLUFF0 Foothill came to Red Bluff and swept an Eastern Athletic League match 25-13, 25-11, 25-21 Thursday. Bailey Frantz led Red Bluff with five kills. Alex Funk had 15 digs and Ka- tie Gallagher had 12 assists. UNIVERSITY PREP 3, MERCY 1 U- Prep beat visiting Mercy 25-19, 15- 25, 25-19, 25-16 Thursday. Madeline Flynn had 10 kills and three blocks to lead the Lady Warriors. Caitlyn Safford served up five aces. Marissa Starman had 14 digs and five blocks. Tasha Pimentel had 23 assists. PREP VOLLEYBALL Corning, LM win, now head to league Red Bluff gets swept by Foothill; Mercy falls also The Associated Press LOSANGELES Matt Carpenter hit a go-ahead, three-run double off a wilting Clayton Kershaw in an eight-run seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 10-9 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a fiery NL Division Se- ries opener Friday. It was 92 degrees at game- time, and things quickly got more heated during a surprising slug- fest. St. Louis overcame a five-run deficit against Kershaw and held on when Trevor Rosenthal blew an 100 mph fastball past Yasiel Puig with a runner on third to end a back-and-forth game that lasted nearly four hours. In a matchup of 20-games win- ners, Cardinals ace Adam Wain- wright hit Puig with a pitch leading off the third, triggering a bench-clearing scrum. There was shoving and shouting, but no punches were thrown. BASEBALL ROUNDUP Cardinals beat Dodgers as Kershaw wilts in playoffs By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF On weekdays Bill Rice is just a regular Red Bluff small business owner, but on weekends he competes against the world's best. Last weekend, he was the best. Rice is the mechanic and main engine man for Mike Knowles, who races "Blown Money" in the ProMod divi- sion of the National Hot Rod Association. On Sept. 28 Knowles capped his weekend at the AAA Insur- ance NHRA Midwest Nation- als in St. Louis with his first career victory. "It was just amazing," said Rice, a 1983 Red Bluff High School graduate. Rice has been around me- chanics and engines his whole life and been a winner as well. He was part of three world championship Top Fuel drag boat racing teams with Loose Cannon. He met Knowles eight years ago when the two were work- ing in Nevada on a dragster to- gether. By the end of the assign- ment, Knowles casually brought up that he was start- ing an NHRA team and asked Rice to join him. It's been a coast-to-coast adventure since then and one that paid off last weekend. "We traveled around for eight years, we've been hunt- ing this win," Rice said. Rice said the competition is filled with full-time race teams from all across the world, so for him being a small-time guy out of Red Bluff and pulling off a win was even more special. It was a special weekend in St. Louis as Knowles' family was attending the race. "And the fans really enjoyed watching us win 'cause they've been behind us for so many years," Rice said. The crew got a brand new supercharger back that ended up putting more air into one of the cylinders. DRAG RACING RedBluff'sRicehelps teamwinNHRAevent Local small business owner parlays expertise with engines into adventure SUBMITTED PHOTO Red Bluff's Bill Rice was the engine man for a winning NHRA race team in St. Louis on Sept. 28. Bill Rice poses with the championship trophy along with a teammate. SUBMITTED PHOTO RICE PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 BASEBALL PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, October 4, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1