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StaffReports REDDING The Spartans swim team lost to the much larger Foothill team 185-139 Wednes- day at Enterprise High School. There were still plenty of strong Red Bluff performances. The Lady Spartans won all three relays, the 200 freestyle, 200 medley and the 400 free- style. Nicole Sauve won the 100 freestyle in 1:01.29, the fifth-fast- est time in school history. Sauve also won the 100 back- stroke in 1:10.25. Julia Brandt picked up wins in the 50 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. In her first Spartan appear- ance, Ellie Fletcher won the 200 individual medley and placed third in the 100 breaststroke. Edna Freitag swam a per- sonal best to win the 100 but- terfly. Freshman Jordan Munoz was the winner in the 500 free- style. Haley Rosser placed second in the 50 freestyle at 27.48 sec- onds, the fifth-fastest in school history. She was second in the 100 backstroke. Mitchell Sauve led the boys with first-place finishes in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. Noah Caylor was second in the 100 freestyle and 100 back- stroke. The boys won the 400 free- style relay. Red Bluff hosts Chico this coming Wednesday. Fieldhockey CORNING 1, RIVER VALLEY 0 Ko- bye Rezendes scored at the post with two minutes remaining to break a scoreless tie and give Corning a 1-0 win. "She had her stick down and pushed it in, she never gave up," Corning coach Teresa Lamb said. Sarah Boone and Kate Pich- Ardnt split time in goal for the shutout. Corning had triple the amount of shots as River Valley, but had trouble getting the win- ning goal. "You could see that Corning wanted to score," Lamb said. "We played on turf so some of our passes were too hard. The ball moves faster and you don't need to push as hard. We had a hard time adjusting." Maricruz O'Campo and Ally Suppan had strong games for Corning. The Lady Cardinals are at Chico at 4:45 p.m. Monday. PREP ROUNDUP Spartansfall,butgive strongperformances RedBluffgirlswinallthreerelays;Lady Cardinals beat River Valley in field hockey SUBMITTEDPHOTO Red Bluff senior Jillian Strom helps the Spartans to a first place in the 400freestyle relay against Foothill on Wednesday. By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO As quirky as Hunter Pence is, this time he really was off the wall. Tongue wagging, a leaping Pence robbed Washington's Jayson Werth of extra bases, crashing back-first into the right-field fence for one of the defining defensive plays so far this postseason. Pence is thrilled a bunch of San Francisco fans got a close- up view of the grab. Several of them were standing just a few feet behind him in the fenced archway at AT&T Park on Tues- day night as the Giants closed out the Nationals in the NL Di- vision Series. "Looking at the picture, that's what I think is really awesome," Pence said. "I'm like, 'I wonder if any of these people get to see this picture?' I hope that it's really cool to them. Sharing a moment, I think my favorite part of what I saw of the clip was the fans' reaction. I'm very grateful to be a part of that." On the road, the fans flock to him, too, albeit to playfully mock him. At Citi Field in New York, the Mets' crowd poked fun at him at every chance, waving signs such as "Hunter Pence Can't Parallel Park" or "Hunter Pence Eats Pizza With A Fork." With that odd throwing motion and unconventional stance and swing, Pence is an easy target. Then again, a ball he hit during the Giants' run to NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Pence thrives in strangeness of October Giants right fielder has quirks that endear him to home fans, draw teasing on road MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence makes a leaping catch on a ball hit by the Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth during Game 4of baseball's NL Division Series in San Francisco. Saturday: San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals, 5:07p.m., TV on FOX. By Cam Inman Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA Neither jealousy nor contempt sprang from Mi- chael Crabtree's lips as he rushed out of the San Francisco 49ers locker room Thursday. The wide receivers had a meeting in mere minutes, and he wasn't about to waste time moping over Sunday's one-catch game, his lowest output since the 2011 season's NFC Championship loss to the New York Giants. Crabtree's response when asked if all the receivers are get- ting along: "Yeah, yeah. We all work hard, too. We're all cool." That's made Colin Kaeper- nick's life easier. He isn't being swamped by receivers' requests (or complaints), perhaps because four different 49ers have enjoyed team-high honors in receiving yards through five games. "Really, they just want to win," Kaepernick said. "If they see something we can take advantage of, of course they'll let me know. But our receivers have been very unselfish." While Crabtree and Anquan Boldin remain the starters, rein- forcements are coming through this season in Stevie Johnson, Brandon Lloyd and rookie Bruce NFL Niners re ce iv er s in harmony this year Kaepernick has multiple options to work with now TONY AVELAR — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Steve Johnson catches a touchdown pass Sunday. By Jerry McDonald Bay Area News Group ALAMEDA Part of the reason Dennis Allen is no longer coach- ing the Oakland Raiders is that he arrived with a reputation for de- fense that was seldom validated on the field. The most recent example, a 38-14 loss to the Miami Dolphins in London, saw Ryan Tannne- hill carve up the Raiders in the first half en route to a 24-7 lead. The Raiders have officially buried that game, as well as the first four games of the season. Defensive coordinator Jason Tarver has 12 games to accom- plish what he and Allen couldn't in the previous 36 — put a rep- resentative defensive product on the field capable of contributing to winning football. It starts Sunday against the San Diego Chargers at O.co Col- iseum against an offensive team superior to anything the Raiders have faced in starting the season 0-4. Included in the horrendous first half against Miami were situations where the Dolphins bunched receivers to one side and the Raiders countered with fewer defenders than there were NFL Raiders try to resurrect defense that has struggled Speed versus Power. The sur- prising Kansas City Royals and unflappable Baltimore Orioles are extremely similar with one significant exception: the fashion in which they score runs. Game 1is tonight. ALCS Royals, Orioles have styles that contrast FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 The Red Bluff High School Athletic Booster Club's third annual Spartan Hall of Fame dinner is at 5:30p.m. Satur- day. Tickets are $25and can be purchased at ReMax Top Properties. SPARTAN HALL OF FAME Annual booster club banquet Saturday Today's local football includes Corning hosting West Val- ley for Homecoming at 7:30 p.m. Red Bluff plays Chico at Pleasant Valley at 8p.m. Mercy travels to Big Valley for a 7p.m. 8-man game. FOOTBALL Corning hosts Eagles for Homecoming game President Barack Obama is all in with his economic pitch. The American public is not. Over the next 27days, either the public or the president is going to get the message dur- ing midterm elections. POLITICS Obama wants election about economy, not him FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 PENCE PAGE 3 49ERS PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, October 10, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1