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ByAlexPavlovic BayAreaNewsGroup KANSAS CITY, MO. It was their rallying cry in good times and in bad, a joyous chorus picked up by Hunter Pence while watch- ing a college football game. The San Francisco Giants used it to celebrate homers, fire up the fan base on the eve of the postsea- son and check off one clinch af- ter the next during a stirring Oc- tober run. On Tuesday, the cheer served as a summary of baseball's lat- est dynasty. Champions in 2010? Yes. Champions in 2012? Yes. Cham- pions in 2014? Yes. Michael Morse's RBI single in the fourth gave the Giants the lead and Madison Bumgarner took over from there, complet- ing one of the great postseason runs in sports history with five shutout innings out of the bull- pen. The Giants beat the Roy- als 3-2 in an instant classic, with the final out coming with the ty- ing run on third. Gregor Blanco's misplay nearly tied the game in the ninth, but Bumgarner kept his cool and got Salvador Perez to pop up. The Giants met Bumgar- ner at the plate, joyously cele- brating another title. Bumgar- ner threw a record 52 2/3 in- nings in this postseason and gave up just six earned runs. He gave up one run in 21 innings in the World Series while add- ing the MVP trophy to his NLCS MVP selection. In dispatching the Royals in seven games, the Giants became the first franchise to win three titles in a five-year span since the New York Yankees won four from 1996-2000. They're the first National League team to have such a dominant stretch since the Cardinals of the 1940s. The Giants are the first un- der the new wild-card game for- mat to play in that loser-goes- home game and go on to win the World Series. They did it under the guidance of manager Bruce Bochy, who certainly punched his Hall of Fame ticket the sec- ond the final pitch was thrown at Kauffman Stadium. Bochy is the 10th manager to win three titles, and the previous nine are all enshrined in Cooperstown. Wednesday was one of the bus- iest nights of his career. By the bottom of the sec- ond, both bullpens had already started humming. The Giants struck first, load- ing the bases in the top of the second and scoring two runs on productive outs. Pablo Sandoval leaned into an inside pitch from Jeremy Guthrie to get the rally going, and Hunter Pence fol- lowed with a single. After a sin- gle by Brandon Belt, Morse hit a fly ball to right that was deep enough to score Sandoval. As left-hander Brandon Finnegan started getting loose in the pen, Brandon Crawford lined a fly to deep center that brought Pence racing home. Guthrie survived the inning by striking out Juan Perez. The game would be tied minutes later. Tim Hudson waited 16 years for his first World Series, and when he threw his first pitch Wednesday, Hudson — at 39 years, 107 days — became the oldest pitcher to ever start a Game 7 in the World Series. WORLD SERIES Giantswin3rdWorld Seriestitlein5years BumgarnergetsMVP honor with 5 shutout innings of relief JEFFROBERSON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval celebrates Wednesday a er catching the final out in the ninth inning of Game 7of baseball's World Series against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo. Staff Reports REDDING Red Bluff's Summer Frantz won the Eastern Athletic League individual girls golf title Tuesday at Gold Hills Golf Club. Frantz fired a 48 and 47 to fin- ish with a league best average of 45.3. Chico's Nicole Dempsey fin- ished second at 45.67 and Red Bluff's Sofia Frantz garnered all-league honors with a third- place finish and season average of 47.3. Chico and Red Bluff came into Tuesday's final 18 holes tied for the league lead. The Lady Panthers won both the front and back nine to earn the team title. Chico shot 276 on the front nine and 285 on the back nine. Red Bluff finished third on the front nine with a 288 be- hind Chico and Foothill, which shot 285. The Lady Spartans' 289 on the back nine was good for sec- ond place. Chico finished with 38 league points ahead of Red Bluff with 35. Foothill was third with 29 points, followed by Pleasant Val- ley, Shasta, Enterprise and Par- adise. Red Bluff qualified for the Northern Section champion- ships. Emily Louisell finished with a league average of 57, Yazmin Vil- lalobos averaged 59.17 and Molly Shea averaged 72. The section championship is Monday at Table Mountain Golf Course in Oroville. Volleyball FOOTHILL 3, RED BLUFF 1 Foot- hill beat visiting Red Bluff 25- 14, 25-15, 19-25, 25-12 Tuesday. Katie Gallagher led Red Bluff with six kills and 12 assists. Bailey Frantz had 10 assists. The Lady Spartans were ranked fifth out of seven teams in the recently released North- ern Section Division II playoff points. However Red Bluff's record will keep it from qualifying. Red Bluff (7-17, 1-8) hosts Pleasant Valley tonight. LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 3, LOS MO- LINOS 2 Visiting Los Molinos lost a tough match on the road Tuesday. Liberty Christian rallied back for a 25-17, 21-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15- 13 win. Rachel Rogers had 15 kills for Los Molinos. Gilsa Castellon had nine kills. Hannah Rogers had five aces and 13 digs. Vanesa Cota provided 24 as- sists. The Lady Bulldogs are ranked sixth in the Division V playoff picture. Los Molinos (18-10-3, 3-3) plays at Redding Christian on Nov. 4. REDDING CHRISTIAN 3, MERCY 1 Redding Christian beat visiting Mercy 25-20, 25-22, 24-26, 25-14 Tuesday. Marissa Starman and C.J. Johnson each had seven kills for Mercy. Starman also had 10 digs and Johnson had 11. Shyanne Riberal-Norton had 14 digs. Selena Dobson had three aces. Madeline Flynn blocked four shots. Tasha Pimentel had 21 as- sists. The Lady Warriors are ranked fourth in the Division VI playoff picture. Mercy (20-12, 3-3) is at Ches- ter tonight. PREP ROUNDUP RedBluff'sFrantzwinsleaguegolftitle Tough night on courts for Tehama County's prep volleyball teams The Northern Athletic League plays second fid- dle too often to the Eastern Ath- letic League, but they should get their fair share of rightful press the final two weeks of the regular season. With Enterprise virtually wrapping up the EAL, attention should turn to the NAL where four teams are not only battling it out on the playing field, but in the standings as well. Lassen is 3-0, but right be- hind is Anderson, Corning and West Valley, all tied at 2-1. They all play each other this week. Who should Corning be root- ing for in the Lassen-West Val- ley game? That's a bit odd. A West Valley win gives Corn- ing a good shot to share the league title. But a Lassen win would likely leave Corning to be seeded higher come the playoffs and hosting the first round. CORNING (5-3, 2-1) AT ANDERSON (4-4, 2-1), 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY Of course both scenarios require Corning finishing off the reg- ular season with a win Friday against the Cubs and in Week 10 against Yreka. Anderson is leaps and bounds improved over recent years. The Cubs are led by their ju- niors. Quarterback Mikey Maasen has proved a double threat and runs the ground game well with Tyler Webb and Grant Kingston. Alex White has been a stand- out on defense. For Corning, Chance Nelson has 1,000 rushing yards in sight and with Alex Davila back from injury doesn't have to deal with an entire team being focused to stop him. Wyatt Haydon's passing abil- ity gives Corning the ability to open up the offense. ENTERPRISE (7-1, 5-0) AT RED BLUFF (2-6, 1-3), 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY It could be a long night for the Spartans, so instead let's focus on some good news. Justin Nunez has received scholarship offers from Wyo- ming and Sacramento State. Boise State called about him this week, joining Oregon and Washington State as schools in- terested in the lineman. Wyatt Clement received a 90 percent scholarship offer to play NAIA football in Nebraska. Aaron Lyon has a recruiting visit lined up at Southern Ore- gon. WESTWOOD (1-8, 1-4) AT MERCY (4- 5, 3-2), 11 A.M. SATURDAY Mercy locks up the No. 3 seed from the 8-Man South with a win. That would likely have them avoiding Redding Christian in the first round and earning a re- match against Big Valley. Westwood's lone win came against unbeaten Elk Creek. Contact Rich Greene at rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com or @richgreenenews on Twitter. WEEK 9 PREVIEWS NAL takes center of attention for stretch Crews searched for scorched wreckage along the Virginia coast Wednesday in hopes of determining why an unmanned commercial rocket exploded in a blow to NASA's strategy of using private companies. BLOW TO NASA Russian rocket engines suspected in explosion FULLSTORYONPAGEB4 A coed so ball tournament will be held Jan. 24, 2015in Corning to raise money for Westside American Legion Baseball. The cost is $200per team. For more information call 526-8740. FUNDRAISER Westside Legion to hold fundraiser for baseball Top Fuelers Wrestling sign- ups will be 6to 8p.m. Nov. 3and Nov. 5at Round Table Pizza. The cost for wrestlers in kindergarten through eighth grade is $40. For more infor- mation call 736-5665. WRESTLING Top Fuelers sign-ups set for Nov. 3 and 5 Officers of Marine Corps League, Detachment 1140, Tehama-Red Bluff recently met to discuss the upcoming Marine Ball at the Elks Lodge, 355Gilmore Road in Red Bluff on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 5p.m. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE Tickets available for upcoming Marine Ball FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 Rich Greene NFL JOE MAHONEY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco 49ers: Head coach Jim Harbaugh leads his team in a 1p.m. home game Sun- day against the St. Louis Rams. SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, October 30, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1