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Tehama Tracker Tuesday's results TENNIS W Wheatland Mercy 0 9 Mercy standout: Stefanie Cheek Tuesday's results FIELD HOCKEY Davis Corning Keara Terras: 2 goals, 6 shots Sarah Nunez: Assist Kaitlyn Huntley: 9 saves Today's games VOLLEYBALL Corning Shasta W Los Molinos Westwood SOCCER Shasta Red Bluff FIELD HOCKEY Pleasant Valley Corning 3:30 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY Paradise Corning Red Bluff West Valley 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. SWIMMING Red Bluff Anderson MLB L.A. Angels Athletics LAA — (Weaver 16-7) OAK — (Harden 4-2) San Diego Giants SD — (Latos 7-13) SF (Lincecum 12-12) On the tube MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL •4 p.m., ESPN — Cleveland at Texas •7 p.m., ESPN — N.Y. Yankees at Seattle SOCCER • 11:30 a.m., FSN — UEFA Champi- ons League, Real Madrid at Zagreb Alumni updates Wade Kittle Southern Oregon University football Red Bluff Class of 2009 • Kittle has started both of Southern Oregon's first two games at left guard. Cole McKenzie Southern Oregon University football Red Bluff Class of 2009 • McKenzie had five catches for 29 yards and a touchdown in two games for Southern Ore- gon. Collin Ramirez Butte College football Red Bluff Class of 2009 • Ramirez quarterbacked Butte to a 50-28 win over Sierra Col- lege in their season opener. He went 11-for-17 for 221 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Jaklyn Wheeler University of Oregon volleyball Red Bluff Class of 2010 • Wheeler had two kills and a service ace as No. 16 Oregon defeated Portland State 25-21, 25-17, 25-21 last week. Have an alumni update? E-mail: sports@redbluffdailynews.com Around town Alumni football Alumni football is coming to Tehama County. Gridiron Alumni is plan- ning a full contact alumni football game between Corning and Red Bluff High School alumni. Visit www.gridironalumni.com. Garrett Spangler The senior wideout's 70-yard touchdown reception against Pleas- ant Valley sparked the Spartans in the first half Friday. But equally impressive is Spangler's dedication to academics and bettering the com- munity off the field. 12:35 p.m. 3 p.m. 12:45 p.m. ALAMEDA (AP) — Hue Jackson talked about building the Oakland Raiders into a bully ever since he got the head coaching job nearly eight months ago. With 190 yards rushing behind a bruising offensive line, five sacks and a defensive front that held Denver to 38 yards rushing, consider it mission accomplished in a 23-20 win that gave the Raiders their first season-opening victory since their 2002 AFC championship season. ''If somebody tells me we can do that every game, as far as rushing the ball and getting a lot of sacks, I am going to tell you we are going to win a lot of games,'' Jackson said. ''I promise you that.'' Jackson managed to do what his four predecessors could not by starting the season with a win. But many of the issues that have plagued the Raiders in a run of eight straight non-winning sea- sons still were apparent, most notably 15 penalties for 131 yards that nearly cost Oakland the game. The Raiders, who led the league with 148 penalties a year 4 p.m. 2 0 Sports Special to the DN Saturday, marked the forth annual Tehama's Strongest Man Competition sponsored by Tehama Family Fitness Center, Physical Therapy and Wellness Center and the Riverside Bar and Grill. Competitors traveled from as far away as 8 hours to compete for the title and a chance to qualify for the NAS (North American Strongman) Nationals. Similar to the World's Strongest Man competition, this meet was comprised of five events each scored individually then added together to determine overall plac- ing. Eighteen competitors competed in four weight classes. 4:30 p.m. The under 200-pound class featured 7 p.m. two of TFFC's strongest men Jerod Lyford and Tim Sain who finished very respectfully to some top notch competi- tors. This years show was bigger, better, heavier and unfortunately hotter than pre- vious contests. "We plan to continue to build this event up in years to come with hopes of making it a state championship or even a national championship event in the future," Tehama Family Fitness Center general manager Troy Lalaguna said. "Thanks to all my staff and the athletes that made this event possible." 1B Wednesday September 14, 2011 Tehama's strongest man Courtesy photo Red Bluff lightweight Jerod Lyford fat bar dead lifts 475 pounds. Raiders take step toward building bully ago, started out this season in similar fashion despite promises from Jackson in the preseason that he would solve what has been a perpetual problem. The penalties ran the gamut from those that were from a lack of focus — five false starts and two lining up in the neutral zone — to overaggressiveness with two unnecessary roughness and one roughing the passer penal- ties. There were also three hold- ing penalties — one on offense, one on defense and one on spe- cial teams — an illegal contact and a defensive pass interference call. So there's not one easy solu- tion for a problem that has plagued the Raiders for almost their entire existence. ''I'm not here to tell you it's going to stop next week or the week after, but I want you to know and I want our fans to know that we're working at it,'' Jackson said. ''I'm not just going to just sweep it under the carpet and say, 'OK, it is what it is,' because we won the game. I don't think that's right. There's 15 — too many penalties for this football team, and it starts with me, down through our coaches to our players. We have to get this corrected and we will.'' RED BLUFF While the Raiders also allowed a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown, managed just 99 net yards passing and completed only one pass more than 10 yards downfield, the opener was mostly a success because of the play of the two lines and the running backs. Darren McFadden ran for 150 yards on 22 carries, with three runs going for at least 20 yards, as the Raiders once again con- trolled the game on the ground with help from a formation with six offensive linemen on occa- sion. Then, with Oakland protecting a three-point lead in the final four minutes, Michael Bush had runs of 10 and 12 yards for a pair of first downs that helped run out the clock. Bush had five carries for 4 yards before that drive. ''I just felt very comfortable at that time that Bush knew exactly where I needed him to stick that ball, and he did,'' Jackson said. ''What a sensational ending of the game for him.'' The Raiders were even better on the defensive line led by Richard Seymour, Tommy Kelly, Lamarr Houston and Matt Shaughnessy. The starting line combined for four of the five sacks and contributed to four D NEWSAILY TEHAMACOUNTY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Red Bluff Spartans Football The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. —Vince Lombardi St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Sports Medicine Program A member of CHW Red Bluff Lady Spartans Volleyball McColpin has made a name for herself as one of the best softball pitchers in the section, but over the weekend the senior libero showed she's a multi-sport athlete racking up All- Tournament honors at the Pleasant Valley Showcase. holding calls on Denver. They also gave Knowshon Moreno and Willis McGahee no room to run. ''That's a pretty good state- ment on opening day,'' Jackson said. Despite the win in his head coaching debut, it didn't solve all his problems — especially with a short week before the team has to go back across the country for an early game Sunday at Buffalo. ''I haven't slept. The meal was horrible, I've been watching Buf- falo so I don't feel good right now because they beat the team that they played really badly,'' Jackson said. ''Right now I've got some issues and I have to address them and it will take me probably until Sunday to feel good again.'' Notes: WR Jacoby Ford left the game with a hamstring injury and S Michael Huff left with an injured groin. Jackson said he would watch those injuries during the week. ... After practicing at night for the opener, Jackson will switch to an early morning routine to prepare for a 10 a.m. PDT start Sunday against the Bills. ... Jackson had no updates on the status of TE Kevin Boss and S Mike Mitchell, who missed the opener with knee injuries. Megan McColpin St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine Team congratulates the Athletes of the Week! Sports Medicine Medical Director CONGRATULATIONS DR. RIICO DOTSON, PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR 800.990.9971 redbluff.mercy.org/sports CSNC CSNB