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Tehama Tracker Today's games VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Division II — Semifinal Red Bluff Shasta E 7 p.m. Division V — First Round Esparto Los Molinos 7 p.m. On the tube COLLEGE FOOTBALL •5 p.m., ESPN2 — Northern Illinois at Bowling Green NHL • 4:30 p.m., VERSUS — Carolina at New Jersey Youth football A trio of youth football teams will play Saturday in Corning for the right to reach their respective Northern Cali- fornia Federation of Youth Football championship games. The Corning Lions Midget team plays the Gridley Titans at 4 p.m., after Corning knocked off the Wheatland Pirates 38-6 over the weekend. The Corning Lions Jr Midget team plays at 2 p.m. against the Anderson Jr. Cubs following Corning's 14-0 win over the Orland Aztecs. At noon the Red Bluff Jr. Spartans PeeWee team faces the Wheatland Pirates after Red Bluff blanked the Yreka Charg- ers 28-0. Around town Shasta GoldDiggers Tryouts The Shasta GoldDiggers U-14 team will be holding their tryouts for the summer season, set to start right after the high school softball. The summer season runs through the end of August. Tryouts will be Saturday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Redding Softball Park. Players need to be 14 years or younger as of Jan. 1, 2012. Any questions please con- tact head coach Lonnie Boles at 209-3595 or 824-2777. If you can not make tryouts date, give Lonnie a call to make other arrangements. Call the coach if it's rainy the day of the tryout for an alternate location. Youth Basketball It's time again for Corner- stone Youth Basketball sign- ups. Sign-ups will take place at the following times and loca- tions: •Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Red Bluff High School Main Gym Lobby from 5 to 7 p.m. Players may also sign-up at Cornerstone Community Bank any weekday until Nov. 18. The basketball league is for girls and boys in first through sixth grades. There is a $50 fee, which includes a basketball. Player evaluations will be Sunday Nov. 20 at the Red Bluff High School Fieldhouse from 2 to 5 p.m. For more information, con- tact Angie Miller at 514-2712. Cattle Days The Red Bluff Junior Round-Up is again holding their annual Cattle Days on Sunday, Nov. 27. Cattle Days will again be held at the Fairgrounds in Red Bluff. This is an example of life before X-Box and video games, when families enjoyed working and spending time together. This event is a fundraiser to help the Red Bluff Junior Round-Up continue to support the western heritage of our area. This is the 16th year for Cattle Days which is ear- marked as a "Family Event" and they continue to offer events for all ages. Age groups are 5-and-under, 6-10, 11-13, 14-19 and 20-and-over. Entries close on November 15th, or entries may enter on the day of with a $25 penalty. All event entries are $20 each and $60 for the team events. Entries will be available at redbluffjuniorroundup.com. MCT file photo The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera (above) to the San Francisco Giants for pitcher Jonathan Sanchez. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-hander Jonathan Sanchez on Monday, upgrading their rotation and clearing the way for hotshot prospect Lorenzo Cain to get a chance in center field. It was the second significant trade involving a starter this offseason. The Atlanta Braves shipped Derek Lowe to the Cleveland Indians last week. The Royals also received Double-A pitcher Ryan Verdugo in the deal. With a young lineup and plenty of talent still in the minor league system, Royals general manager Dayton Moore was willing to part with Cabrera to fill his biggest need: starting pitch- ing. ''He's a very dynamic left-handed pitcher,'' Moore said. ''His hit rates are very low, his strikeout rates are very high, his walks aren't something we're overly excited about, but at the same time he's very young. He's somebody our scouts feel is a breakout candidate moving for- ward into 2012.'' The subject of trade speculation for several years, Sanchez threw a no-hitter on July 10, 2009, against San Diego. Only an error by third baseman Juan Uribe kept it from being a perfect game. Giants general manager Brian Sabean said he was never close to moving Sanchez in the past put him on the trading block after the sea- son in hopes of finding a player to bolster an offense that finished last in the NL in runs. ''In this case given the player available and our acute need for more offense, this was the time to cross the bridge,'' Sabean said. ''We weren't exactly sure a player like this would be available. We put Sanchez's name out at the end of the season, and this was the best match.'' Despite the emergence of former No. 1 draft "We put Sanchez's name out at the end of the season, and this was the best match.'' — San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean pick Luke Hochevar and rookie Danny Duffy, the Royals' starters still logged the third-fewest innings of any staff in the American League. Their combined 4.45 ERA was also the third- worst in the AL, ahead of only Minnesota and Baltimore. Sanchez was the Giants' best pitcher during the latter part of 2010, when they beat the Texas Rangers to win the World Series. He was 4-1 with a 1.03 ERA over his last seven outings, and finished the year with a 13-9 record and a 3.07 ERA. Sanchez struggled most of this season, part- ly due to a case of biceps tendinitis, going 4-7 with a 4.26 ERA before missing the final month with a left ankle sprain. But the injuries weren't enough to dissuade Moore from making a bold move to help his young pitching staff. The 28-year-old Sanchez, who pitched the clincher over the Padres to win the NL West on the final day of the 2010 season, has had trouble with his command, walking a league-high 96 batters two years ago. But he's largely been able to overcome that with his high strikeout rate. ''He's a solid No. 3 starter on a champi- onship-type club,'' Moore said. ''When you look at this guy's strikeout rate, his swing-and- miss rate is among the very best in the game, so that's something for us to build on and we're excited to make him a part of this team.'' Cabrera rebounded from a disastrous season with Atlanta by hitting .305 with 44 doubles, 18 homes and 87 RBIs in his first season in Kansas City. He was the first Royals player with at least 200 hits in a season since 2000 as his improved conditioning paid off at the plate. ''He's 27 years old and it looks like he's Stern: 'Rational thing' for union is to take deal NEW YORK (AP) — NBA players are facing a Wednesday afternoon deadline to accept the league's current proposal or face a harsher one that calls for rolling back their salaries, and Commissioner David Stern said Monday ''the only rational thing to do is for us to make that deal.'' ''We think that there's a great offer on the table and what we told the players is it's getting late, the only rational thing to do is for us to make that deal because given what's going on in our business and our industry, it'll get worse from there,'' Stern said during an interview on ESPN. That proposal calls for play- ers to receive anywhere between 49 and 51 percent of basketball- related income, though players argue it would be nearly impos- sible for them to get anywhere above 50.2. Stern said the next one will call for a 53-47 split in the owners' favor, along with essentially a hard salary cap. The second proposal also calls for ''existing contracts rolled back in proportion to sys- tem changes in order to ensure sufficient market for free agents,'' a person who has been briefed on its contents told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contents were supposed to remain private. The rollbacks were previous- ly reported by CBSSports.com and The New York Times, which obtained a copy of the letter Stern sent to union executive director Billy Hunter on Sunday along with both documents. The league had sought to roll back existing contracts to con- form to a new collective bargain- ing agreement during an earlier proposal, but had since taken it off the table. Stern set the deadline early Sunday morning after owners and players met for more than eight hours with federal media- tor George Cohen. Owners have been insistent on not going beyond a 50-50 split of revenues, though some would prefer the See NBA, page 2B coming into his own,'' Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ''He's a guy who can hit at the top of the order, whether its first or second. He can steal a base, he's athletic and can play anywhere in the outfield.'' By acquiring Cabrera, the Giants could decide against offering a contract to outfielder Cody Ross. The 2010 NL championship series MVP is seeking a two-year deal. Moore said the deal made sense for both sides. Their salaries are about the same and both players are eligible for free agency after the 2012 season, when the Giants hope prospect Gary Brown is ready for the majors. The Giants had a surplus of starting pitchers, and the Royals are confident enough in Cain to give him a shot at the everyday job. Cain hit .312 with 16 homers and 81 RBIs this year for Triple-A Omaha. ''It was very important for us to free up an opportunity for Lorenzo Cain to play center field for us every day,'' Moore said. ''We felt we needed to move on this deal with Jonathan Sanchez before it moved away.'' The Giants aren't yet sure where in the out- field Cabrera will play and where he will hit in the batting order, saying those decisions will be made after they have a better idea of who else is on the team. Finding a leadoff hitter is a priority for San Francisco, and Cabrera filled that role for about a quarter of a season with the Yankees in 2007. But he almost exclusively batted second last season and his career on-base percentage of .331 is not ideal for a leadoff hitter. ''I'm willing to play anywhere in the order See GIANTS, page 2B E VOLLEYBALL Tonight 7 p.m. Spartans Esparto Los Molinos Bulldogs #11 Esparto: 6-12; 3-3, tied for second in Mid-Valley South #6 Los Molinos: 23-15-5; 3-3, second in Mid-Valley North Previous Meeting Los Molinos used 18 aces to sweep Esparto on the road, Oct. 18, 25-14, 25-8, 25-21. Scouting Report This match was originally moved to Wednesday, but has been switched back to Tuesday. Los Molinos doesn't have to worry about Portola knocking them out of the playoffs this year — unless they reach the championship. The Lady Bulldogs reached the semis a season ago, until for the third consecutive year they were ousted by Portola. The winner of this match heads to No. 3 Pierce, where a tougher match likely awaits the Bulldogs. Clarivel Castillo's 2.2 kills per game led Los Molinos this season, but Emily Bailey, Tasha Madison, Dannie Wabs and Briana Perez each averaged at least a kill per game as well. Setter Kaitlyn Seaman, is also the team's best server, with 105 aces on the season. Bailey and Castillo key the net for the Bulldogs, while Audrey Gillett, Claudia Pena, Wabs, Bailey and Madison bruise up their knees keeping balls alive. Esparto is led by Brittani Muller. The Lady Spartans missed the playoffs a season ago. Sports 1B Tuesday November 8, 2011 Sanchez traded for Cabrera Division-V — 1st Round