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ByJanieMcCauley TheAssociatedPress SANFRANCISCO Defensivetackle Darnell Dockett notes on his Twitter page header that he will be "2016 comeback player of the year." It looks like he will get that chance. Dockett signed a two- year contract with the San Fran- cisco 49ers on Thursday that will keep him in the NFC West after playing all of his 10 NFL seasons with Arizona. Agent Drew Rosenhaus con- firmed the contract Thursday morning for the three-time Pro Bowler then the 49ers announced later in the day that Dockett had reached a deal. Rosenhaus also posted a photo of him standing with Dockett on Twitter that read, "Congrats to the newest Niner!" with signing papers on the table. The 33-year-old Dockett sat out all of 2014 with a knee injury suf- fered during training camp. He started every game for the Car- dinals in 2013, finishing with 46 tackles and 4½ sacks. Now, he will play for promoted defensive line coach Jim Tomsula, named 49ers head coach in January. On Sunday, the animated Dock- ett posted on Twitter, "Whatever team Im on, we will WIN!!!!....... That's all I know. That's all I think about. 'I love you all.'" Dockett, who once said of the 49ers "I hate that team," in a Phoenix radio interview Thursday said that San Francisco showed he was wanted. "They made an effort and they showed me much love man," he said on Fox Sports 910, "and I'm excited by that challenge." He visited with the 49ers ear- NFL Veteran lineman Dockett on 49ers Defensive tackle who played 10 seasons with Arizona signs contract RICKSCUTERI—ASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Darnell Dockett has signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers a er playing all of his 10NFL seasons with Arizona. Joe Maddon gushed about the ballpark and the fans. He praised starter Travis Wood and said he liked the perfor- mance by his team. The new manager of the Chicago Cubs sounded quite pleased. SPRING TRAINING MaddonhasCubsdebut in 2-2 tie with Zito, A's FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 Bertha Morreira received the 2014Marine of the Year for Marine Corps League, Detach- ment 1140, Tehama/Red Bluff from Sr. Vice Commandant Ray Valenzuela on Feb. 18. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE Morreira named Marine of the Year by group FULL STORY ON PAGE B3 DARRON CUMMINGS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence (8) is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks a er he suffered a fractured le forearm Thursday against the Chicago Cubs. By Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Hunter Pence is baseball's foremost optimist. But he's also a realist. From the moment an inside fast- ball struck him in the sixth inning Thursday, Pence feared he had suf- fered a fractured left forearm. X-rays confirmed as much, and, as a result, the Giants' Iron Man will begin the season on the disabled list. Pence was diagnosed with a non- displaced ulnar fracture and was be- ing fitted with a cast; he is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks, meaning the earliest he could return is mid-April after missing 10 games. Pence was struck by a pitch from Cubs minor league right-hander Co- rey Black. He usually sprints to first base after he's hit by a pitch but stayed down for several seconds be- fore he began walking toward the base. Giants manager Bruce Bochy left the dugout during the Giants' 8-6 vic- tory over the Cubs and visited Pence in the training room. "You know Hunter. He's always up- beat and optimistic," Bochy said. "He was trying to move out of the way. It ran in and caught him there. It hap- pens. ... The silver lining is that at least it's early in the spring, so he can start the healing process." Pence famously has played in ev- ery game since joining the Giants at the July 31 trade deadline in 2012. His active streak of 383 consecutive games played is the longest in the majors and also ranks as the third longest in Giants history. Pence hasn't been on the disabled list since 2007, his rookie season in Houston, when he had a chipped bone in his wrist. Pence's absence would mean more time for Gregor Blanco, who was set to open as an oft-used No. 4 out- fielder behind left fielder Nori Aoki and center fielder Angel Pagan. Juan Perez and nonroster invitee Justin Maxwell figure to get more play- ing time and an enhanced chance to SPRING TRAINING Giants'Pencefracturesarm San Francisco's everyday right fielder could be out 6 to 8 weeks with injury Staff Reports SUSANVILLE The Corning Cardi- nals' run at a third straight boys basketball section title came to an end Wednesday night with a 79-61 loss to third-seeded Lassen. The seventh-seeded Cardinals made it to the Division-IV semi- finals in remarkable fashion with a double-digit, come-from-behind victory at second-seeded Central Valley last week. It was a strong season for the Cardinals, who lost two of the Northern Section's premier post players in Michael Shoemaker and Nick Hoag to graduation and legendary head coach Bill Mache to retirement. Still, Corning reached the semis and finished the season 16- 12 under first-year head coach Kurt Wilkins behind a balanced scoring attack led by seniors Mi- chael Garcia, Jesse Bennett, Na- than Peter, Chance Nelson and ju- nior Alex Davilla. PREP ROUNDUP Corning boys team loses in semifinals Staff Reports RED BLUFF The Nor Cal Hot Shots girls basketball AAU pro- gram will host tryouts March 15. The program is based out of Red Bluff and is open to fourth- through 10th-grade girls. The Nor Cal Hot Shots focus on fundamentals and compete at lo- cal tournaments. Tryouts will be held Sunday, March 15, at the Red Bluff High School field house. Ninth- and 10th-grade tryouts will be 1 to 1:45 p.m. Eighth-grade tryouts will be from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Seventh-grade tryouts will be from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Sixth-grade tryouts will be from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and fourth- and fifth-graders will try out be- tween 2:20 and 4 p.m. The cost to join the team is $275 for sixth- through 10th-grad- ers and $250 for fourth- and fifth- graders. That cost includes practices, tournaments, a uniform, T-shirt, sweatshirt and travel bag. For more information please contact Kathy Brandt at 354-4775 or Angie Miller at 514-2712. YOUTH BASKETBALL Nor Cal Hot Shots to hold girls tryouts The Red Bluff Spartans open up the 2015baseball season hosting Las Plumas today for a doubleheader beginning at 4p.m. Corning boys tennis is scheduled to play at Paradise at 3:30p.m. TODAY'S SCHEDULE Red Bluff baseball team hosts doubleheader Corning's Gavin Nye, ranked 17th by the California Wrestler in his weight class, has a first- round bye at the state finals in Bakersfield, which begin today. He'll face the winner of David Zavala vs Jimmy Zarate. WRESTLING Nye begins state finals tournament today RICH GREENE — RED BLUFF DAILY NEWS It might have been Bob Miller and Maggie Hansen's first year coaching Lassen View's A and B basketball teams but they fit right in and led their teams to a combined record of 53-3 with six tournament championships between them. The Lassen View A team finished 26-1, capturing the Richfield, Los Molinos Kiwanis Club, and Dudley Long Tournament titles. The B team finished 27-2 and won three tournaments as well. The A team was (from back le ): Lily Alvarez, Reagan Childers, Nancy Salas, Coach Bob Miller, Tayler Struthers, Hayden Ellenberger, Jesse Miller, Cheyenne Pilger, Yulisa Avalos and Jayne Brandt. GIRLS BASKETBALL LASSEN VIEW TEAMS EXCEL Miller, Hansen coach school's A and B teams to combined 53-3 COURTESY PHOTO The Lassen View B Team was (from back le ): Kellie Stuehler-Smith, Kaitlin Lyford, Paola Ramirez-Magana, Morgan Ellenberger, Allie Fox, Alyvia Mackey, Sierra Huntsman; (front) Emma Duncan, Reghan Shannon and Layla McCabe. ROUNDUP PAGE 2 DOCKETT PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, March 6, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1