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Tehama Tracker On the tube MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 4:15 p.m., ESPN2 — Indiana at NC State • 4:30 p.m., ESPN — Florida St. at Michigan St. • 6:15 p.m., ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at Minnesota • 6:30 p.m., ESPN — Wisconsin at North Carolina • 8:15 p.m., ESPN2 — Notre Dame at Gonzaga NHL • 4:30 p.m., VERSUS — Tampa Bay at Detroit Block LM Tourney Los Molinos Boys Basketball Tournament Schedule Thursday's varsity games Hamilton vs Williams, 2 p.m. Sutter vs Liberty Christian, 3:30 p.m. Los Molinos vs Mercy, 5 p.m. Thursday's JV games Los Molinos vs Mercy, 9:30 a.m. Sutter vs Liberty Christian, 11 a.m. Hamilton vs Williams, 12:30 p.m. Friday's varsity games Liberty C. vs Los Molinos, 12:30 p.m. Williams vs Sutter, 3:30 p.m. Mercy vs Hamilton, 5 p.m. Friday's JV games Mercy vs Hamilton, 9:30 a.m. Liberty C. vs Los Molinos, 11 a.m. Williams vs Sutter, 2 p.m. Saturday's varsity games Mercy vs Williams, 2 p.m. Hamilton vs Liberty C., 3:30 p.m. Los Molinos vs Sutter, 5 p.m. Saturday's jv games Mercy vs Williams, 9:30 a.m. Los Molinos vs Sutter, 11 a.m. Hamilton vs Liberty C., 12:30 p.m. Around town Youth Basketball A last chance for kids to sign up for the Corner- stone Youth Basketball League will be held Tues- day, Dec. 6 at Cornerstone Bank. Baseball Camp Chico State is proud to once again present the Annual Wildcat Baseball Holiday Camp from December 20-22. Under the direction of Chico State Head Baseball Coach Dave campers will experience three days of intense learning and fun competi- tion. This year's camp avail- able to kids ages 6-14 will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will cost $115. Each session consists of professional instruc- tion, stressing the funda- mentals of hitting, pitch- ing, catching, and infield and outfield defense. Camp is open to all skill levels. For more information or to register visit: www.chicobaseball- camps.com. Or you can contact Matt Fonteno at 530-898- 6743 or mfonteno@csuchico.edu. Softball Tryouts North Valley Rapids ASA girls' softball club will be holding tryouts for their 2012 Summer 12 U, 14 U, and 16 U travel team at Big League Dreams on Sunday. The 14 U tryout is 10 a.m.; 16 U tryout is noon; and 12 U tryout is 12:30 p.m.. Visit the club's website www.northvalleyrapids.co m. For additional informa- tion contact Jason Newham (14U): 722-5817 or jnewham@cokecce.com; Anthony Bertain (16U): 921-3117 or abertain@frontiernet.net; Richard Walker (12U): 945-7379 or richs- girls4@yahoo.com. Zane Zelei D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Our coach of the fall sports season is Mercy volleyball's Zane Zelei, who guided the Lady Warriors to a 26-15-1 record and a trip to the section finals. But the primary reason we're choosing Zelei was his dedication to balancing winning with getting as many players involved as he could. D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY ATHLETES OF THE SEASON Mercy Lady Warriors Volleyball coach Athletes of the Fall Season Elle Davis Riley Kittle Monique Davis Mayra Diera Ella Fleet Sofia Frantz Edward Garnica Jennifer Gentry Daniel Gonzalez Gage Grabfelder Ryan Hassel Ryan Holland Karlie Jennings Maggie Keller Kayce Kemp Roy Madrigal Erik Miranda Megan McColpin Shae Mesker Victoria Owens Mickenzie Perdue Tyler Reed Ezekiel Rodriguez Ty Smith Garrett Spangler J.D. Whited Dennis Womack St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine Team congratulates the Athletes of the Week! Sports Medicine Medical Director CONGRATULATIONS DR. RIICO DOTSON, PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Sports Medicine Program A member of CHW 800.990.9971 redbluff.mercy.org/sports Taylor, Head coach: Steve Shellabarger, 7th year Division: VI League: Tri-Cities (Chester, Hay- fork, Liberty Christian, Maxwell, Mercy, Redding Christian, Universi- ty Prep) 2010: 17-13, won Division-VI sec- tion title for second consecutive sea- son Graduated: Mitchell Lopez (13.9 ppg, 3.5 apg, 1.8 spg), Jeremie Jones (11.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 0.5 bpg), Royce Crane (10.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.6 spg), Michael Wang (8.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg), Jarrett Gash (1.5 ppg) Returning: Steven Rodriguez (7.3 ppg, 1.5 spg), Isaac Williams (5.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg) New faces: Jose Alvarez, Nick Feser, Tommy Garcia, Brenten James, Harlow Johnson, Mark Zunter Two more section championship banners hang from the walls, Steve Shellabarger is once again roaming the sidelines and the administra- tion's support for the team can still be felt, but there's not much left remaining from one of the best two- year runs Mercy High School has ever put together. Just two players, Steven Rodriguez and Isaac Williams, return from a Warriors team that for the second consecutive spring marched through the Division-VI playoffs and to a title in Chico. A season ago Rodriguez showed he had the potential to move into the role as Mercy's primary scoring threat and Williams progressed all year long with his intensity under the boards. But those two will need help. "The last couple of years you could almost throw the ball out and let Mitchell coach, he could do it himself — even Jeremie — they had a pretty good cast around them," Shellabarger said. "This time we're a little short in experience, but we'll Sports Schedule Non tournament games tip off at around 7:30 p.m. Dec 1-3...at Block LM Tourney Dec 8-10......at Trinity Tourney W Dec 14.............vs Westwood Dec 16-17...at P.C. Tournament Dec 27-29...at Liberty Tourney Tu Jan 3....vs Liberty Christian F Jan 6.........vs University Prep Tu Jan 10...............at Dunsmuir F Jan 13....................vs Chester Tu Jan 17.................at Hayfork F Jan 20...at Redding Christian Tu Jan 24................vs Maxwell W Jan 25.....................vs Weed F Jan 27...vs Redding Christian Tu Jan 31................at Maxwell Tu Feb 7....................at Chester F Feb 10..................vs Hayfork Tu Feb 14..at Liberty Christian F Feb 17.......at University Prep make up with it with hard work we hope." As the thousands who have learned under Shellabarger know, the hard work he speaks of starts on the defensive side of the floor and that's what he points to in regards to where this group of Warriors need to improve. "Defense is a consistent thing. It shows up every time you go out to play," Shellabarger said. "Offense can be like a tide sometimes cause it comes and goes, but defense it always shows up." While the 2011 seniors aren't on the roster anymore, they're still around in more ways than one. Lopez had dropped by practice Tuesday to lend his knowledge. And even when they aren't their in person the most recent class has left lessons with Rodriguez and Williams on how to be a winner. "The pace we need to play if we want to be a championship team and the defense we need to play," Rodriguez said on what he had learned as an underclassmen. The Warriors once again embark on a difficult schedule, playing up against several Division-IV and V teams before they hope hitting the playoffs. "Our schedule lends itself to us getting better," Shellabarger. "It's the same this year, our schedule is tough, our league is tough, it just prepares us for the end." The past two years, the season couldn't have ended better. #25 Harlow Johnson 5-8 W/PG Junior #32 Isaac Williams 6-2 P Senior #33 Brenten James 5-7 W Sophomore #35 Mark Zunter 5-6 W Junior #3 Steven Rodriguez 6-1 W/PG Senior #12 Tommy Garcia 6-0 W/PG Sophomore 1B Wednesday November 30, 2011 Hoops Preview Mercy Warriors #15 Jose Alvarez 5-10 W Junior #22 Nick Feser 6-1 P Junior