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Tehama Tracker Tuesday's results BOYS HOOPS Corning Willows Los Molinos Durham 34 45 66 45 GIRLS HOOPS Corning Willows Los Molinos Fall River BOYS SOCCER Orland Corning 2 2 Today's games BOYS HOOPS Block LM Tournament Hamilton Williams 2 p.m. Sutter Liberty Christian 3:30 p.m. Mercy Los Molinos 5 p.m. Argonaut Quarterback Club Tournament in Jackson Red Bluff TBD 45th Annual Pierce Basketball Tournament Corning TBD TBD GIRLS HOOPS Pleasant Valley Tournament Red Bluff Lassen Live Oak Tournament Corning Winters 5:30 p.m. Mel McLaughlin Invitational in Biggs Mercy Pierce BOYS SOCCER Gridley Corning 3:15 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Gridley Corning NHL Montreal Sharks 7:30 p.m. CSNC On the tube BOXING •8 p.m., FSN — Junior mid- dleweights, Hugo Centeno Jr. (10-0-0) vs. David Lopez (3-6-3), at Los Ange- les COLLEGE FOOTBALL •5 p.m., ESPN — West Virginia at South Florida GOLF •6 a.m., TGC — Sunshine Tour, Ned- bank Challenge, first round, at Sun City, South Africa (same-day tape) • Noon, TGC — World Challenge, first round, at Thousand Oaks, Calif. •9 p.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Hong Kong Open, first round MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 — St. John's at Kentucky • 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 — Georgetown at Alabama NFL •5 p.m., NFL — Philadelphia at Seat- tle 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. 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 3:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. TBD Sports 32 37 61 42 Head coach: Christian Cumpston, 2nd year Division:V League: Mid-Valley — North (Biggs, Hamilton, Los Molinos, Quincy) 2010: 14-8; 5-0, Mid-Valley – North League champions; lost to East Nicolaus in first round of playoffs Graduated: Eric Blanchard (13.3 ppg) and Kevin Garnica (7.3 ppg) Returning: Sean Conrad (14.0 ppg), Dom Ceja (8.6 ppg), Ryan Mekech (8.0 ppg), Rudy Martinez (3.8 ppg), Isidro Madrigal (3.0 ppg), Edward Garnica (2.6 ppg) and Gilbert Zamora (2.4 ppg) New faces: Jesus Castillo, David Gates Even after a disappointing loss in the playoffs, it would be hard not to look at the 2010-11 season as a suc- cess. Christian Cumpston took over an athletic Los Molinos team and pumped them full of defensive disci- pline. The Bulldogs rode that defensive philosophy into a league champi- onship and they got enough scoring from the perimeter shooting of Sean Conrad, the penetration of Dom Ceja and of course the inside pres- ence of Eric Blanchard. The Bulldogs only lost two play- ers to graduation, but both were six- footers with plenty of size. That leaves behind an athletic and quick team led up and down the court by Conrad, Edward Garnica and Ceja The Bulldogs will need even more production from center Ryan Mekech, a high motor player who never quits on the ball or his team- Schedule Nov 29.....at Durham (L 45-66) Block LM Tournament Th Dec. 1.......vs Mercy, 5 p.m. F Dec 2.vs Liberty C., 12:30 p.m. S Dec 3...........vs Sutter, 5 p.m. W Dec 7...vs Paradise Ad., 7 p.m. Dec 8-10.....at Westwood Tourney Tu Dec 13.at Champion C. 7 p.m. W Dec 14..vs Westwood, 6:30 p.m. Dec 28-30...at Liberty Tourney F Jan 6.....vs Greenville, 8 p.m. W Jan 18.........vs Biggs, 7 p.m. F Jan 20.....at Hamilton, 7 p.m. Tu Jan 24.vs Quincy, 7:30 p.m. F Jan 21.at Williams, 7:30 p.m. Tu Jan 31.vs Portola, 7:30 p.m. F Feb 3....vs Esparto, 7:30 p.m. Tu Feb 7.vs E. Nicolaus, 7:30 p.m. F Feb 10..................at Biggs, 7 p.m. W Feb 15.........vs Hamilton, 7 p.m. F Feb 17..........at Quincy, 7:30 p.m. mates. He'll need to get rebounding help from Zamora and Madrigal. Cumpston said his Bulldogs will run a tad bit more this year to make up for its lack of size, but the team's identity will stay the same. "Defense is still going to be our identity," he said. "We're still a work in progress right now, but we'll get there. We're getting better every day. We're a better team today than we were last night." Los Molinos dropped it's opener to Durham, Tuesday night, and hosts their annual Block LM tournament beginning today when they face county rival Mercy at 5 p.m. If the Bulldogs can make up for the lack of points they lost with Blanchard and scrape together rebounds it could be another strong year for Los Molinos hoops. — New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson can learn from 49ers coach Jim Har- baugh when it comes to preparing for a season in short order because of a lockout. Jackson brought his staff to San Francis- co's practice Wednesday and met with Harbaugh before the NFC West- leading Niners (9-2) took the field gearing up for Sunday's game against St. Louis. Jackson plans to hit Raiders headquarters Thursday to observe another successful first- year Bay Area coach: Oakland's Hue Jackson. In a charcoal gray War- riors pullover, Jackson expressed how eager he is to get started at last. He referenced the ''obsta- cles'' he has in common with Harbaugh and Jack- son — without using the word lockout. The NBA has restrictions on how much team officials can say even with a tentative deal in place. ''It's pretty special to begin to prepare for Christmas Day,'' Jackson said, referencing the sea- son-opening games. ''It's an exciting time, and I'm thrilled to begin to actual- ly pick the brains of great coaches, and to begin to put our ideas into play, and also to see are we headed in the right direc- tion, are we doing the right things, because here's obviously a situa- tion where you have a coach that had some of the same obstacles in front of him.'' Harbaugh was hired away in January from nearby Stanford to replace the fired Mike Singletary — and he has transformed the franchise in a matter of months. San Francisco can clinch its first playoff berth and division title since 2002 with a win Sunday against the Rams. Jackson is owner Joe Lacob's man to lead the Warriors into the future after the franchise has reached the playoffs in the talented Western Conference just once since 1994 — a run to the second round in 2007. ''It's no secret he did- #4 Edward Garnica 5-9 G Senior #5 Jesus Castillo 5-9 W Junior #10 David Gates 5-10 P Senior 1B Thursday December 1, 2011 Hoops Preview Los Molinos Bulldogs #2 Sean Conrad 5-9 G Senior #11 Isidro Madrigal 5-11 G, SF Senior #12 Ryan Mekech 6-2 C, PF Senior Mark Jackson visits Jim Harbaugh SANTA CLARA (AP) Former sports agent Bob Myers was hired as the team's assistant GM and vice president of basket- ball operations to serve as Riley's right-hand man and contract expert. When Lacob and Guber bought the Warriors for a record $450 million in July 2010 from longtime owner Chris Cohan, they didn't hesitate to say they expect a perennial contender. Jackson understands n't just talk about chang- ing the culture but the cul- ture has truly changed,'' Jackson said of Harbaugh. ''It's inspiring to watch their example, whether it's the Niners, the Raiders. When people question them, didn't believe that they'd be rel- evant, it's inspiring to watch. Not only can you talk about doing it, but you can go out and do it.'' Jackson sure hopes that's the case for him, too. Yet there is plenty of uncertainty ahead as a rookie NBA coach — from his roster to how he will run a shortened train- ing camp in December, when the season typically would already be a month old. Good thing the War- riors have built quite the experienced group to guide him in the process. It's been a hiring fren- zy for Lacob, who along with Peter Guber in mid- November celebrated their one-year anniversary owning the franchise. They named Rick Welts as president and chief operating officer in late September. Hall of Famer Jerry West came aboard last spring to serve in an advisory role for the front office. In April, Lacob gave general man- ager Larry Riley a new contract to stay in his cur- rent position as GM and executive vice president of basketball operations. that's part of the deal. He takes over for Keith Smart, who with a 36-46 record produced 10 more wins last season than the previous year. Yet Lacob acknowledged he wanted his guy — Jackson. No matter that he had no pre- vious coaching experi- ence. Jackson's playing resume spoke volumes. Jackson played 17 years as a point guard in the NBA, for New York, the Clippers, Indiana, Denver, Toronto, Utah and Houston. He won Rookie of the Year honors in 1988 and made the playoffs 14 times. He ranks third on the NBA's all-time assists list. He had been working as the lead analyst for ESPN and ABC for their NBA coverage. Jackson believes he can turn around the War- riors much like Harbaugh and Hue Jackson have done with their teams. ''To me, I really do because I'm not trying to guess what it takes to win,'' he said. ''I've been part of it. I've been part of winning situations. I know what it takes to win, and I look at Coach (Har- baugh) out there, he's not somebody trying to figure out what it takes to be effective. He's lived and he's preaching it from experience, and I think it helps when you try to sell that to the players.'' #20 Rudy Martinez 5-11 G, SF Junior #21 Gilbert Zamora 5-11 G, SF Senior #22 Dom Ceja 6-1 F Senior Raiders kicking their way to 1st ALAMEDA (AP) — On most NFL teams, kickers and punters are little more than part-time specialists who are rarely seen, almost never heard and mostly afterthoughts until they make some crucial mistake. That's far from the case on the Oakland Raiders with punter Shane Lechler and kicker Sebastian Janikowski. Following Oakland's most recent win, coach Hue Jackson turned the locker room over to the team's vet- eran kicking specialists who are the only playing ties to the three straight division titles the franchise won from 2000-02. Lechler urged his teammates to ''keep grind- ing'' if they want to keep up the positive feelings from a 7-4 start that has them in first place in the AFC West. ''It may be a little unusual,'' cornerback Stanford Routt said. ''But not here. Not with what they bring to the team and the things they do on Sundays.'' The two big-legged kickers have had few days better than the one they delivered last Sunday in a 25-20 vic- tory over the Chicago Bears that kept the Raiders in first place. Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals, while Lechler provided a jaw-dropping 80-yard punt and neutralized dangerous returner Devin Hester all day with his long and well-placed punts. ''They're tremendous leaders for this football team,'' Jackson said. ''We're very fortunate here to have two of the best here, doing what they do. I would take our guys over anybody. Any day, any time anywhere. They're really that good.'' That's what Al Davis envisioned when he used a first-round pick to take Janikowski and a fifth-rounder on Lechler in the 2000 draft in moves that were criti- cized at the time for reaching for part-time specialists. Those moves look a lot better now with more than a decade of hindsight as they both are still contributing at a Pro Bowl level while most players from that draft are out of the league. '''Those two guys are special,'' special teams stand- out Rock Cartwright said. ''Mr. Davis knew what he was doing when he took those guys. He knew what he'd seen and they definitely were huge for us on Sunday.'' Lechler and Janikowski have seen things come full circle in Oakland since joining the Raiders in 2000. They won three straight division titles and won an AFC championship to start their careers before falling on hard times. Oakland lost at least 11 games for an NFL- record seven straight seasons starting in 2003 before ending that stretch with an 8-8 record a year ago. Now with a one-game lead over Denver in the AFC West, the Raiders are poised to earn their first playoff berth since 2002. ''This feels awesome, being 7-4, but guess what, a season goes 16 games and we can't even say we're .500 yet,'' Lechler said. ''Seven and four feels great, but we've got some tough, tough games.'' While the Raiders have been up and down, Lechler has been remarkably consistent throughout his career. He has averaged at least 45 yards per punt in all but one season and is on a record-setting pace this year at a gross average of 51.5 yards per punt, ahead of Sammy Baugh's 51.4 in 1940.