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StaffReports COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLO. A pair of former Red Bluff Spar- tan alpine team members re- cently won national champi- onships. Randy Hess and Ryan Hock competed in all five disciplines over five days at the United States of America Snowboard Association National Snow- boarding Championships. Hess, 25, competed in the 23- to 29-year-old Senior Men's Division. Hess finished first in Giant Slalom and Half Pipe, second in Boardercross and Slalom and fourth in Slopestyle. Hess lives in South Lake Tahoe and is the son of Ken and Debbie Hess. Hock, 21, competed in the 18- to 22-year-old Men's James Division. Hock finished second in the Giant Slalom and Slalom, third in the Half Pipe, 10th in Board- ercross and 17th in Slopestyle. Hock is the son of Jeff and Jaime Hock. SNOWBOARDING Spartanalumniwin titlesatUSASAfinals Hesspicksupgoldmedalsintwodifferent disciplines, while Hock has four top-10s CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO Randy Hess (le ) and Ryan Hock won their age groups at the United States of America Snowboard Association National Snowboarding Championships in Copper Mountain, Colorado. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Randy Hess competes in Slopestyle. By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press AUGUSTA, GA. Jordan Spi- eth pulled off the unthink- able Thursday. With the best opening round in 19 years, he managed to make the Mas- ters about a lot more than the Grand Slam bid of Rory McIl- roy and the curious return of Tiger Woods. Spieth was must-see TV with his 8-under 64 on a steamy af- ternoon at Augusta National. "It's one of the better rounds I've ever played," he said. That wasn't the case for Mc- Ilroy, though his round wasn't awful. The world's No. 1 player saved par four times on the front nine and scratched out a 71. Woods had three birdies in his round of 73, and while it was the first time since 2007 that he shot over par in the first round of the Masters, it was looked upon as progress. Plus, his short game looked like it was close to being back to normal. But the day belonged to Spi- eth, a 21-year-old Texan who at least got into the Masters re- cord book as the youngest to lead after the first round. An even more significant re- cord was within his reach, and he didn't even know it. THE MASTERS Sp ie th 's 6 4 bes t fir st r ou nd i n 19 y ea rs Els, Day, Rose and Hoffman all stand three shots behind early leader at Augusta MATT SLOCUM — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jordan Spieth tees off on the 13th hole during the first round of the Masters tournament Thursday. By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter REDDING The Red Bluff Spartans will play in the championship of Central Valley's Spring Slam held at Big League Dreams tonight at 5 p.m. Red Bluff won a pair of games Wednesday and beat Foothill in the semifinals Thursday morning. In the opener Lane Pritchard struck out eight, scattering four hits and allowing just one run in a 3-1 Red Bluff win over Etna. Ryan Gamboa went 2-for-3 for the Spartans with an RBI. Bryce Sinclair also knocked in a run. Will Macdonald singled and doubled in the win. Red Bluff beat Anderson 10-0 in five innings in the second round of the tournament. Wesley Clawson struck out four in four innings and Macdonald pitched the final frame, striking out two. Gamboa's bat remained hot, as he went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Walker Dodero singled, dou- bled and drove in a run. Pritchard, Macdonald and Eric Schreter each drove in a run. Sinclair and Schreter had multi-hit games. Kolby Button and Schreter had doubles. Schreter also stole two bases. The Spartans improved to 17-3. BASEBALL Spartans advance to Spring Slam final Red Bluff plays tonight at 5 in championship game By Bernie Wilson The Associated Press SAN DIEGO The pressure for Jus- tin Maxwell was to make the San Francisco Giants in spring train- ing, which he did as a non-ros- ter invitee. So there wasn't much to stress about Thursday, when he deliv- ered a pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants spoiled the new-look San Diego Padres' home opener with a 1-0 victory. The Giants won despite being held to six hits by six pitchers. "My season started as soon as spring training started," Maxwell said. "I had to perform to get on this team." The lone run came against Nick Vincent (0-1) in a rally that con- sisted of an error, an intentional walk and Maxwell's single. Brandon Crawford reached with one out when backpedaling shortstop Clint Barmes dropped his pop fly in shallow left. With two outs, Gregor Blanco was in- tentionally walked before Max- well, batting for winner George Kontos, singled up the middle. "I was just trying to hit the ball hard," Maxwell said. 'He made some tough pitches and I faced him a few years ago so I kind of knew what he threw. When Craw- ford got on base there, then they walked Blanco in front of me, so I was ready to hit." Kontos (1-0) allowed one hit BASEBALL Maxwell li s Giants over Padres 1-0 in 12 innings GIANTS1,PADRES0(12) Up next: San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres, 7:10p.m. today, TV on CSN-BA. THESCORE There is almost nothing in Mi- chael Thomas Slager's police personnel file to suggest that his bosses considered him a bad apple, let alone a trigger- happy renegade. People said this is precisely the problem. SOUTH CAROLINA Blacksblameshooting on police indifference FULL STORY ON PAGE B7 Red Bluff High School is searching for a varsity vol- leyball coach for the 2015 season. Visit edjoin.org and search Red Bluff, CA or call Karen at 529-8703for more information. HELP WANTED Red Bluff seeks volleyball coach The Red Bluff Spartans (17-3) won their first three games at the Central Valley Spring Fling tournament in Redding. They play at 5p.m. today at Big League Dreams in the champi- onship game. BASEBALL Red Bluff reaches tournament final A er being shut down the first three games, the big bats of the Texas Rangers finally broke through. Texas' dormant offense spoiled Kendall Grave- man's Oakland debut with a 10-1victory Thursday. BASEBALL Rangers hit 4 homers in 10-1 victory over A's FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 MASTERS PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, April 10, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1