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ByJimmyGolen TheAssociatedPress BOSTON Lelisa Desisa won his first Boston Marathon in 2013. He didn't have much time to celebrate. A few hours after Desisa broke the tape on Boylston Street on Patriots' Day, two bombs near the finish line turned what should be the pin- nacle of any distance runner's career into an afterthought. Desisa earned his second Boston Marathon title Monday, finishing in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 17 seconds to claim a golden ol- ive wreath, the $150,000 first prize and a winner's medal to replace the one he donated to the city two years ago in mem- ory of the victims. And this one he plans to en- joy. "This medal, I think, is for me," Desisa said. Kenya's Carolina Rotich won the women's race, beat- ing Mare Dibaba in a shoul- der-to-shoulder sprint down Boylston Street to win by 4 sec- onds as the world's most pres- tigious marathon took a tenta- tive step back toward normal. Boston Athletic Association spokesman Jack Fleming in- terrupted the winner's news conference to place the tro- phy on the table next to De- sisa and 2014 winner Meb Ke- flezighi and thank them both for helping the race heal. "In 2013, Lelisa had won and we were sitting in these same chairs. And then soon af- ter, and unfortunately, Lelisa did not get to have the kind BOSTON MARATHON DESISAWINS,ROTICH TAKESWOMEN'SRACE DesisagetssecondBostonMarathonmedal PHOTOSBYELISEAMENDOLA—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, crosses the finish line to win the Boston Marathon, Monday in Boston. Boston Marathon winner Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, and women's division winner Caroline Rotich, of Kenya, pose with a trophy, Monday in Boston. By Josh Dubow The Associated Press SANJOSE After seven years of great regular-season success and playoff disappointments, coach Todd McLellan and the San Jose Sharks decided it was time for a change. The Sharks announced Monday that they had agreed to part ways with the win- ningest coach in franchise his- tory after the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. With the Sharks commit- ted to a youth movement and McLellan having just one year on his contract, the two sides agreed it was time to make a change. "This team is clearly in a re- build," McLellan said. "With one year left, heading forward I had to analyze where every- thing was going. I felt with some of the answers I got that it was time." General manager Doug Wil- son said McLellan told him over the weekend that he felt it was best that he leave. Wil- son said he agreed with the de- cision. McLellan remains un- der contract but can talk to other teams about potential openings with the Sharks get- ting compensation if he signs with another team. "I think it's the right de- cision for both him and our- selves as an organization," Wil- NHL McLellanouta er7yearsascoachofSharks SJ missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003 GENE J. PUSKAR — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Sharks announced Monday that they had agreed to part ways with Todd McLellan, the winningest coach in franchise history a er the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. By Andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING The Corning High School boys tennis team clinched a berth to the Northern Section CIF team playoffs after dispatch- ing West Valley on Thursday, 7-2. In singles play, the Cards' Ethan Munoz fell 6-0, 5-7, 11-13. Michael Messmer won 6-1, 60. Marcos Va- lencia won 6-0, 6-3. Wyatt Hay- wood won 6-0, 6-0. Freddy Tor- res won 6-0, 6-1, and Cruz Padilla won by default. In doubles, Munoz and Valen- cia lost by a score of 3-8. Messmer and Haywood won 8-1, and Torres and Padilla won by default. Corning (5-5, 5-2 Northern Ath- letic League) is scheduled to visit Central Valley at 3:30 p.m. today to cap league play. The Cards move to the playoffs on Thursday. Baseball The Red Bluff Spartans (19- 4, 4-1 Eastern-Sac River League) split a doubleheader on the road Saturday against the Bear River Bruins in Grass Valley. Red Bluff won game one, 2-1, as Joseph Bosetti and Will Mac- donald both batted in runs. Bo- setti and Macdonald each went 1-for-3 batting. Kolby Button pitched five in- nings in the win, striking out two and giving up seven hits. The Spartans fell, 3-2, in game two, as Bryce Sinclair went 1 for 2 with an RBI. Macdonald went 1 for 3 with an RBI. HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP Cards tennis team clinches playoff berth Baseball, so ball teams back in action today The Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Two- time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Chris Antley, thorough- breds Lava Man and Xtra Heat, and trainer King Leatherbury have been elected to the Na- tional Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. Antley, who died of a drug over- dose in 2000, won the Derby in 1991 with Strike the Gold and in 1999 with Charismatic. In a ca- reer that spanned from 1983 un- til his death at 34, Antley won 3,480 races and had purse earn- ings of $92,261,894. He won 127 graded stakes races and 293 over- all stakes and was the leading North American rider by wins in 1985 with 469. He also won the Preakness Stakes with Charis- matic and ranked in the top 10 nationally in wins each year from 1984 through 1987. On Halloween in 1987, Antley won nine races — four at Aque- duct and five at the Meadowlands — and in 1989 had a streak of 64 consecutive days with at least one win. Leatherbury, 81, ranks fourth all time with 6,449 wins. He has won 52 training titles in Mary- land (26 each at Pimlico and Lau- rel) and four at Delaware Park and has career purse earnings of $62,792,375. He also has finished in the top 10 nationally in wins 18 times and in earnings four times and has won 23 graded stakes races and 153 overall stakes. In 1987, Leatherbury won the Grade 1 Hempstead Handi- cap with Catatonic and in 1994 won the Grade 1 Philip H. Iselin Handicap with Taking Risks. He also bred, owns and trains Ben's HORSE RACING Antley heads Racing Hall of Fame class While LeBron James and his star-studded supporting cast were firing away at underdog Boston in Game 1of their play- off series, the smallest guy on the court for the Celtics was putting up the biggest fight. NBA PLAYOFFS Little guys will need to come up big for Celtics FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 The Red Bluff High School varsity baseball team is scheduled to host the Enter- prise Hornets at 7p.m. today. The Corning Cardinals are scheduled to visit Central Val- ley at 7p.m. today. BASEBALL Red Bluff Spartans, Corning Cards in action The Corning High School varsity so ball team is sched- uled to host a doubleheader against Anderson at 3p.m. and 5p.m. today. The boys tennis team travels to Central Valley at 3:30p.m. today. CORNING So ball team hosts; tennis team hits road ROUNDUP PAGE 2 Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, Sudoku and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice doled out by Amy Dickinson. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B3 RACING PAGE 2 BOSTON PAGE 2 SHARKS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, April 21, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1