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COURTESYOFSTUDIO530PHOTOGRAPHY The 2015Red Bluff High School junior varsity baseball team finished its season with a record of 20-7(9-3Eastern Athletic League). StaffReports RED BLUFF The Red Bluff High School junior varsity baseball team overcame a slow start to its season with aggressive base running and good defense to turn things around and end the 2015 campaign on a high note. The squad, which comprised 11 freshmen and five sophomores, dropped its first three Eastern Ath- letic League games and had an early overall record of 6-6 (0-3 EAL). What followed was a remarkable turnaround, as the team, which was coached by George Moran and John Miller, won its last 10 games, includ- ing sweeps of Paradise, Enterprise, Chico and Pleasant Valley. The Spartans finished the year with a record of 20-7 (9-3 EAL). Red Bluff was led by pitcher Ian Skjegstad, who finished with a 6-2 record, and Austin Youngblood, who finished with a .513 batting average. The Spartans had a team batting average of .367. The team's roster also included Drew Stacy, Kegan Richards, Mat- teo Zepeda, Tanner Tweedt, Evan Tanner, Dustin Crain, Jacob Rice, Cody Gillespie, Nolan Stacy, Justin Nicholls, Trenton Coates, A.J. Poni, Dylan Robinson and Colton Young- blood. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RedBluffJVfinishesstrong Spartansendyearwith overall record of 20-7 a er slow start in league Staff Reports RED BLUFF Red Bluff High School's varsity baseball team led the way in Easter Athletic- Sac River All-League selections. The Spartans, who captured a Northern Section CIF Division II title on May 23 after defeat- ing Enterprise 9-1, had four play- ers receive all-league honors, in- cluding infielders Lane Pritchard and Sam Hendricks, pitcher Eric Schreter and utility player Walker Dodero. Red Bluff catcher Ryan Gam- boa received an honorable men- tion. The Spartans shared the EA- SRL title with Shasta High School after both teams finished with an 8-4 league record. Other all-league selections in- cluded Chase Larsen and Ryan Coleman (Foothill); Noah Fergu- son (Shasta); Creed Smith (Chico); Jay Salsbury, Taylor Maria and Ryan Steindorf (Pleasant Valley); Jacob Gilbreath (Enterprise); and Jimmy Cleary (Paradise). RED BLUFF HIGH Spartans lead way in all-league selections By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press OAKLAND The initial hit caused Klay Thompson plenty of pain. The final diagnosis delivered an- other blow to him and the Golden State Warriors as they prepare for the NBA Finals. Two days after he got kneed in the head by Houston's Trevor Ariza, the Warriors said Friday that Thompson has a concussion and will not return to practice un- til he is symptom free. The All-Star guard went through neurological tests that confirmed the concussion. He was injured in the fourth quarter of Golden State's 104-90 win over the Rockets in the Western Con- ference finals clincher Wednes- day night. The NBA Finals start Thursday against Cleveland. And while the Warriors are optimistic Thomp- son will be cleared before then, he must pass through the league's concussion protocol first. "This break has turned out to be good for us," Warriors coach NBA FINALS Warriors star Thompson has concussion Outfitted with Wi-Fi, cable television, snacks and comfortable armchairs, the vestibule at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Roman Catholic Church could be mistaken for someone's living room. NATION Churchprotestfaces moment of reckoning FULLSTORYONPAGEB3 By Barry Wilner The Associated Press NEW YORK The Tampa Bay Light- ning will play for the Stanley Cup, winning their third straight game at Madison Square Garden 2-0 on Friday night to beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals in seven games. Ben Bishop, pulled from a Game 6 loss after allowing five goals, out- played Henrik Lundqvist in hand- ing New York its first loss ever in a Game 7 at the Garden. Alex Killorn scored early in the third period and Ondrej Palat iced it. The Lightning, who won the Cup in 2004 in their only trip to the fi- nals, will play Chicago or Anaheim for the championship. The Black- hawks are at the Ducks on Satur- day night in the Western Confer- ence's decisive game. New York had the league's best record this season and was 15-3 in its last 18 elimination games. The most recent defeat was in the fifth game of the Cup finals last year at Los Angeles. But Bishop made sure there would be another loss for the Rangers, extending his shutout string at the Garden to 145 min- utes, 43 seconds. Tampa Bay is 4-1 in Game 7s, in- cluding beating Calgary in 2004 in their only Cup final. New York last won the title in 1994. Bishop's teammates stormed off the bench to mob him after his 22nd and last save of the night. The crowd chanted "Hen-rik! Hen-rik!" as both teams lined up to shake hands, and Lundqvist looked stunned as well as downhearted as he took part in the tradition. Lundqvist has won six Game 7s, tied for most by any goalie. Killorn's seventh goal of the post- season came 1:54 into the third on NHL PLAYOFFS LIGHTNING DEFEAT RANGERS, MOVE ON Tampa Bay must wait for today's Game 7 in West between Blackhawks, Ducks to find out opponent KATHY WILLENS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay Lightning le wing Ondrej Palat celebrates his third-period goal against the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday in New York. FRANK FRANKLIN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) and defenseman Victor Hedman (77) celebrate a third-period goal by le wing Ondrej Palat against the New York Rangers during Game 7of the Eastern Conference finals Friday in New York. LIGHTNING 2, RANGERS 0 Up next: Stanley Cup Finals, TBA, June 3. THESCORE The Obama administration on Friday formally removed Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist, a decision hailed in Cuba as the healing of a decades-old wound and a step toward normalizing relations. THAWING RELATIONS Feds formally remove Cuba from US terror list FULL STORY ON PAGE B6 The Chico Lions Club high school so ball and baseball all-star games are set to be played June 6at Hooker Oak Recreation Area. The so ball game starts at 11a.m., and the baseball game starts at 3p.m. HIGH SCHOOL Lions Club all-star games set for June 6 The Spartan Soccer Camp for boys and girls in eighth through 12th grades is set to be held Monday through Thursday evenings from July 13-23. For more information, visit http://goo.gl/A5Xp83. SOCCER Spartan Soccer Camp set for July 13-23 ALL-LEAGUE PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 HOCKEY PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, May 30, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1