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TheminorboysPirates of Central Tehama Little League comprises, from back le , coach Cody Schorovsky and manager Kyle Schorovsky. Pictured from middle le are Izel Flores, Alejandro Olivera, Luke Cantonwine, Brenden Bailey, Will Kemp, Moses Flores, Logan Darst, Brevin Tating, Francisco Sanchez and Jesus Hernandez. From front le are Tyler Kemp, Joey Rocha, Kaden Schorovsky, Gus Craig and Caleb Root. COURTESY PHOTO StaffReports REDBLUFF The minor boys Pi- rates of Central Tehama Little League went undefeated in its regular season and reached the championship game in the Tour- nament of Champions. The Pirates, scheduled to play for the championship against West Redding on Friday eve- ning at Mill Creek Park, recorded a team batting average of .340 and a slugging percentage of .715. On Wednesday, the Pirates de- feated Foothill, 6-3. The team's top three batters were Francisco Sanchez with a batting average of .780, Alejan- dro Olivera at .540 and Kaden Schorovsky at .410. Schorovsky, Sanchez and Brevin Tating were the team's top three sluggers. The Pirates scored 171 runs in 82 innings during its season, al- lowing just 45 runs. RedBluffLittleLeague The major boys Cubs of Red Bluff Little League was sched- uled to play in the Tournament of Champions title game Friday evening at Hobart Field. The Cubs had defeated the Mount Shasta Giants, 9-1, the Yreka Dodgers, 12-2 and the Foot- hill Padres, 7-6. CENTRAL TEHAMA LITTLE LEAGUE PiratesreachTOCtitlegame By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press OAKLAND Gary Liss still has the ticket from Game 2 of the 1975 NBA Finals in his wallet. The seat cost just $10, but watching the Golden State Warriors win the title remains a priceless memory. "World champions? That's a hard thing to do," said Liss, who has been a season-ticket holder since the Warriors moved from Philadelphia in 1962. For many loyal fans like Liss, it has been a long and grueling wait to experience that moment again. The Warriors will play their biggest game in a generation when they host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sun- day night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The best-of-seven series is tied at two games apiece, and the anticipation is equally excit- ing and exhausting in Oakland. It has been 40 years — the lon- gest span between finals appear- ances in league history — since the franchise's long-suffering fans could feel such a rush. Af- ter decades of bad drafts, terrible trades and lots of losses, the most hardened Warriors supporters are NBA FINALS Warriors fans think title wait is almost over By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Earlier this season, the grounds crew that watches over the lush green play- ing field where the San Francisco Giants play tried something new: They cut back on overnight wa- tering. Then, the ground felt a little bit hard to the World Series champi- ons. Players could be more prone to injury without some give in the grass. Time to turn the water back on. All around California, ball- parks are trying to come up with ways to conserve water as the state faces a historic drought. Cities and towns and even agri- cultural areas in the farming-rich state have been told to cut back on water. Sports venues are find- ing it's taking some creativity and a lot of experimentation to find ways to do their part. "That's a good thing, it is. It's MLB California ballparks get creative to conserve Full stories on last night's A's game against the Angels and Giants' game against the D'backs appear online. WWW.REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ ATHLETICS WWW.REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/ GIANTS BASEBALL Check online for A's and Giants results By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press WINNIPEG The United States played to a 0-0 tie with Swe- den and former coach Pia Sund- hage Friday night in one of the most anticipated matches of the group stage at the Women's World Cup. Abby Wambach came off the bench in the second half, but her header in the 72nd minute was popped up and over the crossbar by Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl. A win would have assured the United States a spot in the knockout round as the Amer- icans seek their third World Cup title, but first since 1999. The U.S. women advanced to the final four years ago in Ger- many, but fell to Japan on pen- alty kicks. The United States, ranked No. 2 in the world, has one more group stage match, on Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia, against Nigeria. Sweden heads to Edmonton, Alberta, for its final group match with Aus- tralia. The monthlong tourna- ment, with an expanded field of 24 teams, is being played across six Canadian cities. The U.S. leads the Group D standings with four points, fol- lowing a 3-1 victory over No. 10 Australia in the opener. Sweden was surprised in its opener by No. 33 Nigeria, which erased a 2-0 deficit at the half for a 3-all tie. Earlier Friday the Matildas defeated Nigeria 2-0. U.S. coach Jill Ellis tinkered with her lineup for the match against Sweden, starting 22- year old Morgan Brian while Wambach was on the bench. Wambach did give the U.S. an immediate boost after enter- ing in the 68th minute, but Lin- dahl kept the match scoreless. Liddahl was named the player of the match. Some five mintues after Wam- bach's chance, Caroline Seger's hard shot from far out was saved by defender Meghan Klingen- berg, who deflected the ball to the crossbar. Goal-line technol- ogy was used to make sure the ball never crossed the line on its descent. The United States had a good chance in the 34th minute when WOMEN'S WORLD CUP US, SWEDEN SETTLE FOR TOUGH DRAW Goalkeeper Lindahl keeps Americans off the scoreboard United States' Carli Lloyd's header goes just over the crossbar as Sweden's Caroline Seger and Jessica Samuelsson (18) defend in front of goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl during the second half. PHOTOS BY JOHN WOODS — THE CANADIAN PRESS United States' Abby Wambach, le , and Sweden's Nilla Fischer vie for the ball during the FIFA Women's World Cup on Friday. The Angie Weir Miller Basket- ball Camp for girls and boys in first through fourth grades is set for June 15-19. Dates for other grade levels also are approaching. Contact Miller at 514-2712for a brochure. SUMMER SPORTS Angie Miller basketball camp ready to tip-off Red Bluff Youth Soccer is scheduled to hold registration sign-ups for its fall season from 5p.m. to 7p.m. June 22 at the Red Bluff Community Center. For more information, visit http://rbysl.org. RED BLUFF Youth soccer league sign-ups set on June 22 WARRIORS PAGE 2 BALLPARKS PAGE 2 Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice doled out by Amy Dickinson. 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