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Tehama Tracker Tuesday's results NHL Sharks SO Edmonton Couture: goal Greiss: 17 saves Saturday's results WRESTLING Tim Brown Memorial Corning's Erik Miranda placed 8th in the 195-pound division Friday's results Corning BOYS HOOPS Central Valley 38 36 Nick Hoag: 14 points, 8 rebs Michael Shoemaker: 7 pts, 11 rebs Los Molinos Hamilton Redding Christian Mercy GIRLS HOOPS Central Valley Corning OT Redding Christian Mercy Today's games BOYS HOOPS Anderson Corning Quincy Los Molinos Maxwell Mercy 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 66 70 18 45 58 41 16 55 2 1 Sports SANTA CLARA (AP) — Jim Harbaugh arrived as the new coach of the 49ers a year ago challenged with turning around San Francisco's once-proud franchise in the midst of a lockout and minus the usual off- season preparation time with his players. He did it, and then some. And he did it his own blue-collar, rah-rah way. Even Harbaugh acknowledged Monday it was no easy accomplish- ment. A day after his team lost the NFC championship game 20-17 in overtime to the New York Giants to miss a chance at the Super Bowl, Harbaugh regrouped and told his team how proud he is of this special season. ''Who's got it better than us? No- body!'' became a mantra for the NFC West champions (14-4), who ended an eight-year stretch without a playoff berth or winning record and then became a surprise partici- pant in the NFC title game after beating Drew Brees and the Saints in the divisional round. ''As Sir Andrew Barton said: 'Fight on my men, we're hurt but not slain. We'll lay down and bleed a while. Then we'll rise and fight again,''' Harbaugh said. ''I've said so often how proud I was of this team. I thought they played their hearts out. I thought we were a well-coached team. Be very proud of our guys. They stand toe- to-toe and fight every time they go out onto the field. It didn't have the ending that we wanted. The football gods had a different ending in mind for this ball game.'' Harbaugh took a double hit after big brother, John, and the Baltimore Ravens lost Sunday's first game to New England. No ''Superbaugh'' 1C Tuesday January 24, 2012 From 6-10 to cusp of Super Bowl this year. ''That was another painful thing,'' Harbaugh said. As he looks back, Harbaugh can point to all the progress made with a roster featuring only a handful of new faces from the group that went 6-10 last season and saw coach Mike Singletary fired with one week left. Harbaugh, the 15-year NFL quarterback, left Stanford for a chance to prove he could coach at the highest level. He made it clear he didn't care to make friends along the way, aside from in his own building. See 49ERS, page 2C Williams dealing with fans' blame after fumbles 7:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS Oroville Red Bluff Quincy Los Molinos Maxwell Mercy 6 p.m. MCT photo 7:30 p.m. Kyle Williams remains on the ground after his overtime fumble, Sunday, in San Francisco's loss to the New York Giants. 6 p.m. SOCCER Mercy Los Molinos NHL Sharks Calgary 6 p.m. CSNC On the tube MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •4 p.m., ESPN — Michigan at Pur- due •6 p.m., ESPN — Kentucky at Geor- gia NBA • 4:30 p.m., NBATV — Cleveland at Miami •7 p.m., NBATV — Memphis at Port- land NHL •6 p.m., CSNC — San Jose at Cal- gary •6 p.m., NBCSP — Minnesota at Colorado TENNIS •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Australian Open, quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia • 12:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Australian Open, quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia Around Town Los Molinos High School will honor its 1982 boys basketball team on Feb. 3 for the 30th anniversary of the team's section title. The school will be putting up a banner in their honor in between the girls and boys bas- ketball game. The cele- bration should take place around 6:30 p.m. Completing my thoughts in 140 characters As explained last week DN Sports has joined Twitter. Still new to this thing, @TehamaSports is working on keeping its post under 140 letter Whoa that was close to the limit..only 1 charac- ter to spare, this might be tougher than it seems, but here goes some views that fit in a nity, Military Night today at 4:30 p.m. at RBHS Corning Rich Greene sophomores Doh! Ran out of room again...okay here we go this time...some views that fit snugly inside the 140-char- acter tweet limit Red Bluff frosh girls at it again, using sports as a plat- form to better the commu- It's probably fair to say now that Corning's Erik Miranda is Tehama's best wrestler of the year...come check out Saturday's Corn- ing Invite As a Michigan fan, I boys bball had some tough losses lately, but future looks bright. Key players Maday , Hoag and Shoemaker are all just Enterprise-RB basket- ball is always one of best games of years...ENT stu- dents are loud and annoy- ing, but make for great atmosphere Lady Cards soccer is becoming as strong as the boys team, saw a scout at last game, good to see another path for girl ath- letes When your football team is knocked out does your mind instantly switch to baseball season...or is that just me?...sidenote Prince come to SF Since I'm not a farmer, I think we've had enough rain...or at least stop while soccer games are taking place Reporter Tang Lor has joined Twitter as well fol- low her at @TangLor Tough year for Mercy hoops, but after back-to- back section titles it would take a few more years before I can feel sorry for them A week ago Mercy's Maggie Keller was on Ed Page as top student, front page as Homecoming don't blame Kyle Williams, I blame Ted Ginn for being hurt in the first place, can't count on those former Ohio Staters Wouldnt be surprised to see RB boys go 8-0 against EAL-South..be nice if they could steal one against a North team as well Queen and of course on sports page, impressive lady Nailed the 140-letter limit on that post - self-high 5.. starting to get the hang of this thing...perhaps this isn't so hard at all..now if OK lesson learned, no more self congratulations and use ellipses sparingly, thumbs tired, check out the Twitter feed @TehamaS- ports :) Contact Rich Greene at 527-2151, ext. 109, sports@redbluffdailynews. com or the frequently mentioned twitter account @TehamaSports. 3:15 p.m. SANTA CLARA (AP) — Kyle Williams is ignoring the barrage of hateful, hurtful, even threatening comments he has received via social media in the aftermath of his ill-timed fumble that cost the San Francisco 49ers the NFC championship game against New York. Williams said Monday he takes full respon- sibility for his fumble on a punt return in over- time of a 20-17 loss to the Giants on Sunday night that set up Lawrence Tynes' winning field goal, calling the moment ''painful.'' ''I really didn't pay attention to Twitter. All the feedback I needed was family and friends, the guys in the locker room,'' Williams said. Instantly, Williams was made a villain on the Internet. He insisted it's part of his job to face the criticism in the aftermath of his mistakes and not hide out in a difficult time. Perhaps that will go a little way in calming down the angry fans, some of whom wished harm on Williams and his family after the gaffes. ''It's one of those things you have to take accountability for,'' Williams said. ''Every- body is responsible for what they do on the field. It's something that I was responsible for and I made a mistake and it's time to own up to it and move forward.'' Kicker David Akers took to Twitter on ''I'm irritated with the way people are treating him, absolutely. I think it's ridiculous. You know, get a grip on what life's about. He went out and he put his soul out there. That's what he does. He was not trying to do anything other than make an incredible play for this team. He had a great kickoff return. Mistakes hap- pen. We all make mistakes. But when you're out there truly bat- tling to do the best you can, my hat goes off to him, to anybody that does that.'' — San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers Monday asking people to stop with the harsh remarks directed toward his teammate, saying ''ppl need to get a grip! Leave Kyle alone!'' He also reminded everybody the NFC West- champion 49ers (14-4) win and lose together, so there would be no finger-pointing in the locker room. ''I'm irritated with the way people are treating him, absolutely,'' Akers said. ''I think it's ridiculous. You know, get a grip on what life's about. He went out and he put his soul out there. That's what he does. He was not try- ing to do anything other than make an incred- ible play for this team. He had a great kickoff return. Mistakes happen. We all make mis- takes. But when you're out there truly battling to do the best you can, my hat goes off to him, to anybody that does that.'' Many of the 49ers spent the time after the game and into Monday thinking about the missed chances, and not just by Williams. ''It doesn't surprise me,'' coach Jim Har- baugh said of players supporting Williams. ''This is a class bunch of guys, a class group, a class team. They have never been a finger- See BLAME, page 2C