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Tehama Tracker Thursday's results GIRLS HOOPS Los Molinos Biggs BOYS SOCCER Anderson Corning Los Molinos Willows E Esparto Mercy Fernando Vives: goal, assist Jose Rosales: goal Alejandro Guerrero: 13 saves Saturday's games WRESTLING EAL-South Championships at Oroville NAL Championships at Corning 1 8 3 8 2 4 48 64 Sports Spartans beat West Valley BOYS HOOPS West Valley 37 Red Bluf 53f By RICHGREENE DN Sports Editor Jake Avila had the hot hand early, Red Bluff's defense once again stepped it up in the second half and the Spartans posted a 53-37 win, Friday night, over vis- iting West Valley. Red Bluff improved to 10-13 on the season and with a 5-5 league record an Eastern Athletic League- South title is in reach with three games to play. Red Bluff coach Stan 10 a.m. Mid-Valley Championships at Willows NBA Kings Phoenix CSNC 7 p.m. Sunday's games NBA Warriors Houston NHL St. Louis Sharks CSNC 4 p.m. Monday's games NBA Warriors Phoenix NHL Washington Sharks NBCSN 4:30 p.m. On the tube Saturday AUTO RACING •8 p.m.. ESPN2 — NHRA, qualifying for Winternationals, at Pomona (same- day tape) BOXING •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Junior mid- dleweights, Angel Hernandez (30-10-0) vs. Demetrius Andrade (15-0-0), at Uncasville, Conn. EXTREME SPORTS • 11 a.m., NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Toyota Championships, at Snowbasin, Utah GOLF •7 a.m., TGC — LPGA, Women's Aus- tralian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia (same-day tape) • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, third round, at Pebble Beach • Noon, CBS — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, third round, at Pebble Beach • 3:30 p.m., TGC — Champions Tour, Allianz Championship, second round, at Boca Raton, Fla. (same-day tape) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •8 a.m., ESPN2 — Butler at Cleveland St. •9 a.m., ESPN — Louisville at West Virginia • 10 a.m., CBS — UConn at Syracuse • 10 a.m., ESPN2 — UALR at Middle Tenn. • 11 a.m., ESPN — Kansas St. at Texas • 11 a.m., CSNB — Utah at Arizona • 11 a.m., CSNC—Montana State at Northern Colorado • Noon, ESPN2 — New Mexico St. at Utah St. •1 p.m., ESPN — Maryland at Duke •1 p.m., CSNB — California at UCLA •1 p.m., NBCSN — San Diego St. at UNLV •1 p.m., CSNC—Oklahoma State at Kansas •2 p.m., ESPN2 — Wichita St. at Creighton •3 p.m., ESPN — Michigan St. at Ohio St. •4 p.m., ESPN2 — Alabama at LSU •6 p.m., ESPN — Kentucky at Vander- bilt •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Xavier at Temple •6 p.m., CSNC—San Francisco at San Diego •8 p.m., CSNC—Santa Clara at St. Mary's MOTORSPORTS • 7:30 p.m., SPEED — Supercross, at San Diego NBA •4 p.m., NBATV—Denver at Indiana •7 p.m., CSNC—Phoenix at Sacra- mento NHL • 11 a.m., NHL NETWORK — Win- nipeg at Pittsburgh •4 p.m., NHL NETWORK—Montreal at Toronto RODEO •6 p.m., NBCSN — PBR, WinStar World Casino Invitational, at Oklahoma City RUGBY • 12:30 p.m., NBC — Sevens, pool play, teams TBD, at Las Vegas •4 p.m., NBCSN — Sevens, pool play and quarterfinals, teams TBD, at Las Vegas CSNB 7:30 p.m. VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Billy Beane's influence on using baseball statistics and economics in building a team has stretched from the diamond to the silver screen. He may even help Brad Pitt win an Oscar before he leads the Oakland Ath- letics to a World Series championship. For Beane, though, the ''Money- ball'' idea of building winners means more than an association with the A's and A-list stars. It's the idea that think- ing outside the box — or box score — in any business can not only shake up the status quo, but lead to breakthrough ideas that can revolutionize industries. A panel on Friday at Villanova Uni- versity that included Beane, CEO Jef- frey Moorad and senior vice president of baseball operations Omar Minaya of the San Diego Padres, and MSNBC president Phil Griffin discussed ''Mon- eyball's Impact on Business and Sports.'' ''It's great, it's flattering to see the business world embrace some of the things that we were doing,'' Beane said. ''But to know that anyone can walk into our office and apply for a job based on their brains and what they have to offer, to me, it's the greatest achievement out of the book.'' Former Gov. Ed Rendell moderated the panel in front of about 1,800 people at the Pavilion, the home court for Vil- lanova basketball. They discussed the risk-taking legacy and how it has branched into all forms of sports, busi- ness and entertainment. Beane bucked the baseball trend of relying on the common trio of statistics — batting average, home runs and RBIs for hitters; wins, losses and ERA for pitchers — and instead turned to hard numbers over subjective scouting to fuel his team's successful runs in the early 2000s. His staff helped usher in what became known as the stats revo- lution, a complete overhaul from the early days of the basic box score, the premise behind the best-selling book that immortalized Beane. The movie focuses on the 2002 edi- tion of the Athletics, and a thrilling 20- game winning streak. Ultimately, Oak- land lost in the first round of the play- offs. Pitt played Beane in the movie and was nominated this year for an SOCCER • 4:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Premier League, Liverpool at Manchester United •7 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Chelsea at Everton • 9:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Premier League, Newcastle at Tottenham • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Serie A, Palermo at Cagliari •8 p.m., FOX SOCCER — A-League, Brisbane Roar at Wellington Phoenix WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •3 p.m., CSNB — Texas A&M at Baylor •8 p.m., CSNB — Southern Cal at Cali- fornia Sunday AUTO RACING •4 p.m., ESPN2 — NHRA, Winternation- als, at Pomona (same-day tape) CSNB 6 p.m. Twitchell said a pair of comeback road victories over Lassen and Paradise has instilled a new level of confidence within his Spar- tans. All it took was one look at Avila in the opening min- utes Friday to see that con- fidence. The Spartans guard rained home his first three 3-point attempts before being fouled on his fourth and then calmly sinking all three of those free throws. Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff's Jake Avila drives to the basket during the third quarter, Friday. "I was just excited to play," Avila said. Avila had 18 of his game-high 21 points in the first half and the Spartans led 28-22 at the break. Then like they've done so many times recently the defense came out of the locker room on a mission. Red Bluff outscored the Eagles 16-5 in the third frame and saw their lead keep ballooning The Eagles also commit- ted nine fouls in the third, including a technical on their coach. Evan Sinclair drained both resulting free throws and then Avila found McIn- nis on the resulting posses- sion to push Red Bluff's lead to 41-27 and essential- ly end the game there. West Valley center Danny Vietti struggled with foul trouble most of the night and fouled out during the third, finishing with just three points and five rebounds. The Spartans had a strong game rebounding the ball against the bigger Eagles, led by Jonah McIn- nis who pulled down 11 boards to go along with seven points. Connor Ross made a pair of 3-pointers for Red Bluff. Lucas Burns also had six points. Taylor Blaser had five points and Garrett Sandow and Sinclair each finished with four points. Beane proud of the 'Moneyball' legacy Oscar for best actor. Beane explained how he wasn't necessarily trying to reinvent the game in the early 2000s, he simply wanted to find an alternative way for the low-bud- get A's to keep pace with teams like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox and their seemingly endless funds. ''At the time, you don't really know what you're doing,'' Beane said. ''For us, it was a matter of just trying to sur- vive. We were the lowest team on the totem pole in terms of revenue. We had to do something different. For us, it seemed very rational.'' That meant finding productive play- ers on the cheap. ''It was always about getting higher performance than what we were pay- ing for,'' Beane said, ''and trying to multiply that by 25.'' He added with a laugh, ''basically underpay our players.'' ''Like Menudo, they got to a certain pay rate and we kicked them out of the band,'' he said. Griffin, MSNBC's top executive, said he adopted ''Moneyball'' philoso- phies by refusing to let tradition dictate how to run the cable company. ''We were the Oakland A's, no money, a distant third, dying,'' Griffin said. ''CNN was the Yankees, swim- ming in money. We had to change. And we did.'' Griffin used Rachel Maddow as an example of bucking the trend. She was- n't a famous, big-bucks personality like former big name hosts Jesse Ventura. Phil Donahue or Deborah Norville. ''The list goes on and they all failed,'' Griffin said. Once Keith Olbermann's protege, Maddow has taken over as the net- work's marquee name. ''She does not look like an anchor woman,'' Griffin said. ''All the people were talking about was how people looked. They weren't talking about actual talent.'' Griffin equated his talent to molding a baseball team. It doesn't matter if players have a beautiful swing (or a pretty face), as long as they get on base and help win games (or pop a rating.) Moorad said the best front offices must assemble a staff that blends both traditional scouting and computer-whiz philosophies. ''You have to have both. You make real mistakes if you don't,'' Moorad said. Moorad committed $5 million to EXTREME SPORTS • Noon, NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Toyota Championships, at Snowbasin, Utah GOLF •1 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Dubai Desert Classic, final round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates •7 a.m., TGC — LPGA, Women's Aus- tralian Open, final round, at Black Rock, Australia (same-day tape) • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach • Noon, CBS — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach •4 p.m., TGC — Champions Tour, Allianz Championship, final round, at Boca Raton, Fla. (same-day tape) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 10 a.m., CBS — Illinois at Michigan the Villanova Law School for the cre- ation of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports law. The gift was the largest in the law school's his- tory. Villanova is one of only a handful of schools dedicated to the study of sports law. Moorad, a 76ers season ticket hold- er while he attended Villanova, declined to discuss the proposed trans- fer of the Padres from John Moores to Moorad. ''We certainly respect the process and we're excited to move forward at the appropriate time,'' he said. Minaya talked about the difficulties of running the Montreal Expos with ''zero budget.'' But that all changed when he ran the New York Mets. More money in the budget meant more pres- sure to land free agents. That meant more pressure to win. And mistakes were magnified. Minaya, after all, was criticized for depleting the farm system while sign- ing Oliver Perez ($36 million) and Luis Castillo ($25 million) to inflated con- tracts. There was little chance ''Money- ball'' could work at the time in New York. ''We could do things in Oakland that Omar could never get away with in New York,'' Beane said. The advanced use of statistics means every team — notably the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays — have adopted Oakland's philosophies. ''The owners are demanding more from their decision makers,'' Minaya said. ''They are asking more ques- tions.'' And it's no guarantee of success. That 2002 run was the third of four straight playoff appearances for the A's, but little has stayed the same since. Oakland finished 74-88 last year, the fifth losing season in a row. ''Listen, you could bring up the fail- ures,'' Beane said. ''We've got quite a few of those, too.'' After the panel concluded, Beane reaffirmed his commitment to the area. Oakland owner Lew Wolff said Tues- day that the team has agreed to extend the contracts of the general manager as well as team President Michael Crow- ley through the 2019 season. ''We've talked about it. It's still a lit- tle premature,'' Beane said. ''I think we're close to getting a new stadium. I'd like to see that secured. I've been saying that for the last three years.'' • 10 a.m., ESPN — St. John's at George- town • 2:30 p.m., CSNB — Washington at Ore- gon St. • 4:30 p.m., FSN — Stanford at Southern Cal NBA • 12:30 p.m., ABC — Chicago at Boston •4 p.m., ESPN — Miami at Atlanta •6 p.m., CSNB—Houston at Golden State • 6:30 p.m., ESPN — Utah at Memphis NHL • 9:30 a.m., NBC — Washington at N.Y. Rangers •4 p.m., CSNC—San Jose at St. Louis • 4:30 p.m., NBCSN — Philadelphia at Detroit RUGBY • 11:30 a.m., NBCSN — Sevens, semifi- nal, teams TBD, at Las Vegas • 1:30 p.m., NBC — Sevens, semifinal and championship match, teams TBD, at Las Vegas SOCCER •6 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Serie A, Novara at Inter Milan •8 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Manchester City at Aston Villa • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Serie A, Juventus at Bologna WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 10 a.m., FSN — Kansas at Kansas St. • 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 — Whiparound coverage, Marquette at DePaul, Miami at Maryland, Iowa St. at Texas Tech, and Arkansas at Auburn • Noon, CSNB — UCLA at Stanford •2 p.m., ESPN2 — Whiparound cover- age, St. John's at Rutgers, Florida at South Carolina, Purdue at Ohio St., and Wake Forest at NC State 1B Weekend February 11-12, 2012 49ers reward GM Trent Baalke with 3-year extension SANTA CLARA (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have confidence in Trent Baalke leading them for the long haul. The general man- ager on Friday received a three-year contract exten- sion through the 2016 sea- son. CEO Jed York tweeted that negotiations were final- ized over a recent dinner. ''Contentious contract negotiation w/Trent over dinner. Didn't finalize terms until after we finished the chips & salsa,'' York tweet- ed. York also formally announced Friday the addi- tion of Gideon Yu as presi- dent and co-owner after tweeting it last week, when NFL owners at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis approved a $200 million loan to help the 49ers build a stadium near their current training site. NFC West champion San Francisco went 13-3 in 2011 and advanced to the NFC title game before losing in overtime to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Not only did Baalke hire away NFL Coach of the Year Jim Har- baugh from nearby Stanford in January 2011, in perhaps his best signing of all, he also acquired All-Pro place- kicker David Akers and brought in two Pro Bowl defensive backs — re-sign- ing safety Dashon Goldson and adding cornerback Car- los Rogers. Not to mention safety Donte Whitner, who dealt his share of blows in a victory against the favored Saints in the NFC divisional round. They all made key impacts during a turnaround season as the 49ers ended an eight-year drought without a playoff berth or winning record. ''Trent has distinguished himself as the man to direct our football operations for years to come,'' York said. ''Since taking over as gener- al manager last January, we have made great strides on the football field under Trent's leadership. It gives me great pleasure to watch Trent and Jim work arm in arm with the common goal of leading the 49ers to cham- pionships.'' The 49ers earned the NFC's No. 2 seed and a first- round playoff bye and went 6-2 on the road, with four of those victories coming in comeback fashion. All that after Baalke drew criticism over whether he had made enough splashy moves in free agency to improve his roster after the lockout. Baalke has been with the team in various jobs since 2005, when he was hired as a regional scout. He moved up to director of player per- sonnel in 2008, to vice pres- ident in the same capacity in 2010 and to general manag- er last year. The reserved Baalke expressed his grati- tude to the York family, Har- baugh, the other coaches and football operations staff as well as the players. ''The success we experi- enced on the field was a direct result of their efforts,'' Baalke said. ''It is a privilege to work for the 49ers organi- zation, alongside this group, as we continue our pursuit of championships.'' Monday MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 4 p.m., ESPN — Syracuse at Louisville •6 p.m., ESPN — Kansas at Kansas St. NBA •4 p.m., NBATV — Minnesota at Orlan- do •7:30 p.m., CSNB—Phoenix at Golden State NHL •4:30 p.m., NBCSN — San Jose at Washington SOCCER • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Serie A, Roma at Siena WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •4 p.m., ESPN2 — Kentucky at Ten- nessee •6 p.m.. ESPN2 — UConn at Oklahoma