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Tehama Tracker Friday's results BOYS HOOPS PLAYOFFS Division-II — Semifinal Red Bluff Chico 81 29 Division-IV — Quarterfinal West Valley Corning Michael Shoemaker: 15 pts Ryan Holland: 11 points Thursday's results Division-IV — Quarterfinal Corning Orland Saturday's games WRESTLING NSCIF Masters at Redding Convention Center 10 a.m. BOYS SOCCER Division-I — Championship Las Plumas Red Bluff GIRLS SOCCER Division-I — Championship Corning West Valley at University Prep NHL Sharks Nashville 5 p.m. CSNC Sunday's games NBA Western Eastern NHL Sharks Minnesota 3 p.m. CSNC AUTO RACING • 7:30 a.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, ''Happy Hour Series,'' final practice for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. • 10:15 a.m., ESPN — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Drive4COPD 300, at Daytona Beach, Fla. BOXING On the tube Saturday •7 p.m., HBO — Champion Adrien Broner (22-0-0) vs. Eloy Perez (23-0- 2), for WBO junior lightweight title; wel- terweights, Devon Alexander (22-1-0) vs. Marco Maidana (31-2-0), at St. Louis GOLF •9 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, quarterfinal matches, at Marana, Ariz. • 11 a.m., NBC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, quarterfinal matches, at Marana, Ariz. • 11 a.m., TGC — LPGA, Women's Champions, third round, at Singapore (same-day tape) • 3:30 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Mayakoba Classic, third round, at Playa del Carmen, Mexico (same-day tape) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •9 a.m., CBS — Vanderbilt at Ken- tucky •9 a.m., ESPN2 — Notre Dame at St. John's • 11 a.m., CBS — UCLA at Arizona • 11 a.m., ESPN2 — Texas A&M at Oklahoma St. •1 p.m., CBS — Missouri at Kansas •1 p.m., ESPN — North Carolina at Virginia •1 p.m., ESPN2 — Creighton at Indi- ana St. •1 p.m., CSNB — Memphis at Mar- shall •1 p.m., NBCSN — Air Force at UNLV •1 p.m., CSNC — Arkansas at Auburn •3 p.m., ESPN — Mississippi St. at Alabama •3 p.m., ESPN2 — George Mason at VCU •5 p.m., ESPN2 — Richmond at Xavier • 5:30 p.m., CSNB—Stanford at Utah •6 p.m., ESPN — Syracuse at UConn •8 p.m., CSNB—Santa Clara at Loy- ola Marymount •8 p.m., CSNC—Saint Mary's at San Francisco •10 p.m., CSNC — Nevada at Fresno State (same-day tape) MOTORSPORTS • 4:30 p.m., SPEED — Supercross, at Atlanta NBA • 5:30 p.m., TNT — Exhibition, Shoot- ing Stars, Skills Challenge, Three-point Contest, and Slam Dunk, at Orlando, Fla. NHL • 10 a.m., NHL NETWORK—Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh •4 p.m., NHL NETWORK — Wash- ington at Toronto •5 p.m., CSNC — San Jose at Nashville RODEO •6 p.m., NBCSN — PBR, WinStar World Casino Invitational, at Houston (same-day tape) SOCCER •7 a.m., FOX SOCCER — Premier League, Bolton at Chelsea • 9:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Premier League, Blackburn at Manchester City • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Serie A, Juventus at AC Milan 4:30 p.m. TNT PHOENIX (AP) — Manny Ramirez arrived at the Oakland Athlet- ics training facility Friday to begin his return to baseball and said he was intent on demonstrating ''I can still play.'' The A's are hoping he can return to the level that made him one of the most feared hitters in baseball. Ramirez got off to a good start. After taking batting practice, in which he hit seven home runs off A's coach Mike Gallego, Ramirez addressed the media accompanied by his wife, Juliana, and two sons, Manny Jr. and Lucas. ''I was kind of nervous coming to the stadium,'' Ramirez said. ''I'm here because God brought me here. I know a lot of people are, 'Oh, he's not going to play anymore,' but you know some- thing? When God says that they're going to open the door for you, no mat- ter what anyone says, the door is going to open. That's why I'm here.'' Juliana occasionally put her hand on Ramirez as he spoke about difficulties — he did not address specifics — he's endured since telling Major League Baseball he was retiring a week into the 2011 season. He was arrested last September for allegedly hitting his wife during a domestic altercation. ''I made some mistakes and I want to show my children I can correct them,'' Ramirez said. ''I was about to lose my family. My wife brought me to church. She changed my environment and I found a lot of good people out there.'' The 12-time All-Star signed a minor league deal with the A's on Monday that's worth $500,000 if he's added to the big league roster. He will be allowed to participate in spring training games and exhibition games scheduled in Japan, but must serve a 50-game suspension for his second positive drug test before he can play in the regular season for Oakland. ''Sometimes you don't appreciate what you have until you lose it, and that's what happened to me,'' Ramirez said. ''Now I appreciate my family more, my kids, the game. I've got a beautiful wife, I've got my kids, my • 10 p.m., FOX SOCCER—A-League, Central Coast Mariners at Melbourne Heat WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •3 p.m., CSNB — Oklahoma at Texas •5 p.m., FSN — Texas Tech at Texas A&M AUTO RACING Sunday •9 a.m., FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. BOWLING • Noon, ESPN — PBA, U.S. Open, at North Brunswick, N.J. Noon Noon 44 35 Sports BOYS HOOPS West Valley 35 Corning 44 44 32 By RICH GREENE DN Sports Editor CORNING—The Cardinals got their usual strong defensive effort and then rode sophomore center Michael Shoemaker down the stretch, Friday night, for a 44- 35 win over West Valley in the Division-III quarterfinals. Shoemaker sure didn't look like a kid playing in his first play- off game, finishing with 15 points, 14 rebounds and blocking or disrupting shots on the defen- sive end. "It was awesome," Shoemaker said of the experience. "It was intense. It was a big game and everybody stepped up." That included a couple of West Valley players as well. In the early stages of the fourth quarter West Valley big man Colton Strickland stepped behind the 3-point line and knocked home a trey to cut Corning's lead to 32-27. Shoemaker would answer with a pair of free throws and a put back to bump Corning's lead back up to nine points. Then West Valley's Casey Duenas hit a 3-pointer of his own. Shoemaker responded. Duenas hit another bucket. Shoemaker responded. But with the Cardinals up 40- 32, Shoemaker's post partner and Daily News photo by Rich Greene fellow sophomore Nick Hoag fouled out with 2:45 remaining. Corning point guard Ryan Holland had already been playing with four fouls since 2:36 remain- ing in the third quarter. Turned out it didn't matter. Corning's defense shut the door on the Eagles down the stretch, allowing just three more points and forcing a slew of Corning's Nick Hoag tries to put up a shot in front of West Valley's Danny Vietti, Friday night. turnovers. Meanwhile, Holland acted like the senior captain he is and calm- ly sank 4-of-4 free throws in the final minute to ice the game. The seconded seeded Cardi- nals host the Central Valley-Trin- ity winner Wednesday night at 7 with a berth to the D-IV champi- onship game on the line. Holland finished with 11 points for Corning, including his perfect 6-for-6 from the line. Ezekiel Rodriguez made a pair of 3-pointers for Corning. Cody Long and Nick Hoag each had four points. Chayce Maday and Justin Pye each scored a bucket. Duenas led the Eagles with 15 points. Strickland finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Manny wants to show he can still play Masters update Three Tehama County wrestlers made it through the first day of the NSCIF Masters wrestling tourna- ment with a perfect 2-0 record. Red Bluff's Kyle Case is in the winner's bracket semi- final at 145 pounds and will meet Orland's Christian Wathen. At 170 pounds, Corning's Daniel Welborn will take on top seed Tyler Gil of Orland, while in the other semifinal Red Bluff's Bryce Eggert has Chico's Ted Staiger. The Masters restarts at 10 a.m., Saturday, at the Red- ding Convention Center. MCT file photo Manny Ramirez wants to prove he can still play baseball. family and I'm getting my career back. It's been a blessing.'' Ramirez had retired from the Tampa Bay Rays last season rather than serve a 100-game suspension. ''I'm thankful that I have a job,'' Ramirez said. ''At least I can still play baseball in the minor leagues and work on things.'' Ramirez, the career leader in post- season home runs (29) and RBIs (78), said he has no expectations other than to show he can play. A's manager Bob Melvin said someone of his stature could influence the rest of the team. ''He can be a great example with his work ethic,'' Melvin said. ''We have some young kids and, who knows, maybe something will rub off.'' Ramirez is 14th on baseball's all- time home run list with 555 and 18th on the all-time RBIs list with 1,831 and is a career .312 hitter. ''I think guys are excited to see what Manny Ramirez is all about,'' Melvin said. ''He said all the right things; that he was thankful to be here. He said 'you will have no problems with me,' and I appreciated that.'' Ramirez will wear the number 1 — as in a new start — because his first choice, 7, belonged to infielder Adam Rosales. ''God made the world in seven days,'' Ramirez said. ''And everything GOLF •6 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, semifinal matches, at Marana, Ariz. • 11 a.m., NBC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, championship match, at Marana, Ariz. • 11 a.m., TGC — LPGA, Women's Champions, final round, at Singapore (same-day tape) •4 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, Mayakoba Classic, final round, at Playa del Carmen, Mexico (same-day tape) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 10 a.m., ESPN — Indiana at Minnesota starts with one.'' There was a buzz in the A's club- house the moment Ramirez walked in and sat in front of his locker. His new teammates warmed up to him quickly as introductions were made around the room. Everybody stopped what they were doing to watch Ramirez take batting practice. Melvin was certainly impressed in the little he saw of it. ''I saw all I needed to see,'' he said. ''I saw the one ball he hit off the center field wall. He truly is one of those guys who has the mechanics of his swing right away. Rarely do you see him off balance.'' Notes: Brett Anderson and Dallas Braden, each coming off season- ending surgeries, threw side sessions, while tentative opening day starter Brandon McCarthy threw to hitters for the first time. ''They both looked like regular pitchers instead of guys on rehab,'' Melvin said. ''McCarthy really went at it and he looks to be in midseason form.'' ... Ramirez was slotted into a hitting group that also includes former teammates Coco Crisp and Jonny Gomes. ...RHP Ryan Cook continues to impress. ''I look for him to compete for a spot in the bullpen,'' Melvin said. ''He has an exploding fastball and movement on top of that.'' • 11 a.m., CBS — Pittsburgh at Louisville •1 p.m., CBS — Wisconsin at Ohio St. • 2:30 p.m., CSNB — California at Col- orado • 4:30 p.m., CSNB — Oregon at Oregon St. MOTORSPORTS • 11:30 a.m., SPEED — FIM World Superbike, at Phillip Island, Australia (same-day tape) NBA • 4:30 p.m., TNT — All-Star Game, at Orlando, Fla. NHL •3 p.m., CSNC—San Jose at Minneso- ta •4 p.m., NBCSN — Chicago at Anaheim SOCCER • 5:25 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Premier League, Tottenham at Arsenal •8 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Carling Cup, final, Liverpool vs. Cardiff City • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER—Serie A, Inter Milan at Napoli WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 10 a.m., CSNB — UCF at Houston • Noon, ESPN2 — Duke at North Caroli- na • Noon, CSNB — Washington St. at Washington Spillman to return (AP)—A person with knowledge of the negotia- tions says the San Francisco 49ers and free agent special teams standout C.J. Spill- man have reached agree- ment on a three-year con- tract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Fri- day because the deal hasn't been finalized and the team had yet to make a formal announcement regarding the safety. The 25-year-old Spillman made 18 tackles last season for the NFC West champion 49ers, who fin- ished the regular season at 13-3 and lost to the eventual Super Bowl-winning New York Giants in overtime of the NFC championship game. He played in all 16 games for the first time in his four-year NFL career. Spill- man, who would have been a restricted free agent, spent his first two years with San Diego before joining the 49ers in 2010. •2 p.m., ESPN2 — LSU at Georgia MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Monday •4 p.m., ESPN — Notre Dame at Georgetown •6 p.m., ESPN — Kansas at Oklahoma St. NHL HOCKEY •4:30 p.m., NBCSN — New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL •4 p.m., ESPN2 — Baylor at Texas A&M •6 p.m., ESPN2 — Notre Dame at UConn 1B Weekend February 25-26, 2012 Cardinals advance to semis