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StaffReport REDDING Nine Tehama County basketball players have been named to the Redding Breakfast Lions Club's 21st an- nual boys and girls high school All-Star basketball teams, set to play on Sunday, April 10 at Simpson University, 2211 Col- lege View Drive. Sixty-one athletes from throughout far Northern Cal- ifornia will participate under the guidance of four volunteer coaches. Local players on the girls South team include Whitney Armstrong, Corning; Madeline Flynn, Mercy; Cheyanne John- son, Mercy, and Kaylee Shoe- maker, Corning. They will be coached by Ray Hermann of Enterprise High School and face all-stars from schools in north Redding and points north, coached by Josh Raz- mus of Big Valley High School. The boys South team, which includes schools from Orland up to south Redding, will fea- ture Wyatt Haydon, Corning; Lane Pritchard, Red Bluff; Joey Knight, Red Bluff; Teddy Ran- berg, Mercy, and Travis Gor- don, Mercy. The team will be coached by Todd Dwyer of Redding Christian School. The north team will be coached by Bob Burtleson from Big Valley High School. Girls play at 4 p.m. and boys play at 6 p.m. Admission is a $6 donation, and children under 8 are free. Halftime of each game will include a 3-point shootout among parents of team mem- bers. Proceeds from food sales will go to Special Olympics Northern California. The Redding Breakfast Li- ons Club began the tourna- ment in 1996 as a way to pro- mote sports and activity for youth in the community. LIONS CLUB Localathletesnamed toareaall-starteams 21stannualbasketballgamesforgirls,boysscheduledforSunday,April10 DAILYNEWSFILEPHOTO Red Bluff's Lane Pritchard (23) goes up for a shot during the Holiday Classic tournament in December. Online: For more stories on Tehama County area sports visit the website, REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/SPORTS. SOUTH VS. NORTH Sunday, April 10: Redding Breakfast Lions Club 21st an- nual All-Star basketball games, girls at 4p.m., boys at 6p.m., at Simpson University in Redding. IFYOUGO By Jim O'Connell The Associated Press Whenever talk of the best col- lege basketball player this season came up so did two names: Den- zel Valentine of Michigan State and Buddy Hield of Oklahoma. They were unanimous selec- tions Tuesday to The Associated Press' 2015-16 All-America team. Both led their teams to success- ful seasons and their numbers lifted them above all the other players. Valentine, the Big Ten player of the year, averaged 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists, while Hield, the player of the year in the Big 12, averaged 25 points, 5.6 re- bounds and 3.0 assists. "I don't know many guys that have improved in every aspect of the game like he has," Spar- tans coach Tom Izzo said of the 6-foot-5 Valentine, the school's first All-American since Dray- mond Green in 2012. His impor- tance to Michigan State showed when he missed four games dur- ing the season with a knee injury. Hield, Oklahoma's first All- American since Blake Griffin in 2009, became a highlight reel sta- ple with his ability to shoot the ball from long range and with de- fenders right on him. The 6-foot-4 Hield shot 46.4 percent from COLLEGE BASKETBALL Valentine and Hield lead AP's All-America team picks CHRIS SZAGOLA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Indiana's Yogi Ferrell, right, wipes his face as he passes North Carolina's Marcus Paige during the regional semifinals of the men's NCAA Tournament on Friday in Philadelphia. By Aaron Beard The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Marcus Paige spent two months in an all-out fight with his shot, trying not to let frustration take over with each spun-off-the-rim floater and rat- tled-out 3-pointer. The senior's shot has come around at just the right time for Final Four-bound North Carolina. Paige has scored in double fig- ures for six straight games — his longest run all season — and shot 48 percent from behind the arc in the NCAA Tournament. Con- sider it a welcome (back) addi- tion of a reliable perimeter scorer and shooter to an already deep offense entering Saturday's na- tional semifinal against Syracuse in Houston. "I'm just playing more free and more confident and more re- laxed," Paige said Tuesday, "and the ball's been going in." Those January and February shooting struggles sunk Paige's season numbers for the Tar Heels (32-6), the No. 1 seed in the East Region that's back in the Fi- nal Four for the first time since 2009. The slender 6-foot-2 na- tive of Marion, Iowa, is averag- ing 12.3 points and shooting just 39.6 percent, while his free-throw shooting fell from about 86 per- cent over his first three seasons to 77.5 percent this year. But in the NCAA Tournament, he's averaged 14 points while making 13 of 27 3-pointers — NCAA TOURNAMENT Paige has shot back for Final Four run North Carolina star scores double figures in 6 straight games Staff Report Tehama County Special Olympics Basketball traveled to Anderson on March 19-20 to compete in the North Valley Basketball Tournament and fin- ish up the season. There were more than 30 teams participating in eight divisions. The Tehama Express, com- peting in the Upper Level Di- vision, closed out a perfect 6-0 season, winning both the Nor Cal Tourney in Chico and North Valley Tournaments. The team went 3-0 in Ander- son to bring home the gold medal. They are coached by Chris Travis. The Tehama Hot Shots, com- peting in the Mid Level Divi- sion, finished the season 5-1 after going 3-0 at the Nor Cal Tourney and 2-1 at Anderson. The team brought home the sil- ver medal. They are coached by Ken Hess. In the Lower Level Division, the Tehama Tornadoes were moved up two levels, facing higher level competitors, and were unable to come home with a win. The team had a good sea- son overall and is coached by Amy Travis. Tehama County Special Olympics would like to thank all who support the program and organizers look forward to another great year. TEHAMA COUNTY Special Olympics basketball takes gold With more than 30 teams competing in 8 divisions, Express go 3-0, win tourney CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS The Tehama Express Special Olympics basketball team poses for a picture at a tournament in Anderson, where they finished 3-0to win the gold medal. The Tehama Hot Shots Special Olympics basketball team poses for a picture at a tournament in Anderson, where they went 2-1. ALL-STARS PAGE 2 TAR HEELS PAGE 2 ALL-AMERICA PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, March 30, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1