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Tracker Wednesday's results Tehama MLB Athletics Texas Weeks: 2-3, walk Barton: 1-2, walk St. Louis Giants PLAYOFFS NBA Boston Philadelphia Boston leads series 2-1 L.A. Lakers Oklahoma City 91 107 LATE 4 1 Sports Darvish, Texas foil Athletics .ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Adrian Beltre had a two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Wednesday night. down and retired 11 of the last 15 batters he faced. He lowered his ERA to 2.60. Mike Adams struck out Darvish (6-1) gave up one run and four hits while striking out seven to win his sixth game in seven deci- sions. After giving up a run in the first, Darvish settled LATE Oklahoma City leads series 1-0 Tuesday's games SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS Division IV — 1st Round Corning Lassen Karlie Jennings: 2-2 Mackenzie Peterson: 2-3 Bailey Jennings: 1-3, RBI SOCCER PLAYOFFS EAL Cup Semifinal Red Bluff Pleasant Valley MASTERS Pleasant Valley Enterprise GOLF 376 408 1. Tyler Collier, PV 71 2. Nick Rivera, Shasta 72 2. Cole Chavez, PV 72 4. Sean Greenhood, ENT 73 Qualified for regionals Truett Waldon, Shasta 75 Ian Hofman, RChristian 76 Matt Hatter, U-Prep 77 Local competitors Steven Rodriguez, Mercy 81 Daniel Frantz, Red Bluff 86 Today's games MLB Athletics Texas 11:05 a.m. CSNC OAK— McCarthy, 3-3 TEX — M.Harrison, 4-3 St. Louis Giants 12:45 p.m. CSNB STL— Wainwright, 2-4 SF — M.Cain, 2-2 PLAYOFFS NBA Miami Indiana Series tied 1-1 L.A. Clippers San Antonio 4 p.m. ESPN Daily News photo by Rich Greene Brenna Groom and Jackie Hollmer hold the Northern California Presidents Cup. SOCCER By RICHGREENE DN Sports Editor easier. Backing a winner has never been Red Bluff 17-year-olds Brenna Groom and Jackie Hollmer, along with their Redding Missfit Bandits U17 girls soccer team recently won the Northern California Presidents Cup. task so Groom, a junior at Red Bluff Union, and Hollmer a junior at West Valley are hoping to pick up the slack. The duo along with a group of par- ents are reaching out to the communi- ty's generosity to help offset some of the trip's expenses. The Bandits have been on quite a roll recently. The year-round travel club has compiled a 70-7-10 record over the past two years. The win qualified the team to com- pete in Colorado against clubs from across the western United States. However the tournament is slated for June 12-15, just days after most of the club's senior-filled team will be graduating from high school. That's left fundraising a difficult 6:30 p.m. ESPN San Antonio leads series 1-0 On the tube AUTO RACING •5 p.m., SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, exhibition, Pit Crew Challenge, at Concord, N.C. (same-day tape) CYCLING • 1:30 p.m., NBCSN — Tour of Califor- nia, stage 5, at Bakersfield GOLF •5 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo World Match Play, first round group stage, at Malaga, Spain • 9:30 a.m., TGC — Nationwide Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am, first round, at Greer, S.C., Greenville, N.C., and Spartanburg, S.C. • Noon, TGC — PGA Tour, Byron Nel- son Championship, first round, at Irv- ing, Texas • 3:30 p.m., TGC — LPGA, Sybase Match Play Championship, first round matches, at Gladstone, N.J. (same-day tape) HOCKEY •3 a.m., NBCSN — IIHF World Cham- pionships, quarterfinals, Canada vs. Slovakia, at Helsinki • 5:30 a.m., NBCSN — IIHF World Championships, quarterfinals, Russia vs. Norway, at Stockholm •8 a.m., NBCSN — IIHF World Cham- pionships, quarterfinals, United States vs. Finland, at Helsinki • 11 a.m., NBCSN — IIHF World Championships, quarterfinals, Sweden vs. Czech Republic, at Stockholm MLB • 11 a.m., CSNC — Oakland at Texas • 12:30 p.m., CSNB—St. Louis at San Francisco •4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Boston at Tampa Bay or N.Y. Yankees at Toronto •5 p.m., WGN — Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs NBA •4 p.m., ESPN — Playoffs, confer- ence semifinals, game 3, Miami at Indi- ana • 6:30 p.m., ESPN — Playoffs, confer- ence semifinals, game 2, L.A. Clippers at San Antonio NHL •6 p.m., NBCSN — Playoffs, confer- ence finals, game 3, Phoenix at Los Angeles During that time they've posted 62 shutouts and outscored opponents a mind-boggling 227-33. The Bandits had to overcome their rival Los Gatos Cats in the final of the NorCal Presidents Cup. The Cats had already handed the Bandits three losses this year, before Redding pulled out a 1-0 win in the Cup Final. (AP) — Ever the optimist with his bold personality and bushy black beard, Giants closer Brian Wilson deemed himself ahead of schedule in his recovery from a second Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery and insists he plans to be ready for opening day 2013. That would be defying the odds for an operation that typically has a recovery time of 18 months to two years — and can be a much more difficult or longer process when it's done twice on the same arm. Still, Wil- son is trying to be patient. He planned to ride a station- ary bike Wednesday for the first time since his April 19 surgery, performed in Flori- da by Dr. James Andrews. A ligament from his leg was used in his elbow, so Wilson has to be careful with any exercise at this stage. He spoke for the first time since his procedure in a wide-ranging interview Wednesday at his locker before San Francisco opened a quick two-game series against the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. ''I've had it done before, could think of all the nega- tive things that hinder you, but if you keep focusing on negativity, then that's exact- ly what you'll produce. So I try to think more positively, and surround myself with teammates like I have that are very positive and are going to help me heal well. And I think I've got an entire city behind my back.'' He is charting pitches to help out his teammates and learn tendencies himself. He is learning to use his left hand to do jobs such as lay carpet and hang televisions, challenging himself with 2,000-piece puzzles. He'd rather be pitching, of course, but knows that time will come — and, he points out: ''I'm 30 and I've got a new arm. That's pretty awe- some.'' He even believes he might throw harder now. ''I've had to find some hobbies, that's for sure. I've had a lot of time on my hands,'' Wilson said. ''I've just done everything, pretty much. Can't play video games 'cause I don't want to mess up my forearm, but I've done a lot of puzzles.'' What kind? ''Anywhere from like I know what to expect,'' Wilson said, noting he is staying upbeat. ''I don't real- ly have room for negativity in my life. Early on you crosswords, riddles, and mostly just puzzle pieces,'' he said. ''Start off with a nice 500-piece and go from there. Did the Taj Mahal. It was 2,000 pieces, pretty excited about that.'' the Western Regional Presidents Cup in Arvata, Colo. Astrong performance there would send the Bandits to the National Pres- idents Cup in July. Hollmer, a left forward, has been playing soccer since she was 4, when she decided she like the game more than tee-ball. The win qualified the Bandits for Groom, a right back, group up in a soccer family and has been play- ing the game her whole life. The teenagers said they are 4 0 11 1 Red Bluff's Corrine Schatz was awarded the Charlie Nelson Memorial Scholarship, Wednesday morning, at the Northern Section, CIF's 28th Annual Scholar-Athlete Breakfast Butte Creek country Club. Dunsmuir's Jake Mekeel and Clara Weld were named the Darold and Judy Adam- son Scholar Athletes. Orland's Ashley Schu- mann and Jonathan Vazquez were named the Gregg LeMaster Scholar Athletes. The Ed Hendrix Scholar Athletes were Mt. Shasta's Paul Thelander and Hamil- ton's Aubrey Beckendam. Alison Ornbaun, from Pierce, was awarded the Tom Schroeder Scholarship. Gold lifetime passes were awarded to: Dave McGrath, Larry Yeghoian, Erin Stuart, Bill Wells, Oran Roberts, Bruce Cole, Randy Watt, Ron Moore, John Perry, John Holland, Rick Bass, Gary Memeo and Phil Bryant. excited for the opportunity to reach the national tournament and believe they have a strong chance since California teams usually perform well. To help the Bandits out contact Bill Groom at 945-0006 or connect with the team at facebook.com/missfitbandits. Wilson believes he'll be ready opening day SAN FRANCISCO The hard-throwing right- hander also had the surgery while in college at LSU in 2003 — also done by Andrews. On Sunday, he plans to get in the broadcast booth with Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper. Also Sunday, 25,000 fans will receive a Wilson garden gnome. ''I don't gnome what you're talking about,'' he quipped. ''I kind of like it. He's pretty tan. Not really in shape. We wear the same hats, obviously. It'll be pret- ty fun. Hopefully I can get one. I think I'm on the list.'' The 30-year-old closer led the majors with 48 saves in 2010 and recorded the final out in Game 5 of the World Series at Texas to clinch the franchise's first championship since moving West in 1958. return — and Wilson isn't afraid to make lofty projec- tions. ''No, it's not too early for that. Opening day,'' he said. ''I'll be closing it out. Unless someone throws a complete game, which would be pret- ty sweet, too. I don't imag- ine doing any rehab starts. I'll be here for spring train- ing. Throw my 12, 13 innings probably. I'll be here Day One. That's my choice, obviously. I don't know what they want. I'm sure they'd like that. I would def- initely argue for that, provid- ed I prove all the necessary progressions. Of course.'' While the Giants would be surprised to see Wilson ready by opening day next spring, they know he might just be the guy to pull it off. ''I wouldn't rule it out The three-time All-Star complained of discomfort in the elbow April 13. That was a day after Wilson threw 32 pitches at Colorado while working on back-to- back days. Wilson finished 6-4 with a 3.11 ERA and 36 saves in 57 appearances last season, held out down the stretch as a precaution. He had taken all of the important steps in his rehab this spring, so the injury caught everybody by surprise. He now hopes to surprise everyone with a speedy Just like in the Kentucky Derby, Bodemeister is the favorite in the Preakness. This time, Bob Baffert intends to justify the odds. Despite finishing second in the Derby, Bodemeister was installed as the 8-5 favorite for Saturday's sec- ond leg of the Triple Crown. The colt, trained by Baffert, set the pace at Churchill Downs before being over- taken in the stretch by I'll Have Another, who won by 1 1/2 lengths. I'll Have Another is the in Preakness BALTIMORE (AP) — Bodemeister 8-5 morning line favorite second-favorite in the Preak- ness at 5-2. Baffert, a five-time Preakness winner, was delighted to receive the No. 7 post in the 11-horse field. ''With (Bodemeister), Johnny Gomes, who repre- sented the tying run, for the final out in the eighth. Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth his eighth save. Craig Gentry and Elvis Andrus each had two hits, including run-scoring sin- gles in a decisive fourth inning. Tommy Milone (5-3) gave up four runs in seven innings, holding the Rangers' offense down until the fourth. Oakland rookie pitcher The Rangers sent nine players to the plate in a four- run fourth inning that was started by Josh Hamilton's infield single and Beltre's home run. Gentry and Andrus added run-scoring hits. Hamilton, who extended his hitting streak to an AL sea- son-best 16 games, had two hits and a run scored. Beltre has tormented Oakland pitching. His homer was his ninth against the A's in the last two sea- sons. Josh Reddick gave Oak- land a 1-0 lead with a sacri- fice fly in the first inning. He struck out in his next three at-bats. Bandits win cup, need help 1B Thursday May 17, 2012 Section honors Schatz with Willie and his work ethic,'' manager Bruce Bochy said. ''I'm sure he's going to be religious with the rehab. I can't say it's not going to happen. It's not something I thought would happen on opening day, but hopefully it does happen.'' For now, he will keep on his rigorous rehab program and occupy himself with the other activities he has found to take his mind off missing the mound. ''The biggest puzzle I'm currently doing is my life, which isn't over yet,'' Wil- son said. anything in the middle would be fine,'' the Hall of Fame trainer said. ''With the Preakness, you just don't want to be stuck on the inside where you have to use your horse a little bit. The Derby winner drew really well, also.'' I'll Have Another will start from the No. 9 post. The colt won the Derby out of the No. 19 post and will again be ridden by Mario Gutierrez. ''Anything with a nine in it, we feel very good about. We're cool with it,'' trainer Doug O'Neill said. ''We talked about the possibility of being inside Bodemeister and really forcing our hand to push him early. Now it's in Mario's hands to still kind of push Bode, but we'll be on the outside of him.'' Funny Cide was last to win from No. 9 in 2003, and See LINE, page 2B