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Angels Athletics Smith: 1-5, HR Parker: 7 IP, 8 Ks, ER PLAYOFFS NBA Boston Philadelphia Series tied 3-3 Today's games MLB Giants Milwaukee SF— Vogelsong, 2-2 MIA — A.Sanchez 2-2 PLAYOFFS NBA Miami Indiana Miami leads series 3-2 On the tube COLLEGE SOFTBALL •5 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 1, Michigan at Alabama •7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 1, Louisiana-Lafayette at Arizona State GOLF •6 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, BMW PGA Championship, first round, at Surrey, England •9 a.m., TGC — Champions Tour, Senior PGA Championship, first round, at Louisville, Ky. • Noon, TGC — PGA Tour, Crowne Plaza Invitational, first round, at Fort Worth, Texas MLB •4 p.m., CSNB —San Francisco at Miami •5 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Philadelphia at St. Louis or Minnesota at Chicago White Sox NBA •5 p.m., ESPN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 6, Miami at Indiana Rec League Red Bluff softball May 22 – National Get A Load of These Guys 19 Cobra Kai Elite BTE Like A Good Neighbor 21 May 22 – Coed 3 20 24 Vineyard Ramrods 1 3 Oak Creek Beer Nuts May 21 – Central 8 9 McGlynn Law Sharks 11 Tetrad Gold Exchange 24 11 Tehama County Bulls 28 Magnums 6 Misfits May 21 – Coed 4 Adobe Rd. Chevron Warriors 3 American Embroidery 7 6 Basketball Camp will be held June 11-15 with the following times: •Boys and Girls Entering 4th, 5th, or 6th grade: 9 to 10:30 a.m., field house •Boys Entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade: 10 a.m. to noon, field house • Girls Entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade: 9 to 10:30 a.m., gymnasium • Girls Entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade: 10:30 a.m. to noon, gym- nasium •Boys Entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade: noon to 2 p.m., field house Registration Forms Basketball Camp The Spartan Summer Around town Spartan Summer available in the main office at most schools. Deadline to sign up is the first day of camp. Registration is only $50. For more info contact the main office at 529- 8710 or Stan Twitchell at 529-8837. 9 5 5 p.m. ESPN 4:10 p.m. CSNB 82 75 11 innings 1 3 8 5 Sports By RICHGREENE DNSports Editor The Red Bluff Spartans are heav- ily represented on the 2012 spring Eastern Athletic League All-League teams. Five softball players made their team, four baseball players and a soccer player. Red Bluff also had two more honorable mentions — one each in softball and soccer. Softball The Division-II section champi- on Lady Spartans softball team led the way with five selections. Red Bluff's senior battery of before individual accolades the whole season and by turn set them- selves up for these awards," softball coach J Howell said. Howell said for the past couple of years he hasn't had to worry about who his pitcher and catcher would be with McColpin and Fletcher around. "They're very smart, very com- strong bat and did a great job pro- viding a lot of leadership." Zazueta, was one of two sopho- mores to make the All-League team. She batted fifth in the Spartans line- up protecting Fletcher and Etzler. She hit .365 for the season with 19 RBIs and a homer. petitive — you know they're giving you they're all," he said of the duo. McColpin went 20-3-2 with a 1.45 ERA in 154.2 innings pitched. She struck out 111 batters. Meanwhile, Fletcher batted .361 Megan McColpin and Brittney Fletcher were joined by juniors Bryce Etzler and Haley Harris as well as sophomore Tayler Zazueta. Senior first baseman Krista Rodriguez received an honorable mention. "I'm proud they put the team and drove in 28 RBIs as the Spartans cleanup hitter. Etzler batted .425 with a .500 on base percentage. She drove in 36 RBIS and homered three times. "She really shined this year," Howell said. "By far this was her best year. She provided a lot of things: solid defense in the field, bat- ted No. 3 in the lineup, provided a Soccer "Sometimes she goes a little unnoticed with all the great players we have on the team, but she was as steady as they go," Howell said. Despite hitting leadoff Harris led the team with 40 RBIs to go along with her .452 average that included 17 doubles and three homers. "It's hard to believe after the first two season she's had at the varsity level she could top them, but she could," Howell said. Howell said he was especially proud Rodriguez received an honor- able mention. The senior first baseman missed most of her junior year with a bro- ken bone in her hand. Kids to star at Bulls opener By RICHGREENE DNSports Editor The tradition of summer baseball in Red Bluff has always spread from genera- tion to generation and this year the Red Bluff Bulls American Legion team is building on that legacy. The Bulls are set to host a youth skills camp, Saturday, concurrent with their annual Memorial Day Weekend tournament. can Legion teams will be showcasing some of the best high school and college tal- ent around on Red Bluff High School's varsity field, the junior varsity field will prepping the next group of youngsters. While six local Ameri- event "Youth Day at the Yard" and it'll take place Saturday at 3 p.m. The event is for boys and girls ages 8-13 and the youngsters will learn base- ball skills from the current crop of Bulls coaches and players. The Bulls are calling the 1B Thursday May 24, 2012 Spartans fill All-League teams "This is someone who lives and breathes softball and wants to be out there with her teammates," Howell said. A pair of Lady Spartans who helped lead Red Bluff back to the playoffs for rewarded for their efforts. Rachel Ward was one of just defenders to make the All-League team. teams offenses all season with her combination of speed and ball skills. Chelsey Jauregui received an honorable mention. The junior mid- fielder scored three goals and had seven assists this season. Baseball The junior was a pest to opposing The Spartans landed four players on the All-League team — all seniors — Cole Robinson, Modesto Ramirez, Robby Lasby and Taylor Figgs. See LEAGUE, page 2B Zito hit hard in 8-5 loss MILWAUKEE (AP) — Barry Zito has no success at Miller Park. Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second and the Milwau- kee Brewers rocked Zito again Wedneysday in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco Giants. first six batters to reach as Milwaukee batted around in a 40-pitch first inning. He wound up giving up eight runs — four earned — five hits and four walks in three innings, raising his ERA this season from 3.00 to 3.53. ''It's been weird at this Zito (3-2) allowed his After the learning the Bulls will host a Skills Chal- lenge for the youngsters with prizes awarded to the winners. Even better if youth wear their team jersey to the event they'll be invited to stay and watch the Bulls game that night for free with a hot dog and drink. "We wanted to acclimate (the kids) to what we're about and help some of those kids with their skills training," club president Mike Rotter said. Tournament This year's tournament features six clubs playing 15 games over the four-day weekend in a round robin format. higher level of baseball," Rotter said of the tourna- ment's success over the years. "In this county there is no The Bulls are being joined in the tournament by the Chico Nuts, Orland Tigers, Oroville Post 95, Redding Rattlers and Siskiyous. Friday evening with Chico taking on Redding at 5:15 p.m. The tournament begins first night at 7:45 p.m. when they take on Siskiyous. Saturday and Sunday The Bulls will cap the feature five games each. Red Bluff plays Oroville at 7 p.m. Saturday and has a doubleheader on Sunday. The Bulls play Orland at 4:30 p.m. before facing Red- ding at 7 p.m. Red Bluff closes out round robin play with a game against rival Chico on Memorial Day at 3 p.m. with the championship game to follow at 5:30 p.m. 2012 Bulls A year ago the Bulls started their season slow, Courtesy photo from Red Bluff Bulls Gerald Baker is one of several Bulls players returning this season. • 5:15 p.m., Chico Nuts vs Redding Rat- tlers • 7:45 p.m., Siskiy- •9 a.m., Redding Rattlers vs Siskiyous • 11:30 a.m., Chico Nuts vs Siskiyous •2 p.m., Chico Nuts vs Orland Tigers •3 p.m., Youth Day ous vs Red Bluff Bulls Saturday at the Yard before firing on all cylinders just as the playoffs started and eventually taking rival Chico down to the wire in the Area Tournament. "Everything was click- ing," said E.J. Stanton, a star on last year's team who has outgrown the age eligibility this year. However, Stanton is stay- ing around the Bulls this season as a coach. Red Bluff Memorial Weekend Tournament Friday • 4:30 p.m., Oroville Post 95 vs Orland Tigers •7 p.m., Oroville Post 95 vs Red Bluff Bulls •9 a.m., Oroville Post 95 vs Siskiyous • 11:30 a.m., Sunday Oroville Post 95 vs Chico Nuts •2 p.m., Tigers vs Redding Rat- tlers • 4:30 p.m., Orland Orland Spartans who played college ball in the midwest will be playing for the Bulls this summer. Tigers vs Siskiyous • 12:30 p.m., Red- ding Rattlers vs Oroville Post 95 •3 p.m. Chico Nuts • 10 a.m., Orland Monday vs Red Bluff Bulls • 5:30 p.m., Cham- pionship Game Weibling's staff that also includes Rob Brownfield, Rotter, and Nick Purcell. "Friendships are good, He joins manager Mike but just got to put those aside while I'm coaching," Stan- ton said. "Then off the field we'll have good times like we did last year." Lewis attended Briar Cliff University in Iowa and Zane Medeiros was at Edgewood College in Wisconsin. Soon to be Red Bluff graduates Taylor Figgs, Robby Lasby and Chuy Ramirez are also on the club along with Corning's Cole MacLachlan and current Spartan Jaime Gonzalez. Stephen Jensen, Austin Gerald Baker and Storm One aspect of this year's team Stanton likes is the depth of pitching. He said almost everyone on the roster can be called on to pitch if needed. Three former Red Bluff The team is a nice mix of former Little League All- Brownfield, Trevor Rau, Kyle Rodriguez, Jordan Fox, Trey Samons, Eric Vidal and Joel Duggins are familiar names who round out the club. The Jr. Bulls will be coached by Dave Gamboa with coaches Rob McDon- ald, Donnie Button and Wyatt Dodero. Stars and players who are already making an impact on their high school's varsi- ty team. The roster consists of: Richie Borges, Kolby But- ton, Dakota Deines, Harri- son Dobson, Jesse Dodero, Walker Dodero, Drew Fis- sori, Austin Fox, Ryan Gamboa, Samuel Geveden, Tristan MacIntyre, Kyle Martin, Nick Schluep, Mark Sidwell, Danny Vietti and Will Macdonald. Schedule Following the Memorial Day Tournament, the Bulls will stay in town for a couple of weeks. They host the Medford Mustangs on June 3, Orland on June 5, Chico on June 6 and Redding on June 10. The Bulls will travel to Chico, Oregon and Nevada this year for tournaments. The playoffs begin OAKLAND (AP) — Bob Melvin has little to explain about Oakland's losses the past two days: Four hits in two games is not going to amount to much. Jarrod Parker had his strongest outing yet for the Athletics in a 3-1, 11-inning defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, yet he didn't get enough support from the offense. ''We're not stringing hits together and getting guys on base,'' Melvin said. ''We have to swing the bats better. We're going to face a lot of good pitchers. There's no excuse. We got four hits.'' Alberto Callaspo deliv- ered a go-ahead two-run double in the 11th against Justin Norberto (0-1). Kendrys Morales drew a one-out walk in the 11th and was lifted for pinch-runner Peter Bourjos, who moved to third on Howie Kendrick's two-out single. Callaspo then drove them both home with a double to left. Thursday, July 12 in Red- ding. Jordan Walden (1-1) pitched a 1-2-3 10th, and See A's, page 2B Tigers vs Red Bluff Bulls •7 p.m., Redding Rattlers vs Red Bluff Bulls yard,'' Zito said after he dropped to 0-4 with a 7.67 ERA in eight starts at Miller Park. ''I haven't had too many games where I felt like I was on my game.'' Jose Veras (3-1) struck out three over two hitless innings in relief of Marco Estrada, who left after injur- ing his right hip while run- ning out a first-inning dou- ble. John Axford pitched the ninth for his seventh save in eight chances. See GIANTS, page 2B Athletics fall in 11