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Manager Bruce Bochy said Sanchez will have a microdiscectomy per- formed by Dr. Robert Watkins on Wednesday to remove part of a disc, the latest and perhaps most serious setback in the sec- ond baseman's injury- marred tenure with the Giants. ''You know he's disap- Daily News photo by Andre Byik The Red Bluff All-Stars meet at the mound. Red Bluff's Tanner Tweedt and Justin Nicholls hit back-to-back homers in the top of the sixth inning Thursday night in the team's 8-2 win over Foothill. Red Bluff moves on to the District 1 championship bracket undefeated. SWIMMING SOAR makes splash in Redding the Boys 9-10 BB Divi- sion and won the 50M breaststroke with an "A" time of 48.04. Abbey Lair, 9, placed 50M Fly; 11th 50M Breast; 12th 100M Breast. Jaxon Balken, 9, BB sixth overall in the Girls 9-10 "B" Division and took first place in the 200 free. Sun Oaks Aquatics Racing gives swimmers the opportunity to not only compete locally, but also in regional and national meets. Six of the eight swimmers qualified for the Junior Olympics, which will be held in Roseville later Courtesy photo pointed,'' Bochy said. ''He played a critical role in our success in 2010.'' The 34-year-old three- time All-Star and 2006 NL batting champion became the first player in major league history with three doubles in his first three World Series at-bats two years ago when the Giants captured their first cham- pionship since moving West to San Francisco. Sanchez also kept his team alive with a ninth-inning single in a memorable Game 3 victory over the Atlanta Braves that year in the playoffs. ''That base hit, I'll always remember it,'' Bochy said. ''It would be a lot tougher if we had lost that game. Obviously one of the bigger hits in the postseason.'' the bulk of the time just trying to stay healthy since joining the Giants in a trade-deadline deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. He had surgery on his left shoulder in December 2009 and December 2010 and on his right shoulder in August 2011. But Sanchez has spent Follow us on Twitter for live game cover- age, exclu- sive online articles and more. @TehamaSports Julia Brandt, 12, places first with a time of 41.61 in the 50M breaststroke. Special to the DN Eight Sun Oak Aquatics Racing swim- mers from Red Bluff competed against 470 of the top swimmers from Oregon and Northern California in the Red- ding Trophy Meet June 23-24. Six of the eight swimmers brought home trophies by finish- ing in the top eight in WIMBLEDON Service game vaults Serena to final WIMBLEDON, Eng- land (AP) — Serena Williams wins with so much more than serving, of course. Her groundstrokes are intimidating. Her superb speed and anticipation fuel unparalleled court-covering defense. Her returns are out- standing, too. target, though, it sure is something special, quite possibly the greatest in the history of women's tennis. Lashing a tournament- record 24 aces at up to 120 mph, and doing plenty of other things well, too, four- time Wimbledon champion Williams overpowered No. 2-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 (6) When that serve is on- Thursday to reach her sev- enth final at the All England Club. ''Isn't that something?'' said Williams' father, Richard, after watching his daughter win on Centre Court. ''She was really try- ing, you know? Maybe she was trying to impress the neighbors back home.'' On Saturday, the 30- year-old Williams will try to become the first woman at least that age to win a major tournament since Martina Navratilova, who was 33 when she won Wimbledon in 1990. ''The older I get, the bet- ter I serve, I feel,'' Williams said. ''I don't know how it got better. I really don't know. It's not like I go home and I work on baskets and baskets of serves. Maybe it's a natural shot for me.'' Her next opponent will be No. 3 Agnieszka Rad- wanska of Poland, who reached her first Grand Slam final at age 23 by playing steady as can be during a 6- 3, 6-4 victory over No. 8 Angelique Kerber of Ger- many. ''After a couple of games, I just relaxed a little bit,'' said Radwanska, who made only six unforced errors, one in the second set. ''I was really focusing on every point.'' Williams won 20 of her 24 service points in the first set, including 17 in a row during one stretch. She did- n't double-fault once, a real accomplishment, given how often she went for corners and lines. She finished with a 45-14 edge in total win- ners. ''I honestly didn't feel great on my serve today. I really didn't,'' would have returned to No. 1 in the rankings if she had managed to beat Williams. That was not about to happen. Williams, who went back on court later Thursday with older sister Venus to reach the doubles semifinals. ''I thought my serve was off, and apparently — clearly — it wasn't, so maybe I should be off a little more.'' didn't come against a slouch: Azarenka won the Australian Open in January as part of a 26-0 start to this season, was playing in her third semifinal in the past five major tournaments, and And this performance said playing, five weeks after a stunning exit at the French Open, her only first-round loss in 48 Grand Slam appearances. ''I've been working so Not on this afternoon. Not the way Williams is their respective age groups. Sisters Jayne, 10, and Jordan Brandt, 6, led the way, bringing home overall third-place tro- phies. Jayne was the overall winner of the Girls 9-10 BB 50M Breaststroke with an "A" time of 47.14. Julia took 4th place overall in the Girls 11-12 BB and Brandt captured first-place fin- ishes in the 50M breast- stroke, 41.61, and the 100 breaststroke, 1:30.32, both "A" times. Ellie Fletcher, compet- ing in the "B" division was crowned fourth- place overall in the Girls 11-12 and finished first in the 50M breast- stroke. Jaxon Balken, 9, placed fifth overall in month. Three of the swimmers have quali- fied for the Far Western Championships, which is a national age group meet that will be held in San Jose in August. The coaches firmly this Division, 1st Place 50M Breast; 2nd 50M Back; 4th 100M Breast; 200M IM; 5th Place 100M Fly; 6th 200M IM; 7th 50M Fly. Sophie Fletcher, 10, B Division, 1st Place 50M Back; 5th 50M Breast; 8th 100M Back and 200M IM; 9th 200M Free; 10th 100M Breast. Jayne Brandt, 10, BB Division, 1st Place 50M Breast; 2nd 100M Breast; 3rd 100 Free; 4th 100M Fly and 200M IM; 5th 50M Free and 100M Back; 7th 50M Fly. Ellie Fletcher, 12, B believe in teaching swimming fundamentals that will help their swimmers compete through college. Results Jordan Brandt, 6, 2nd Place 100M Free; 3rd Place 50 Free and 50 Back. Division, 1st Place 200M Free; 2nd 200M IM; 3rd 50M Back; 10th Abbey Lair, 9, B Division, 1st Place 50M Breast; 4th 200M Breast; 6th 100M Free; 7th 200M Free; 8th 100M Breast; 10th 50M Fly. Julia Brandt, 12, BB Division, 1st Place 50M Breast and 100M Breast; 3rd 200M Free, 200M Breast and 50M Fly; 6th 200M IM; 8th 50M Free. Zinnia Balken, 14, BB Division, 10th 400M Free; 11th 100M Breast; 12th 200M Breast. 7:05 p.m. CSNC 4:05 p.m. CSNB 6 5 Tracker Thursday's result Sports LITTLE LEAGUE MAJOR BOYS ALL-STARS | Red Bluff 8, Foothill 2 Red Bluff continues undefeated 1B Friday July 6, 2012 hard,'' the sixth-seeded American said, ''and I real- ly, I really wanted it.'' She's now one win away from a fifth Wimbledon championship, adding to those in 2002-03 and 2009- 10, and 14th Grand Slam singles trophy overall — but first in two years. For her, that's a long gap.