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ByChipThompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter RED BLUFF As one of the top four teams in the Northern Sec- tion Division 5, the Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs advanced to the state playoffs and lost to the San Francisco Waldorf Wolverines on Wednesday in three sets. The match was at San Fran- cisco University High School and the Bulldogs fell 25-17, 25-19, 25-9. The Bulldogs finished the sea- son at 28-10 overall and 10-0 in league play. Several Bulldogs, as well as players from Red Bluff and Corning, ranked high on the Northern Section stat categories. Los Molinos' Rachel Rogers led the section in kills with 456, Li- set Castillo was third with 366, Corning's Mariah Castle was fifth with 326 and Red Bluff's Logan Wheeler, whose season was cut short by injury, had 149 to put her at 40th. For assists, Corning freshman Adri Safford was 10th with 465, Los Molinos' Heather Rodriguez and Kendall Williams were 16th and 26th with 419 and 277 and Red Bluff freshman Sarah Reine- man was 27th with 260. Castillo and teammate Henna Acevedo were second and third for aces with 116 and 114 followed by Williams in 15th with 72, Saf- ford was 18th with 68 and Rogers was 20th with 65. Red Bluff's Aurora Carnes led the section with 202 blocks, nearly 80 more than No. 2 Jacy Teeter of Willows, who had 123. Spartans teammates Emily Tatro was fifth with 99, Carissa Twitchell seventh with 87, Reineman 14th with 79 and Wheeler 17th with 72. Wheelernamedall-league Wheeler, a junior, received an honorable mention as an outside hitter on the Eastern Athletic-Sac River League all-league team. With 57 sets played in 2016, Wheeler recorded 149 kills, 22 aces, 72 blocks and 224 digs. The Spartans finished the sea- son at 5-5. They beat the Las Plu- mas Thunderbirds in four sets Nov. 1 to open the playoffs at home but lost to the Shasta Wolves in three sets Nov. 8 in Redding. Shasta went on to beat Foot- hill in five sets for the champion- ship Nov. 12. The Wolves lost in four sets in the opening round of the Division III state playoffs to El Camino on Wednesday. Of the all-league players, three are from Pleasant Valley, two from Foothill and one each from Chico, Enterprise and Shasta. Honorable mentions went to Wheeler and one player each from Chico, Enterprise, Foothill and PV. VOLLEYBALL Bulldogsloseinstateplayoffs Los Molinos falls to SF Waldorf in first round; RB's Wheeler an all-league honorable mention By Curtis Pashelka Bay Area News Group ST. LOUIS Logan Couture scored his first even-strength goal of the season and Kevin Labanc scored his first in the NHL, but the San Jose Sharks couldn't overcome some miscues in their own zone in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday at Scottrade Center. Martin Jones allowed three goals on 13 shots through two periods, including two to Blues winger Jaden Schwartz, as the Sharks fell to 3-2 on their six- game road trip that concludes Saturday in Arizona against the Coyotes. The Sharks went 0-for-6 with the man advantage and they also allowed their first power play goal since Oct. 20, as David Per- ron's shot from inside the blue line got past Jones for a 3-2 Blues lead with 4:04 to go in the sec- ond period. The Sharks had killed 26 straight penalties over an 11- plus game period prior to Per- ron's goal. Tomas Hertl missed the final 4:45 of the second period for un- specified reasons and did not play in the third period as the Sharks NHL SHARKS'MISCUES COSTLY, BLUES WIN Couture scores his first even-strength goal of season for San Jose, Labanc adds his first ever TheSt.LouisBlues'RyanReaves(75)andtheSanJose Sharks' David Schlemko chase a er the puck along the boards during the third period Thursday in St. Louis. PHOTOS BY JEFF ROBERSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture (39) controls the puck before scoring as the St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko and Colton Parayko, right, defend during the first period Thursday in St. Louis. BLUES3,SHARKS2 Up next: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, 5p.m. Saturday, TV on CSN-CA. THESCORE By Steve Reed The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. Cam New- ton threw for 192 yards and a touchdown and the Carolina Panthers held off New Orleans' fourth-quarter rally to beat the Saints 23-20 on Thursday night in a game marred by injuries to key players. Newton was 14 of 33 and threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. to help the Pan- thers (4-6) win for third time in three games and pull even with the Saints for third place in the NFC South. Jonathan Stewart also ran for a touchdown and Graham Gano had three field goals. But the win didn't come with- out a cost. The Panthers lost former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly (concussion), two- time All-Pro center Ryan Kalil (shoulder), defensive end Mario Addison (foot) and cornerback Leonard Johnson (chest) to in- juries. Kuechly left the field on a cart while tears streamed down his face. The Saints lost running back Mark Ingram to a concussion in the third quarter. The Panthers, who surren- dered a 17-point lead and lost to the Kansas City Chiefs last week, entered the fourth quar- ter with a 23-3 lead before inju- ries set in. Drew Brees, who was limited to 171 yards and no touchdowns in the first three quarters, ral- lied the Saints back to within 23-20, connecting on touchdown passes to Brandon Coleman and Coby Fleener. Brees threw for 285 yards. That was a dramatic dif- ference from the last time the two teams met on Oct. 16 when Brees threw for 465 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-38 win over the Panthers. LOSE SOME, WIN SOME Maybe Ginn is just too fast for officials. In the first quarter Ginn ap- peared to score on a 14-yard run, but officials reviewed the play and ruled his knee was down at the 1-yard line taking away a touchdown. Then, in the clos- ing seconds of the second quar- ter, officials ruled Ginn was out of bounds on a pass from Cam NFL Panthers' win over Saints marred by injuries By John Hickey Bay Area News Group OAKLAND Lew Wolff's departure Thursday as the Oakland A's man- aging partner might be just part of seismic changes in store for the club in the next few months. Wolff, who together with John Fisher bought the club 11 years ago, will be selling the majority of his shares, currently estimated about 10 percent of the stock. Fisher, whose current holding is at about 80 percent, will be taking over as managing partner. At the same time, Michael Crowley is stepping aside from his 18-year job as the club's pres- ident and will become senior ad- visor with David Kaval, who spent the last six years as the San Jose Earthquakes president, taking the same title with the A's. Kaval and Wolff have a long history to- gether, Earthquakes owner Wolff having hired Kaval six years ago. Wolff apparently will retain own- ership of the Quakes. For much of 2016 the reclu- sive Fisher has shed his hands- off public role and has been the point man in the A's search for a new home in Oakland. While the A's have been looking for a new home for more than a decade, should the Raiders leave for Las Vegas, a new facility at 66th and Interstate-880 could become a re- ality in the near future. But local officials are still hop- ing to have both the A's and Raid- ers call Oakland home. Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf thanked Wolff for his work with the A's and BASEBALL Wolff exits role as A's managing partner By Jay Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO While the Los Ange- les Angels stumbled, Mike Trout soared again. Just too good to ignore. Trout won the AL MVP award Thursday for the second time in three years, and Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was voted NL MVP in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. While the Angels finished fourth in the AL West, Trout was his usual brilliant self. The center fielder batted .315 with 29 hom- ers, 100 RBIs and 30 steals. He scored 17 percent of Los Angeles' runs, the highest percentage for an AL player since Rickey Hen- derson with the 1985 New York Yankees. Trout, who was a unanimous winner in 2014, had finished sec- ond in three of the past four years. He becomes the first MVP from a losing team since Alex Rodri- guez for Texas in 2003 and just the fifth player ever to accomplish the feat, joining Hall of Famers MVP AWARDS Trout earns honor in AL, Bryant in NL MVP PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SHARKS PAGE 2 PANTHERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, November 18, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1