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Tracker Thursday's results MLB Tehama Athletics Cleveland OAK — Reddick 3-5, 3 RBI CLE — Kipnis 2-4, 2 RBI Giants Houston SF — Pence 2-4, 2 RBI HOU — Paredes 2-4, 1 RBI Today's games VOLLEYBALL Red Bluff At Reno tournament, which starts today and runs through Saturday. MLB Boston Athletics BOS — Blackley, 4-3 OAK — McCarthy, 7-5 Giants Chicago SF — Bumgarner, 14-8 CHI — Volstad, 1-9 On the tube COLLEGE FOOTBALL • 5 p.m. ESPN — Boise St. at Michigan St. GOLF • 5:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, European Masters, second round, at Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland • 11 a.m.TGC — PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, first round, at Norton, Mass. • 3:30 p.m. TGC — Web.com Tour, Mylan Classic, second round, at Canonsburg, Pa. (same-day tape) MLB • 4 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Chicago White Sox at Detroit or Balti- more at N.Y.Yankees TENNIS • 10 a.m. ESPN2 — U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round, at New York • 4 p.m. ESPN2 — U.S. Open, men's second and women's third round, at New York Around town Shasta Roller Derby is hosting its first roller derby doubt in Red Bluff on Sept. 8 at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairgrounds. It will be a double header with Shasta Roller Derby and the Nor Cal Mens Derby. Girls won't be playing because they have not started bouting yet, but they will be there recruit- ing and selling merchan- dise. The Red Bluff Derby 11:20 a.m. CSNB 7:05 p.m. CSNC 4 8 12 7 Week 1 Football Preview Sports OROVILLE AT RED BLUFF — 7:30 p.m. Oroville: 0-0 Red Bluff: 0-0 Oroville 13 2010: Red Bluff 27, Last three meetings 2011: Red Bluff 56, Oroville 7 2009: Red Bluff 33, Oroville 14 Red Bluff notes: The Spartans open their season against an opponent they've fared well against historically. Last season, Red Bluff won its first game against Oroville in Week 9 with quarter- back Garrett Sandow starting. Sandow, now a senior, will will lead the Spartans tonight. Red Bluff also has a new head coach, Corey Hein, who has previous- ly coached at the junior varsity level and has a familiarity with this var- sity team because of that experience. The coaching transi- tion has been smooth, Daily News photos by Andre Byik he said earlier this month. to heavily favor the run. Oroville's scouting Look for the Spartans report: The Tigers' leading man on offense is senior running back Justin York, who had 521 rush- ing yards and three touchdowns last year. Depth, however, is a concern for Oroville and most players will have to CORNING AT LAS PLUMAS — 7:30 p.m. Corning: 0-0 Las Plumas: 0-0 Last three meetings 2011: Corning 43, Las Plumas 0 2010: Corning 36, Las Plumas 0 2009: Corning 49, Las Plumas 6 Corning notes: The Cardinals, who are coming off a suc- cessful 8-4 season where they reached the Divi- sion II section semifi- nals, visit Las Plumas tonight in their season opener. start junior quarterback Chayce Maday, who was on varsity last season. Corning may be with- out senior running back Thomas Lowe tonight as he nurses an injury. Lowe put up strong num- bers, about 180 rushing yards, in back-to-back games against Yreka and Central Valley last sea- son. Additionally, look for seniors Colton Conoly and Cody Long to carry the ball. The bout is called EDUSKATE. NEXT Tehama is a sponsor for the event and Shasta Roller Derby will be donating a portion of the proceeds to Expect More Tehama to help sup- port education in the com- munity. Spartans tennis beats Enterprise 8-1 Singles results: No.1 Ginger Shaffer 6-0,6-0; No. 2 Josie Clements 6-4. 6-2; No. 3 Meredith Lord 6-1,6-2; No. 4 Jennika Alexander 6-2, 6-0; No. 5 Aislyn Lair 6-0 6-0; No. 6 Emmeline Iverson 6-1, 6-0 Doubles results: No. 1 Shaffer/Clements 10-4, No. 2 Lord/Alexander 6- 10; No. 3 Lair/Iverson 10- 1. Athletics sweep Indians with 12-7 win CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrod Parker pitched into the sixth inning and Oakland hit four home runs, leading the Athletics to their sixth straight win, a 12-7 victory over the free- falling Cleveland Indians on Thursday and a sweep of the four-game series. Follow us on Twitter for live game cover- age, exclu- sive online articles and more. @TehamaSports After losing star quar- terback Ryan Holland and running back J.D. Whited to graduation, Corning is tasked with trying to replace their combined 2,196 rushing yards. The Cardinals will BIGGS AT LOS MOLINOS — 5:30 p.m. Biggs: 0-0 Los Molinos: 0-1 Last three meetings 2011: Biggs 2, Los Molinos 0, forfeit 2010: Biggs 41, Los Molinos 0 2010: Biggs 35, Los Molinos 6 Los Molinos notes: After the Bulldogs' season was cut short after one game last year, they're coming off a road loss against Williams in Week 0. The Bulldogs host Biggs tonight, which has gotten the better of Los Molinos in recent histo- ry. Los Molinos had a tough outing last week, losing 48-0 to the Yel- lowjackets. The Bull- dogs will need to improve their rushing game and complete tack- les. Junior quarterback Eric Haley leads the team. Biggs has a new coach and a new offense. Head coach Ron Carr has done away with the team's shotgun offense in favor of the wishbone offense. report: Biggs' scouting ings. ing report: Thunderbirds' scout- On defense, the Car- dinals are fairly inexpe- rienced, but expect them to put pressure on Las Plumas' offense to stop their running game. The Cardinals have Las Plumas is on a 10- game losing streak going back to the end of 2010, and has lost some pro- duction to graduation. Of the Thunderbirds' 36 players on the roster, 25 are returning, and the rest come from junior varsity or are just start- ing in the program. The junior varsity fin- ished 6-4 last year, and has provided for Las Plumas' junior quarter- back Jess Little. been very successful against Las Plumas in the last three years, allowing only six points in their last three meet- Las Plumas will need to get its players accli- mated to a new system under first-year head coach David Morris. Look for the Thunder- birds to throw the ball around, and if success- ful, for Corning to make tweaks to their defense. play both ways. linebacker Austin Crane, who tackled 57 last year, returns. Other returners are seniors Brandon Alpern and Jacob Thornton, both of whom On defense, senior will play linebacker. Defense will be Oroville's strong suit, but since 2008, the team has gone 3-37. The Tigers have joined the Butte View League this year. 1B Friday August 31, 2012 This means that Biggs will primarily run the ball, with carries coming from senior running backs Chance Felkins and Randy Stanley along with a host a juniors to help out. moved to varsity enjoyed a 6-0 junior var- sity season last year. On defense, expect to see a base 3-5 scheme. The juniors that have HAYFORK AT MERCY — 4 p.m. Hayfork: 0-0 Mercy: 0-1 Last three meetings 2011: Hayfork 56, Mercy 14 2010: Hayfork 72, Mercy 8 2008: Mercy 20, Hayfork 8 Mercy notes: The Mercy Warriors forfeited their game against Dunsmuir in Week 0 after suffering some injuries, but the team is ready to take the field tonight for the first time this season. The Warriors finished 1-8 last season, their only win coming from a forfeit. The team has been working hard on conditioning levels in the offseason to keep up with the fast pace of an eight-man football game. The Warriors will have returning senior quarterback Harlow Johnson, senior wide receiver Nick Feser and senior fullback Juan Rosales leading the team in their quest for a morale-boosting win. Hayfork's scouting report: The Timberjacks went 4-6 last season by primarily running the ball. Hayfork rushed for about 270 yards per game and passed for about 90.