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Tehama Tracker Tuesday's result VOLLEYBALL Liberty Christian Mercy 3 1 Wednesday's results MLB Texas Athletics TEX— Murphy 2-4, 2 RBI OAK— Moss 2-4, 3 RBI Giants L.A. Dodgers SF — Posey 0-2, 1 RBI LAD— Rivera 1-1, 2 RBI Today's games VOLLEYBALL Los Molinos Mercy Red Bluff Foothill Corning Lassen 7 p.m 5 1 12 5 Sports By ANDREBYIK DN Sports Editor The games were excit- ing, the play was strong, but Week 5 in Tehama County prep football was filled with late drives and hometown heartbreak. Bluff, where the Spartans played host to league oppo- nent Shasta, a game that was meant to be hard-fought and close. And it all started in Red 7 p.m Red Bluff (3-2 overall, 0- 2 league) was coming off a tough 50-7 loss against Enterprise in Week 4. It was the Eastern Athlet- ic League opener and the Spartans left looking to bounce back against the Wolves (3-2 overall, 1-1 league) 7:30 p.m TENNIS Colusa Mercy Red Bluff Enterprise Corning Yreka GOLF Red Bluff 3:30 p.m. Chico hosts at Bidwell Park On the tube AUTO RACING 10 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, practice for Grand Prix of Japan, at Suzuka, Japan COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m. ESPN — Southern Cal at Utah GOLF 5:30 a.m.TGC — European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Champi- onship, first round, at Kingsbarns, Angus, and St. Andrews, Scotland 1 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, first round, at Las Vegas 4:30 p.m.TGC — Web.com Tour, Neediest Kids Championship, first round, at Potomac, Md. (same-day tape) NFL 5 p.m. NFL — Arizona at St. Louis PREP FOOTBALL 4 p.m. FSN — McKinley (Ohio) at Canton Glen Oak (Ohio) WNBA 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Playoffs, Western Conference finals, game 1, Los Angeles at Minnesota Around town The Blues for the Pool charity 4-man, 9- hole scramble golf tour- nament will be held at 9 a.m. Oct. 13 at Oak Creek Golf Course. The event includes prizes for "closest to the pin," and a 50-50 raffle. The cost per team is $120 and a tri-tip din- ner will be served after the tournament. For more informa- tion, call 530-209-4364 or 530-529-0556. Cabrera first in 45 years to win Triple Crown KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to win baseball's Triple Crown on Wednesday night, join- ing an elite list that includes Mickey Man- tle, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig. Cabrera's milestone A'S 12, RANGERS 5 DODGERS 5, GIANTS 1 Posey wins NLbatting title at .336 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Buster Posey has gone from missing most of last season after a violent collision at home plate to winning the NL batting title. And the San Francisco Giants are headed to the play- MCT photo Oakland's Jarrod Parker sprays the crowd after clinching the AL West Wednesday. A's (yes, the A's) win AL West in final game By JANIE McCAULEY Associated Press OAKLAND (AP) — Same chaotic, champagne dance-party scene in the clubhouse just two days later. New T- shirt: AL West champions. The Oakland Athletics won the 2006. Both teams had to wait to learn their opponents from a pair of night games: Boston at New York, and Bal- timore at Tampa Bay. ''You can have all the experience as division title with another improbable rally in a season full of them, coming back from four runs down and a 13- game division deficit to stun the two- time defending league champion Texas Rangers 12-5 on Wednesday. ''We knew this is a beast of a team wasn't official until the Yankees pinch hit for Curtis Granderson in their game against the Boston Red Sox. Granderson had home- red twice to reach 43 for the year, tied with the Rangers' Josh Hamilton and one shy of Cabrera. Cabrera went 0 for 2 against the Royals before leaving in the fourth inning to a stand- ing ovation. we would have to beat, and to be able to beat them three games in a row and win the division on top of it, really it's a magical-type thing,'' manager Bob Melvin said. center field for a two-run error that put the A's (94-68) ahead 7-5 in a six-run fourth inning. The A's only added to Texas' troubles the rest of the way. While Hamilton's Rangers (93-69) are headed to the new one-game, wild- card playoff, the A's get some time off before opening the division series in their first postseason appearance since Josh Hamilton dropped a fly ball in you want but when you run into a team that's hot, experience has nothing to do with it,'' Texas manager Ron Wash- ington said. The A's would earn the AL's No. 1 seed if the Yankees lose, and open the division series at the winner of Fri- day's wild-card playoff featuring the Rangers. If New York wins, Oakland would be the No. 2 seed and begin at Detroit. The A's needed a sweep and they offs as NL West champions. The 25-year-old catcher went 0 for 2 in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, finishing with a .336 average to claim the title. He's the first Giants play- er to win it since Barry Bonds in 2004 and the first Giants catcher to do so. The previous catcher to win the NL title was Boston's Ernie Lombardi, who hit .330 in 1942. ''I don't think it's something that you ever think about doing,'' Posey said. ''It's such a long season, and from day one, you try to grind out at-bats no matter what the situation is. And if you can go up there and are able to make some adjustments, good things will happen.'' In May 2011, Posey broke a bone in his left leg and tore three ankle ligaments on a horrific collision at the plate with the Florida Marlins' Scott Cousins. ''I give a lot of credit to our entire training staff for all the work they did in the offseason to get me back on the field,'' he said. ''Even though this is an individual accom- plishment, there's other people who deserve credit.'' Posey credited the 29 starts he made at first base for helping him endure the 162-game season. ''That reprieve you get over there at first base does 3:30 p.m. Predictably, the Corey Hein coached team did. The Spartans' looked 3:30 p.m. like the team that won its first three games. Passing yards abounded and senior 'back Tucker Gulliford shined again with 144 yards on 11 carries, which includ- ed a 93-yard touchdown run. 3:30 p.m. offense and opportune defense allowed the Wolves back in the game to ulti- mately hand Red Bluff its second straight league loss 32-31. Now, the Spartans take a trip to Chico at 8 p.m. Fri- day at Pleasant Valley High School to face the Panthers, who lost in their league opener against Enterprise But Shasta's early See PREVIEW, page 2B 1B Thursday October 4, 2012 Week 6 Football Preview Red Bluff vs. Chico When: 8 p.m. Friday Where: Pleasant Valley High School Records: Spartans 3-2 Panthers 3-2 Note: Friday is a triple- header for Red Bluff football. Freshmen kickoff at 4 p.m. and junior varsity at 6 p.m. Corning vs. Orland When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Orland High Records: Cardinals 3-2 Trojans 3-2 Mercy vs. Princeton Daily News photos Red Bluff, top, signals a first down last week. Mercy, bottom, last week. When: 4 p.m. Saturday Where: Princeton High Records: Warriors 4-2 Eagles 2-3 make a difference because it is a grind,'' he said. ''You're going to take foul balls and just sitting back in the crouch for three hours every night wears on you.'' The Giants finished with a 94-68 record, including 46- 35 on the road. ''We really didn't know how much we could play him, and he exceeded our expectations,'' Giants manager Bruce Bochy said about Posey. ''To do what he did this year and win a batting title after coming off that devastat- ing injury, it's truly amazing. It shows you what a talent he is and how hard he worked to get back into playing condition.'' delivered to win their first division crown in six years and 15th in all. They overcame a five-game deficit in the final nine days and took sole pos- session of the West's top spot for the first time this year. ''It shows how important Game 162 Clay Hensley (4-5) gave up one run and two hits in one inning to take the loss for the Giants, who open the NL division series on Saturday against Cincinnati. Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong allowed one run on two is,'' Oakland's Jonny Gomes said. ''I don't think it took 162 to games to check the character of this ballclub.'' Grant Balfour retired Michael See A's, page 2B hits in five innings, struck out seven and walked one. He retired his first 10 batters. ''It was a little bit of a roller-coaster — really good, to really bad, back to pretty good again,'' the right-hander said of his season. ''Today was probably the best I've thrown the ball all season, location-wise. I didn't miss many pitches. Mentally, I decided to take today like it was a playoff game. Obviously, I've never been in a playoff game before, so I tried to prep myself a little bit.''