2 | C SPORTS | ENTERPRISE-RECORD+MERCURY-REGISTER SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 LOCAL ROUNDUP Braves beat Pierce in penalty kicks Cisneros stands goalkeeper Edgar Cisneros Milhorn credited Lucia College Baseball recorded three saves in the Bravo, Isa Murrillo and Bai- strong in goal five-round shootout. Ivan ley McCarthy with strong BUTTE 4, AMERICAN RIVER 2 Saavedra, Quezada and Ro- play in the loss for the Tro- » Butte used strong defense Staff reports driguez each scored for the jans (11-9-4). and pitching en route to its Braves in penalty kicks, in- home win over American The Hamilton High boys cluding the game winner by Prep Boys Basketball River. Ben Elder started for soccer team beat Pierce Rodriguez. SHASTA 91, CHICO 64 » No. 5 Butte and tossed seven in- 4-3 in penalty kicks in the “(Cisneros) was our sav- Chico lost to No. 4 Shasta in nings, allowing two earned Northern Section Division- ior tonight,” said Ham- Redding in the D-III quar- runs on five hits while III semifinal match Friday ilton coach Luis Saave- terfinals. striking out seven. Franky EDDIE SALTZMAN — CONTRIBUTED in Hamilton. dra. “When one of our Quentin Thomas led Cleary pitched the final two Paradise High’s Colby Cline (12) goes up strong for a field Xavi Rodriguez scored guys can’t go its the next the Panthers (8-19) with 18 innings for the Roadrun- goal in the first half as Gridley’s Wyatt Dressman (20), the first goal for No. 2 man up and we all train points including a pair of ners, allowing one hit while Cam Erickson (23) and Grant Tull (4) can’t stop him at Hamilton just before half- equally. We have full confi- 3-pointers and Jasten Del striking out three. Butte College. time before Oscar Quezada dence in everyone coming Carlo added 12 for Chico in Three of Butte’s four runs scored on an assist by Ru- off the bench or otherwise. the loss. came unearned. the Bobcats would be the ben Beltran to make the My goalkeeper coach Rafa In the bottom of the third, Bobcats team to lose to. game 2-2 entering the first Ruiz does a great job keep- Prep Girls Basketball Kurtis Roberts reached on “I am proud of what overtime period. ing both keepers ready.” TRINITY 43, HAMILTON 34 » a throwing error by the FROM PAGE 1 they have done after what The two teams entered Cisneros finished with No. 2 Hamilton ended its catcher, Devon Ogston sin- they’ve been through, no PK’s following two 10 min- nine saves on top of his season Friday with a loss gled and Sammy Gonzales would have the rest of the home games, no practice ute overtime periods fol- three saves in penalty kicks. to No. 7 Trinity. doubled home Robers and way against Gridley, which facilities,” he said. “We’re lowed by two five minute Hamilton (19-4-2) now Morgan Avrit and Ber- Ogston to give Butte a 2-0 had played just one day be- fans of them and will be halves in golden goal for- hosts No. 3 Williams at 3 enize Trujillo-Mendoza lead. fore against Central Valley. rooting for them. mat. p.m. Tuesday. led Hamilton (22-7) with In the fifth, Butte (9-2) The Bulldogs missed Now the Bobcats will Pierce, seeded sixth, 13 points apiece. Braves’ added two more runs on a more than a few shots in look to snag a spot in the scored in the first overtime Prep Girls Soccer coach Mark Priano said his throwing error and a failed the paint that Bobcats section final with win before Jose Hinajosa scored WEST VALLEY 2, ORLAND 0 » team struggled with their pickoff attempt. were able to turn into on Wednesday night. It’s on a header from 18 yards No. 6 Orland fell to No. 2 shooting, making only American River scored points on the other end. an opportunity that few out following a Hamilton West Valley in the quarter- one 3-pointer on the night two runs in the sixth on a “We didn’t play with a could’ve predicted on the shot off the crossbar to even finals of the Northern Sec- when his team averages 5-7 single and a sacrifice fly. lot of energy after play- morning of Nov. 9, a day the game at 3-3. tion Playoffs. a game. Butte plays American ing last night,” Bulldog after the Camp Fire de- In penalty kicks, backup Orland head coach Tim River at noon Saturday. head coach Chay Dake stroyed the town. said. “(Paradise) played “I had no idea what with amazing energy. I would happen, I really year, I literally thought am proud of what we did didn’t,” Cleek said. “I knew I’d never drive a Cup car this year.” we would be good but this Daytona again, never have another But Drake said that is the most amazing group FROM PAGE 1 chance in the Daytona while he didn’t want to there could ever be. They 500,” Kligerman said. “I’m lose, if they were going to, play with a spirit.” Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., doing TV full-time. It just Tony Stewart, Matt Kens- didn’t seem like I was re- eth, Carl Edwards, Bobby ally getting anyone’s atten- list are the boys’ grand- Labonte, Michael Waltrip tion. For whatever reason, I mothers, who haven’t and Danica Patrick. All are just couldn’t find the right NBA been to an All-Star week- now retired. opportunity, couldn’t find a FROM PAGE 1 end since Dell competed in Some of the big-money sponsor.” the 3-point shootout in Or- sponsors in that race in- “I went off and did the TV family dinners and group lando in 1992. cluded Lowe’s, Target, Dol- thing. You’ve seen drivers outings. Of course there “It was very important lar General, GoDaddy and do that before, where they also will be a little bas- to us that they were here 5-Hour Energy. All have do something to up their ketball. Stephen and Seth to see this,” Dell said. since pulled out of NAS- CHRIS O’MEARA – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS profile, then they get back Curry will be returning Former coaches in- CAR. in a ride. It kind of feels to their hometown for the cluding Davidson’s Bob What remains is a new- William Byron talks to a crew member after practice for the like it’s finally all starting festivities. Stephen, a two- McKillop and other fam- look NASCAR that nonethe- NASCAR Daytona 500 on Friday at Daytona International to work.” time league MVP, will join ily friends will be there, less has a throwback feel. Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Kligerman works for younger brother Seth in too. NASCAR was built on the NBC Sports and so does the 3-point shootout Satur- The NBA is accommo- premise that if a budding ethic and landed a career- ment. Now he’s also a Day- Earnhardt Jr., his broadcast day night at the Spectrum dating the Currys with ex- driver or team owner could changing ride with unex- tona 500 rookie. partner who will drive the Center and then play in tra tickets, knowing how scrape together the funds to pected funding. Federal Same with Matt Tifft, first pickup truck to pace his sixth straight All-Star big of a weekend it is for field a car, they could bring agents raided the sponsor who learned he had a the race. It is an unexpect- game Sunday. the family. Stephen has his it down to the beach and right before Christmas, but brain tumor four races into edly heavy NBC Sports pro- “This just has the feel of own guest list — separate try to make the big show. Chastain still managed to his 2016 season. Or Dan- motion in a race broadcast the Curry family All-Star from the rest of the family As the sport exploded past land a seat for his first Day- iel Hemric of Kannapolis, by rival Fox. weekend,” Warriors coach — and hopes to limit it to its Southern origins, it be- tona 500. North Carolina, who fol- Despite all the hardscrab- Steve Kerr said. 30 people. came nearly impossible for Ryan Preece bounced lowed hero Dale Earnhardt ble hopefuls who at various The fact that Seth is in- “I want you to write a new driver to claw his way back and forth between Sr. from the old mill town times figured they’d never volved makes it extra spe- that loud and clear so you into a ride. NASCAR and New Eng- into a ride with Richard make it to NASCAR’s big- cial. Stephen said that can help me keep the list But change has created land short tracks before fi- Childress Racing. gest stage, the super teams the family group text was small,” Stephen said with opportunity — even sec- nally gambling on his fu- Parker Kligerman, a still exist and the stars are “buzzing” when everyone a laugh. ond and third chances for ture. He settled for a part- part-time racer and full- the favorites. learned Seth was invited Most of the out-of-town- a guy like Ross Chastain. time job with a competitive time television personality, Hendrick Motorsports to compete in the 3-point ers will be staying in a The eighth-generation wa- team because he believed raced his way into his sec- and its four fast Chevrolets contest. downtown Charlotte ho- termelon farmer impressed he could show his true tal- ond Daytona 500.