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DAILY NEWS FILE Mercy High freshman tennis player Connor Rooney, the Warriors' No. 1 singles player, won his singles match and teamed up for a doubles win against Live Oak on Friday. Staff Reports Red Bluff » Mercy High School's baseball team came away a winner in the last home game of its season Mon- day, defeating Liberty Christian, 7-5. The Warriors' Coleby Potter got the win on the mound, striking out nine batters and giving up three hits in five innings pitched. Tommy Garcia came in for relief and struck out two batters without giving up any hits. Travis Gorden notched a hit and drove in two runs, Alejandro Guerrero had a hit and an RBI, Adil Syed tal - lied an RBI and a stolen base, Bryce Baer notched a hit and two stolen bases, Potter drove in a run and stole two bases, and Garcia stole three bases and was hit by two pitches. The Warriors (2-9, 1-5 Five Star League) hit the road for their remaining five games, traveling to Chester on April 25 and then hitting Hayfork for a doubleheader on April 29. Mercy then visits Liberty Christian and Red - ding Christian. Boys Tennis Mercy High's boys tennis team fell to Live Oak, 7-2, on Friday in a make-up match. The Warriors' No. 1 singles player Connor Rooney was strong on the day, winning his singles match, 6-1, 6-1, and then teaming up with Chuck Li in doubles to notch an 8-5 win. In other singles results, G. Bermudez (L) def. C. Li, 6-3, 6-0; C. Aleman (L) def. K. Shu, 6-3, 6-4; M. Hoang (L) def. Y. Lee, 6-0, 6-4; S. King (L) def. T.J. Frase, 6-1, 6-4; M. Thagura (L) def. C. Wood, 6-0, 6-3. In doubles, Hn. Panny/Hr. Panny (L) def. Shu/Lee, 8-0, and P. Sahorta/A. Tinoco (L) def. Frase/Wood, 8-5. PReP RounduP Warriors win in home finale Potter strikes out nine batters, picks up win for Mercy High baseball team in 7-5 victory against Liberty Christian; Team's last five games on the road By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press agonzalezAP on Twitter oAKlAnd » Go small or go home. That might as well be the new mantra for the Golden State War- riors in the playoffs. With center Andrew Bogut out for the foresee- able future with a fractured right rib, the Warriors are searching for a way to replace their best interior defender in a rotation that already lacks big men. Warriors coach Mark Jack - son has flirted with smaller line- ups late this season, and playing "small ball" in the playoffs could be his only option when backup center Jermaine O'Neal is not on the floor. "You can see it. It's a lineup we're going to have to use at some point, and I'm fine with using it," Jackson said. "The thing that we're go in g to h av e to m ak e su re w e do i s battle defensively when we go with that lineup in the paint area." The Warriors (50-31) play at Denver in their regular-season fi - nale tonight. They are locked into the sixth seed in the Western Con- nBA Warriors try to move on without Bogut The Associated Press SAn JoSe » Raffi Torres is mak- ing progress but it's still unclear whether he'll play for the San Jose Sharks in their playoff opener Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings. Torres missed all but five games during the regular season after un - dergoing surgery on Sept. 26 to re- pair a torn ligament in his right knee. The Sharks forward missed the first 59 regular-season games and returned to play the next five of six before sitting out the final 17. Torres said he probably won't know until game day whether he'll be in the lineup for the Sharks when the first-round series opens in San Jose. "Today was a better day," Tor - res said after practice Tuesday. "I feel like we're getting on the right track. So I feel good about that. It will probably be Thursday when we make a decision, but today was a better day for sure." Sharks coach Todd McLellan said Torres "looked really good." nhl Sharks' Torres uncertain for playoff opener In the first Ukrainian military action against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, govern- ment forces said they repelled an attack Tuesday by about 30 gunmen in a clash at a small airport. woRld Ukraine: Military guards airport against attack FULL STORY ON PAGE b3 Red Bluff High's soball team hosts Pleasant Valley at 4 p.m. today, while the Spartan base- ball team travels to Central Valley for a tournament, facing Etna at 2 p.m. today. SPRinG SPoRtS Red Bluff soball hosts, baseball team travels Corning High School's boys tennis team will host Orland at 3:30 p.m. today. The Cards' baseball and so- ball teams are back in action on Thursday, when both travel to Willows for 4 p.m. games. SPRinG SPoRtS Corning boys tennis team hosts Orland By denise lavoie The Associated Press BoSton » Survivors, first re- sponders and family members of those killed in the Boston Mar- athon bombing marked the an- niversary Tuesday with trib- utes that combined sorrow over the loss of innocent victims with pride over the city's resilience in the face of a terror attack. "This day will always be hard, but this place will always be strong," former Mayor Thomas Menino told an invitation-only audience of about 2,500 people at the Hynes Convention Center, not far from the finish line where three people died and more than 260 others were injured a year ago. Vice President Joe Biden, who attended the ceremony, said the courage shown by survivors and those who lost loved ones is an inspiration for other Americans dealing with loss and tragedy. "You have become the face of America's resolve," he said. Biden also praised the 36,000 runners who plan to run the mar - athon next week, saying they will send a message to terrorists. "America will never, ever, ever stand down," he said, to loud ap - plause. He added, "We own the finish line." In Washington, President Barack Obama was observing the anniversary with a private moment of silence at the White House. "Today, we recognize the in - credible courage and leadership of so many Bostonians in the wake of unspeakable tragedy," Obama said in a statement. "And we offer our deepest gratitude to the courageous firefighters, po - lice officers, medical profession- als, runners and spectators who, in an instant, displayed the spirit Boston was built on — persever- ance, freedom and love." Obama said this year's race, scheduled for April 21, will "show the world the meaning of Boston Strong as a city chooses to run again." Authorities say two ethnic Chechen brothers who lived in the former Soviet republic of Kyr - gyzstan and the Dagestan region of Russia planned and orches- trated the twin bombings near the marathon finish line on April 15, 2013. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died following a shootout with po - lice days after the bombings. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 20, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges and is awaiting a trial in which he faces a possible death sentence. Prosecutors say the brothers also killed MIT police Officer Sean Collier days after the bombings in an attempt to steal his gun. P r o s e c u t o r s h av e s a i d Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a hand- scrawled confession condemn - ing U.S. actions in Muslim coun- tries on the inside wall of a boat in which he was found hiding fol- lowing the police shootout. At the tribute, several survi- vors of the bombing alluded to their injuries but focused on the strength they've drawn from fel- low survivors, first responders, doctors, nurses and strangers who have offered them support. "We should never have met this way, but we are so grate - ful for each other," said Patrick Downes, a newlywed who was injured along with his wife. Each lost a left leg below the knee in the bombings. Downes described Boston Strong, the slogan coined after the attack, as a movement that sym - bolizes the city's determination to recover. He called the people who died "our guardian angels." "We will carry them in our hearts," he said. Downes said the city on April 21 will "show the world what Bos - ton represents." He added, "For our guardian angels, let them hear us roar." Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a ball - room dancer who lost her left leg below the knee and has recently returned to performing on a prosthetic leg, said she's learned AnniveRSARy oBSeRvAnce Solemn TriBuTeS recall BomBing Survivors, first responders, family members of victims share sorrow over terror attack THE BOSTON GLOBE, WENDY MAEDA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Honor Guard members line up in front of the Forum Restaurant in Copley Square, where a wreath laying ceremony was held to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing Tuesday. Consumers who were unable to create an account or fill out an application because of technical problems on the Covered California website had until midnight Tuesday to secure health insurance. coveRed cAlifoRniA Deadline arrives for health care sign-ups FULL STORY ON PAGE b3 tRiButeS » PAGe 2 ShARKS » PAGe 2 wARRioRS » PAGe 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com wednesday, April 16, 2014 » MORE AT FACEbOOK.COM/RbDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDbLUFFNEWS B1