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StaffReport REDBLUFF The Red Bluff Lady Spartans tennis team hosted the only other undefeated team in the section, the Foothill Cougars, on Thursday and came out with a 5-2 win to remain unbeaten. "Close matches were played on all courts," said coach Dennis Poulton. "Maggie Winning has grown her game tremendously competing against tough compe- tition at the No. 1 spot. I am ex- pecting good things for Maggie before we get to playoffs." Singles players Cleo DuFrain and Megan Boone turned in clutch wins and have shown solid play all year, Poulton said. Rylee DuFrain made the switch from doubles into singles and won a tough three-set match at No. 4. "Rylee played as I would expect from a senior team captain, just clutch," Poulton said. Victoria Yates and Taylor Bell overcame a slow start to win 7-5, 6-2 in No. 1 doubles action. Bell stepped up from No. 11 on the team ladder to secure the win with her senior partner. The No. 2 doubles team of El- lie Christenson and Angela Fer- rell lost a tough match 7-6, 6-3. The No. 3 doubles team of Jo- elle Alexander and Lindsay Harri- son continued their winning ways with a score of 6-0, 6-1. Winning fell to Isabelle Bahr 6-3, 6-3 for the Spartans' lone singles loss. Cleo DuFrain beat Hanna Knosp 6-2, 6-2; Boone beat Emma Lagoy 7-6, 6-1; and Rylee DuFrain beat Lily Lagoy 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. Colusa7,Warriors2 REDBLUFF The Mercy Lady War- riors took a home loss Thursday to the Colusa RedHawks 7-2. No. 1 Mary Dimaggio beat Bai- ley Wilson 6-4, 6-4 for the War- riors' singles win and Dimaggio and Jocelyn Wigno beat Estefania Reyes and Lexi Hernandez for the team's doubles victory. Wigno lost in singles play to Emily Chew 6-0, 6-0; Kay Chen lost to Vanessa Munguia 6-0, 6-0; and Sara Sun lost to Charna Reyes 6-0, 6-0. Two other matches were forfeited. In doubles play, Chen and Sun lost to Rosalyn Wilson and Mad- die Koregelos 8-5. A third doubles match was forfeited. TENNIS Spartansprevail,stayunbeaten RedBluffwins3outof4insinglesasFoothill takes 1st loss; Warriors fall at home to Colusa Special to the DN REDBLUFF The Red Bluff swim team Wednesday hosted Mercy, Redding Christian, American Christian and Central Valley swimmers and both the boys and girls were victorious. For the girls, Jayne Brandt led the way with two first-place swims in the 100-yard breast- stroke and the 100 butterfly. In the fly, Brandt made her way into the Spartans record book with the third-fastest time ever swum at 1 minute, 05.50 sec- onds. Ellie Fletcher won the 200 individual medley and placed second in the 50 freestyle. Jor- dan Munoz was victorious in the 100 freestyle. Freshman Megan Snodgrass placed sec- ond in the 100 backstroke. El- lie Miller finished third in the 200 freestyle while teammate Chloe Casey also got a bronze in the 500 free. Freshman Ste- vie McKenzie was third in the 100 fly, shaving 5 seconds off of her best time. The girls relay teams, com- posed of Brandt, Fletcher, Mu- noz and McKenzie, won both the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. On the boys side, Jaxon Balken turned in two blister- ing times that were first-place finishes. In the 200 IM, Balken went 2:07.51, which is the sec- ond-fastest time in school his- tory. In the 100 back, Balken went 59.65, which is the third- fastest time ever. Senior Nathan Fregoso grabbed a first place in the 50 free with a time of 25.84 and was second in the 100 free with a 58.02. Senior Jacob Patterson won the 100 breast and placed second in the 100 fly. Quinn Rosser captured a first place in the 200 free and was second in the 500 free. Red Bluff won both the 200 medley and 200 free re- lays. Team members include Balken, Fregoso, Patterson and Rosser. The Spartans will be back in action Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Nor Cal Invitational at Anderson. SWIMMING REDBLUFFSQUADS WIN MEET AT HOME Brandt wins pair of events for girls against Redding Christian, American Christian, CV CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO Spartans swimmer Jacob Patterson swims to a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly Wednesday in Red Bluff. By John Marshall The Associated Press TEMPE, ARIZ. Sonny Dykes brought an offense with him to California that rolls up yards and points in bunches. On Saturday, the Bears will face another light-up-the-score- board team in Arizona State, setting up the kind of game fans love. The coaches, not so much. "I'd love to win one 3-2 if I could," Dykes said. "If it's 70- 63, that's not as much fun prob- ably in some ways, but we'll take that one as well. I guess it's all in your perspective. Fans would probably have more fun at the 70-63 game, where coaches might have more fun at the 3-2 game." The Bears (2-1) are rolling to start the season, averaging 47 points while ranking second nationally in passing offense (453 yards per game) and third in total offense (580.3). Quar- terback Davis Webb has been a more-than-able replacement for Jared Goff after transferring from Texas Tech, entering Sat- urday's game with 1,359 yards and 13 touchdowns passing. Arizona State (3-0) has been shaky on defense, allowing 55 points and 540 yards passing in its win against Texas Tech alone, so Webb and the Bears could have another big game. But the Sun Devils also have a similarly explosive offense, ca- pable of keeping up with nearly anyone. Arizona State scored 68 points to outlast the Red Raid- ers and enters Saturday ninth nationally with 48 points per game. The Sun Devils play fast and will likely have it in an even higher gear in opening Pac-12 play at home. "We know that we are going to be up against one of the top offenses in the country and our guys are going to get ready for the challenge," Arizona State coach Todd Graham said. A few more things to look for when Arizona State hosts Cal on Saturday night: WILKINS' RIDE Manny Wilkins won a tight battle to be Arizona State's starting quarterback. He's handled the role well. The dual-threat sophomore has been adept at orchestrating the Sun Devils' offense. FINDING HANSEN Webb has quickly found chemistry with receiver Chad Hansen. The Cal junior leads the nation in recep- tions (40) and receiving yards (546), while tying for the lead with five touchdown catches. A big receiver at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, Hansen is a load for any defensive back trying to cover him and is not afraid of trash talk, mocking a Texas de- fensive back with a "Hook 'em Horns" sign after scoring what ended up being the decisive touchdown against Texas last weekend. NUMBERS Cal is playing at Ar- izona State for the first time since 2007. ... A win would give Arizona State its first 4-0 start since 2007 and just its fifth since 1976. ... The Bears allow 39.7 points per game, 117th in the FBS. ... The Sun Devils have 13 rushing TDs this season after having 19 in all of 2015. Kalen Ballage had seven of those in one game on his way to the NCAA record of eight overall TDs against Texas Tech. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Cal, Arizona State may put on offensive show By Curtis Pashelka Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE San Jose Sharks for- ward Tomas Hertl didn't have to say a word to let everyone know that he was feeling OK. Hertl, who is coming off a right knee injury that kept him out of the final four games of the Stanley Cup Final in June, was a full participant on the first day of Sharks training camp on Fri- day. He played center between wingers Joel Ward and Nikolay Goldobin and not surprisingly, flashed a smile as he horsed around with teammates toward the end of the hour-long morn- ing practice. It was a positive sign for Hertl, who spent most of the summer healing from an injury to his MCL that he suffered in Game 2 of the Cup Final against Pittsburgh on a hit from Patric Hornqvist. Hertl said he began to skate lightly in early August and started to push the pace toward the end of last month. He made the decision to rehab in San Jose instead of joining the Czech Re- public team for the World Cup in Toronto, a choice that he feels helped him be close to 100 percent for the start of camp. "He looked great," Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said. "I know he missed the World Cup. I know he wasn't fully cleared or in a spot where he could compete in that a couple of weeks ago when they got started. He looks really good right now and we'll just monitor him day to day." Hertl said he hasn't had any problems for the last two weeks in his right knee. "I think everything is right and I feel really good and I'm ready for the season," said Hertl, who signed a two-year, $6 million bridge contract in June. "I feel strong and can do everything on ice and practice every day. I think I'm ready to go." With Joe Thornton and Logan Couture still competing for Can- ada at the World Cup and Joe Pav- elski, who captained since-elim- inated Team USA, not back yet, Hertl will almost certainly spend a lot of time at center over the next few days. What position Hertl plays to start the season Oct. 12 against the Los Angeles Kings — center or wing — is one of the bigger ques- tions the Sharks will have over the next three weeks. Hertl said he is comfortable playing either po- sition. DeBoer on Friday also had Pat- rick Marleau playing center be- tween wingers Matt Nieto and Timo Meier. "I want to keep (Hertl) active at the center position," DeBoer said. "It's very hard to find 6-foot- 2, 220-pound centers. Everybody is looking for them. We have him and Marleau, both big guys play- ing there right now in camp and we'll adjust as we go. Hertl flourished offensively as a winger on the Sharks' top line with Thornton and Pavelski last season. But he was also the Sharks' best faceoff man, winning NHL Hertl has positive start to camp Sharks forward comes off right knee injury SHARKS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, September 24, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1