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ByJanieMcCauley TheAssociatedPress MESA, ARIZ. RajaiDavispulled on his Athletics cap straight away when he walked into Ho- hokam Stadium, then grabbed his sparkling new white cleats specked with green and took an admiring glance at the shoes be- fore reaching for his green No. 11 jersey and putting it on right over his long-sleeve shirt with black slacks. "I got to get this green and gold back on," Davis said, beam- ing, "Nice to be back ... in the green and gold." Davis returned Thursday to start a second stint in Oakland and is eager to carry the mo- mentum from his World Series run with Cleveland last fall to make the A's a contender again when nobody expects it. This club finished last in the AL West the past two seasons. Davis bounced around the ballpark saying his hellos and still riding the momentum of reaching the World Series. The speedy 36-year-old AL sto- len bases leader received a $6 million, one-year contract last month to come back to the A's for the first time since 2010. "A lot of familiar faces," he said. "I think I've seen 'em all. If I haven't, I will." Finding a new everyday cen- ter fielder and leadoff hitter was a top priority this offseason. "Raj is a very infectious per- sonality," A's manager Bob Mel- vin said. "He's happy to be here, he's got a smile on his face, he's been here before coming back to an organization. He's one of those guys that just kind of puts you in a good mood." Matt Joyce, expected to pla- SPRING TRAINING Davis eager to get 2nd stint with A's started By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter LOS MOLINOS The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs put up big wins Wednesday night over the Bur- ney Raiders for Senior Night to wrap up the season and head into the playoffs on a high note. Rachel Rogers led the Lady Bulldogs to a 76-46 win with 37 points over the first three periods before coach Valerie White rested BASKETBALL BULLDOGS WIN BIG FOR SENIOR NIGHT Rogers puts up 37 points in three quarters of work for Los Molinos girls PHOTOSBYCHIPTHOMPSON—DAILYNEWS Los Molinos' Rachel Rogers goes up for two of her 37points on the evening Wednesday against Burney. Los Molinos' Kyle Wood puts up a shot Wednesday night against Burney. Los Molinos' Alex Russell goes up for a shot Wednesday night against Burney. LOSMOLINOS70,BURNEY48 Up next for boys: Los Molinos at Liberty Christian (Redding), 7p.m. Friday. THESCORE Special to the Daily News RED BLUFF The District 1 Cali- fornia High School Rodeo was moved from Cottonwood to Red Bluff Feb. 11-12. Following are the results of the competition: ALL AROUND COWBOY: Tan- ner Meigs, Taylorsville 75 points Reserve AA: Cole Bunting, Red Bluff 57 2nd runnerup: Cody Stewart, Janesville 50 3rd runnerup: Trent Watkins, Potter Valley 48 4th runnerup: Bailey Small, Burney 45 ALL AROUND COWGIRL: Masey Minton, Witter Springs 122 points Reserve AA: Nicole Tomasello, Cottonwood 85 2nd runnerup: Jessica Alsosi, Palo Cedro 68 3rd runnerup: Fallon Myers, Central Point, OR 66 4th runnerup: Emily Kramer, Bieber 50 BARREL RACING 24 entered 1 Nicole Tomasello, Cotton- wood 28.567 2 Lea Orsburn, Hornbrook 28.601 3 Masey Minton, Witter Springs 28.893 4 Jessica Alosi, Palo Cedro 28.925 5 Mikayla Moore, Red Bluff 29.026 6 Tarryn Shanahan, Red Bluff 29.748 7 Gianni Esteve, Corning 29.901 8 Mackenzie Rose, 29.987 9 Olivia Largent, Anderson 29.993 10 Emily Kramer, Bieber 30.100 TIE DOWN ROPING 13 entered 1 Cody Stewart, Janesville 24.22 2 Corte Smith, Crescent Mills 24.85 3 Tanner Meigs, Taylorsville 28.52 4 Kolton King, Red Bluff 29.74 5 Tanner Darst, Gerber 32.98 6 Bailey Small, Burney 13.01/1 7 Zack Engelhart, Linden 16.03/1 8 Drew Tilton, Taylorsville 18.36/1 9 Trent Watkins, Potter Valley 21.50/1 STEER WRESTLING 7 entered 1 Trent Watkins, Potter Valley 21.35 2 Bailey Small, Burney 17.83/1 3 Caleb Heitman, Cottonwood 18.18/1 BAREBACK RIDING 2 entered 1 Cauy Pool, Long Creek, OR 125 SADDLE BRONC 2 entered No scores BULL RIDING 10 entered 1 Mason Meadows, Red Bluff 72/1 2 Levi Gray, Dairy, OR 66/1 BREAKAWAY ROPING 17 en- tered 1 Kaycie Tidwell, Montague 7.78 2 Jaylee Johnson, Etna 9.77 3 Chaney Tidwell, Montague 9.98 4 Reghan Shannon, Los Moli- nos 11.50 5 Hailey Myers, Fall River Mills 12.56 6 Emily Kramer, Bieber 28.46 7 Shasta Banchio, Taylorsville 3.06/1 8 Jessica Alosi, Palo Cedro 3.60/1 9 Fallon Myers, Central Point, OR 4.57/1 10 Joey Doolittle, Redding 10.14/1 POLE BENDING 23 entered 1 Mikayla Moore, Red Bluff 42.768 2 Fallon Myers, Central Point, OR 44.178 3 Masey Minton, Witter Springs 44.326 4 Emily Kramer, Bieber 48.828 5 Nicole Tomasello, Cotton- wood 48.934 6 Mackenzie Moore, Red Bluff 48.956 HIGH SCHOOL RODEO District1resultsfromFeb.11-12 By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press LOSANGELES This is the starring role Sam Saunders prefers. Saunders, the grandson of Ar- nold Palmer who so famously kept his composure during a heart- felt eulogy of The King, rolled in birdie putts and kept a clean card at Riviera on Thursday for a 7-un- der 64 and an early two-shot lead in the Genesis Open. Saunders called it his best round on the PGA Tour, and it was merely a coincidence that it came on the 50-year anniver- sary of Palmer defending his title at the Los Angeles Open, when it was played at Rancho Municipal. "He just always talked about how much he loved coming out there and playing," Saunders said. "I think his celebrity matched pretty well with the celebrity at- mosphere that you have here, so he was obviously comfortable with that." Saunders had a two-shot lead over Dustin Johnson, who has a chance to go to No. 1 if he were to win this week. Daniel Summer- hays, Cameron Percy, J.T. Poston and Brett Stegmaier joined John- son at 66, while Phil Mickelson was among those at 67. Because of a fog delay in the morning, darkness kept 48 play- ers from finishing the first round. They were to return at 7 a.m. Fri- day, though the bigger question was whether a monster storm of rainandwindwouldallowforthat. Jordan Spieth was at 2 under and facing a 50-foot birdie putt on the 17th. Jason Day was at even par through 16 holes, while Hideki Matsuyama was 1 under through 16 holes. Saunders has kept a busy sched- ule over the last four months in the aftermath of Palmer's death. He is taking on a bigger role at the Arnold Palmer Invitational next month, along with being a husband and the father of two sons, and getting his golf game in shape. "It's been busy, but busy in a good way," he said. Saunders was rock solid Oct. 3 when he stood before thou- sands at St. Vincent College, and so many more watching the live telecast of Palmer's memorial service. Speaking without notes, Saunders beautifully captured the spirit of Palmer as a golfer and as a grandfather, saying that day, "There wasn't a big difference be- tween the man you saw on TV and the man we knew at home." He has always been known as Palmer's grandson, and Saunders has learned to embrace it. He no longer worries about trying to make a name for himself. "I don't need to compete against my grandfather's career. Nobody can," he said. "I don't care how many golf tournaments you win, nobody's going to compete in the terms of doing what he did for the game. And for me to try to promote my own brand or name would be foolish because I have such a great opportunity to pro- mote and to continue what he has already done." PGA TOUR Saunders opens up lead at Riviera RODEO PAGE 2 BULLDOGS PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, February 17, 2017 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1