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ByChipThompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter RED BLUFF The bats were quiet Tuesday afternoon at Red Bluff High School until the Lady Spar- tans strung together some hits in the fourth to go up 2-0 over the vis- iting Pleasant Valley Vikings, and that was all they would need. In addition to getting the shut- out win, pitcher Sarah Reineman started the Spartans rally in the fourth with a one-out single to shal- low left. Aubrey Zamora came up next and tripled with a shot down the right field line that went to the corner, scoring Reineman. Alexis Zamora came up next and knocked Aubrey Zamora home with an infield single. Elizabeth Baccala singled with two away to put runners at first and second, but a pop out to right center ended the inning. Reineman gave up just 1 hit, struck out 5 and walked 2 for the 2-0 shutout win. She was helped by some clutch catches from Aubrey Zamora in right and Allyson Drury in the infield to save hits. Aubrey Zamora laid out in right field to snag a line drive and Drury slid on her knees from second to scoop an infield blooper. The Spartans move to 16-9 overall and 2-2 league with the win as they prepare to travel to Redding Friday for a 6 p.m. game against the Shasta Wolves (11-3 overall, 1-4 league). Cardinals6,Oroville2 SOFTBALL LADYSPARTANSBLANK PLEASANT VALLEY 2-0 Lady Cards beat Oroville 6-2 at home CHIPTHOMPSON-DAILYNEWS Red Bluff's Allyson Drury makes a sliding catch Tuesday a ernoon against Pleasant Valley. CHIP THOMPSON - DAILY NEWS Red Bluff's Aubrey Zamora lays out for a catch in right field, saving a Pleasant Valley hit, Tuesday a ernoon. By Jimmy Durkin Bay Area News Group ALAMEDA The NFL Draft is two days away and represents at least a soft deadline for retired run- ning back Marshawn Lynch to agree to terms with the Raiders and have them work out a trade with the Seattle Seahawks. The ball is in Lynch's court, with the Raiders publicly ac- knowledging their interest in bringing the Oakland native out ofretirementandwaiting onhim todecideifthey'lltakethemoney he's offering. General manager Reggie McKenzie said last week that ideally he'd like to have an answer from Lynch before the draft. "Our door is open and we're not shutting (it)," McKenzie said. "Whoknowsafter(thedraft)?I'm not going to say never. The door is still open." As for the money, it would ap- pear the market is now set — and in the Raiders' favor — after Adrian Peterson signed a two- yeardealworthareported$7mil- lion with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday. Peterson is guaran- teed $3.5 million. Lynch's contract with the Se- ahawksthathewalkedawayfrom when he retired during Super Bowl 50 has him set to make $9 million upon NFL reinstatement, way too much for a 31-year-old backwhosatoutthelastyearand dealt with injuries the last time he played in 2015. He reportedly doesn't want to play for less than half, but Peterson's deal gives the Raiders leverage. Remember,thelasttimePeter- son played a full season in 2015, he rushed for 1,435 yards — the third-highest total of his career. ThatsameseasonLynchwaslim- RAIDERS Beast Mode or Dra Mode? Clock's ticking for Lynch By Anthony Slater Bay Area News Group PORTLAND The question many Warriors fans and followers ask themselves about JaVale McGee has flipped over the past nine months. In early August: Why'd they sign that guy to a training camp contract? In late April: I wonder why that guy isn't getting more minutes? "I'm happy with the minutes I'm getting," McGee said. "I'm ef- ficient as I can be and we're win- ning. So I can't be the guy that says 'Play me more minutes than what you're doing' because it's working on my behalf and the team's behalf. So I don't have no problem with it." Andre Iguodala made the re- cruiting pitch, Bob Myers made the decision, Steve Kerr sculpted the usage plan and McGee put in the work. What's resulted is one of the more productive min- imum contract seasons in recent memory. Forget what's to come for McGee over the next two months. What he's already deliv- ered is well above the expected value when the two sides linked up weeks before camp. McGee played 739 minutes this season. He dunked 121 times (the 12th most in the league). When McGee was on the floor, the War- riors' offensive rating was a team- best 121.4 (points per 100 posses- sions) and their net rating was a team-best 18.7. He had the best per-minute plus/minus in the league. So much of that is because of the four All-Stars that surround him. But McGee's lob threat — vertical spacing, Steve Kerr calls it — unlocks an elevated version of his Hall of Fame teammates. McGee was the fifth member of this season's Death Lineup. In 126 minutes together, the Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, JaVale McGee pairing outscored teams by 96 points: a 124.4 offen- sive rating, 92.2 defensive rating and 32.1 net rating — easily the most effective high-usage (100 minutes or more) lineup in the NBA this season. Once the playoffs arrived, some believed, his impact would lessen. Maybe it eventually will. But not in Round 1. The Blazers were an ideal matchup and his production ramped into overdrive. Against an overwhelmed Portland front- line, McGee scored 39 points in WARRIORS Sh ou ld McGee ge t mo re minutes? Gavin Nye, middle, gets a hug a er signing a national letter of intent to wrestle on a full- ride scholarship for Colorado State University-Pueblo on Tuesday night at Corning High. CHIP THOMPSON — RED BLUFF DAILY NEWS By Joseph Shufelberger jshufelberger@chicoer.com @JShufelberger on Twitter CORNING Gavin Nye had spent countless moments in the Mat Shack, the wrestling room at Corning High, but the latest was the biggest. But all the other times were needed for this one to happen. In front of friends, family and coaches, Nye signed a full-ride scholarship for Colorado State University-Pueblo after the Car- dinals senior chose the Thun- derwolves among the multiple full-ride offers he fielded. "Hopefully, I can do my best there," Nye said Tuesday night after putting his name to the national letter of intent. "Hope- fully, looking for a Division II championship." Nye made his decision be- tween CSU-Pueblo, South- west Minnesota State Univer- sity and Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio, after visiting the three Division II schools. All three offered full rides and other schools had said they would match offers, but he found the Thunderwolves to his liking in a courtship that first began in December. "It's big. It's like Chico. It's a nice area," said Nye, who chose to focus on D-II programs that had been in contact with him after gaining more notoriety since win- ning a national title. "The campus is really nice. The dorms are really nice. Good people at the school." Nye capped a standout prep ca- reer by medaling for the third straight year at the state meet PREP WRESTLING Nyepinsdownfullride Corning High standout signs letter of intent in ceremony SOFTBALL PAGE 3 RAY CHAVEZ — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP The Warriors' JaVale McGee, right, and Draymond Green celebrate a dunk against Portland on Monday. WARRIORS PAGE 3 RAIDERS PAGE 3 NYE PAGE 3 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, April 26, 2017 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1