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Sports Tehama Tracker Wednesday's results GIRLS SOCCER Red Bluff 3 Foothill 1B Thursday February 7, 2013 HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER | Los Molinos 1, Hamilton 0 0 The Red Bluff Lady Spartans varsity soccer team captured the Sac River League title on the road Wednesday in a 3-0 win against the Foothill Cougars. Red Bluff's Alyssa Mena scored two goals in the match and Jackie Hollmer added one of her own. The Spartans (11-22, 8-1-2 SRL) will visit West Valley in their season closer at 6 p.m. Friday. BOYS SOCCER Hamilton 0 Los Molinos 1 NBA Warriors 98 Oklahoma City 119 GS — Barnes, 19 pts OKC — Durant, 25 pts Tuesday's results GIRLS SOCCER Corning 2 Lassen 2 Corning Caitlin McCoy — 1 goal Jessica Beckley — 1 goal Raylee Sutfin — 1 assist Kaitlyn Huntley — 9 saves BOYS SOCCER Corning 7 Lassen Bulldogs head in right direction By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor LOS MOLINOS — It wasn't the Bulldogs' star forward Jose Gonzales who knocked in Los Molinos' lone goal Wednesday against the Hamilton Braves at home in a 1-0 win that had playoff implications. It was senior forward Fransisco Langarica's header off a cross from sophomore midfielder Valentin Hernandez in the 44th minute that had the Bulldogs walking away with the winning result. Gonzales, who has amassed 32 goals this season, which, according to MaxPreps.com is the most in the Northern Section, is playing at 70 percent after an illness, Bulldogs coach Jose Sanchez said. But there's no denying Gonzales' role in Los Molinos' year on the pitch, and in the standings. According to Northern Section Division III playoff points released Monday, the Bulldogs are holding on to the No. 6 seed going to the postseason. If the section takes six teams, and not eight, Los Molinos made Daily News photo by Andre Byik Los Molinos High forward Jose Gonzales, right, chases down a ball at home Wednesday against Hamilton. a strong case to stay in that spot with its win over No. 7 Hamilton. The Bulldogs and Braves were scoreless at the half, but it wasn't for lack of chances. A Hamilton free kick found its way into Los Molinos' net before being waved off by the officials on an offsides call. And Gonzales' speed, agility and superior ball handling forced Hamilton's goal keeper to make some legitimate saves. Gonzales routinely made something out of nothing. Additionally, when the Bulldogs needed help from their own keeper, junior Ramon Pena, he came through, tipping strong chances out of play, quelling opportunities in the box and leading with callouts to his team. First-year Hamilton coach Merced Najera said his team had opportunities, but it just wasn't its day. It was a playoff of sorts for the Braves, Najera said, because if only six teams make it to the postseason, the Braves would be on the outside looking in. The Bulldogs close league play at 3:15 p.m. today at home against No. 1 Esparto. Los Molinos previously fell to Esparto 3-1. ——— Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaSports 0 Corning (14-3-2, 8-0-1 NAL) Today's games SACRAMENTO KINGS THUNDER 119, WARRIORS 98 Thunder roar past weary Warriors GIRLS HOOPS Red Bluff Foothill 7:30 p.m. Mercy Liberty Christian 6 p.m. BOYS HOOPS Mercy Liberty Christian 4:30 p.m. BOYS SOCCER E Esparto Los Molinos 3:15 p.m. MCT file photo NBA commissioner David Stern confirmed a group will try to move the Kings. Corning Central Valley 4:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Corning Central Valley 3:15 p.m. On the tube GOLF 8 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Joburg Open, first round, at Johannesburg (same-day tape) Noon TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, first round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 p.m. ESPN — Indiana at Illinois ESPN2 — Clemson at Virginia NBCSN — Old Dominion at Drexel 6 p.m. ESPN — Washington at UCLA ESPN2 — Missouri at Texas A&M 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Saint Mary's (Cal) at Santa Clara NBA 5 p.m. TNT — L.A. Lakers at Boston 7:30 p.m. TNT — Chicago at Denver WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 p.m. FSN — Marshall at UCF Around town Red Bluff Bulls American Legion Baseball is holding signups for players aged between 14 and 19 at 6 p.m. Monday at the Red Bluff VFW hall at 735 Oak St. Red Bluff Jr. Spartans head coach elections will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Hampton Inn. Visit rbjrspartans.com to find contact information for board members. Seattle group files to relocate would surpass the NBA record $450 million By TIM BOOTH the Golden State Warriors sold for in 2010. AP Sports Writer Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has NBA Commissioner David Stern said been making efforts to find investors with Wednesday night that the group that has the financial means and could attempt to reached agreement to purchase the Sacra- match the sale price, keep the Kings in mento Kings has formally filed to relocate Sacramento and help on the construction of the franchise to Seattle. a new arena in California's capital Stern spoke in Minneapolis city. before the Timberwolves hosted Johnson said on Tuesday that San Antonio. He called the Seattle he planned to attend the NBA Allgroup, led by Chris Hansen and Star Game in Houston and lobby Steve Ballmer, ''very strong,'' and anyone he could on the merits of said the appropriate committees keeping the Kings in Sacramento, have been convened to look over but he has yet to reveal any of the the proposed sale of the Kings and large equity investors he's attemptthe prospective move to Seattle. ing to pull together. Johnson said ''We have had submitted a Tuesday he hoped to be able to signed agreement to have the team announce them next week. sold to a very strong group from Stern said Wednesday he didn't -David Stern feel the situation between Seattle Seattle,'' Stern said. The deadline for teams to file NBA and Sacramento would turn into for relocation is March 1. It's been battle to see who can make the expected that the Hansen/Ballmer commissioner most lucrative bid. group would file to move the ''I don't think it's a bidding team, but Stern's comments were the first war,'' Stern continued. ''There's a series of time that decision has been verified. The fil- issues that are defined by our constitution ing for relocation is ultimately a procedural that have to be considered. One of the things step, but a big one in the efforts to bring pro- that our board is mandated to consider is the fessional basketball back to Seattle. support for the team in the prior city. So Hansen's group reached agreement with there are real issues for the board to considthe Maloof family last month to buy 65 per- er, about the buildings, about the likelihood cent of the franchise, which is valued at they will be built, about the support from the $525 million, and move the team to Seattle cities.'' and restore the SuperSonics name. The deal Two committees would typically vet will cost the Hansen group a little more than both the proposed sale and the move of the $340 million. franchise to Seattle, but Stern said he has The Kings' sale price of $525 million combined the committees into one. "I don't think this is a bidding war." OKLAHOMA CITY BOX SCORE (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Russell Golden State 22 27 30 19 —98 Westbrook added 22 and the Oklahoma City 34 33 23 29 —119 GOLDEN STATE (98) Oklahoma City Thunder Barnes 7-9 3-4 19, Lee 5-13 2-4 12, Biedrins 1-1 0-0 2, Curry 5-20 2-2 14, throttled the travel-weary Thompson 8-16 0-0 19, Ezeli 1-3 0-0 2, Golden State Warriors 119- Landry 4-13 1-1 9, Green 0-2 0-0 0, Jefferson 3-4 1-1 9, Bazemore 4-8 2-2 11, Jenkins 0-2 98 Wednesday night to win 1-2 1, Tyler 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-93 12-16 98. OKLAHOMA CITY (119) consecutive games for the Durant 10-18 3-4 25, Ibaka 7-10 0-0 15, Perkins 3-6 0-0 6, Westbrook 8-19 6-8 22, first time in nearly three Sefolosha 2-8 0-0 6, Martin 8-16 2-2 21, Collison 4-5 0-0 8, Jackson 4-7 4-4 12, Thabeet weeks. 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Liggins 1-1 0-2 Playing on the second 2, Maynor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 48-95 15-20 119. 3-Point Goals—Golden 10-20 night of a back-to-back, the (Thompson 3-6, Jefferson State Barnes 2-2, 2-2, Warriors didn't get settled Curry 2-7, Bazemore 1-3), Oklahoma City 823 (Martin 3-6, Durant 2-3, Sefolosha 2-6, 1-1, Jones 0-1, Jackson 0-3, Westbrook in Oklahoma City until Ibaka Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden 0-3). 54 (Lee 11), Oklahoma City 57 almost daybreak and it StateAssists—Golden State 25 (Curry (Perkins 11). 11), showed in the early going. Oklahoma City 29 (Jackson 6). Total Fouls— Golden State 15, Oklahoma City 12. TechniThe Thunder finally put it cals—Westbrook. A—18,203 (18,203). away with a 16-4 run to start the fourth quarter that featured 10 points from sixth man Kevin Martin. See WEARY, page 2B SOCCER U.S. falls to Honduras in World Cup qualifying match Associated Press Jerry Bengston took advantage of a defensive mix-up to score the goahead goal in the 79th minute, and Honduras rallied to beat the United States 2-1 Wednesday in the opener of the final qualifying round for next year's World Cup. Clint Dempsey put the U.S. ahead in the 36th minute but the Americans, using a new-look defense that featured Omar Gonzalez and Timmy Chandler, gave up the lead when Juan Carlos Garcia tied the score with a bicycle kick in the 40th at San Pedro Sula. Bengston, who plays for Major League Soccer's New England Revolution, scored the winner when defender Geoff Cameron and goalkeeper Tim Howard both went for a pass by Maynor Figueroa to Oscar Boniek Garcia. That allowed Garcia to tap the ball across to Bengston for a shot into an open net, and Gonzalez was too late to challenge him. Playing without Landon Donovan, a veteran of three World Cups who is unsure whether to contin- See CUP, page 2B