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StaffReports CORNING Cristiano Loera scored twice as Corning's boys soccer team beat visiting An- derson 5-1 Thursday. Eric Figueroa, Jesus Serrano and Raul Arent also scored for the Cardinals. Osvaldo Ochoa had two as- sists. Arent also provided an as- sist. Defender Jose Gonzales was singled out by the coach- ing staff for his solid perfor- mance defensively and push- ing the play forward. Luis Luevano made three saves and D'Angelo Rico had two saves. Corning improved to 10-2 overall and 2-0 in league play. They visit West Valley on Tues- day. UNIVERSITY PREP 10, MERCY 0 The Panthers crushed visiting Mercy on Thursday. Mercy will look to rebound Tuesday at Biggs. ESPARTO6,LOSMOLINOS4 Es- parto won in a wild one in Los Molinos on Thursday. Esparto led 2-1 at halftime, then the teams combined for seven second-half goals. Los Molinos visits Live Oak on Tuesday. Girlssoccer CORNING 5, ANDERSON 2 The Lady Cardinals pulled away from visiting Anderson in the second half Thursday in a game where Patricia Ibarra provided four assists. The game was tied 2-2 at halftime. April Zagal, Sandra Servin, Vanessa Aguirre, Jenny Santos and Anissa Munoz all scored for Corning. Santos also had an assist. Eva Islas made six saves in net and Norma Madera re- corded three saves. The Lady Cardinals (7-4-2, 2-0) visit West Valley on Tues- day. Boys basketball FOOTHILL 78, RED BLUFF 63 The Spartans are still look- ing for their first league win PREP ROUNDUP Corningsoccerteams bothsweepAnderson Lady Warriors win 7th straight basketball game with Starman's 30 points LARRYLONG—COURTESYPHOTO Rachel Rogers takes a jump shot for Los Molinos on Thursday. Online: For more sports stories on Tehama County and Northern California visit REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM. By Cliff Brunt The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY Russell West- brook scored 17 points, had a ca- reer-high 17 assists and matched a career best with 15 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 127-115 on Friday night. Westbrook had eight assists and six rebounds in the fourth quarter to help the Thunder pull away. Kevin Durant scored 36 points, Serge Ibaka matched his career high with 27 points and Dion Waiters added 21 for the Thunder. Oklahoma City had lost three of four, but bounced back by shooting 53 percent from the field. The loss ended the NBA-lead- ing Warriors' eight-game win- ning streak. Klay Thompson scored 32 points, Marreese Spei- ghts had 20 and Stephen Curry added 19 for the Warriors, who allowed their highest point total of the season. Oklahoma City trailed for most of the first half. Late in the NBA Thunder snap Warriors' winning streak Thompson scores 32 points for Golden State, which came in riding an eight-game streak SUE OGROCKI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) goes in for a shot in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) during the second quarter Friday in Oklahoma City. THUNDER 127, WARRIORS 115 Saturday: Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets, 5p.m., TV on CSNBA. THESCORE St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is reportedly the oldest con- tinuously functioning church in Corning. It began services in 1893and the building itself came along 10years later. FAITH History of St. Andrew's, Corning's oldest church FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 Saudi authorities on Friday postponed the second round of public flogging of a blogger convicted of insulting Islam a er a doctor concluded that his wounds from the first 50 lashes had not yet healed. MIDDLE EAST Saudis delay flogging of blogger as wounds heal FULL STORY ON PAGE B10 Red Bluff travels to El Dorado Hills for the Oakridge Tourna- ment. Corning is at the Drake Invitational in San Francisco and Los Molinos heads to Or- egon for the Bonanza Tourna- ment. WRESTLING Local teams head to Saturday tournaments President Barack Obama argued Friday that a resur- gent fear of terrorism across Europe and the United States should not lead countries to overreact and shed privacy protections. U.S.-BRITAIN France attacks renew privacy/security debate FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 By Josh Dubow The Associated Press ALAMEDA Jack Del Rio lived Oakland Raiders history as a kid growing up in the East Bay, go- ing to games at the Coliseum and cheering on those great teams coached by John Madden in the 1970s. Del Rio is now coaching his favorite childhood team, tasked with ending 12 years of dismal performances that have left what once was the NFL's most suc- cessful team at the bottom of the league. As heartwarming a story as the local hero coming home may be, that's not the sole reason why Del Rio took the job or the Raiders picked Del Rio. "Yes it's coming home, yes I'm from this area and yes I'm a life- long Raider," Del Rio said Friday at his introductory news confer- ence. "I've been a Raider fan all my life. My dad took me and I sat in the stands way back when. And so I followed them in my heart the entire time. That's not the main reason I came back." Del Rio said he was attracted to the Raiders because of the or- ganization that owner Mark Da- vis and general manager Reggie McKenzie have put together and NFL Raiders introduce Del Rio as new coach East Bay native returns to change Oakland's culture BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio gestures during a news conference Friday in Alameda. By Janie McCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO After losing to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, Nori Aoki joined them. The free agent outfielder agreed Friday to a $4.7 million, one-year contract with San Fran- cisco, a person with knowledge of the agreement said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Aoki gives the Giants a proven outfielder to join regular center fielder Angel Pagan and right fielder Hunter Pence om the de- fending World Series champions. He also has the speed to bat lead- off if Pagan, who has battled in- jury the past two years, needs a break. He could share time in left field with Gregor Blanco. Aoki, who sought to join a con- tender where he could play regu- larly and liked the Bay Area cul- ture and geographical location to his native Japan, gets a $4 million base salary this year, and the Gi- ants have a $5.5 million option for 2016 with a $700,000 buyout. The option can become mutual, and the deal includes performance bo- nuses. BASEBALL Source: Aoki agrees to deal with Giants for $4.7 million ROUNDUP PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 DEL RIO PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, January 17, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1