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RaiderslinebackerSioMoore practiced for the first time in three weeks, but his return to the starting lineup faces a larger uphill climb. "I think right now he's competing to be a role player somewhere," said coach Jack Del Rio. NFL Mooreunlikelytoregain starting linebacker spot Mountain and road bike enthusiasts are invited to the McCloud Bike-toberfest, 12- and 30-mile rides set for Sept.26, visit http://www. mccloudchamber.com/bike- tober for more information. CYCLING McCloud event offers rides for all tastes The Red Bluff Spartans football team will begin its season at home around 8p.m. Friday against Central Valley. Junior Varsity plays at 6p.m. On Sept. 4the teams travel to West Valley in Cottonwood. FOOTBALL Spartans to kick off season Friday night Visions of grabbing the best player and watching him carry you to a title has you giddy. Then you take a closer look, and reality sets in: there just isn't a clear-cut No. 1this year. Find out now who the new No. 1s are before it's too late. FANTASY FOOTBALL Time to figure out who's No. 1 in your dra By Josh Dubow TheAssociatedPress ALAMEDA The Oakland Raid- ers finally have a state-of-the- art training facility even if they are still searching for a perma- nent home. The Raiders showed off their new performance center on Wednesday during their first full practice since breaking training camp in Napa. The team has brand new practice fields to go along with an 18,500-square-foot building that features four times as much equipment as the old weight room, along with a turf field for walkthroughs and other exer- cises and a fuel bar designed by Gatorade to help players with their performance and recovery. "When you see it for the first time, especially coming from the old weight room, it's jaw- dropping," said long snapper Jon Condo, entering his ninth season with the Raiders. "It's definitely top of the art and one of the better weight rooms, I'd have to say, in the NFL." The Raiders committed to the project costing an estimated $8 million this offseason despite the uncertainty about their fu- ture. The team is playing on a one-year lease at the Oakland Coliseum and is seeking a more permanent home. While owner Mark Davis has expressed a preference to build a new stadium in Oakland, the team is also working with the San Diego Chargers on building a new stadium in Carson near Los Angeles. Strength and conditioning coach Joe Gomes, brought in from EXOS training facility in Arizona this offseason by coach Jack Del Rio, helped oversee the project with director of football NFL Ra id er s ex ci te d ab ou t up gr ad ed f ac il it ie s TONY GONZALES — OAKLAND RAIDERS The Oakland Raiders Performance Center in Alameda has brand new practice fields to go along with an 18,500-square-foot building. By Howie Stalwick Bay Area News Group SEATTLE The A's usually provide rookie pitcher Chris Bassitt with little run support, so Bassitt was encouraged Wednesday afternoon when Billy Burns blasted the first pitch of the game into the center- field seats off Seattle ace Felix Fer- nandez. Bassitt's optimism -- and Oak- land's offense -- were short-lived. The A's managed just three hits the rest of the way, and Bassitt's latest run of bad luck was a con- tributing factor in a four-run first inning that keyed Seattle's 8-2 vic- tory at Safeco Field. Bassitt gave up five singles and a double in the bottom of the first. Two of the hits were bloop- ers, two barely eluded diving in- fielders, and one landed just in- side the left-field line. "That's baseball," Bassitt summed up. Bassitt walked a career-high five in his shortest start of the year (42/3 innings). The four runs and seven hits allowed are sea- son highs for the young right- hander, who has a 1-6 record de- spite a 2.82 ERA. "I just didn't feel good at all to- day," Bassitt said. Asked if a tired or sore arm was bothering him, Bassitt said, "A lit- tle bit of all, but that's fine. It's late in the year. Everyone has that. It's not an excuse." A's manager Bob Melvin said poor fastball command hurt Bas- sitt. "He's pitched great," Burns said. "He battles out there. He's a competitor. "You hate to not give him runs to support him, but that's just how it goes sometimes." Six of the first seven Seattle batters hit safely off Bassitt, start- ing with a leadoff single down the left-field line by rookie shortstop Ketel Marte. Seattle added a run in the sixth when Marte led off with a double and scored on Nel- son Cruz's second RBI single of the game. Brett Lawrie homered on Her- nandez's first pitch of the seventh inning, but Kyle Seager and Cruz hit back-to-back homers in the eighth off Fernando Abad. Hernandez (15-8) went eight innings and limited Oakland to three hits and two runs. The for- mer Cy Young Award winner, who has been inconsistent lately, struck out seven and walked one. "After that first pitch, he just kind of worked us pretty well," Burns said. "He's a great pitcher." "Early on," Melvin said, "I thought we had some pretty good swings at him. There were some balls (pitches) elevated more so than we've seen from him in the past. But once he got past the first few innings, it seems like he got better and kept the ball down a lot better." AMERICAN LEAGUE A's strike fir st b ut lose to Mariners ELAINE THOMPSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt takes a breath a er giving up the fourth of four runs to the Seattle Mariners in the first inning on Wednesday in Seattle. By Sharon Martin smartin@chicoer.com @SharonBMartin on Twitter CORNING For a team bolstered by a handful of seniors, the goal is simple for the Corning Car- dinals: win and advance in the playoffs. "Definitely finish top three in league and move into the play- offs and not get out in the first round like the past two years," senior running back and in- side linebacker Alex Davila said about the team's goal this sea- son. Davila, perhaps the top re- turning weapon for the Cardi- nals, was a force in the back- field last year, rushing for al- most 1,000 yards. The Cardinals quarterback from last year, Wy- att Haydon, also returns to help lead. "Having a returning quarter- back definitely helps," seventh- year head coach John Studer said. "Having two-time all league Alex Davila, having him back, those are our two bigger strengths that you look for." Last season, the Cardinals fin- ished 6-5 overall and 3-2 in the Northern Athletic League. But their season ended after a 51-30 loss to Orland in the first round of the Northern Section Division III playoffs. For this season, the Cardinals have their sights set on advancing further. Part of Studer's game plan is to diversify the offense. With the departure of last year's se- nior running back Chance Nel- son, the goal is to not solely rely on handing the ball off to Davila but to give the shotgun wing-T offense different looks and come up with creative ways to get Da- vila the ball. "It can't just be Davila get- ting the ball 30 times a game," Studer said. "But we need to go into the season planning that we can't count on that every game. We need some other guys to step up in carrying the football and catching the football in order to make our offense successful enough to advance in the play- offs." The Cardinals will also need solid production from senior quarterback Haydon. "He has the ability to see the field and see routes develop a lit- tle longer, has a better sense of the pocket and where the rush is coming from and how much PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW CorningHightargets deeperruninplayoffs Key returners mixed with new faces give Cardinals high expectations for this season PHOTOS BY DAN REIDEL — ENTERPRISE-RECORD Corning High football players, from le to right, Drew Fissori, Everardo Sanchez and Alex Davila are set to lead the Cardinals this season. Corning High football players, le to right, Alex Davila, Everardo Sanchez and Drew Fissori want to help take the Cardinals deep into the postseason. Sept.4vs.LasPlumas: 7:30p.m. Sept. 11at Pleasant Valley: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18vs. Red Bluff: 7:30p.m. Sept. 25vs. Oroville: 7:30p.m. Oct. 2at Orland: 7:30p.m. Oct. 9at West Valley: 7:30p.m. Oct. 16at Lassen: 7:30p.m. Oct. 23at Central Valley: 7:30p.m. Oct. 30vs. Anderson: 7:30p.m. Nov. 6vs. Yreka: 7:30p.m. CORNINGSCHEDULE RAIDERS PAGE 2 CORNING PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, August 27, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1 ★