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SUSANVILLE The Corning Car- dinals basketball team went on the road Friday and came home with a 63-53 win over the Las- sen Grizzlies. The Cardinals fell behind early, ending the first quarter down by 6, but rallied for a huge second quarter to take a 37-24 lead into halftime. Steady play in the second half secured the win. As of 4 p.m. Monday no indi- vidual stats had been posted for the game. The Cardinals (19-5 overall, 8-0 league) sit atop the Northern League standings and are sched- uled to host the Central Valley Falcons (8-14 overall, 1-7 league) at 7:30 tonight and wrap up the regular season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the road at the An- derson Cubs (15-9 overall, 4-4 league). SPARTANS 47, ENTERPRISE 68 The Red Bluff Spartans fell at home Friday night against the visiting Enterprise Hornets, 68- 47. As of 4 p.m. Monday no indi- vidual stats had been posted for the game. The Spartans (6-17 overall, 1-10 league) are scheduled to close out their season when they host the Chico Panthers (14-10 over- all, 5-5 league) at 7:30 p.m. Fri- day. BULLDOGS 44, CHESTER 65 The Los Molinos Bulldogs were over- matched Friday night when they hosted the league leading Ches- ter Volcanoes, falling 65-44. The Volcanoes jumped out to an early lead, going up 21-10 in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs were able to stop the bleeding and kept the game within reach in the second, down 38-26 at the half. The Bulldogs' offense fell si- lent in the third and the Volca- noes extended their lead before coasting to the win. Alex Russell led the Bulldogs with 14 points, going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, 3 rebounds and an assist. Jared Costa had 7 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal; Tanner Prest had 7 points, 5 re- bounds, an assist and 2 steals; Kyle Wood had 6 points, 8 re- bounds and an assist and Aaron Hardy had 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Josue Orozco had 6 rebounds and 2 steals. The Bulldogs (7-17 overall, 0-7 league) are scheduled to close out their season when they come to Red Bluff to face the Mercy War- riors (15-9 overall, 1-5 league) at 5:30 p.m. today. BOYS BASKETBALL Cardinalscontinuewinning Spartans, Bulldogs take losses at home Online:Bethefirsttoget results from local athletes and teams at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS. COM/SPORTS. By Brian Mahoney TheAssociatedPress TORONTO The Golden State War- riors are chasing history. Every- one else in the NBA is chasing the Warriors. The defending champions have been so dominant that they could already be a 50-win team this weekend. And unless opponents start figuring out a way to slow Stephen Curry and the league's most potent offense, they could be the best team ever by the time they're done. Curry and fellow All-Stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green took time out for fun in the first All-Star Game held outside the U.S., where Curry tossed in the fi- nal points in the highest-scoring game ever with a 42-footer to give the West a 196-173 victory. It won't be long before they get serious again. "Yeah, obviously, Thursday, Fri- day, when games start up, put our game face back on and figure out how we're going to try to finish out the season strong and go af- ter another championship," Curry said. They are 48-4 and will bring an 11-game winning streak into Port- land on Friday when their sea- son resumes. Golden State could reach 50 wins — for many clubs, the mark of a very good regular season — with a victory Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers NBA WARRIORS CHASE HISTORY, TEAMS CHASE WARRIORS Rest of league follows as Golden State seeks historic run to close out season CHRIS YOUNG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Western Conference's Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, stretches during practice at the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto on Saturday. MARK BLINCH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Western Conference's Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, slam dunks the ball past Eastern Conference's Paul George, of the Indiana Pacers during the first half of the NBA all-star basketball game, Sunday in Toronto. LOS MOLINOS The Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs basketball team fell at home Friday night to the league leading Chester Volca- noes 51-35. The Bulldogs kept pace early, down just 4 at the end of the first quarter, but a quiet second quarter let the Volcanoes extend their lead to 31-19 by half time. The Bulldogs chipped away at the deficit in the third quarter but slowed down in the final frame, giving Chester the win. Henna Acevedo lead the Bulldogs with 15 points, 5 re- bounds, an assist and 5 steals; Rachel Rogers had 7 points, 7 re- bounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Michell Woolbert had 7 points, 20 rebounds and 4 steals. A pair of freshmen got in on the action, with Genesis Acev- edo scoring 4 points, a rebound and an assist and Valeria Gar- nica getting 2 points and an as- sist. Heather Rodriguez had 3 re- bounds and a steal and Vanesa Cota had 2 steals. The Bulldogs (12-9 overall, 3-4 league) are scheduled to finish the season on the road against the Mercy Lady Warriors (13-11 overall, 4-2 league) at 5:30 p.m. today at Mercy High School. CARDINALS 61, LASSEN 64 The Lady Cardinals lost on the road Friday evening to the Lassen Grizzlies in Susanville, 64-61. The Cardinals built a big lead early, going up 16-5 near the end of the first quarter before the Grizzlies clawed their way back, bringing it to 20-15 Corning at the end of the first. The Grizzlies went on a 16-point run in the second to build a 31-20 lead, but in the final minute of the period the Cardinals went on a run of their own and brought the game nearly even at 31-28 in the clos- ing seconds of the half. A late three by the Grizzlies sent the teams to the locker rooms with the Grizzlies up 34-28. Corning tied it up at 34 early in the third period and the lead GIRLS BASKETBALL Lady Bulldogs, Cardinals take losses By Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group SAN FRANCISCO Bruce Bochy knows it. The guy in the seal cos- tume knows it. Everyone knows it. The Giants are about to en- ter an even-year season, and that alone would be enough to inspire hope. But after ownership's deep dive into the reserve fund this winter, the club also has a tal- ented and balanced roster wor- thy of the unabashed optimism. Now the Giants just need one more thing as they try to leapfrog their National League West-rival Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time in four seasons: some of that even-year mojo to keep everyone healthy and on the field. And that starts by getting out of spring training fully intact. "It's health," said Giants execu- tive vice president Brian Sabean, asked his biggest worry as pitch- ers and catchers report to Scott- sdale Stadium on Wednesday. "That's always in your gut. And more so this year after last year because you know it's got to be two ways: We need people who missed time to rebound, and also in general, as a team." The Giants didn't enjoy a healthy spring last year, and one of their biggest losses was one they never saw coming. Who could've imagined the Giants playing 110 games last season without Hunter Pence, who fin- ished 2014 with the longest con- secutive games played streak in the major leagues? Even iron men are not un- breakable, and all it took was one wild fastball from a Cubs Double- A pitcher in a spring exhibition to fracture Pence's arm and ruin his season. Then, in the hours before opening day, manager Bruce Bo- chy announced that his Nos. 2-3 starters, Jake Peavy and Matt Cain, would begin the year on the disabled list. Looking back, it's a wonder the Giants managed an 84-78 season. Not that it got them anywhere. With the clear need for a rota- tion retrofit, the Giants paid $220 million to sign Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija. Not surprisingly, both free-agent pitchers offered a variation of the same quip in their introductory news conferences: "It was the Giants in an even year. How could we say no?" Although the rotation and lineup are mostly set, the Giants are no different from any other club. They will seek clarity in sev- eral areas over next six weeks. Here are five that stand out: 1. WILL CUETO AND SAMARDZIJA BE READY TO MAKE GOOD ON THE GIANTS' $220 MILLION INVEST- MENT? Would you believe the Giants scored a pair of bargains for so much cash? Samardzija was poised to fetch much more than his five-year, $90 million contract before stumbling in his walk year with the Chicago White Sox; no American League pitcher gave up more hits or earned runs last season. And Cueto, perhaps the most bankable arm in the N.L. not named Clayton Kershaw since MLB PREVIEW Giants are loaded – and it's an 'even-year' Talented roster's top priority is staying healthy GIRLS PAGE 2 GIANTS PAGE 2 WARRIORS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, February 16, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1