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ANDERSON With a perfect Northern League record on the line, the Corning Cardinals bas- ketball team were knocked off 57- 50 on the road by the third place Anderson Cubs Friday night to close out the season. The No. 3 seed Cardinals could face the Cubs again Friday. With a bye Wednesday, the Cardinals will face the winner of Wednesday's game between No. 6 Anderson and No. 11 Sutter. That game will be at 7 p.m. in Corning. Brendan Hoag led the scoring for the Cardinals with 15, and had 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals; Corey Busta had 10 points, 9 rebounds and an assist; Wyatt Haydon had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; Tyler Grine had 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists and Noah Zoppi had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. SPARTANS 53, CHICO 71 The Spar- tans closed the season Friday night with a loss to the visiting Chico Panthers, 71-53. As of 5:30 p.m. Monday no stats had been posted. The No. 5 seed Spartans (6-18 overall, 1-11 league) will travel to Paradise Friday to face the Par- adise Bobcats (8-17 overall, 1-11 league) at 7 p.m. Friday. The Spartans lost to the Bob- cats 72-66 in overtime Jan. 8 and 51-50 Jan. 18 in Paradise, and beat them 58-52 Feb. 2 at home. WARRIORS 74, REDDING CHRISTIAN 80 The Mercy Warriors lost on the road Friday night to the Red- ding Christian Lions 80-74 to fin- ish the regular season. Teddy Ranberg was named player of the game and put up a double-double for the Warriors, with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2 as- sists and 4 steals. Travis Gorden and Marcus Kuchle also posted double-dou- bles, with Gorden recording 20 points, 15 rebounds and 3 steals and Kuchle 15 points, 13 re- bounds, 3 assists and a steal. Nick Ornelas had 13 points, a rebound, 14 assists and 2 steals. The No. 8 seed Warriors (16- 10 overall, 2-6 league) open the playoffs at 7 tonight by hosting the No. 9 seed Maxwell Panthers (12-8 overall, 3-5 league). The winner will face the top seeded Chester Volcanoes (20-5 overall, 7-1 league) at 7 p.m. Thursday in Chester. BULLDOGS AT MT. SHASTA The No. 12 seed Los Molinos Bull- dogs (7-18 overall, 0-8 league) will travel to Mt. Shasta Wednes- day to face the Bears (17-9 over- all, 11-1 league) at 7 p.m. to start the playoffs. The winner will play at 7 p.m. Friday the winner between No. 4 Portola and No. 13 Modoc, also scheduled for Wednesday. BOYS BASKETBALL Teamscloseseasonwithlosses Allheadtoplayoffs,startingtonight Online:Bethefirsttoget results from local athletes and teams at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS. COM/SPORTS. By Curtis Pashelka BayAreaNewsGroup ST. LOUIS With an eye towards the playoffs and what might await them in the first round, the Sharks on Monday acquired de- fenseman Roman Polak and cen- ter Nick Spaling from Toronto for embattled forward Raffi Torres and San Jose's second-round se- lections in the 2017 and 2018 NHL Entry Drafts. Neither Polak nor Spaling played for the Sharks in their game Monday night against the St. Louis Blues. Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said he be- lieves the two players will be able to play on Wednesday when the team plays in Colorado. The trade figures to give the Sharks more depth up front and on the blue line, two areas they were looking to bolster before next Monday's trade deadline, without parting with a prospect or removing anyone from their NHL roster. "We're in a position to com- pete going forward and we felt this group deserved every chance to be successful," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said Mon- day, "and we plan to give them that opportunity." The two players, particularly Polak, should help the Sharks in a potential playoff match up with either Los Angeles or Ana- heim, two teams known for play- ing hard, heavy hockey. Entering Monday, the Sharks were in third place in the Pacific Division, five back of the first SHARKS TORRES,DRAFTPICKS SENT TO MAPLE LEAFS San Jose picks up defenseman Polak, center Spaling JASON FRANSON — THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto Maple Leafs' Roman Polak battles for the puck with Edmonton Oilers' Benoit Pouliot during the first period on Thursday in Edmonton, Alberta. JOSIE LEPE — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP San Jose Sharks' Raffi Torres (13) celebrates his goal to tie the Los Angeles Kings 2-2in the second period of Game 2of an NHL first- round playoff series at SAP Center in San Jose. By John Hickey Bay Area News Group MESA, ARIZ. A's right-hander Jarrod Parker, who hasn't pitched in a big-league game since 2013, stepped on the sec- ond mound from the right at Fitch Park, where six mounds sit side-by-side. He threw 26 pitches, all fastballs, and while it wasn't the equivalent of win- ning the World Series, it was a moment worth relishing. "It's awesome; I'm excited," A's closer Sean Doolittle said. "What a weapon he can be. Peo- ple don't understand how much work he's put in to get to this point. A lot of guys might have packed it in last summer when he hurt his elbow again, but he didn't give in to that. He just got back into it." Parker said he had a serious case of nerves, and at one point rookie catcher Carson Blair went to the mound and instructed the pitcher to slow things down. "I was probably a little too ex- cited, a little too quick the first half," Parker said. "I got over the excitement and realized I was just pitching and throwing again. I was able to channel and slow things down a little." It was just over two years ago that Parker, now 27, came out of a spring training game with elbow pain. Regarded as one of the best young starters in the American League, Parker thought it might be something that rest would cure in a cou- ple of weeks. Instead, he had to undergo a second Tommy John surgery. He made it back by the mid- dle of last season, only to frac- ture his elbow throwing a pitch for Triple-A Nashville. He was a A'S Right-hander Parker back on the mound RED BLUFF The No. 5 seed Red Bluff Lady Spartans (9-15 overall, 3-9 league) are slated to travel to Oroville Thursday to face the No. 4 seed Las Plumas Thunderbirds (15-10 overall, 9-1 league) at 7 p.m. The winner will face the top seed Enterprize Hornets (20-6 overall, 9-3 league) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. The Lady Spartans finished out the regular season Thursday with a loss to Chico in Chico. LADY WARRIORS 43, REDDING CHRISTIAN 51 The Mercy Lady Warriors fell Friday night to the Redding Christian Lions in Palo Cedro, 51-43. The Lions went ahead early, taking a 29-15 lead into half time. A strong second half by the War- riors got the game within reach, but it wouldn't be enough. Tasha Pimentel led the War- riors with 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals; Annie Fe- ser had 11 points, 6 rebounds and an assist; Mary DiMaggio had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals and Cheyanne Johnson had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and a steal. The No. 7 seed Warriors (14- 12 overall, 5-3 league) are sched- uled to host the No. 10 seed Par- GIRLS BASKETBALL Red Bluff, Mercy enter playoffs No. 5, No. 7 Corning, Los Molinos have games tonight The Associated Press ATLANTA Center Anderson Vare- jao joined the Golden State War- riors on Monday after agreeing to a deal for the rest of the season. Varejao passed a physical but was not expected to play in Mon- daynight'sgameinAtlantaagainst the Hawks. The Brazilian spent 12 seasons with Cleveland before being dealt last week to Portland in a three- team trade that sent Channing Frye from Orlando to the Cava- liers. The Trail Blazers immedi- ately cut Varejao. Golden State wanted another big man with starting center An- dre Bogut nursing a strained right Achilles and key backup Festus Ezeli out until at least late March with an injured left knee. Bogut was able to start against the Hawks. Coach Steve Kerr said he talked with former Atlanta general man- ager Danny Ferry about bringing in Varejao. "He told me Anderson was one of his favorite players he's had in the NBA as a player or a GM," Kerr said. "That seems to be the domi- nant thought from anybody who's been around him, so he'll be great in our locker room and he'll get a chance to play." NBA Varejao joins Warriors in Atlanta A'S PAGE 2 Online: Be the first to get results from local athletes and teams at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/SPORTS. SHARKS PAGE 2 GIRLS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, February 23, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1