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CORNING The Cardinals base- ball team won a close one Friday afternoon over the Lassen Griz- zlies 7-6. After going up 1-0 in the first, the Cardinals tacked on another run in the fourth before Lassen struck back with 4 runs in the fifth. The Cardinals answered with 3 runs in the bottom half off the inning. Lassen tied it up in the sixth and seventh innings, but both times the Cardinals scored to re- claim the lead and then the win. Brady Meeds went 3-4 for the Cardinals with a double and a home run, 2 runs, 2 RBI and a base on balls; Wyatt Haydon was 2-4, Trent Conoly was 1-3 with a double, a run, an RBI and a walk; Noah Miller was 1-4 with a run and an RBI; Devin Wunsch was 1-4 with an RBI; Chad McFall was 1-1 with an RBI and Michael Wold was 1-3 with a run. Drew Fissori also got a hit for the Cardinals and Dustin Messmer had a sto- len base. Isaiah Jones gave up 8 hits and 4 earned runs over 5 innings, walked 1 and struck out 6. Hay- don gave up an earned run on 2 hits over 2 innings pitched. The Cardinals (4-7 overall, 2-2 league) are scheduled to host the Central Valley Falcons (6-11 over- all, 1-3 league) at 4 p.m. today. SPARTANS 6/1, BEAR RIVER 4/2 The Red Bluff Spartans faced the Bear River Bruins in a double header Saturday in Grass Valley and came away with a split, winning 6-4 in the opener and losing 2-1 in the second game. The Spartans went up early in the first game, scoring a pair in each of the first two innings and another pair in the fifth. The Bruins responded with two in the fifth and again in the sixth but couldn't rally in the final inning. Red Bluff Lane Pritchard went 3-4 with a double, a home run and 3 RBI; Eric Spencer went 1-2 a run and an RBI; Austin Youngblood went 1-2 with a sacrifice and a run; Bryce Sinclair went 1-3 with a double, a sacrifice and an RBI; Payton Edwards was 1-2 with a double and a run; Wes Clawson was 1-3 with a run and a walk and Kolby Button was 1-3 with a walk. Clawson and Spencer each had a stolen bag. Sinclair got the win for Red Bluff, going 5.1 innings and giv- ing up no earned runs on 7 hits. Pritchard got the save, closing the game giving up 2 hits and a walk and striking out 2. In the second game Sinclair was 2-3; Youngblood was 2-4; Clawson was 0-2 with a sacrifice fly for the team's only run; But- ton was 0-4 and scored the run and Pritchard, Spencer and Tan- ner Tweedt each got hits for the Spartans. The Spartans pitched platoon style, with Clawson, Button and Owen Swarthout each taking the mound for two innings. Clawson started and takes the loss, giving up an unearned run on 1 hit while striking out 3; But- ton gave up a hit and a walk and struck out 3 and Swarthout gave BASEBALL CardinalsedgeoutLassen SpartanssplittwinbillwithBearRiver,Warriorswinwithwalk-off By Jimmy Golen The Associated Press BOSTON The Ethiopians ran past the Kenyans on their way to the Boston Marathon finish line Mon- day and nearly swept them off the victory podium. Lemi Berhanu Hayle won the 120th edition of the men's race, and Atsede Baysa overcame a 37-second deficit on the wom- en's side for Ethiopia's first-ever sweep of the world's most presti- gious marathon. Hayle finished in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 45 seconds to beat de- fending champion Lelisa Desisa by 47 seconds. Yemane Tsegay was an additional 30 seconds back to round out an all-Ethiopian top three. "In sports, sometimes that hap- pens. But not always," said Desisa, who also won the 2013 race. "It is the performance on the day." Kenya had dominated the Bos- ton Marathon since the profes- sional era began in 1986, winning the men's race 14 straight times from 1991-2004 and 20 out of 22 before Desisa earned the first of his two victories three years ago. But the Kenyans have been be- set with doping problems. The World Anti-Doping Agency put the country's athletics program on probation after more than 40 athletes tested positive for perfor- mance-enhancing drugs since the 2012 Olympics, including three- time Boston winner Rita Jeptoo. Instead, it was its East Afri- can neighbor that had its an- them played over Copley Square BOSTON MARATHON ETHIOPIANS CLAIM 1ST-EVER SWEEP Hayle wins 120th edition of the marathon BostonMarathonbombingsurvivorPatrickDownes, second from le , crosses the finish line companions during the the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday in Boston. Online: Be the first to get results from local athletes and teams at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/SPORTS. LOS MOLINOS The Lady Bull- dogs softball team went up early with a 5-run second in- ning against the visiting Mercy Warriors Friday afternoon and held on for a 7-6 win over their cross-county rivals. The Warriors got on the board with a run in the first and the Bulldogs answered with the big second inning before Mercy put up 2 more in the third. The Bull- dogs extended their lead with 2 in the fifth inning and it would be just enough to hold off a late rally by the Warriors, who added a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh. As of Monday afternoon, no individual stats had been posted for the Bulldogs. The Warriors gave player of the game honors to Cheyanne Johnson, who went 2-4 with a home run, 2 runs and 2 RBI; An- nie Feser went 2-4 with a run and an RBI and Gillian Coelho went 0-4 with an RBI. Selena Dobson was 1-2 with a run; Au- brey Bell was 1-3 and Maggie Sheppard was 1-4. Bell, a freshman, took the loss, giving up 5 earned runs on 10 hits over 6 innings and strik- ing out 9. The Bulldogs (5-7 overall, 1-2 league) are scheduled to host the Redding Christian Lions (6-4-1 overall, 1-0 league) at 4 p.m. Fri- day. The Warriors (3-6 overall, 0-2 league) are scheduled to face the Chester Volcanoes (9-7 overall, 2-0 league) at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 in Chester. SOFTBALL Lady Bulldogs hang on for win over Warriors By Josh Dubow The Associated Press ALAMEDA Derek Carr acknowl- edged a different feeling when he walked back into the Oakland Raiders' facility for the start of the offseason program Monday. With veterans like Charles Woodson and Justin Tuck now retired, Carr knows now is the time for players like him and fel- low third-year star Khalil Mack to increase their leadership role and help the Raiders take the next step to becoming a contender in the AFC West. "It was kind of weird," Carr said. "I felt older when I walked in, if that makes any sense. I was sit- ting there as we were doing some of the testing with the strength and conditioning coaches, and I looked at the sheet and I was like, 'There are barely any guys over 30 on this team.' I sat there and I looked at it and was like, 'It's time to really take over."' After a promising season last year and key offseason additions in free agency, the Raiders head into 2016 with more expectations than they've had in more than a decade. The team that has not had a winning record or made the playoffs the past 13 seasons ap- pears to have all the ingredients to end that drought this season. The Raiders began the process of making that happen when they opened the offseason program Monday in year two under coach Jack Del Rio. "On paper it looks great right now," Carr said. "Paper champs, all those kind of things. Every- body is picking us to do this. None of that matters unless we put the work in. Everyone knows that. ... For me, as the leader of this team, I am just really going to concen- trate on seeing where everybody is at and then pushing each other just to be better every single day." Carr has seen plenty of prog- ress since joining the Raiders as a second-round pick out of Fresno State two years ago. He quickly won the starting job and then en- dured a trying rookie season that featured 10 straight losses to open the season, a mid-year coaching change from Dennis Allen to Tony Sparano and the expected diffi- culties transitioning from college to the pro game. With a year of experience, a new coaching staff led by Del Rio and improved talent with ad- ditions like receivers Amari Coo- per and Michael Crabtree and center Rodney Hudson, Carr and NFL Ra id er s QB Carr: 'It's time to really take over' Online: Be the first to get results from local athletes and teams at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS. COM/SPORTS. Spartans win 1 of 3, Corning drops trio in tourney play SOFTBALL PAGE 2 BASEBALL PAGE 2 PHOTOS BY ELISE AMENDOLA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lemi Berhanu Hayle, of Ethiopia, celebrates a er winning the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday in Boston. CHARLIE RIEDEL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr runs away from Kansas City Chiefs safety Ron Parker during the first half in Kansas City, Mo. on Sunday, Jan. 3. RAIDERS PAGE 2 MARATHON PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, April 19, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1