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StaffReports SHASTA LAKE The Corning Lady Cardinals came away with a win on the road Thursday over the Central Valley Falcons, 13-10. Corning put up three runs in the first inning, but Central Valley answered with four. The Cards plated a pair in the third to take the lead back and the Falcons came back in the fourth with three and another in the fifth. A big, six-run inning in the sixth put the Cardinals in front and they tacked on two insur- ance runs in the seventh. Cen- tral Valley managed a pair in the bottom of the seventh but it wouldn't be enough. Sophomore Mercedes Lu- catero led the Cardinals, going 2 for 4 with a double, a sacri- fice fly and four RBIs; sopho- more Isabella Blanchard had a home run and a double, going 3 for 5 with two runs and two RBIs; Kristie Barr had a triple and went 2 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs; Elizabeth Holtz- inger was 1 for 3 with a double and two RBIs; Baylie Fryar was 3 for 4 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI; and Bethany Bott scored three times. Marrissa Hopkins got the win for the Cardinals, giving up six walks and striking out six over seven innings. The Cardinals (7-18 overall, 4-7 league) are scheduled to host the Lassen Grizzlies (24- 6-1 overall, 9-2 league) at 4 p.m. Monday. REDDING CHRISTIAN 13, WAR- RIORS 6 The Mercy Warriors baseball team fell 13-6 to the Redding Christian Lions on Thursday afternoon in Redding. With six runs in the second PREP ROUNDUP LadyCardinalsbeatCentralValleyinshootout By Janie McCauley The Associated Press OAKLAND As his teammates wrapped up their practice day, Festus Ezeli worked some post moves with coach Theo Robert- son and shot a few more hook shots from each side of the key, then a series of free throws as assistant coach Ron Adams ob- served. The Golden State center is making progress each day find- ing his rhythm again after all that time he missed recovering from arthroscopic left knee surgery. He sure came up big for the defend- ing champions down the stretch of a 110-99 Game 2 win against Portland in the Western Confer- ence semifinals, scoring eight points, grabbing six rebounds and blocking a shot in nearly 13 min- utes after not even getting into Game 1. "I'm always ready. I'm always prepared," Ezeli said Thursday. "I brought energy to the team. Hope- fully moving forward there's more situations where I'm needed. It takes a little while. The injury's behind me now. Every time I'm on the court, I'm just trying to get that momentum, I'm trying to get my rhythm back. Each game I'm making a lot of progress." As he worked his way back with the knee, Ezeli couldn't wait to get back with the teammates who supported him through the ordeal — like Draymond Green. NBA PLAYOFFS EZELI HAS IMPACT IN WARRIORS' WIN GoldenStatecentercomesoninGame2withsolidnumbersoffbench PHOTOSBYBENMARGOT—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The Golden State Warriors' Festus Ezeli shoots during practice on Thursday in Oakland. Golden State will face the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3of a second-round playoff series on Saturday in Portland. The Golden State Warriors' Festus Ezeli scored eight points with six rebounds in their Game 2playoff victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. WARRIORSLEADSERIES2-0 Game 3: Golden State Warriors at Portland Trail Blazers, 5:30p.m. Saturday, TV on ABC. TUNEIN JESSICA LAW — CONTRIBUTED Simpson University Red Hawks so ball coach Wayne Stower talks with players. Stower, a longtime Red Bluff resident, led the Red Hawks to their first 40-win season this year and was named the California Pacific Conference Coach of the Year for the fi h time. Staff Report REDDING Longtime Red Bluff res- ident and Redding-area Simpson University softball coach Wayne Stower has been named Coach of the Year by the California Pacific Conference for the third consecu- tive season. Stower has won Cal Pac Coach of the Year five times — 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 and 2010 — since he started coaching the Red Hawks in 2008. The award is based on a vot- ing process that includes coaches from other Cal Pac schools. Stower led the Simpson Univer- sity softball team, which also com- petes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, to its first 40-win season and sixth Cal Pac ti- tle in seven years. Six of his players received Cal Pac honors this year, including Player of the Year, Fresh- man of the Year and Pitcher of the Year. "Our team played extremely well as a team this season, and every- one made great contributions to our outstanding outcome," Stower said. "Our players and coaches are excited to be in the Simpson Uni- versity record book with 40 wins." HONORS StowerearnsCoachoftheYear Longtime Red Bluff resident and Simpson so ball coach led Red Hawks to Cal Pac conference title Staff Report CHICO The Red Bluff Spartans golf team finished ahead of only the Paradise Bobcats on Thursday in the final tournament of the sea- son held at Bidwell Park. With a team score of 250 for nine holes, the Spartans fell be- hind Shasta at 202, Pleasant Val- ley at 205, Chico at 214, Foothill at 225 and Enterprise at 228. Para- dise had a team score of 279. Individually, Nathen Pregoso led the Spartans with a 42 for nine holes, followed by Cameron Purdue with a 48, Liam Brown at 52, Kaden Cantrell at 53, Dawson Hopper at 55 and Derek Runnels with a 57. Low rounds for the tournament were Pleasant Valley's Noah Nor- ton and Shasta's Zack Caples at 36, Shasta's Jaykob Caples at 37, Chico's Garrett Grassmyer at 38 and Pleasant Valley's Ronak Singh at 39. Red Bluff finishes the season tied with Enterprise for fifth place in the league. Pleasant Valley is the top seed, followed by Chico, Shasta and Foothill. The Northern Section CIF Divi- sion 1 playoffs are set for Monday and Tuesday at Riverview Golf Course in Redding. GOLF Spartans struggle at season finale By John Marshall The Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Tim Lince- cum strode to the mound inside a nearly empty Scottsdale Stadium, the only sounds coming from the birds and the cars on the streets outside. The two-time Cy Young Award winner picked up a ball, started his motion and let it fly as radar guns rose behind the plate. A se- ries of camera clicks followed, then a pop of the glove. The radar guns went down, pencils furiously scribbled and Lincecum started all over again. "It's different, a lot like high school, trying to show your stuff off again," Lincecum said. A free agent on the mend from hip surgery, Lincecum threw 41 pitches Friday for about three dozen scouts representing nearly every major league club at the spring training home of the only team he's ever played for, the San Francisco Giants. The 31-year-old right-hander mixed up his pitches and hit most of his spots during his showcase, consistently reaching 88 mph to 91 mph on the scouts' radar guns. He felt good after and now hopes to catch on with a big league BASEBALL Lincecum is sharp with workout for lots of scouts STOWER PAGE 2 ROUNDUP PAGE 2 EZELI PAGE 2 LINCECUM PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, May 7, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1