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ByDougFerguson TheAssociatedPress CHASKA, MINN. Even with the first opening-session sweep in four decades, the Americans were reminded anew Friday that no lead is safe in the Ryder Cup. Not after one session. Not af- ter one day. And based on the last Ryder Cup on American soil, not un- til it's over. Europe battled back from a 4-0 deficit behind its best tan- dem, Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose, and capped off a long and rowdy day at Hazeltine when its best player, Rory McIlroy, holed a 20-foot eagle putt and then mocked the crowd by tak- ing a bow. The American celebration turned into a consolation. They had a 5-3 lead, the mar- gin after the first day at Medi- nah four years ago that ended in another European victory. They lost a chance to really put Eu- rope in a hole. "It's frustrating not to come out a little bit more ahead," U.S. captain Davis Love III said. Love could not have scripted a better start — a symbolic one, too. To honor Arnold Palmer, who died Sunday night, Ryder Cup officials placed on the first tee Palmer's golf bag from when he was captain of the 1975 Ry- der Cup team. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed then set the tone with a 3-and-2 foursomes victory over Stenson and Rose, and the Americans delivered the first sweep of the opening ses- sion since that 1975 team at Lau- rel Valley. Phil Mickelson, feeling more pressure than usual because of RYDER CUP Americans sweep session, Europe rallies late By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter REDDING The Red Bluff Lady Spartans volleyball team took a five-set win on the road over the Enterprise Hornets on Thursday evening, 3-2. It was a back-and-forth night for the Spartans, who jumped out early 25-19 in the first set before dropping the second and third by the same score, 25-22. Something clicked in the fourth set and the Spartans dominated 25-14 before taking the tie-breaking fifth set 17-15 for the win. As of 5 p.m. Friday no individ- ual stats had been posted. The Spartans (13-5 overall, 2-0 league) are scheduled to host the Chico Panthers (11-10 overall, 1-1 league) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Bulldogs3,Warriors0 RED BLUFF The Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs beat the hosting Mercy Warriors on Thursday eve- ning 3-0 in a cross-county rivalry, 25-6, 25-7, 25-19. Top performances for the Bull- dogs included Rachel Rogers with 17 kills, an ace and nine digs; Li- set Castillo with seven kills, 10 aces, a block, 17 digs and an as- sist; Henna Acevedo with four kills, three aces, four digs and an assist; Kendall Williams with an ace, three digs and nine assists; and Heather Rodriguez with four digs and 11 assists. For Mercy, Crystal Pimental was named player of the match for the Warriors, with an ace, two digs and six assists. Allie Adams had five kills, a block and a dig; Annie Feser had three kills, two blocks and five digs; and Eva Flynn had a kill, an ace, two blocks and two as- sists. Hailey Coelho and Sophia Rubright each had four digs. The Bulldogs (19-8 overall, 2-0 league) are scheduled to host the Chester Volcanoes (0-13 overall, 0-2 league) at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. The Warriors (5-11 overall, 0-2 league) will travel to Burney on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. match against the Raiders (8-5-1 over- all, 1-1 league). VOLLEYBALL SPARTANS, BULLDOGS CLAIM WINS ON ROAD LosMolinosbeatsLadyWarriors,whileCardinalsalsosufferhomeloss LARRYLONG—CONTRIBUTED Los Molinos' Liset Castillo, right, puts a shot over Mercy blockers Eva Flynn (2) and Allie Adams (1) on Thursday evening in Red Bluff. Online: For more Tehama County sports coverage, visit REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/SPORTS. By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Lady Spartans tennis team remains undefeated after beating the Shasta Wolves at home Thurs- day 7-0, making the team 12-0 on the season with just a handful of matches left to play. The players' performance on the court is rivalled, though, by their performance in the class- room, earning the Lady Spar- tans the school's top honors for grade point average as a team, at 3.79, according to Athletic Direc- tor Brett Southwick. On court 1, Maggie Winning beat Anagha Chandramouli 6-2, 6-4; Cleo DuFrain beat Megan Cowee 6-0, 6-1; Megan Boone beat Isa Acebal 6-2, 6-1; and in the fourth singles match Rylee DuFrain beat Cara Henson in a hard-fought match 6-4, 1-6, 7-5. "Winning got revenge for her previous loss to Shasta's No. 1 by playingoneofherbettermatches," said coach Dennis Poulton. "Cleo DuFrain was in total control as she secured the victory on court 2. Megan Boone had a good win against a very good opponent as she continues improving her at- tacking game. Rylee DuFrain had a marathon match against a feisty opponent but came through with some steady play." In doubles action Victoria Yates and Audra Brown beat So- fia Rooney and Gabby Powell 2-6, 6-4, 6-1; Joelle Alexander and Lindsay Harrison beat Hanna Lewis and Maddison Caples 7-5, 6-3; and Ellie Christenson and Taylor Bell beat Erica Bade and Tessa Kelly 6-4, 6-2. "In doubles Victoria Yates and Audra Brown got down one set before turning it around with some inspired play," Poulton said. "But the comeback of the day be- longed to Joelle Alexander and Lindsay Harrison, who got down 2-5 in their first set and won five games in a row to take the set. Then went on to secure the win by taking the second set with solid play. No. 3 doubles team of Ellie Christenson and Taylor Bell had a tough first set but adjusted to the wind to close out the second." The win leaves the Spartans at 7-0 in league with three matches left. The team will travel to Red- ding to take on the Enterprise Hornets on Tuesday and host the Chico Panthers on Thursday. While the Spartans are the top team academically, they are in good company, Southwick said. There are 315 student-athletes at Red Bluff Union High School and their overall GPA average is a 3.28. Of the 315 athletes, 235 have a 3.0 or higher, 135 have a 3.5 or higher and 49 have a 4.0 or higher for the first grading period. On the heels of the tennis team are the girls' golf team with 10 members at 3.77, frosh volley- ball with 12 members at 3.7 and cross country with 54 members at 3.57, Southwick said. Out of 12 fall teams all of them have a team av- erage of 2.93 or higher. GIRLS TENNIS Spartansshineoncourt,inclass Red Bluff improves to 12-0 on season with sweep of Shasta, also has top GPA as a team "(Maggie) Winning got revenge for her previous loss." – Red Bluff tennis coach Dennis Poulton. By Josh Dubow The Associated Press SACRAMENTO After years of searching for a new home, the Sacramento Kings are set to open a new venue that raises the bar of what an arena can be. Along with some of the mod- ern accouterments that have be- come commonplace like smart- phone apps that allow fans to or- der food or watch replays from their seats, giant screens to watch the game and high-speed connec- tions that let fans post photos al- most instantaneously, the Golden 1 Center also has many first-of-its- kind features. There are the airplane han- gar doors that can open to turn the venue into an indoor-outdoor arena and the "smart turnstiles" that will allow fans to enter at more than triple the usual speed. But perhaps most important to Kings owner Vivek Ranadive are the environmental features that make it the first indoor venue to receive LEED Platinum certifica- tion — the highest level of recog- nition for environmentally con- scious buildings. The 17,500-seat arena will be the first professional sports venue powered completely by solar en- ergy, will save about 1 million gal- lons of water a year compared to a typical venue of its size, was built with recycled material from the mall that stood at the site before construction began and will get 90 percent of its food and bever- KINGS Downtown Sacramento arena set to open soon By Jimmy Durkin Bay Area News Group ALAMEDA The Oakland Raiders probably waited two weeks too long to give top pick Karl Joseph a look with their starting defense. The rookie safety was solid in his starting debut last week and the Raiders are hoping he builds upon that performance when they face the Baltimore Ravens on Sun- day. "There's room for growth," Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said, "but it was a good start." Del Rio thought Joseph pro- vided a spark in the 17-10 win over the Tennessee Titans and his teammates in the secondary were impressed. "He came in there and com- peted," cornerback David Amer- son said. "He knew what to do and made all the calls. He really didn't miss a beat. He was well- prepared." Free safety Reggie Nelson said "it was a good call" to get Jo- seph out there with the start- ing defense after he delivered his 10-tackle performance. RAIDERS Joseph has solid start for a rookie VOLLEYBALL PAGE 2 KINGS PAGE 2 GOLF PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, October 1, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1