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SpecialtotheDN MT.SHASTA Underperfectcon- ditions at Mt. Shasta Ski Park, Shasta High School captured the North Division 1 Alpine Rac- ing Championship. Mount Shasta High School finshed second, Foothill third, followed by Enterprise, Red Bluff and Weed. Despite first and third place wins for Red Bluff in the boys skiing, Mount Shasta won the ski championship. Shasta dom- inated the snowboard champi- onship, though, and captured the overall title. The final race was held un- der excellent snow and weather conditions, and the racers were sporting their traditional "dress up day" outfits for the final race. Connor Sousa of Red Bluff finished first in boys ski, with Mitchell Savarese of Mt. Shasta second and Devon Treat of Red Bluff third. Carter Chase from Mount Shasta continued her domina- tion of the girls ski racing, with Zoe Malee of Mt. Shasta taking second and Sidney Hilliary of Mount Shasta third. Sage Will of Shasta captured first in girls snowboard, with Makenzie Fleming of Shasta sec- ond and Emelia Crockett of Mt. Shasta third. In boys snowboard, Dylan Wakeland of Shasta narrowly edged Kyle Gardiner of Shasta by less than a second of com- bined time to win the final race of the season and Justin Young- man of Foothill took third place. Kyle and Dylan have been domi- nating the boys snowboard rac- ing all season, with a very close race between the two for the top spot in the league, along with Mark Speake of Shasta. The racers compete for their schools, and for a place in the individual rankings for the sea- son. The top ten teams for the division gain special recognition for their accomplishments, and represent the North State's best in ski and snowboard alpine rac- ing talent. ALPINE SOUSA EARNS FIRST, TREAT GETS THIRD ShastastillwinstheNorthD-1championship CONTRIBUTEDPHOTOSBYBRUCELUTZ Red Bluff's Ellie Miller competes Monday at Mt. Shasta Ski Park. Red Bluff's Connor Sousa competes Monday at Mt. Shasta Ski Park. By Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group PEORIA, ARIZ. In one sense, Gordon Beckham is like any other player who re-signs with his former team. He didn't have to introduce himself to new teammates this spring. He doesn't lack for friends in the clubhouse. The other day, he and his wife, Brittany, spent the afternoon at Buster Posey's house entertain- ing the star catcher's 5-year-old twins. "I hadn't seen them since they were babies," Beckham said. "It was pretty funny. She's teach- ing Addie to do cartwheels and I'm out there with Lee hunting ducks with Nerf guns." The projectiles were foam. The ducks were real. None were harmed. In another sense, though, Beckham is still brand new to the Giants. It's a testament to his easygoing and upbeat per- sonality that he meshed so well with the team even though he spent just six games in a Gi- ants uniform last season; the club acquired him from the At- lanta Braves in the final week of September to provide depth after Eduardo Núñez strained a hamstring. Beckham knew coming in that he joined the organization too late to be considered for the postseason roster. He didn't get a hit in five at-bats. But he drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw in the second-to-last game of the season — a victory the Giants absolutely needed to clinch a place in the NL Wild Card Game. "I came at a good time be- GIANTS SPRING TRAINING Posey's pal hopes to become his teammate ALPINE PAGE 4 By Josh Dubow The Associated Press OAKLAND The investment group seeking to build a new stadium to keep the Raiders in Oakland has submitted a formal plan to the NFL for the first time. A person familiar with the deal said Tuesday that the plan was submitted by the Fortress Invest- ment Group within the past 10 days. The person spoke on con- dition of anonymity because the submission was not made pub- lic. Sports Business Daily first re- ported the submission. Fortress is working with NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott on a plan to build a stadium in Oak- land to replace the outdated Col- iseum. Oakland city officials gave Fortress the right to develop a plan for a stadium and new de- velopment at the current Coli- seum site. The NFL dismissed the initial plan that was made public in De- cember but Fortress has been in discussions with the league the past two months to try to an- swer their concerns. The person said the plan recently submitted is "fundamentally" the same as the one previously made public but does clarify some questions raised by the league. Fortress and Oakland offi- cials are hopeful of having a vi- able option to present to owners before they meet in late March for a possible vote on whether to allow the Raiders to move to Las Vegas, where the team has struck a deal for a 65,000-seat domed stadium. The team also needs to find a funding replacement for casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who withdrew a $650 million pledge for the $1.9 billion Las Vegas proj- ect. The Raiders recently told the stadium authority board in Las Vegas that financing will not be an issue. The state of Nevada has com- mitted $750 million to the project, while the Raiders and NFL would pay the remaining $500 million if three-quarters of the league's owners approve a move. RAIDERS Group gives NFL stadium plan JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO – BAY AREA NEWS GROUP An Oakland Raiders fan attempts to hold his team's flag while cheering from the stands in the second quarter of the AFC West Wild Card round game at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 7. NICK WASS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) dunks against the Golden State Warriors during the first half on Tuesday in Washington. By Anthony Slater Bay Area News Group WASHINGTON, D.C. Fifty-seven seconds into what would nor- mally amount to a meaningless late February NBA game, Wiz- ards big man Marcin Gortat de- cided to aggressively pursue an offensive rebound. That random decision may have changed the direction of the Warriors season and altered the landscape of the league's title chase. Pursuing a miss, Gortat wildly flung away a boxing-out Zaza Pa- chulia. The surprise shove sent Pachulia tumbling backward, all 275 pounds of him crashing into Kevin Durant's left knee, bending the joint in an unnat- ural direction. Durant hopped away in pain. He limped to the locker room. He didn't return. The team temporarily deemed it a hyperextended left knee. An MRI was scheduled for later on Tuesday night. The entire league anxiously awaits the results of the scan. Without Durant, the D.C. crowd was still treated to a thrill- ing game. The Warriors, trail- ing by 19 at one point, stormed back to set up a back-and-forth fourth quarter, which eventually ended in a 112-108 Wizards win, as Steph Curry missed an open 3 in the closing moments that would've put the Warriors ahead. But days, weeks and poten- tially months from now, this game will be remembered for the Gortat shove, the Pachulia fall and the Durant injury, not the Warrior loss — similar to that game in Houston last April, which is best remembered for Steph Curry's awkward fall and playoff-altering knee injury, not the eventual Golden State victory. "Any time a guy goes down, especially when you're talking knees, it's a concern," Draymond Green said. Durant initially tried to stay in the game. He hopped away from the collision clutching his knee and then jogged toward the War- WARRIORS DuranthurtinlosstoWizards Early diagnosis is hyperextended le knee, MRI scheduled for later WARRIORS PAGE 4 GIANTS PAGE 4 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, March 1, 2017 MORE ATFACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1