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2B Daily News – Thursday, August 30, 2012 CARDS (Continued from page 1B) "It's been tough," Studer said. of key players on defense, especially on the line, has brought inexperience. "But the guys that we He added that the loss make adjustments to its "green" defense before facing the green and gold Red Bluff Spartans in Week 3's Tehama County Shootout on Sept. 14. Going back to 1921, the two teams are tied 23-23- 1, and the 'Cards have won the last three. have," he said, "they've been working real hard." The defense is "about as green as we've been since I've been here," Hall said. Besides Maday, Lowe and Long, "everybody is brand new." He added, "The phi- losophy is, we don't believe in bend, don't break," just going to attack and let them run downhill and play real hard. That's what we want to do, and if we make a mistake we make a mistake." adding, "We're Corning, which appears to have a favor- able schedule to start the season, will be able to OPEN dette's opponent now changes dramatically. Her meeting with the third-seeded Sharapova, winner of the career Grand Slam, will most likely be in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Burdette's matches so far have been on Courts 6 and 11. Sharapova, who defeated Lourdes Dominguez-Lino 6-0, 6- 1, said she expects her next match to be one of those rare occasions where she isn't the fan favorite. ''Obviously, she's going to get a lot of home support, which is absolutely normal,'' Sharapova said. ''I've lived in this country since I was 7 years old. I consider this to be my home. But I understand on the other side if the crowd does cheer for her as she's coming in as the underdog.'' (Continued from page 1B) The caliber of Bur- Burdette has been in Ashe before — during the National Indoor Intercollegiate Champi- onships at Flushing Meadows, players get a night tour. ''I have only walked out on Ashe with nobody in the stadium,'' Burdette said. watching Sharapova win her first Wimbledon title with coach Nick Saviano and discussing how she could emulate her game. Burdette notices how the Russian star keeps to her rou- tines between points to stay focused, and the young American has also done that well this summer to manage all this newfound pressure. In 2009, Sharapova MLB West Division Texas A's Angels Seattle East Division New York Baltimore American League WL Pct GB 77 53 .592 — 72 57 .558 4.5 67 62 .519 9.5 63 68 .481 14.5 WL Pct GB 75 55 .577 — 71 58 .550 3.5 Tampa Bay 71 59 .546 4 Boston Toronto Central Division Chicago Detroit 62 68 .477 13 58 71 .450 16.5 WL Pct GB 72 57 .558 — 69 60 .535 3 Kansas City 58 71 .450 14 Cleveland 55 75 .423 17.5 Minnesota 53 77 .408 19.5 —————————————————— Wednesday's results Toronto 8, N.Y.Yankees 5 Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore 1 Oakland 8, Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 8, Texas 4 Kansas City 1, Detroit 0 Minnesota 10, Seattle 0 Boston at L.A. Angels, late Today's Games Oakland (J.Parker 8-7) at Cleveland (Masterson 10-11), 9:05 a.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 5-2) at Baltimore (Britton 3-1), 9:35 a.m. Seattle (Beavan 8-8) at Minnesota (Duensing 3-9), 10:10 a.m. Tampa Bay (M.Moore 10-7) at Toronto (Villanueva 6-4), 4:07 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 9-9) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-3), 5:10 p.m. Boston (Lester 8-10) at L.A. Angels (Greinke 2-2), 7:05 p.m. Friday's games Baltimore at N.Y.Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Boston at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Burdette remembers lot of experience whether you like it or not," Hall said of the defense. "You're going to get a The Cardinals visit Las Plumas High School at 7:30 p.m. Friday in its season opener. And while Hall said he's not looking past the Thunderbirds, Corning thumped them 43-0 last year. Then they move on to Oroville, which finished 1-9 last year, before facing Red Bluff. Studer, however, isn't taking those past results for granted. "I think the league is probably one of the toughest leagues since I've been coaching," he said. played another young player from Georgia in the third round at Ashe — and lost to Melanie Oudin. ''I might talk to Melanie a little bit, ask her a few questions just to get the inside scoop,'' Burdette said, smiling. Burdette, whose two older sisters were also All-America tennis players for the Cardinal, won her first WTA match at the Stanford tournament last month. She always figured she might play some dou- bles professionally. Until the last few weeks, she considered med school to be more likely in her immediate future than a pro singles career. A psychology major, Burdette wants to be a psychiatrist. She was looking into programs to complete her pre-med requirements after she graduates. Now, those plans almost certainly are on hold. over the years,'' Bur- dette said of what's changed. ''It doesn't scare me as much to play pro tennis and to be successful. Just manag- ing myself better out there on the court with my emotions has been huge.'' ''I think just maturity Burdette would earn at least $65,000 for her third-round run if she wasn't trying to main- tain her college eligibil- ity. She joked that since ''I have already checked the amateur box,'' there's no going back. Players have switched status from amateur to pro mid-tournament in the past, but kidding aside, Burdette plans to MLB West Division GIANTS Dodgers Arizona East Division National League WL Pct GB 73 57 .562 — 70 61 .534 3.5 64 67 .489 9.5 San Diego 61 71 .462 13 Colorado Washington 78 51 .605 — Atlanta New York Central Division 53 76 .411 19.5 WL Pct GB 74 57 .565 5 Philadelphia 61 69 .469 17.5 Miami Cincinnati 80 52 .606 — St. Louis 61 69 .469 17.5 59 72 .450 20 WL Pct GB 71 59 .546 8 Pittsburgh 70 60 .538 9 Milwaukee 62 67 .481 16.5 Chicago Houston L.A. Dodgers 10, Colorado 8 Cincinnati 6, Arizona 2 San Diego 8, Atlanta 2 N.Y. Mets 3, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 0 Washington 8, Miami 4 Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 6, Houston 4 Today's games N.Y. Mets (Niese 10-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 7-9), 10:05 a.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 5-4) at Chicago Cubs (Raley 1-2), 11:20 a.m. St. Louis (J.Garcia 3-5) at Washington (E.Jackson 7-9), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 11-7) at Hous- ton (Lyles 3-10), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 11-11) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 12-7), 7:10 p.m. Friday's games San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. St. Louis at Washington, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 5:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. 49 80 .380 29.5 40 90 .308 39 —————————————————— Wednesday's results Corning's biggest test may be its league opener against Lassen High School on Sept. 28. The squad then moves on to play the defending D-II champion Orland the next week. Lassen," Studer said. "We usually don't fare very well against them in terms of wins and losses but it's almost always a great football game." "I love playing From 2007 to 2009, the teams' last three meetings, Corning is 0-3 against the Grizzlies. "I think both teams kind of have that small- school chip on their shoulder," Studer said. "That we both feel like, 'hey, we're small schools but we're going to play big boy football.'" ——— Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527- 2151, ext. 111 or at spor ts@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Follow him on Twitter:@TehamaSports play her senior season at Stanford. Her coach there, Lele Forood, reached the round of 16 at the 1978 U.S. Open as a player with a win over Virginia Wade. Burdette was leading teammate Nicole Gibbs in the NCAA final 6-2, 4-1 in the second set but couldn't close out the victory. She was also up 5-2 in the second-set tiebreaker but went on to lose in three sets — seemingly costing her that U.S. Open bid. Burdette was sup- posed to play doubles with Gibbs at the Open — the two won the NCAA title together hours after facing off in singles — but Gibbs pulled out because of injury after losing her first-round singles match. They would have taken on the Williams sisters on Wednesday. Burdette will have to settle for facing Shara- pova in singles. The psychology major is fas- cinated by the champi- on's mental resolve. ''It's hard out there sometimes. You get out- side of yourself and you're worrying about things you can't con- trol,'' Burdette said. ''That's one of the things she does a very good job of. You can tell she's in the zone every time she walks up to play a point. That's amazing, and nobody's perfect when it comes to their mental side. I think that's very interesting.'' NFL PRESEASON AFC West WL T Pct PF PA San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 61 43 Denver 1 2 0 .333 65 62 Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 58 92 RAIDERS 12 0 .333 58 54 East WL T Pct PF PA N. England 1 3 0 .250 55 69 Buffalo 0 3 0 .000 27 81 N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 .000 21 60 Miami South 0 4 0 .000 43 96 WL T Pct PF PA Houston 2 1 0 .667 73 56 Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 76 103 Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 79 61 Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 79 59 North WL T Pct PF PA Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 91 61 Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 54 52 Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 64 54 Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 87 55 NFC West WL T Pct PF PA Seattle 3 0 0 1.000101 41 49ERS 21 0 .667 55 50 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 53 75 Arizona 1 3 0 .250 85 103 East Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 78 50 Dallas WL T Pct PF PA 3 1 0 .750 73 60 Washington 3 1 0 .750 98 59 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 80 58 South WL T Pct PF PA Carolina 2 1 0 .667 53 55 Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 60 95 New Orleans2 2 0 .500 81 71 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 59 61 North Chicago 2 1 0 .667 56 79 Detroit WL T Pct PF PA 1 2 0 .333 64 62 Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 50 69 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 52 43 —————————————————— Wednesday's results Washington 30, Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Giants 6, New England 3 Dallas 30, Miami 13 Today's games Oakland at Seattle, 7 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 3:35 p.m. Baltimore at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 4 p.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 4 p.m. Kansas City at Green Bay, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Tennessee, 4 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Arizona, 8 p.m.