National Roundup, 4/30: Giants continue resurgence
Manager Dave Roberts benched him for what he called a lack of hustle after Bellinger pulled up while legging out a double in the fifth inning of the Dodgers' 4-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
Weekend Roundup, 4/30: Rodriguez pitches Watsonville back into league-title race
Watsonville High softball regrouped from its slump with a pair of Monterey Bay League Gabilan division wins over Gilroy High and Notre Dame-Salinas on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
MBL Golf Championships, 2018: Tran, Yang lead M.V.C. to Pacific title
Tran earned overall medalist honors, beating golfers from both the Pacific and Gabilan divisions, by firing a two-over par 73 through the windy and cloudy conditions. Yang followed with a 79, and the Mustangs finished off their MBL-P season as champions.
HS Athletes of the Week, 4/27: Hunter Matys and Martina Churchill
Athletes of the Week for the week of April 16-April 22
SCCAL Swimming & Diving Championships, 2018: Clarke evens odds, leads Aptos boys to 5th straight title
Away on a college recruiting trip during his team’s league loss on March 16, Clarke was back in a big way. He cruised to victories in the 500-yard freestyle and 200 individual medley, while also swimming a leg on a pair of scoring relay teams for the Mariners.
Boys' SCCAL Tennis Championships, 2018: Safari repeats in singles; Bond, Kluger victorious in doubles for team champ Aptos
Senior Kourosh Safari repeated as the SCCAL singles champ with a grueling 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win over Santa Cruz High’s Jack Tierney, while the Mariners’ duo of Carter Bond and Jake Kluger breezed through Soquel High’s pair of Lincoln Cooley and Casey Valcarcel, 6-1, 6-3, for the doubles title at the Seascape Sports Club.
HS Golf: Aptos completes undefeated season to 3-peat as SCCAL champ
Aptos (14-2, 12-0) beat St. Francis High, 200-298, to secure the title and finished up its league season perfectly with a 203-245 victory over Harbor High.
HS Baseball: Aces take tough-luck losses in key league games
Senior pitcher Chase Watkins tossed a complete-game one-hitter with nine strikeouts, but the Sharks offense mustered up only one hit in Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to league-leading Santa Cruz High.
