Watsonville’s Ruben Ibarra, 27, produced the longest home run in the Cincinnati Reds’ farm system this season and led the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts to a 9-3 win over the Rocket City Trash Pandas in the teams’ Southern League game at Toyota Field in Madison, Alabama, on Sunday.
Ben Lomond native Andy Levitre, 40, a former NFLer who is considered one of the most technically sound offensive linemen in Oregon State University history, is on the ballot for 2027 College Football Hall of Fame induction.
Nikowa D’Costa Hemp made 24 kills, and the No. 3 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team earned a 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 sweep of No. 6 Soquel in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament in Watsonville on Monday night.
University of Arizona’s Taishi Moto and Chattanooga’s Evan Rogers are the co-leaders after completing the opening round of the 79th Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Monday.
Aptos’ Tim Schenone remembers being overcome with the feels. The former University of Colorado runner had just completed the heralded Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City — widely considered as the most popular annual road race in the U.S. — and loved it. Thing is, he had to travel 3,000 miles to experience it.
Santa Cruz Little League’s 8/9 All-Stars beat Capitola-Soquel 11-1 to win the unsanctioned District 39 championship at Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz on Monday.
University of Arkansas freshman relief pitcher Gabe Gaeckle, an Aptos High alum, was a named a Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.