Baseball
The A’s lost to the Giants, 10-2, on July 10.
The Giants defeated the Benicia Brothers, 2-0, with Jeff “Dewey” Dumont on the mound for the Giants on July 12.
The Giants beat the Mission visiting baseball team, 9-3, on July 19. Mission shortstop Carter Rockwell put his team up in the first with a two-run homer. The Giants tied it up in the bottom of the inning and never looked back. Anthony Sorrell went 3-5 with three RBIs and three stolen bases for the Giants.
The A’s defeated the Giants, 7-5, on July 23. “Cleo Cloman was the deciding factor. He came to play,” said A’s teammate Chris Marshall.
The A’s beat the Giants, 9-8 on Aug. 2, making them tied 2-2 this year.
Softball
Christian Sports Ministry’s softball team defeated the S.Q. Hardtimers, 8-4, with the help of their new recruits, Kyle Camp (4-4 with an in-the-park homer) and Tommy Paine (3-4 with a double) on July 20.
Soccer
The 39 and Younger soccer team defeated the over-40 squad when D. Jassy broke a 3-3 tie by kicking the ball into his own team’s goal by accident. Don Spence, Eusabio Gonzalez and Furtunato Martinez kicked in goals for the younger team. Jesus Lopez scored two goals and Tare “Cancun” Beltran one for the 40 and over.
Half Marathon
Eddie Herena, 31, and Sergio Carrillo, 41, finished first and second at the 1000 Mile Club 13.2-mile run. They both ran at a Local Class level, with times of 1:33:27 and 1:38:40 respectively. Jesus Sanchez, 36, came in third at 1:39:50 on July 25.
Basketball
David “The Waiter” King came in with John Brewster’s Outsiders and served the Warriors, 87-55, in a farewell game. “You guys are really inspirational to me. I’ll be praying for you as I move to Minneapolis to take a new job with the Timberwolves organization. It’s all love,” King told the players at halftime. King had 24 pts, 28 rbs, 5 asts, 4 stls and 5 blks. “I wanted to have a game they’ll remember me by,” said King on July 12. Allan McIntosh led the Warriors with 21 pts, 7 rbs and 3 stls.
The Kings defeated the Bittermen, 82-61, on July 12. Timmy Hall notably snatched a rebound from Thad and tied up P. “Strange” Walker twice, finishing with 5 stls, 6 asts, 9 pts and 8 rbs. Cancun led the Kings with 16 pts, 2 asts, 3 stls and 1 blk.
The Green Team came, saw and conquered the Warriors, 67-65, and the Kings, 76-68, in a double-header. McIntosh led the Warriors with 19 pts, 6 rbs and a block. Chris “The Executioner” Blees led the Green Team in both games. He had 20 pts, 12 rbs, 2 asts and 4 stls against the Warriors and 27 pts, 12 rbs, 1 asts, 5 stls and 1 blk against the Kings. Tryee McCary added 19 pts and 14 pts respectively. Thad Fleeton led the Kings with 20 pts, 7 rbs and an ast on July 19.
The Kings defeated the Outsiders, 93-48. Williams dropped a triple-double on the visitors in the July 26 contest.
Intramural League
On July 13, The Franchise beat the Transformers 73-68. Harry “ATL” Smith led The Franchise with 17 pts, 20 rbs, 2 asts and a stl. DuPriest Brown and Larry “TY” Jones both scored 21 for The Transformers.
Net Zero improved to 8-1 with a 67-66 win over Go Get It. Michael “The Option” Franklin led Net Zero with 26 pts, 9 rbs, 2 asts and 2 stls. Erick Nelson added 17 pts, 11 rbs, 5 stls and 4 blks. McIntosh led Go Get It with 31 pts, 14 rbs and 1 ast. Antonio “Boobie” Cavitt added 20 pts, 6 rbs, 9 stls and 4 blks, but also had 11 turnovers.
The Bad News Ballers improved to 2-5 with a 68-59 win over the 76ers. Antonio Manning led the BNB with 16 pts, 3 rbs, 3 asts and 2 stls. Newcomer Terrell Threet added 13 pts, 11 rbs, 3 asts, 1 stl and a blk in his debut. Jamal Green led the 76ers with 31 pts, 19 rbs, 1 ast, 4 stls and 4 blks.
On July 20, The Transformers took first place back with a 61-56 win over Net Zero. P. “Strange” Walker led The Transformers with 16 pts, 11 rbs, 1 ast, 2 stls and 2 blks. Larry “TY” Jones added 15 pts, 1 rb, 4 stls and 2 blks. Franklin led Net Zero with 16 pts, 5 rbs and 2 asts.
Go Get It smashed Straight Ballin’, 72-58, led by Maurice Gipson’s 17 pts, 10 rbs and an ast. New Straight Ballin’ Aoderi “AD” Samad led his team with 13 pts, 2 rbs, 1 ast, 6 stls and a blk.
The Bad News Ballers fell to The Franchise, 65-44. Kenneth Dozier led The Franchise with 12 pts, 1 rb, 2 asts and 2 stls. Marcus Cosby added 11 pts, 6 rbs, 7 asts and 1 stl.
On July 27, Straight Ballin’ kept its playoff hopes alive with a 60-45 win over The Bad News Ballers. Ed Quinn and Terrell Sterling scored 16 pts each for Straight Ballin’.
On July 28, Go Get It eliminated Straight Ballin’ from the playoffs with a decisive 75-37 victory. Cavitt scored 24 pts, 6 rbs, 9 asts, 4 stls and a blk. McIntosh added 22 pts, 15 rbs, 2 asts and 3 stls. Maurice Gipson contributed 16 pts, 10 rbs, 9 blks, and 2 stls for Go Get It.
On Aug. 3, The Franchise beat the Bad News Ballers, 63-52, in the playoffs’ first round. Dozier led The Franchise with 15 pts. Ammons added 14.
Go Get It got the 76ers, 68-53. McIntosh led with 21 pts. Cavitt added 15.
