Sports is alive again with the spring season at San Quentin. Here’s what fans cheered about on the Lower Yard and gym:
The San Quentin Kings came back from a 16-point deficient, but turnovers caused them to fall short to the Bittermen, 65-56 on March 21. Steve S. led the Bittermen with 18 and Ted Saltveit was hot from three-point land, making four of six attempts. Larry “Ty” Jones led the Kings with 15 points, eight rebounds and five steals.
Christian Ministries softball team defeated the San Quentin Hardtimers 19-14 despite Hardtimers’ John Windham going 4-5 at bat, including a homerun and two doubles on April 5.
The S.Q. Warriors basketball team won its season-opener against Shiloh, a new visitor team, 65-39. Allan McIntosh led the Warriors with 27 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, and a block. He was followed by Anthony Ammons’ 18 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. S.Q.’s Ernest Dotson played for Shiloh and led with 15 points. James Soy added 14 in the April 12 contest.
The S.Q. Kings basketball team improved to 2-1 with an 81-63 win over The Bittermen. Oris “Pep” Williams led the Kings with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals. Tare “Cancun” Beltran added 9 points. Steve S. led The Bittermen with 12 points and 6 rebounds on April 12.
Inside Tennis Team won three of four matches against Ted Saltviet’s crew. Paul Alleyne and Rick Hunt lost 3-4 to Gilberto and Saltveit; Harrison and Tim Thompson won 4-2 vs. Gilberto and Thomas; N. Young and Terry Slaughter went 4-3 vs. Gilberto and Saltveit; and Raphael Calix and Paul Oliver scored 4-3 vs. Thomas and Saltveit on April 12.
Diyn Al’Haqq Brothers defeated Graced Out Ministries 40-32 in half-court basketball during week two of Show Up & Show Out Summertime Series in the gym. Craig “Qadree Abdul-Baatin” Birch led the Muslims with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Zayd Nicholson added 9 points on 50 percent shooting, with 10 boards and 2 blocks. John Windham led the Christians with 10 points, 2 assist and 1 block on April 12.
In Intramural League Basketball action, Franchise defeated Straight Balling 77-62. Micheal Franklin scored 23 points. Derek Loud posted 15 and Marcus Cosby had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Franchise. Ed Quinn led Straight Balling with 17 points and 12 rebounds on April 13.
The reigning champion Transformers picked up where they left off with a win over Net Zero. Transformers’ Maurice Hanks led all scores with 36 points, 19 rebounds, a steal and a block. Oris “Pep” Williams add 22 points with 9 boards, 4 assists, a steal and a block. DuPriest Brown added 16 with 9 boards, 3 steals and a block. Erick Nelson led Net Zero with 26 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block; Phillip Brown added 16 with 4 boards, two assists and three steals on April 13.
