Airing It Out

MVC hosting two baseball camps

Jim Seimas — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:41:57 +0000

Monte Vista Christian will host two baseball camps this summer.
The camp runs $225 per five-day session and runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The first session — for players entering second grade through sixth grade — runs June 25-29.
The second session — for players entering seventh grade through ninth grade — runs July 9-13.
For further information, email donaldkeathley@mvcs.org

Casino Night to benefit Santa Cruz High football

Jim Seimas — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:34:29 +0000

The Santa Cruz High Cardinal Club present Casino Night on Saturday, May 19, at Bocci’s Cellar from 6 to 10 p.m.
Bocci’s Cellar is located at 140 Encinal Street in Santa Cruz.
The event will benefit Santa Cruz High’s football team.
There will be appetizers, drinks, music, a raffle, silent auction, blackjack, roulette and craps.
There’s a $20 buy-in.
For more information, email SCHSCardinalClub@aol.com

Aptos High alum Torres to join Rockies on Friday

Jim Seimas — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:15:21 +0000

Aptos High alum Carlos Torres is headed back to the big leagues.
The 29-year-old right-hander — who pitched for the Chicago White Sox in 2009 and ’10, spent last season in Japan — will join the Colorado Rockies tonight for the weekend series with the Atlanta Braves at Coors Field.
The decision will be announced officially before tonight’s game, according to a report on the team’s website.
Torres has made five starts for the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox this season. He is 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA, recording 25 strikeouts against 11 walks. Five of those walks came in his first outing of the season.
Torres, who takes the roster spot of starter Jhoulys Chacin, who was sent down to Colorado Springs on Wednesday.
Torres will be “a longer guy out of the bullpen,” Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd said on the team’s website.
Torres was was 1-3 with a 6.86 ERA in 13 games including six starts with the White Sox in ’09 and ’10. Last season, Torres went 1-2 with a 6.26 ERA in six starts for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan.

Waves 13U baseball team qualifies for Elite 32 World Series

Jim Seimas — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:33:59 +0000

The Waves’ 13U baseball team, based out of Santa Cruz County, took second place at the Super NIT over the weekend to qualify for the Elite 32 World Series in Orlando this summer.
The Waves won five straight games to make it to the championship.
In pool play, they beat Tabu 9-3, Nor Cal Bears 7-6 and Central Coast Baseball 2-1.
The Waves topped Grants Academy 5-2 in the quarterfinals and Club All Star 8-5 in the semifinals before falling to the River City Bandits, the No. 1 ranked team in California, 8-2, in the championship.
The Elite World Series will be Aug. 5-11. It will have 32 of the Top 13U teams from across the country and Puerto Rico. The World Series in hosted at Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.
The Waves include James Gomez Jr., Rex Gomez, Cooper Smith, Joseph Chalco, Jonah Shabry, Michael Hammill, Ruben Ibarra, Sam Esparza, Jack Gentry, Juwan Camargo, Ryan Gallegos and Matt Gillette.

MVC’s Taylor Cohan commits to ASU football as walk-on

Jim Seimas — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:45:17 +0000

Monte Vista Christian School quarterback Taylor Cohan announced Monday that he has accepted a preferred walk-on spot on Arizona State University’s football team to go along with an academic scholarship for the business school.
Cohan, a 6-foot-3, 201-pounder, finished his senior season completing 163 of 256 pass attempts for 2,238 yards with 30 touchdowns and six interceptions. He helped the Mustangs [10-2, 5-1] win their first Monterey Bay League title — which they shared with Christopher and Monterey — and make their first Central Coast Section playoffs appearance since 1999.
His 30 touchdown passes is the school’s season record, breaking Trevin Kent’s mark of 23 in 2005.
In his three-year career, Cohan completed 335 of 589 passes for 4,889 yards with 61 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.

PV football fundraiser today in Watsonville

Jim Seimas — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:29:04 +0000

Pajaro Valley High is holding a football fundraiser at Straw Hat Pizza in Watsonville today (April 11) from 5-9 p.m. Money raised will help fund the purchase of new helmets and uniforms for the 2012 season. Coach Joe Gregorio is … Continue reading →

Wolfe, special guests to put on baseball clinic at Cabrillo on Sunday

Jim Seimas — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:37:03 +0000

Former professional baseball player Joey Wolfe is partnering with Eric Cressey and hosting a stength and conditioning clinic dubbed “Fitness on the Field” at Cabrillo College on Sunday (Feb. 19) from 9 a.m. to noon.
The cost is $50. To register online, click the link below:

http://www.paradigmsport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=128

Cressey, owner and co-founder of Cressey Performance, is a leading expert on baseball-specific training and has worked with some of the best players in the game, including Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, and Tim Collins. Similar to the programs Wolfe develops, Cressey’s programs are designed to improve the essential elements of the sport — strength, power, speed, agility and quickness.
Cressey has trained more than 70 professional baseball players. Last month in Anaheim, he was one of the keynote speakers at the American Coaches’ Baseball Clinic Association Convention.
Also helped with the clinic will be three of Wolfe’s clients, Jordan Talbot, a senior at Aptos High who signed with Cal, and minor leaguers Kevin Eichhorn and Bobby Crocker.

SC native Crosson named volleyball coach at Cal Poly-SLO

Jim Seimas — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:27:16 +0000

Former Harbor High standout Sam Crosson, an assistant coach at Cal the past two seasons, was named head coach of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Friday.
Crosson played collegiately at Pacific, graduating in 1997.
“With its ideal location, competitive academic environment, support from both the athletic department and great local fan base, I am confident Cal Poly will quickly rise to the top of the Big West Conference and become a nationally recognized volleyball program,” Crosson told Cal Poly’s athletic website.

SC resident Gooch signs pro soccer contract

Jim Seimas — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:37:35 +0000

Former Soquel High star Lynden Gooch, 16, has signed a professional soccer contract with Sunderland AFC of the English Premier League.
The midfielder/forward signed a three-year deal for an undisclosed amount on Friday, said his father Paul, who coaches Soquel’s girls soccer team.
A former member of the U.S.’ U16 national team, Gooch reports to Sunderland in July.
As a Knights freshman last season, Gooch led his team in scoring with 19 goals and 10 assists, helping Soquel reach the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.
Gooch’s older brother Anthony, who also played at Soquel, completed his redshirt freshman season for San Diego State in the fall.

Cabrillo holding meet-and-greet dinner tonight

Jim Seimas — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:16:34 +0000

Cabrillo College’s baseball team — a NorCal playoffs qualifer last season — is holding a meet-and-greet dinner at the Santa Cruz Moose Lodge tonight at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $10 per person. Pasta and desserts will be served.
There will be a raffle for prizes and apparel. The event also features some keynote speakers.
For more information, contact 477-3549 or email cabrillobaseball@cabrillo.edu with questions.
The Seahawks open the season Feb. 3 for the first game of a three-game series at Santa Barbara City College. They make their home debut Feb. 7 against Marin at 2 p.m.