Baseball, one of the most hide-bound of major sports – or should we say, horsehide-bound – is finally starting to change. As spring training camps open after an agreement was reached between […]
Baseball trots forward … slowly
Mariners soar with bats, gloves
The high school basketball season isn’t quite over as regional finals and state championships are still ahead, but the spring sports have begun and with them some powerful local teams have emerged. […]
Baseball becoming “bore ball”
By Jim Like/AP Sports Columnist Whatever harm Barry Bonds did to baseball pales in comparison to the damage baseball inflicted on itself both at the time and since. So say what you […]
Vaccinations back on the rise
Vaccination against the coronavirus is on a slow, steady rise across the United States. According to the Associated Press, the increase is caused by senior citizens and people with previous medical conditions […]
Ocean View was diamond-bright
Ocean View High School’s athletic teams are known as the Seahawks. But they did so well this spring on the diamond they might fairly be called the Bathawks. The OVHS softball team […]
Seahawks, Panthers advance
Two local teams won first round CIF-SS baseball games Friday and will advance to the second round on Tuesday. In Division 2, Ocean View (22-6 overall) defeated Simi Valley 5-4 in nine […]
CIF baseball playoffs to start
Six area teams will open play in the CIF-SS baseball playoffs this week. Some divisions will start action on Thursday and some on Friday. A seventh team is in a wild card […]
Hoops playoffs start for locals
The jam-packed CIF-SS playoff extravaganza adds basketball playoffs this week, starting Wednesday and Thursday with 19 teams from the area involved. There are some interesting all-local matchups on tap. In Division 2AA […]
Living in the “Ghost Season”
The baseball season has reached the point of what would be, in a non-Pandemic season, the All Star break. The Midsummer Classic has always been a glittering exhibition of the game’s finest talents. […]
MLB players, owners in a split
UPDATE: Owners of Major League Baseball teams voted Monday unanimously to proceed with the 2020 season, calling on players to report to “spring” training by July 1. Commissioner Rob Manfred may end […]
