The 805 10U Orange youth baseball team won the Xtreme Diamond Summer Slam in Pismo Beach last weekend.
The 805 team beat the Valley Bruins 15-4 to win the tournament championship on Aug. 4.
Ashton Bluem was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Along the way, Bluem went 9-for-14 including two triples and a home run to right field. He drove in nine runs during the tournament.
At the Futures Meet in Portland, Oregon, Parker Reynolds qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials. Reynolds won the 1,500 in 15:41, easily under the men's qualifying standard of 15:44.89. He then qualified for the Trials in a second event.
Kyle Milner hit a three-run homer in the top of the first inning of the championship game. Milner had 10 RBIs for the tournament.
Mason Majewski pitched three innings in the championship and was lights out, not allowing a run on one hit with four strikeouts.
The team is coached by Will Milner, Robert Anderson and Jose Nevarez.
The team members are Milner, Bluem, Majewski, Kamron Walker, Mason Anderson, Noah Kessner, Ryan Aparicio, Dominic Nevarez, Ivan Enriquez, Conner Chanley and Nolan Roberts.
Santa Maria native Josh Rodriguez won the 57 kilograms championship at the Grand Prix of Spain freestyle wrestling event in Madrid recently.
Pioneer Valley Golf Tournament
The Pioneer Valley Golf Tournament will take place Sept. 22 at the Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo.
Entry fee is $350 for a team of four players, or $100 per person (entered as an individual). The fee includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, range balls, a hot dog lunch and a Santa Maria Tri-Tip dinner.
Prize money will be award to top teams, whoever hits the longest drive and who gets the closest to the pin on a par three.
There will be raffle prizes, a 50/50 drawing and a silent auction. Proceeds will be designated to help support Pioneer Valley High School clubs and sports.
The cut off date for registration is Sept. 6.
For more information, and to register, contact tournament director Marcus Guzman at mguzman@smjuhsd.org, or by phone at (805) 264-4262. Checks should be made payable to PVHS Boosters.
John Beck has taken over for former veteran PV football coach John Ruiz and has installed a new spread offense and a 3-3-5 defense that the Panthers will use in their season opener vs. Oxnard on Friday, Aug. 23.Â
Registration open for YMCA soccer leagues
Registration for YMCA fall soccer leagues is open until Sept. 22.
Age groups are 3-5-year-olds and 6-9-year-olds. The season will run from Oct. 19 to Dec. 14. Games will take place in the YMCA's outdoor Arena soccer facility.
Registration fees are $70 for YMCA members and $90 for participants. Scholarships are available. For registration, visit smvymca.org or go to the YMCA front desk.
For more information, contact YMCA sports director Cathy Otero at cotero@smvymca.org or 1-805-937-8521.
Santa Ynez coaching openings
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Santa Ynez High School is looking for people to fill the following coaching positions;
A head coach for the boys junior varsity water polo team, a head coach for the girls varsity water polo team, an assistant coach for the junior varsity baseball team and an assistant coach for the varsity baseball team.
Send an email to Athletic Director Ashley Coelho acoelho@syvuhsd.org for more information and a coaching application.
Run for God 5K Challenge
The Run for God 5K Challenge, a free 12-week series of running and walking classes preparing attendees to compete in a 5K race, begins Saturday, Aug. 10 and runs through Nov. 23.
The group meets every Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Harbor Church, located at 751 E. Foster Road in Santa Maria.
The class is for ages 14 and up. Graduation day culminates on Nov. 23 with the Turkey Trot 5K race at Jim May Park in Santa Maria.
For more information, call David Dantzer at (805) 937-0213.
Outlaws open workouts
The Outlaws, a locally-based club baseball program, is continuing to hold open workouts at 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Joseph High School's Dave Brunell Field.
All baseball players who did not turn 18 before May 1 of 2019 are eligible. Text Jimmy Melena at 1-805-714-6018 for more information.Â
Veterans Fridays at Rancho Maria extended
Rancho Maria Golf Club's special offer honoring veterans has been extended.
Originally scheduled to run Fridays through the end of July, the offer has been so well received that the club is extending it through the end of the year.
The club is also adding law enforcement and first responders to the list of people eligible to play a round of golf on Fridays for $29.
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The special includes a golf cart.
For more details, contact Rancho Maria at (805) 937-2019.
Orcutt Academy openings
Orcutt Academy has openings for a varsity dance coach, a junior varsity girls volleyball coach and a junior varsity boys soccer coach.
Applicants can email at CMckenzie@orcutt-schools.net for more information.
Hancock College seeking cross country runners
Hancock College is seeking cross country runners for its women's team. Contact Louie Quintana at (805) 705-3299 for more information.