On the baseball front, Philly outfielder Shane Victorino and Oakland catcher Kurt Suzuki recently signed one-year deals with their respective teams. Both are projected starters and both are swinging hot bats this spring, with Suzuki hitting at a .583 clip and Victorino batting .385.
Kawika Kahui and Vaka Manapuna are playing for Arena League football teams. Kahui is a starting linebacker for the Arizona Rattlers while Manapuna is a defensive lineman for the Utah Blaze. Vaka scored a touchdown on a fumble return last week.
A pair of former MIL hoops standouts are completing solid seasons.
Gene Rivera, a 6-4 senior forward at Lewis & Clark, was named named honorable mention All-Northwest Conference. Rivera led his team in rebounding, averaging 6.4 per game, and topped the conference with 43 blocks.
Cody Tesoro, a 5-11 junior forward at Linfield, has averaged 7.3 points, making 23 of 50 three-point shots, in a reserve role.
From the court to the diamond: Cal freshman first basemen Sanoe Kekahuna had anoher productive weekend as the Golden Bears went 4-1 in a tournament played in Las Vegas. One of those wins came against Hawai'i. For the season, Kekahuna is batting .412 and slugging .922 with six homers and 30 RBI in 22 games for the 14-8 Bears.
Cal Poly's Derrick Saito pitched six scoreless innings of four-hit ball with nine strikeouts in a 2-1 win against Fresno State on Saturday, but ended up with a no-decision.
Several local kids are also playing baseball at the JC level, including the quintet of Kaliaka Kahoohalahala, Logan Kanamu, Shaun Shiima, Jimmy Legsay and Kawaiola Texeira. Also, Kalehua Moniz is at De Anza and Kainoa Klask at San Mateo.
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