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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Using creativity, Jefferson baseball rises again
For the first time in 100 years, Jefferson High in Los Angeles has converted its football field into a baseball/softball field to allow its teams to play games on campus and have a practice field, thanks to support from its administration and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Jefferson received the No. 1 seed for the City Section Division III baseball playoffs and opens action on Thursday. The softball team is in first place in the Exposition League. Advertisement The baseball team has had just two winning seasons in the last 21 years and played at a local recreation center that had become increasing difficult to get permits for. With athletic director Jose Fuentes providing support and coaches Humberto Figueroa and Diego Castaneda leading the way, the Democrats have risen to enjoy a memorable season. Third baseman/pitcher Ivan Martinez, shortstop Matthew Lopez, catcher Luis Zaragoza and pitcher Nathan Echeverria have led Jefferson. The school is undergoing modernization with planned baseball and softball fields scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028. For now, they have what Fuentes calls "their makeshift sandlot." … Advertisement The eight-team City Section Open Division baseball playoffs begin Wednesday. The schedule: No. 8 Chatsworth at No. 1 Venice; No. 7 Granada Hills at No. 2 El Camino Real; No. 6 Poly at No. 3 Birmingham; No. 5 Cleveland at No. 4 Sylmar. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Using creativity, Jefferson baseball rises again
For the first time in 100 years, Jefferson High in Los Angeles has converted its football field into a baseball/softball field to allow its teams to play games on campus and have a practice field, thanks to support from its administration and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Jefferson received the No. 1 seed for the City Section Division III baseball playoffs and opens action on Thursday. The softball team is in first place in the Exposition League. The baseball team has had just two winning seasons in the last 21 years and played at a local recreation center that had become increasing difficult to get permits for. With athletic director Jose Fuentes providing support and coaches Humberto Figueroa and Diego Castaneda leading the way, the Democrats have risen to enjoy a memorable season. Third baseman/pitcher Ivan Martinez, shortstop Matthew Lopez, catcher Luis Zaragoza and pitcher Nathan Echeverria have led Jefferson. The school is undergoing modernization with planned baseball and softball fields scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028. For now, they have what Fuentes calls 'their makeshift sandlot.' … The eight-team City Section Open Division baseball playoffs begin Wednesday. The schedule: No. 8 Chatsworth at No. 1 Venice; No. 7 Granada Hills at No. 2 El Camino Real; No. 6 Poly at No. 3 Birmingham; No. 5 Cleveland at No. 4 Sylmar. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
2 empty bottles of promethazine, ghost gun found in car: PD
(KRON) – Two empty bottles of promethazine and a ghost gun were found in a vehicle, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. At 9:26 p.m. on Saturday, Santa Rosa Special Enforcement Team police officers contacted two people they said were smoking marijuana in their car near Tan Oak Court and Northcoast Street. Police said they saw loose marijuana and an empty bottle of suspected promethazine. Police said they also noticed opened bottles of soda, which they say appeared to be a mix of promethazine and soda. The vehicle's occupants, identified as 20-year-old Alejandro Medina-Ballesteros and 29-year-old Jose Fuentes, were ordered to exit the car and refused. According to Santa Rosa PD, the duo was later 'removed from the vehicle and detained.' 3 men with prior theft charges arrested for shoplifting at grocery store Two empty bottles of suspected promethazine cough medicine, approximately 1.5 pounds of marijuana, and a loaded, concealed and unserialized Poly 80 9mm handgun were found in a search of the car. The Santa Rosa residents were arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility. Fuentes, according to police, is a convicted felon and legally disallowed from having firearms or ammunition. He has multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including: Possession of a loaded firearm in public control of a concealed firearm in a vehicle Possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle Possession of an unregistered firearm Prohibited person in possession of ammunition Possession of a controlled substance Resisting arrest Alejandro Medina-Ballesteros was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanor charges, including: Possession of an unregistered firearm Prohibited person in possession of ammunition Possession of a controlled substance Resisting arrest Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
