Softball champion named
The Torture ended the Steelheads’ season and won the San Lorenzo Valley IOOF Co-ed recreational A-league title with a 6-5 win at Highlands Park on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
The Torture finished the regular season in second place with an 8-2 record, but they slipped by the 10-0 Steelheads in the championship game.
In the co-ed B-league, the Coyotes defeated the Beer Sluggers 12-11 in another tight battle.
The men’s league championships were played after press time Wednesday, Aug. 15.
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SLV alumnus plays in NFL preseason game
San Lorenzo Valley High graduate Nick Johnson had two catches for 12 yards and made a tackle in his first NFL preseason game Sunday, Aug. 12.
Johnson was signed by the St. Louis Rams as a rookie free agent out of Henderson State University. He practiced all summer with the Rams and saw his first game action in the Ram’s first preseason game, a 38-3 loss to the Andrew Luck-led Indianapolis Colts.
Johnson’s catches — the first for 5 yards and the second for 7 yards — came in the fourth quarter from rookie quarterback Austin Davis. Johnson’s tackle came after Davis threw an interception on a pass intended for another receiver.
Johnson is a 2007 San Lorenzo Valley High School graduate. He attended Cabrillo College for two years and then transferred to Henderson State, where he played two seasons.
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