Cal Maritime rugby 7s enjoy Elite Eight run

Cal Maritime's rugby 7s club team enjoyed a deep postseason run when it visited New Orleans to compete for a national championship during Memorial Day weekend. Commonly referred to as May Madness, the Keelhaulers earned their berth at the country's largest collegiate tournament last month thanks to victories against Pacific, Stanford, UC Santa Cruz before defeating New Mexico Tech in the championship game of the Boise State qualifier and winning that event.

In its opening match of the national tournament, Cal Maritime defeated Minnesota, 24-12, and earned the right to face Mount St. Mary's, the topseeded team in its bracket the following day.

When action resumed, the Keelhaulers enjoyed one of the finest performances of the tournament by securing a 31-26 victory, punching their ticket to the Elite Eight in the process. Later that afternoon, Cal Maritime squared off against an Iona squad coming off an upset of its own after sliding past Army by a single point a few hours prior.

With a berth in the semifinals on the line, every Keelhauler turned in a phenomenal performance against the Gaels. However, a late controversial call ended up being the difference in that matchup as the Keelhaulers' championship run ended with a 26-20 loss.

Even through Cal Maritime's weekend ended with losses on Monday against a pair of Big 10 schools — Indiana and Penn State — May Madness

7s officials bestowed All-Tournament Team distinction to Jonah Wolfe, one of only seven competitors to receive this honor.

Representing the Keelhaulers throughout this unforgettable opportunity to battle rugby's blue bloods were seniors Josh Bates, Nate Bond, Andrew Cavinta, JJ Graves, Jacob Jenkins, Jacob Pina, Wolfe, junior Jerry McLarnon, freshmen Gavin Murray, Ryan Packard, Wilson Urkov, and Larry Ward III.

Local Golf

MCEWEN HITS HOLE-IN-ONE >>

Blue Rock Springs was witness to a hole-in-one recently as Johnny McEwen hit an ace at the Vallejo High School Baseball golf fundraiser.

McEwen knocked in the hole-in-one at the third hole of the west course with an eight iron. Larry Wright, Bill Burket and Mike Moore were witnesses.

This was McEwen's third hole-in-one in over 30 years of playing golf. TOURNAMENT COMING TO HIDDENBROOKE >> The 42nd Annual Golf Classic is scheduled for Friday June 24th at Hiddenbrooke Golf Course.

The tournament is a four-person scramble. There is a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m., while check-in begins at 10:30 a.m.

Entry fee includes a box lunch, logo item and dinner.

There will be a silent auction and raffle as well as prizes for the winning teams, longest drive (men and women) and closest to the pin.

Entry fee is $165. Contact PAL Office at (707) 5521573 for more information.