The Almaden Chargers rolled to a 26-6 midget win over Sunnyvale last Sunday in Pop Warner Football play at Leland. The win was the third straight for the Chargers, who had opened the year with four losses.

"It was a big team victory," said head coach Jeff Martarano. "It's been good, because just a few weeks ago we changed our whole offense."

The change certainly has been good for the Almaden club. The current win streak has put the Chargers in position for a possible playoff spot.

"We started out 0-4 and we had to win four in a row to make the playoffs," said Martarano. "We've won three."

The third win came Sunday over Sunnyvale. Touchdowns by John Silva, Kevin Krail, Brian Walsh and Jeremy Hull sparked Alamden to the victory. Linebacker Kalani Markle and tackle Tony Santini led the defense.

The Chargers will try to make it four straight and clinch that playoff berth when they head to Pittsburg High School on Oct. 26 to face East County at 4 p.m.


Delay runs at Serra

Pioneer junior Steve Delay had a strong showing at the Oct. 11 Serra Invitational on the 2.95-mile course at Crystal Springs in Belmont. Delay finished 37th in the boys championship division in 17:29. Teammate Ken Rose was 53rd in 18:20.

In the girls frosh-soph division, Leland freshman Monica Song was 19th in 23:01 with teammate Cassie Garcia, also a freshman, 36th.

Leland's Bob Lofgren was 23rd in the boys freshman race with Dean Crosbie 26th.


Bronco baseball

The Santa Clara University baseball program will host the Santa Clara Prospect Baseball Camp on Nov. 28­30. The camp is open to youngsters in grades 10­12. For more information, call Santa Clara assistant coach Mike Zirelli at 408.554.4151.


SCU golf tourney

The annual Santa Clara University Bronco Baseball Golf Tournament will return to the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club on Oct. 24. A 12:30 p.m. shotgun start will follow a 10 a.m.­noon registration.

The entry fee for the best ball scramble tournament will be $235 and will include green fees, a golf cart, a photo with foursome, range balls, tee prizes, lunch and dinner. The cost for the dinner only is $65.

For more information, contact Mike Oakland at 408.554.4882 (JMOakland@scu.edu) or Tom Myers at 408.554.5267 (TGMyers@scu.edu).

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