Sport
Scores, stories and the Avalon Mariners.
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Mariners clinch first playoff berth in 11 years with walk-off win
Rookie Luis Ortega’s double in the ninth sent a sellout crowd into the night.
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Stadium lease talks stall over who pays for a new roof
The team wants a retractable roof. The city wants the team to pay for most of it.
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Avalon Marathon draws a record 18,000 runners
Local runner Grace Mbeki won the women’s race in a course record.
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Girls’ soccer league doubles in size, and runs out of fields
Parents are lobbying the city for lights on two public fields.