I wrote a story about Sonoma State outfielder Joe Slater in today's paper that was long enough to make my editors cringe.With their stress over my novel in mind, some Joe Slater stories were left on the cutting room floor.My favorite one is about how Slater developed his work ethic. I kind of assumed he's [...]
Former Montgomery High running back Kahlil Bell has signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings.Bell, who played at UCLA and was raised in Rohnert Park, spent his first two years in high school at Montgomery before his family moved to San Anselmo so he could attend Marin Catholic.After an injury plagued career at UCLA [...]
Billy Offill, a former star at El Molino High, has been named the men's basketball coach at Mendocino College.Offill had a record of 36-54 during his three years at College of the Siskiyous. He led Siskiyous to a 22-12 record and berth in the NorCal Regional playoffs this past season.Offill was Empire Player of the [...]
Sonoma State softball coach Jaime Wallin says every team has a personality. Her team's default personality? Goofy.With that in mind, Wallin knew something was wrong when she heard silence from SSU's dugout during the early innings of its first-round CCAA Tournament game Thursday against Humboldt State in Stockton.No jokes. No laughs. And no success " [...]
Sonoma State senior Lindsay Emmel has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year after leading the conference in strikeouts and opponent's batting average.Emmel, who sat out last season due to major shoulder surgery, returned to post a 16-9 record and 1.70 ERA with 165 strikeouts in 156 innings. Opponents are hitting [...]
Windsor High graduate and Penn State junior Lauren Rusert will participate in the Division I Rugby National Championships, which will begin Friday at Stanford University.Penn State will meet Navy while defending national champion Stanford meets Brown in the other semifinal. Penn State won the national title in 2007 and lost to Stanford in te title [...]
Santa Rosa Junior College guard Lucas Dominigue has signed with with William Jessup University, a Division II school in Rocklin.The 6-foot-2 Dominigue, a graduate of Sonoma Valley High, averaged 3.5 points and 2.3 rebounds as the Bear Cubs went 17-16 and earned a spot in the NorCal Regional playoffs this past season.William Jessup, a private [...]
The Sonoma State women's golf team has earned a spot in the nine-team Division II Super Regional in just its second year of existence.The Seawolves earned the No. 5 seed in the regional, which will be held May 4-6 at Ironwood Golf and Country Club in Omaha, Neb. The top three teams at the regional [...]
The Santa Rosa Junior College men's and women's swimming teams paid for the price for their victories at the Big 8 Conference Championships last week in Sacramento.And the price was about $8,000 -- the amount of money the Bear Cubs raised to pay for the 40 Blue Seventy swimsuits they competed in.The Blue Seventy, like [...]
Montgomery High alums Jaime and Duncan Kelm are starters on the San Diego State rugby team, which has advanced to the Final Four of the National Collegiate Division I Championships for the first time in 22 years.Duncan, an inside center who earned All-American honors last year, and Jaime, a flanker, have led SDSU to a [...]