November 22nd, 2008 08:34pm
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After a forgettable pit stop at Chico State, former Cardinal Newman star Matt Cousins has resurfaced at Santa Rosa Junior College.
And Cousins, a 6-foot-8 center who was an all-state selection as a senior at Newman, looked plenty impressive in his SRJC debut last week.
In three games at the season-opening San Francisco City Tournament, Cousins averaged 18.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and shot 68 percent from the field (21 of 31). The …
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November 22nd, 2008 08:04pm
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Santa Clara freshman Meaghan Kari (Windsor) is making a seamless transition to Division I golf.
Kari had a pair of top-10 finishes in her first two events of the season in October. She debuted by tying for fifth at the Coast MBW College Challenge in Nipomo.
A week later, she tied for 10th at the Boise State Invitational. Kari shot a first-round 72 to help the Broncos fire a 294, the lowest …
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November 20th, 2008 07:52pm
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As a sports fan, I was interested in talking to Ross Middlemiss.
As a sportswriter, I wasn’t too excited about asking him to rehash the worst moment of his soccer career.
OK, some background:
Middlemiss is a senior forward at Sonoma State who had one of the best seasons in Seawolves’ history, perhaps the best when including both his academic and athletic excellence. A part-time starter as a junior, Middlemiss …
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November 20th, 2008 07:46pm
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The inspirational story of brothers Chris and Jordan Washington, wide receivers at Division III Occidental College who both starred at Point Arena High, is being featured on the “NCAA on Campus” TV show on ESPN Classic.
The Washington’s mother and father were both drug addicts who struggled to care for them. Their mother got clean and was sober for three years, but she died in a car accident when Chris was …
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November 16th, 2008 03:58am
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About three years ago, Steve George, 62, a former fullback and linebacker at Santa Rosa Junior College, began taking classes at his old school.
Not long after, he spent about a month with his wife constructing a Bear Cub mascot uniform of papier-mache and fake fur.
“I went down and asked them in the school office why they didn’t have a mascot and they said they hadn’t had one in 15 years,” …
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November 12th, 2008 09:07pm
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For starters, three players dropped out of school and another player left the team due to school and work commitments.
Then sophomore Cassie Nelson was lost for the season with a dislocated shoulder. Now freshman outside hitter Liz Tomforde will miss tonight’s game at Diablo Valley College with a shoulder injury.
The Santa Rosa Junior College women’s volleyball team doesn’t have many players. But it does have a 27-1 …
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November 5th, 2008 01:52am
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After a humbling loss to Butte College, the Santa Rosa Junior College football team arrived ultra-focused for its 44-7 win against Foothill College, then the state’s fourth-ranked team, on Saturday.
In almost laughably sloppy field conditions, the Bear Cubs committed two penalties and didn’t have a turnover until the fourth quarter.
Yes, SRJC wasn’t in the mood for mistakes.
Even from their mascot.
In the second half, a referee notified the Bear Cubs coaches …
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Eric Branch’s blog focuses on Sonoma State, Santa Rosa Junior College and former Empire athletes who are competing in college or professionally.
