January 29th, 2009 09:46pm
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After the story on Humboldt State point guard Zac Tideman ran in today’s paper, Sonoma State coach Pat Fuscaldo said he had several people contacting him to ask: Why didn’t Sonoma State recruit Tiedeman, a transfer from Santa Clara who grew up in Santa Rosa and whose dad, Steve, is in the SSU Athletic Hall of Fame.
The answer is simple. Tiedeman didn’t want to come. When he requested his release …
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January 29th, 2009 07:19pm
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Santa Rosa Junior College wide receiver Brandyn Reed has verbally committed to Sacramento State.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Reed, who starred at Windsor High, had 61 catches for 1,195 yards and 16 touchdowns during the regular season. He ranked seventh in the state in receptions, third in yards and tied for the state lead in touchdowns.
SRJC linebacker Jarred Pereira signed with Sacramento State in December and Rancho Cotate quarterback/safety Cody Allen committed …
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January 28th, 2009 12:40am
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One of the candidates to become SRJC’s starting quarterback next season is Greyson Galloway, whose stepdad is former NFL quarterback Craig Morton.
Morton’s name has been in the news recently: Before Kurt Warner joined him, Morton was the only quarterback to start for two different teams in the Super Bowl.
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January 28th, 2009 12:34am
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I’m 36 years old, but sometimes I feel much older.
Last weekend, for example, I was interviewing professional ice dancer Kim Navarro of Santa Rosa over the phone after she and her partner, Brent Bommentre, won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland.
Navarro was telling me how energized the crowd was by their free-dance performance. It was real up-tempo, she explained. Naturally, I asked Navarro what music …
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January 28th, 2009 12:11am
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Two of the biggest names in high school football this past season, Rancho Cotate offensive lineman Adam Murray and Cardinal Newman running back/linebacker Jeff Badger, appear likely to play at SRJC next season.
The 6-foot-7, 319-pound Murray declined a scholarship offer from Sacramento State this weekend. He plans to play at SRJC in hopes of eventually landing a Division I offer. Murray played right guard in a run-heavy veer offense at …
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January 28th, 2009 12:07am
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Santa Rosa Junior College all-state cornerback Brandon Driver, who has committed to San Jose State, is among at least seven Bear Cubs who will sign national letters of intent on Signing Day.
A pair of local stars, all-state wide receiver Brandyn Reed (Windsor) and defensive lineman Donnie Pritchett (Santa Rosa), are still mulling scholarship offers. Pritchett is deciding between Kansas and Fresno State. Reed has received offers from Sacramento State, …
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January 21st, 2009 06:00pm
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Santa Rosa Junior College soccer coach Emiria Salzmann has been named the women’s junior college Coach of the Year by National Soccer Coaches Association of America after leading the Bear Cubs to a 22-3-1 record and a berth in the California state-title game this past season.
Salzmann, who starred as a player at Piner High and Sonoma State, received the award Friday night during an awards banquet at the NSCAA annual …
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January 17th, 2009 08:51pm
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Two members of the Bear Cubs secondary, cornerback Diamond Weaver and safety Kyle Mathieu, signed scholarships last month during the early signing period for junior college players.
Weaver (5-10, 185 pounds) signed with Division I Akron and Mathieu (5-11, 200) signed with Henderson State, a Division II school in Arkadelphia, Ark.
Weaver, who is from Mobile, Ala., has 4.35 speed, according to Rivals.com. Mathieu played at Vintage High in Napa and transferred …
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January 16th, 2009 08:58pm
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Last year, Kim Navarro and ice-dancing partner Brent Bommentre finished a career-best third at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
As a result, the duo earned its first trip to the World Championships.
But in the months that have followed Navarro has realized she and Bommentre got something else thanks to their breakthrough performance: Pressure. Expectations. And an inability to play the role of gutty little underdogs.
“I like being under the radar,” said …
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January 15th, 2009 11:51pm
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After 13 games, Sonoma State’s season can be neatly summarized by its performances in back-to-back road games last weekend.
On Friday, the Seawolves crushed Cal State Stanislaus, 98-57, for their most lopsided victory since 1999. Twenty-four hours later, they squandered a 10-point, second-half lead in a 72-62 overtime loss to Chico State.
“When we win, we look really good,” SSU coach Pat Fuscaldo said. “When we lose, we make it an art …
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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.
