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., [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SRJC cornerback Everett Johnson has scholarship offers from Nicholls State, a Division I-A school in Thibodaux, La., and Tiffin University in Ohio. I omitted Johnson from a list of likely SRJC signees on a post yesterday.
Santa Rosa Junior College's Brandyn Reed and Donn Pritchett are among the former Empire football stars who are expected to sign national letters of intent on Feb. 4, which is National Signing Day.According to SRJC defensive coordinator Lenny Wagner, Reed, a 6-foot-4 All-American wide receiver from Windsor High, has received scholarship offers from Marshall and [...]
On Wednesday morning, Jake Arnold was working on the home he recently purchased in Tucson, Ariz. He's remodeling the kitchen and changing out the light fixtures."I work at the Home Depot," Arnold said with a laugh. "I figure I should know how to do some of these things."Arnold, 25, a Maria Carrillo graduate and an [...]
Scott Ware wasn't with the Indianapolis Colts for long. But he spent enough time with the team to come to the same conclusion as a legion of other players: Tony Dungy was a different kind of football coach.Dungy, hailed as a model of calm, patience and dignity, retired as the Colts coach Monday after a [...]
Former Sonoma State football coach Tim Walsh has been hired as the head coach at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.Walsh, who had served as the offensive coordinator at Army the past two seasons, led Sonoma State to a 27-14 record from 1989-92. Cal Poly went 8-3 last year. The Mustangs beat San Diego State, 29-27 [...]
Santa Rosa Junior College sophomore striker Niki Poole and freshman defender Cat Barnekow have been named first-team All-Americans by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.Poole and Barnekow, who led SRJC to 24-3-1 record and into the California Community College state-title game, were two of 11 first-team selections. Barnekow was one of two freshmen and [...]
Bear Cubs sophomore midfielder Diego Marroquin has been named a first-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.Marroquin, from Petaluma High, led the Bear Cubs to a 19-1-4 record and berth in the state semifinals. Marroquin had two goals and two assists and was a key part of a defense that allowed 0.46 [...]