Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: Off to its best start in school history with a 18-5 record, the Sonoma State softball team is ranked 21st in this week’s National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll released Wednesday. The Seawolves went 3-1 against then-18th-ranked Cal State Monterey Bay last weekend, propelling them into the national rankings after receiving votes in each of the previous two polls.
Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: Santa Rosa’s Amanda Sims, a junior at Cal, will begin defense of her NCAA title in the 100-yard butterfly when the three-day NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships begin Thursday at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: After leading the Santa Rosa Junior College women to their best season in more than two decades, Lacey Campbell has been named co-coach of the year by the Community College Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Earlier, another local standout in women’s college basketball earned Pac-10 honors. Amanda Johnson, [...]
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Becoming a frequent flyer on California’s collegiate Division II basketball circuit wasn’t Stephanie Barnes’ plan, but her landing at Sonoma State proved a smooth end to the ride. The onetime Analy standout led the Seawolves in scoring during her senior season, providing leadership to a young team [...]
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Santa Rosa Junior College’s baseball and softball teams aren’t the only squads getting in more early-season home games despite the North Bay’s typically wet late winter weeks. Two occasional tenants calling the junior college’s new synthetic athletic fields home are the Sonoma State University men’s and women’s [...]
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Former Montgomery High School standout Zac Tiedeman was selected the men’s most valuable player in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, and a pair of Sonoma State University players won all-league honors. The Seawolves’ Steven Pratt was named to the CCAA men’s first team. Stephanie Barnes made the [...]
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Scoring 15 goals at the Seawolf Splash netted Laurel Stricklin of Sonoma State University co-player of the week honors in the Western Water Polo Association. She was joined by Anne Scott of Loyola Marymount University. Last weekend’s impressive four game tally, including three against nationally ranked teams, [...]
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: In winning the Big 8 Conference women’s basketball title, Santa Rosa Junior College placed three players on the all-league team including league Most Valuable Player Charlene Popoff. Popoff is the Bear Cubs’ leading scorer, averaging 13.5 points a game, and top rebounder, with 8.3 per contest. The [...]
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Facing another season of great expectations, Sonoma State baseball coach John Goelz will discuss the Seawolves and his 25 year career with the university at “The Coach’s Corner” talk on Wednesday. The program begins at noon in Room 102 of Darwin Hall, on the Rohnert Park campus. [...]
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Three games and three wins – including a no-hitter – marked a stellar start for Sonoma State University pitcher Samantha Lipperd. The Boulder Creek freshman’s breakout performance has earned her Worth/California Collegiate Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week honors. In three appearances, Lipperd has a 3-0 record [...]