By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Holding strong as Northern California’s top team, Santa Rosa Junior College is playing standout ball with the state baseball playoffs approaching. Santa Rosa is battling to keep the top seed in the region with Big 8 Conference rival Sierra College right behind. Gaining home-field advantage in the NorCal [...]
Sonoma State Scott Harkin, a Casa Grande graduate. Credit: Edgar Angelone / SSU By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Poised for another playoff run, Sonoma State is playing as predicted yet hungry to meet high expectations heading into the baseball season’s final stretch. With the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s top teams next on the schedule, [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A year removed from tennis renewed Angel Tran’s passion for the game and aided a rebuilding season for Santa Rosa Junior College women’s tennis. The former All-Empire standout from Piner high provides one of the Bear Cubs best shots to reach the California Community College Athletic Association championships. “It’s [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT SRJC tennis coach Jay Samonte, right, instructs his players at the beginning to practice Tuesday. (Christopher Chung / The Press Democrat) A much-improved Santa Rosa Junior College men’s tennis team looks to stay hot at the Big 8 Conference tournament opening today. Advancing far enough to qualify for [...]
Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Sonoma State swept conference softball honors with the Seawolves ranked among the nation's best. Megan Konieczka was named Worth/California Collegiate Athletic Association player of the week and Amanda Llerena earned conference pitcher of the week honors. A junior centerfielder from Lake Forest, Konieczka had six hits in [...]
The Bear Cubs have a three-game series showdown for first place in the Big 8 Conference with Sierra on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Two of the three games will be in Rocklin.
Most remembered for 27 years leading SRJC football, Mays also was Santa Rosa’s longtime softball coach, leading the Bear Cubs to the 1982 state championship.
Posted by Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Santa Rosa Junior College women’s basketball standouts Arianna Hanson and Whitney Edens earned honors after helping lead the Bear Cubs to another great season. Hanson, a sophomore forward out of Rincon Valley Christian, was named second team in the CCCAA after she was selected first team in [...]
Bear Cubs had five all-conference players
Santa Rosa High grad Elizabeth Field (3) is second on the Wichita State volleyball team in kills and blocks. (Photo by Wichita State Athletics Department) By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Pounding volleyballs in the middle of Kansas was far from where Elizabeth Field expected to enjoy her college experience. Four years after finding [...]