Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Completing another standout college cross country season, former Empire great Reesey Byers had the fastest time by a Sacramento State runner at the West Regional. Now in his third year at Sacramento State, the onetime Santa Rosa high standout ran a 30:28.34 at the NCAA West Regional, [...]
Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Posting the nation's top small college saves percentage capped a standout season for Megan Herring, the former Montgomery high standout now at Dominican University. Herring was All-Empire at Montgomery and continues to sharpen her goalkeeping for Dominican, an NCAA Division II school, in San Rafael. In her [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Add All-American to the honors for Sonoma State soccer players Cara Curtin and Sara Studer, who helped lead the Seawolves to a great season. Also making the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer All-America Team was Hayley Johnson, a UC San Diego standout from Maria Carrillo High. Johnson was named [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Santa Rosa JC placed two volleyball players among California’s best entering the state final four. Olivia Urban earned All-America recognition in addition to All-State and NorCal honors. Urban, an outside hitter from San Marin High in Novato, was most valuable player in the Big 8 Conference. Also a NorCal [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A scoring machine over four seasons, Dominican University midfielder Julianna Bratsberg overcame a hip injury and helped lead the Penguins in the program’s move to NCAA Division II women’s soccer. The former All-Empire player out of Maria Carrillo high capped a standout career with a spot on the Daktronics All-West [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Coming back strong from season ending injuries, Pedro Guevara was one of the West Region’s best in the former All-Empire soccer standout’s final season at Dominican University. The midfielder from Montgomery High again led Dominican in goals, the last a game-winning score in the season finale. Starting every [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma State heads into the NCAA volleyball playoffs with four all-conference players. Named to the 2012 California Collegiate Athletic Association first team were senior Ally Sather and sophomore Kelsey Hull. Earning second team honors were a pair of freshmen, Caylie Seitz and St. Helena’s Madelyn Densberger. A four-time CCAA [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Former Empire prep standouts earned junior college all-league football honors among the six conferences in Northern California. Leading the Santa Rosa Junior College selections to the Nor Cal Conference team was Garrett Guanella, a defensive end from Cardinal Newman. Guanella totaled 85 tackles including 18 for losses, ranking [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A great Sonoma State women’s soccer season netted five All-West Region honors, led by Cara Curtin and Sara Studer. On the men’s side, Taylor Varnadore earned a third all-region award after helping lead the Seawolves’ strong campaign. Curtin, a junior forward, and Studer, a senior defender, earned first-team NCAA [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT College volleyball playoffs open today with Santa Rosa Junior College hosting a Nor Cal match in the Bear Cubs’ quest for the state title after finishing second the past two seasons. Sonoma State is back in the NCAA Division II tournament with the west regionals getting under way Nov. [...]