By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma State men’s golf head coach Val Verhunce offers instruction to Seawolves freshman golfer Matt Medeiros, a Petaluma graduate, at the Sonoma State Invitational in October. (Tyler Lobe / Sonoma State Athletics) Winning a national championship sets the bar high for Sonoma State men’s golf as the Seawolves [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma State softball enters the California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament with a record seven players earning conference honors. Sonoma State (35-17) is ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II West Region poll as the Seawolves seek the program’s fifth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. The top eight teams in the [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Earning the NorCal top seed in the state playoffs, Santa Rosa Junior College hosts Los Medanos today in an opening-round series. The first game is at 2 p.m. today. Game 2 is 11 a.m. Saturday and a third game, if necessary, would immediately follow. The California Community College [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Back on the track after a year’s layoff, Gary Randolph is among California’s top junior college shot put and discus throwers. Switching to the steeplechase from middle distances, Santa Rosa Junior College teammate Atalie Halpin also has a shot at the state championships. Healthy again, Alex Wolf-Root is [...]
Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: In a season of improvement, the Sonoma State women’s water polo team finished sixth in conference play. The Seawolves also placed three athletes on all-conference teams. Sonoma State won a match to stay alive in the Western Water Polo Association Championship Tournament before falling to Cal State [...]
Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: A pair of Empire soccer standouts are Dominican University’s athletes of the year. Pedro Guevara, from Montgomery high, and Julianna Bratsberg, out of Maria Carrillo, were selected male and female athlete of the year, respectively, for the NCAA Division II-school in San Rafael. The honors are the [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT SRJC swimmer Alexandria Holland swims the butterfly during practice Monday in Santa Rosa. (Christopher Chung / The Press Democrat) Two podium finishes and a school record in one of California’s premier junior college conferences has Meghan O’Rourke primed for the state championships. Santa Rosa teammate Alex Xu also [...]
Sonoma State Club Volleyball photo Though it finished last in its league division, Sonoma State turned around its season at a Las Vegas tournament two weeks ahead of nationals. By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Adding to Sonoma State’s reputation as a big-time volleyball school is the men’s club team, a perennial national title contender. [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma State is setting up for a return to the NCAA softball playoffs with a strong showing in an important poll of top teams. Going into Sonoma State’s final home series of the regular season, the Seawolves grabbed the No. 3 spot in the first NCAA Division II [...]
By MICHAEL COIT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Returning to the regional top ten, Santa Rosa Junior College softball is making a strong run at a state playoff spot. Santa Rosa has won three of the last four games to move into the tenth spot in the Northern California rankings of the California Community College Athletic [...]