May 29th, 2009 02:27pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget
Montgomery will get a shot at the North Coast Section Div. II softball crown Saturday against Pinole Valley.The Vikings are a talented group of players. They have an outstanding pitcher in Taylor Stroud, who seems to be getting better as the season comes to an end. They have played creditable defense all year, anchored by Deven Kestler in centerfield and shortstop Maely Sedlik. And, …
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May 29th, 2009 12:56am
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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch:
OK, for starters, full disclosure: I’ve seen Scott Harkin play exactly twice.
But, to me, Casa Grande’s senior shortstop/pitcher is a very impressive player.
He’s 6-foot-3, 185 pounds and throws a fastball that hovers around 90 mph. This season, he hit .386 and had an 0.68 ERA. In 41 innings, he allowed 23 hits, issued four walks and had 54 strikeouts.
So what’s the point? Well, Harkin hasn’t …
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May 28th, 2009 03:46pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget
When is a hit not a hit? Or when is an error, not an error? One of the anomalies between scoring softball vs. baseball is what some scorekeepers perceive to be the difference in physical ability. A hit in softball is many times an error in baseball. It’s really a boy vs. girl perception.I’ve been scoring baseball at many levels for some 40 years, …
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May 27th, 2009 03:13pm
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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch:
You never know what’s going to happen in a baseball game, but I knew one thing for sure before the Analy baseball team played Miramonte in the North Coast Section Division III semifinals on Tuesday in Orinda: No one was going to hit a home run over the center-field fence.
The baseball diamond at Miramonte has fences down the right- and left-field lines, but those fences …
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May 25th, 2009 06:24pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget
One of the nice moments of the baseball season occurred Friday afternoon in the Cardinal Newman-Redwood Division II North Coast Section playoffs. Newman pitcher, senior Sean Sweeney, took the mound in relief of starter Jason Alexander to get the final out and preserve the Cardinals 4-3 win.Sweeney hadn’t seen any live action since May 11th when he went down in a violent collision at …
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May 25th, 2009 06:06pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget
Softball as played in the North Coast Section is some of the best in the state and the nation.Livermore of the East Bay League and Freedom of the Bay Valley Athletic League are nationally ranked. Our Montgomery team is state-ranked in Division II.On Wednesday the Vikings host Las Lomas in the semifinals of the NCS Div. II. It might be one of the more …
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May 24th, 2009 12:32am
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Posted by: Staff Writer Eric Branch
Three sets of Empire track twins will be interviewed from 3-6 p.m. Monday on KSRO 1350 AM.
The subjects will be Piner freshmen Dezirae and Kyra Johnson, Maria Carrillo juniors Cara and Lauren Curtin and Petaluma seniors Devin and Sterling Lockert.
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May 21st, 2009 01:06am
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Posted by: Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget
The 15th annual Press Democrat All-Empire Awards Banquet concluded less than an hour ago. Master of Ceremonies Eric Branch handled his job with style and humor; our very own columnist Bob Padecky was the guest speaker, and three coaches were honored – Rick O’Brien, Casa Grande football; Lin Barrett, Mendocino/Fort Bragg and Doug Courtemarche of Santa Rosa.
But, as it should be, the young …
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May 20th, 2009 02:44pm
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May 19th, 2009 08:07pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Rich Rupprecht
Which school’s sports team got jobbed by either not making the North Coast Section playoffs, or getting what may seem an undeserving seed?
In competition would be the Windsor softball team, which didn’t make the Div. II field, despite a 15-6 record. What sealed the fate of the Jaguars, was Casa Grande, the SCL champ and a two-time winner against Windsor, getting the 12th …
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