June 11th, 2009 02:59pm
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Posted by: Staff Writer Eric Branch
Casa Grande pitcher Matt Nadolski has been selected in the 32nd round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Nadolski, the 956th overall selection, had a 6-2 record and a 2.38 ERA as a senior. He has also signed a full scholarship with San Diego State.
Nadolski said he is leaning towards going to college, but doesn’t plan to make a …
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June 10th, 2009 04:53pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Rich Rupprecht
Nick Montana, son of 49er great Joe Montana, has committed to play quarterback for the University of Washington.
Nick Montana, the youngest son of Joe and who played youth basketball in CYO leagues in Santa Rosa, will be a senior this fall at Oaks Christian High School in West Lake Village near Thousand Oaks. He transferred from De La Salle in Concord before last …
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June 9th, 2009 08:33pm
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Posted by: Staff Writer Eric Branch
Montgomery senior guard Brittany Jones will walk on on the basketball team at Cal Poly Pomona, a Division II school with a roster that includes Sonoma County products in Sarah Semenero (Sonoma) and Kaitlyn Derby (Petaluma).
Jones, a 2009 McDonald’s All-American nominee, averaged 19.9 points, 5.0 assists and 4.1 steals as a senior and is the school’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,434 points.
She was a …
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June 7th, 2009 12:42am
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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Eric Branch
Petaluma senior Sterling Lockert broke an Empire record in the 3,200 meters and finished 10th in the event. Lockert finished in 9:01.32 and broke the record of 9:06.95, set by Petaluma’s Jon Sisler in 1974.
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June 7th, 2009 12:31am
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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Eric Branch
Ursuline junior Michelle Stone placed seventh in the pole vault and set an Empire record with a mark of 11 feet, 10 inches. That broke the mark of 11-8 that Stone held with Santa Rosa’s Emely Flores, who set the record in 2004.
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June 6th, 2009 09:50pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Eric Branch
In the finals of the CIF Track and Field Championships in Clovis, Casa Grande junior Jacque Taylor finished fourth in the 1,600 meters in a time of 4 minutes, 50.70 seconds. Senior Sammy Silva of Our Lady of Peace in San Diego, the top seed in the event, took the lead on the opening lap and never looked back, winning in 4:47.67.
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June 6th, 2009 09:48pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Eric Branch
In the finals of the CIF Track and Field Championships in Clovis, Windsor senior Mike Tracy, one of 11 finalists, failed to clear 6-foot-7 and is out of the competition. Tracy, who will compete at Cal next year, cleared the opening height of 6-5 on his second attempt. The competition is ongoing and it is not immediately known in what place Tracy finished.
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June 5th, 2009 06:01pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Rich Rupprecht
Potter Valley coach and athletic director Fred Austin, 62, is retiring from both teaching and coaching.
Fred coached varsity football at the school, his alma mater, for 31 years and leaves with a lifetime record of 157-134-3 meaning he coached in nearly 300 games. Fred has also coached girls’ varsity basketball most recently.
This past season, the Potter Valley girls won the …
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June 5th, 2009 12:34am
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Posted by: Staff Writer Eric Branch
About three weeks ago, Ursuline pole vaulter Michelle Stone had a decision to make.She had to register to take the SAT, but she had to take the test the first weekend in June, which also happened to be when the CIF Track and Field Championships were being held in Clovis.
So what to do? If she reached the state meet, she could take the SAT on …
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June 1st, 2009 09:31pm
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Posted by: Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget
As spring sports come to an end – only the track & field state meet is still on the agenda – a few random highlights come to mind …
- Like one afternoon when Analy scored 12 runs in one inning after two outs in a non-league baseball game against Santa Rosa. The Tigers won that contest, 19-1. Not the Panthers best day, but it …
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