August 27th, 2009 03:40pm

Whither Matt O’Brien

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In case you were wondering … Casa Grande quarterback/safety Matt O’Brien, the Sonoma County League Player of the Year in 2008, is playing at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
August 27th, 2009 12:56am

The Sonoma County to Sac State pipeline

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch Don’t know where are a former Empire football star is playing these days? Don’t worry. He’s probably at Sacramento State.
August 20th, 2009 06:40pm

Synthetic surface fields in the Empire

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Posted by: Press Democrat Staff Writer Rich Rupprecht I view the increase in artificial surface football and soccer fields in the Empire as a good thing. With Elsie Allen, Windsor and St. Vincent joining the synthetic grass movement it means three more schools won’t have to worry about torn up fields from rain and too much play come November and December. Players seem faster and plays develop quicker on artificial grass. I’ve enjoy … Read More »
August 20th, 2009 12:47am

Sean Sullivan and YouTube and Oh My

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: I’ve been working on high school football preview stuff over the last few days. On Saturday, I was talking with Petaluma coach Steve Ellison and he was discussing Sean Sullivan, his 5-foot-8, 160-pound senior running back.
August 7th, 2009 07:55pm

Maria Carrillo football

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: When quarterback Nick Hammaren went down in the third quarter of last year’s season opener with a season-ending knee injury, it was hard to find many silver linings for Maria Carrillo.
August 7th, 2009 03:23pm

High school football season openers

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: The high school football season in Alaska begins today. In Sonoma County, we have to wait four more weeks. Need a preview of coming attractions? Here’s a look at the season openers for the 15 schools from the North Bay League and the Sonoma County League: