September 30th, 2009 01:29pm

Ex-Piner star Greg Alexander on ESPN2 tonight

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: Hawaii quarterback Greg Alexander, a former star at Piner High and Santa Rosa Junior College, will be on ESPN2 at 5 p.m. today when the Warriors visit Louisiana Tech in their Western Athletic Conference opener.
September 30th, 2009 12:28pm

The North Bay League and 3-21

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: So far, it hasn’t been a stellar season for the North Bay League. Consider: * The eight NBL schools have a 3-21 non-league record.
September 30th, 2009 10:48am

Casa-Windsor soccer: A cold classic

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Posted by Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget: How’s this for your Northern California micro-climate? Two days after record heat, a few (maybe 150) hearty fans huddled together on the sidelines at Windsor Ranch Park to watch Windsor entertain Casa Grande Tuesday night in a battle for first place in the Sonoma County League.
September 29th, 2009 08:59pm

Football rankings

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: LARGE SCHOOLS 1. Casa Grande (3-0)
September 28th, 2009 04:20pm

Jake Zanutto, mental toughness and me

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Posted by Staff Eric Branch: This is about Analy sophomore quarterback Jake Zanutto and mental toughness. But I’m going to begin by discussing my prep baseball career. Just hang with me.
September 27th, 2009 08:56pm

Newman’s schedule: Just an observation

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: Cardinal Newman is 0-3 after playing Central Catholic, Del Oro and Palma, schools that have a combined record of 8-1 and have outscored opponents by a combined score of 280-103.
September 27th, 2009 07:57am

Palma 17, Cardinal Newman 7

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: We didn’t cover the Cardinal Newman-Palma game last night in Salinas and we didn’t get a box score from the game in today’s paper. Here’s a link to a game story from the Monterey County Herald.
September 26th, 2009 07:27pm

Piner football in need of support

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Posted by Press Democrat correspondent Dewey Forget: Under a scorching sun on Saturday, El Molino evened its record at 2-2 by defeating Piner, which has yet to win this year. Now, it’s perfectly understandable that a 1 p.m. game with the temperature nearing 100 would not draw a huge crowd. When the game began, there were less than 200 fans in the stands, with a few more milling around the snack … Read More »
September 26th, 2009 07:05pm

What you may have missed Friday night

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: After star running back Cameron Erion was lost for the season with a broken leg earlier this month, Windsor coach Jason Fayter pulled quarterback D.J. King aside and gave the senior a simple message: It’s your job to lead the team.
September 26th, 2009 02:52pm

Friday night scores

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Posted by Staff Writer Eric Branch: We missed a few games in today’s paper. Here’s a rundown of the scores from Friday night: