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Meet of Champions: Top local contenders

A detailed look at the NCS Meet of Champions Read Article →

NCS playoffs: Newman blanks John Swett, Rancho falls in Newark

A roundup of how Empire teams fared on the road in the NCS playoffs. Read Article →

NCS softball playoffs: Thomsen’s shutout gem lifts Petaluma over San Lorenzo

Dana Thomsen racked up 15 strikeouts and allowed only five hits in the Trojans' 7-0 win over San Lorenzo in the first round of the Division 2 playoffs. Read Article →

Wednesday’s local college and high school results

Results for Wednesday, May 22 Read Article →

NCS baseball: Casa Grande wins opener, 4-1

Anthony Bender’s complete game, Nate Bills’ single lead top-seeded Gauchos past Pinole Read Article →

NCS baseball: Analy’s Garrett Hill leads Tigers to 2-0 win

Pitcher strikes out 12, tosses two-hitter to earn NCS-opening victory Read Article →

NCS baseball roundup: Cardinal Newman topples Alameda; Montgomery’s upset bid falls short

Pitcher Zak Faber responded to his first start of the season with a stellar performance Tuesday as he hurled visiting Cardinal Newman to a 4-1 victory over Alameda in a first round NCS Division 2 game. Read Article →

Tuesday’s local college and high school results

Results for Tuesday, May 21 Read Article →
Casa Grande’s Anthony Bender is 9-0 with an 0.30 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 46» innings this season. He’s also hitting .322 with a team-high 10 doubles. (Photo by Conner Jay, The Press Democrat)

PD Preps baseball & softball rankings

Final rankings for 2013 regular season Read Article →
Montgomery's Nick Rogers. (Photo by Scott Manchester, for The Press Democrat)

CIF Boys Golf: Montgomery’s Rogers loses his hot hand

Fresh off win at Tournament of Champions, Montgomery junior shoots 10 over par at Patterson Read Article →

Empire roundup: Petaluma duo finishes second in NCS badminton

Petaluma’s girls doubles team of seniors Jenny Saxton and Megan Walls earned a second-place finish at the North Coast Section badminton championships Saturday at Newark Memorial High. Read Article →
Gary Galloway, center, coaches baseball practice at St. Vincent De Paul High School on Monday.
Credit: Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat

PADECKY: St. Vincent’s Galloway is Mr. 500

Could you come to St. Vincent, principal Sister Maureen said back in 1979, for a job interview? “Sure,” Gary Galloway said, “but could you give me directions to the school?” That’s how fresh and new and innocent it was for Galloway, 34 years ago. Read Article →
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NCS baseball: Casa Grande captures top seed in Division 2 tournament

A strong group of Empire baseball teams led by Casa Grande are aiming for the Empire’s first large school baseball title since the North Coast Section was unified four seasons back. Read Article →
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NCS softball: Petaluma powerhouse, small school teams earn high seeds

Empire softball teams are set up to try to make deep section playoff runs led by Petaluma among the big schools and a trio of second seeds among small schools. Read Article →

NCS baseball & softball schedule

Complete schedule of all games involving Empire teams Read Article →

Sonoma State’s rally comes up short in 8-7 loss to Grand Canyon

The Seawolves were eliminated from the NCAA Division II West regional tournament. Read Article →