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All-Empire Boys Cross Country Team

First, second and third teams Read Article →
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All-Empire Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year: Ukiah’s Holden stands out

Soaking wet running through a Costa Rican rainforest, Paul Holden still glided effortlessly much as the Ukiah record-holder coasted along prep cross country courses. Read Article →

Empire roundup: Lake Sonoma ultramarathon set for April 13

The sixth annual Lake Sonoma 50-Mile Endurance Run starts at 6:30 a.m. April 13. In addition to the 50 miles of running, the course includes 10,000 feet of climbing. Read Article →

Sonoma County League all-league boys cross country, 2012

The top 10 boys runners from the Sonoma County League. Read Article →

Kenwood Footrace results

Valencia’s Jeffrey Jackson posted a time of 32:45.2 to win the 10K main event in the 40th annual Kenwood Footrace. Read Article →

Padecky: How to turn college recruiting upside down

Everyone says they want to know the reality of college sports. And then someone like Josh Sterling speaks. Eyes and mouths open wide and the romance is gone. Read Article →
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Byers Opens Track Season With Record Run

Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Following a fine cross country campaign, Reesey Byers has started strong in track for Sacramento State in just his first year out ... Read Article →
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2010 All-Empire Boys Cross Country; Luna Runner of Year

Running in a different stratosphere than his North Coast Section competition, Piner junior Luis Luna has emerged as one of California’s top prep cross country talents. Read Article →
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Empire Runners Left Mark On College Cross Country Season

Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: More than a dozen of the Empire’s recent prep cross country top performers contributed great efforts to NCAA teams this season. Last ... Read Article →

Texas may eliminate steroid testing program

When Texas began testing tens of thousands of high school athletes for steroids, the goal was to stop teens from taking dangerous performance-enhancing drugs. The death of a 17-year-old baseball player in a Dallas suburb had drawn national attention to the hazard. Read Article →

2010 All-League Cross Country teams

Click here to see the all-league boys and girls cross country teams for the NBL, SCL and CMC. Read Article →
Cloverdale's Robby Rowland became the region's all-time leading scorer in basketball in February, then threw a no-hitter in April. Photo by CRISTA JEREMISON / The Press Democrat

Top 10 local sports stories of 2010

It was pretty much Robby Rowland’s Redwood Empire in 2010; the rest of us just hung out here and gawked. Read Article →
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Empire’s Top Runners Make All Nor-Cal Team

Luis Luna, Piner; Forrest Shaffer, Ryan Douglas and Kevin Poteracke, Petaluma; Lauren Kraus, Maria Carrillo; Ashley Moffett, Casa Grande; and Julie Nacouzi, Montgomery, rank among Northern California's best. Read Article →
Jake Luft runs at the end of wrestling practice at Maria Carrillo High School, Dec. 21, 2010. (CRISTA JEREMIASON/PD).

Pumas’ Luft overcomes long odds

Maria Carrillo had another successful cross-country season in 2010, placing second in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions in the North Bay League finals and collecting a league-high six individual top-10 finishes at the meet. The boys and girls both finished sixth at the North Coast Section championships. Read Article →

Empire runners in Saturday’s State Cross Country Meet

Here's a look at how Empire runners fared in Saturday's CIF championships in Fresno. Read Article →
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Luna finishes sixth in state cross country

Piner’s Luis Luna was zeroing in on a second place finish at the State Cross Country Championships on Saturday when suddenly everything went wrong. Read Article →
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Empire Runners At California High School Championships

In Division III, both Luis Luna, of Piner, and Forrest Shaffer, from Petaluma, are ranked in the state’s top ten after finishing first and second, respectively, in last week’s North Coast Section finals. Read Article →

NCS cross country: Piner’s Luna, Casa’s Moffett lead the way

Luis Luna from Piner and Ashley Moffett of Casa Grande led strong performances by Empire runners at the North Coast Section cross country championships. Read Article →

NCS cross country: Empire runners have strong showing

Luis Luna of Piner and Ashley Moffett of Casa Grande led a string of strong performances by Empire runners at the NCS cross country championships in Hayward. Read Article →

NCS cross country: State berth on the line

Sonoma County sends its top cross country squads to the North Coast Section meet today in Hayward, where several individual runners also aim to qualify for the state meet. Read Article →