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.
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Rancho Cotate hosting youth football camp
Rancho Cotate is hosting a camp that begins Monday and is open to players 12-14.
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Parmeter takes over El Molino football
Randy Parmeter has been a student of the game since his playing days at El Molino. After honing his coaching chops at three Sonoma County schools, Parmeter said he is ready to put the bite back in the Lions.
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All-Empire Large School Football: Rancho Cotate’s Luque offensive player of the year
Rancho Cotate's Jalon Luque rushed for a school-record 2,071 yards in 2012, including 278 against Northgate in the NCS semifinals.
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All-Empire Large School Football Teams
The All-Empire Large School first and second teams for offense, defense and special teams.
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All-Empire Small School Football Team
First and second team offense, defense and special teams
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All-Empire Small School Football: Fort Bragg’s Dondanville defensive player of the year
Fort Bragg nose tackle Neil Dondanville recorded 54 tackles and 3½ sacks, but that doesn’t begin to define his contributions.
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All-Empire Small School Football: Fort Bragg’s Smith offensive player of the year
Zach Smith rushed for 1,801 yards and 18 touchdowns and led the Timberwolves to an undefeated record in NCL I play.
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Haskins takes over Montgomery football program
Dean Haskins, the school’s athletic director, wants to return Montgomery to a winning program with accountability as his watchword.
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PADECKY: School board forks out for safety
A week ago Wednesday, the idle conversation and the wringing of hands stopped. The Santa Rosa City Schools board approved the hiring of athletic trainers and neurocognitive testing for every student-athlete who will play a collision sport.
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Battle plan for concussions
Starting this autumn, student-athletes at all five Santa Rosa public high schools will be supervised by certified athletic trainers and given baseline cognitive tests to help evaluate head injuries.
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PADECKY: Qualls shows what Team Elijah can do
Elijah Qualls of Casa Grande signs a National Letter of Intent with the University of Washington.
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Signing Day: VIP treatment doesn’t dull Scooby’s focus
Cardinal Newman's Scooby Wright will sign letter of intent to play college football on Wednesday
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Football: Area standouts earn all-region, all-state nods
Six players from area high schools were selected to all-region and all-state teams by Cal-Hi Sports and MaxPreps.
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PADECKY: Simons looks back on great career that became painful
“I should have gotten out (of coaching) a couple years ago,” Simons said. “My health became my priority, not the team. That wasn’t fair to the program. My health affected everything. Everything.”
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North Central League III all-league football team, 2012
Mendocino's Reed Carter is offensive MVP, while Mendo's Cody Lewis and Laytonville's Brandon Sutherland share defensive honors.
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North Central II/Bay Football League all-league team, 2012
St. Vincent de Paul quarterback Mitch Sheppard and California School for the Deaf running back Brian Freeman are co-MVPs.
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Sonoma County League all-league football team, 2012
Analy's Aaron Maher is the player of the year.
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North Bay League all-league football team for 2012
Rancho Cotate's Michael Courchaine and Jalon Luque share MVP honors with Cardinal Newman's Phil Wright.
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