PINER 24TH IN NATIONAL SOCCER PRESEASON POLL

Two Santa Rosa high school boys soccer teams have been honored in a

preseason poll by Student Sports Magazine.

Piner, which claimed its first-ever North Coast Section championship last

fall, is ranked No. 24 overall in Student Sports' national Fab 50, and No. 2

in its West rankings.

Montgomery, a perennial contender in the North Bay League, is No. 5 in the

West.

Piner lost its top scorer, Moises Medrano, and All-Empire goalkeeper Derek

Shaffer, as well as coach Don Shaffer, but with eight starters returning,

impressed the pollsters.

The top-ranked team in the Fab 50 is Christian Brothers of St. Louis, whose

coach, Terry Michler, has compiled a 34-year record of 661-173-85.

Michler's 2004 schedule includes No. 6 University (Missouri), No. 19

Chaminade (Hawaii) and No. 23 Rockhurst Jesuit (Missouri).

Sacramento Jesuit (Carmichael) is No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in the

West, the highest ranked California school.

Piner is the only other California school ranked in the Fab 50. The only

other California school in the West Top 10 is South Lake Tahoe, No. 9.

KIDS' TENNIS DAY

One Love Tennis Academy is hosting its first Kids' Day Celebration

Saturday, 8 a.m. until noon, at Brookhaven Middle School in Sebastopol.

Kids will compete in five events for prizes and parents can bid on various

silent auction items to benefit the One Love program.

One Love Tennis, in its third year of free tennis instruction for kids,

registered a record 295 kids from throughout Sonoma County this summer.

For additional information, call John Teran, 478-5963, or e-mail

OLTennis@aol.com

SCHEDULES NEEDED

High school coaches and athletic directors are urged to send their fall

sports schedules to the Press Democrat as soon as possible so we can put our

master list of prep sports together.

Schedules can be mailed to Sports Department, Santa Rosa Press Democrat,

P.O. Box 910, Santa Rosa, CA. 95402, faxed to 521-5463 or e-mailed to

sports@pressdemocrat.com

Questions? Call 526-8500 and hit 0.