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All-Empire Small School Volleyball Team

First and second teams comprised of players from Rincon Valley Christian, Anderson Valley, Kelseyville, Middletown, Clear Lake, Roseland Prep, St. Helena, Mendocino, Lower Lake and St. Vincent. Read Article →
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Rincon Valley Christian senior Hannah Andrews, The Press Democrat’s All-Empire Small School Volleyball Player of the Year.

All-Empire Small School Volleyball Player of the Year: RVC’s Hannah Andrews

Outside hitter Hannah Andrews, a senior, was a focal point of the Eagles’ attack, with skills she honed competing alongside the North Coast’s top large-school players at Empire Volleyball Club. Read Article →
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Casa Grande senior Ashley Harris, The Press Democrat's All-Empire Large School Volleyball Player of the Year.

All-Empire Large School Volleyball Player of the Year: Casa Grande’s Ashley Harris

Casa Grande star brought unrivaled size, strength and skill to the area. Read Article →

All-Empire Large School Volleyball Team

First and second teams comprised of players from Petaluma, Cardinal Newman, Maria Carrillo, Sonoma Valley, Casa Grande, Montgomery and Windsor. Read Article →
Mikaela Francis

Maria Carrillo athletics: A girl for all seasons

Maria Carrillo’s Mikaela Francis is that rarest of high school athlete, a four-year varsity starter in three different sports. Read Article →

North Central League III all-league volleyball team, 2012

Mendocino's Marianna Cooper and Anderson Valley's Mirla Gaxiola share MVP honors. Read Article →

North Central League II all-league volleyball team, 2012

Rincon Valley Christian outside hitter Hannah Andrews is MVP. Read Article →

North Central League I all-league volleyball team, 2012

Clear Lake senior setter Morgan Psalmonds is MVP. Read Article →

North Bay League all-league volleyball team, 2012

Casa Grande's Ashley Harris and Maria Carrillo's Calan Seitz, both senior outside hitters, share MVP honors. Read Article →

Sonoma County League all-league volleyball team, 2012

Sonoma Valley setter Mackenzie Albrecht is Sonoma County League MVP. Read Article →
COURTESY PHOTO Santa Rosa Junior College's women's basketball team, along with SRJC's athletic director Jim Forkum, were honored for the team's championship season by Assemblyman Michael Allen in Sacramento on Thursday, June 23, 2011.

SRJC athletics among state’s best

Santa Rosa finished second statewide in overall athletic excellence for the 2010-11 year. Bear Cubs teams were edged out by Mt. San Antonio College for the state cup awarded for 2010-11 by the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators. Read Article →

Empire Mizuno 18-1 girls qualify for volleyball nationals

The Empire Mizuno 18-1 volleyball team has earned a bid to the 32nd annual Girls’ Junior National Championships set for June 25-July 4 in Atlanta. Read Article →

Sonoma Academy Seeks Girls Volleyball Coach

Sonoma Academy is taking applications for the school’s varsity girls’ volleyball head coaching vacancy. Read Article →
Ursuline's Elizabeth "ZZ" Meddaugh might get to start as a freshman on UC Santa Barbara's volleyball team next season. Photo by Crista Jeremiason / Press Democrat, 2010

Ursuline’s Meddaugh heading to UC Santa Barbara

The 6-foot-2 outside hitter/middle blocker impressed coaches from the Big West Conference school with her leaping ability. 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 →

Elsie Allen Gets New Coaches

Posted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit: Elsie Allen is bringing in new coaches for the football and volleyball teams. The Lobos’ new varsity football coach is Larry ... Read Article →
Monica Mertle, who starred at Ursuline and was the Windsor girls’ basketball coach this season, will coach the girls at Cardinal Newman. Photo by Crista Jeremaison / The Press Democrat

Cardinal Newman names girls basketball, volleyball coaches

Cardinal Newman shook up the local coaching ranks Thursday, introducing Monica Mertle as its first girls’ basketball coach and Anna Waller as girls’ volleyball coach. Read Article →
Caylie Seitz, Maria Carrillo

All-Empire volleyball: Seitz player of the year

Outstanding as an outside hitter, Caylie Seitz wanted to be great as a complete volleyball player. The realization set in during a junior year that would land Maria Carrillo’s best player an All-Empire first-team spot. Read Article →

All-League Volleyball: NCL II

The All-League selections for the 2010 season for NCL II volleyball. 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 →