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By YSN365 Staff The names have changed, but one thing certainly hasn’t. Winning the Redwood Empire Conference Adobe Division is going to be difficult. The conference’s top football division gets a makeover for 2026 with American Canyon and St. Vincent de Paul joining Cardinal Newman, Marin Catholic, San Marin and Windsor in a six-team league…

August 19, 2026

GOLF707: Jason Schmuhl Competes at US Senior Open

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August 19, 2026

By Bruce Meadows August 2026 A tough, but ‘great experience’ . . . Windsor Golf Club’s Jason Schmuhl has a long and distinguished playing career, both locally and out of the area. Most recently he competed in the U.S, Senior Open at Scioto CC in Columbus,…

August 3, 2026

Golf707: SSU Golf Making a Comeback

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August 3, 2026

By Bruce Meadows AUGUST 2026 Golf, other sports returning to SSU . . . Sonoma State will bring back intercollegiate sports in 2027 following a two-year absence driven by administrators’ decision to eliminate all athletics to help close a major budget deficit. That includes golf. SSU will have 10 NCAA Division II sports…

August 3, 2026

Sonoma County’s Jeff Inglin Brings Decades of Professional Experience to the SF FireBells

Baseball

August 3, 2026

By Julian Khoury In the midst of a transformational era for Bay Area sports, another team has emerged hoping to follow in the footsteps of the region’s newest success stories. Helping lead that effort alongside a baseball legend is one of Sonoma County’s own. Over the past few years, the Golden State Valkyries have showcased…

July 10, 2026

GOLF707: Top Private Courses in California-

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July 10, 2026

By Bruce Meadows JULY 2026 Best private courses in California Golfweek just released its list for the best private courses of 2026 for each state, except for Alaska, which has no rated private courses. Golfweek takes input from over 800 participants and ranks the courses on 10 different criteria, including…

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July 7, 2026

The Emperor’s New Champions: The Unacceptable Folly, Perversity and Fraudulence of California’s ‘Competitive Equity’ System of High School Sports Playoffs

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July 7, 2026

by Ramsey Moyer July 4th, 2026 The hope of this article is to put an end to the implementation of a remarkably nonsensical and ill-considered idea that has governed the high school sports playoff system in California for a number of years now. When it is considered that this is the same state responsible for…

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June 9, 2026

GOLF707- JUNE: Best Golf Tips from Local Coaches

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June 9, 2026

By Bruce Meadows June 2026 Golf tips, anyone ??? Seems like just about everybody has a suggestion or two about the best advice to offer a new or struggling golfer. The one I remember most often is something I either thought of myself or heard from somebody…

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May 18, 2026

GOLF707: MAY 2026: HALL OF FAME PLAQUE FINDS A HOME

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May 18, 2026

By Bruce Meadows MAY 2026 Come check it out !!! The Redwood Empire Golf Hall of Fame . . . Following a few unexpected delays, the Redwood Empire Golf Hall of Fame is on the wall in the Iron & Vine restaurant at Bennett Valley Golf Course. The initial hall honors…

April 26, 2026

GOLF707: REMEMBERING PAUL NIKOL

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April 26, 2026

By Bruce Meadows APRIL 2026 A man for all seasons . . . Paul Nikol . . . We said good-bye to Paul Nikol – teacher, coach, husband and father, to a series of medical problems on April 13. Paul was known as an outstanding elementary school…

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April 14, 2026

BREAKING NEWS: Cardinal Newman Reloads: McMillan Named Head Football Coach, Embree Brings Pro Pedigree

Football

April 14, 2026

SANTA ROSA, CA — Cardinal Newman has officially turned the page to a new era in its football program, naming Kenny McMillan as head coach while bringing in Sean Embree as associate head coach and offensive coordinator for the 2026 season. McMillan, who has served as the program’s wide receivers coach, co-offensive coordinator, and the school’s…

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