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…
By BRUCE MEADOWS AUGUST 2025 No way to end a program . . . This was not the way Val Verhunce envisioned things would be happening at this stage of his life. Verhunce, 63, is – was – the head golf coach at Sonoma State University….
By BRUCE MEADOWS FEBRUARY 2024 Can you add to this list ??? A while back, when we lost local golf legend Dean James, I got to thinking about the many “golf people” I’ve met since moving from Klamath Falls, Ore. to Santa Rosa in 1977. Among those I…
By BRUCE MEADOWS DECEMBER 2023 What does your golfer need??? It’s that time of year when many of you try to figure out what to get that golfer in your life for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate. What about new clubs, golf shoes, a practice putting…
By BRUCE MEADOWS NOVEMBER 2023 “New’ BV is looking good . . . Call it “coming full circle,” or maybe just “coming home.” But for Greg Anderson, it seems like just the right fit at the right time for him at Santa Rosa’s Bennett…
By BRUCE MEADOWS NOVEMBER 2023 Where to lose – or save – strokes What is the toughest shot for you? For some, it’s the driver . . . trying your best to keep it in the short grass or at least out-of-bounds. Not to mention hitting…
The Montgomery High School Boys Basketball Team is hosting the 22th Annual Russ Peterich Viking Tip-Off Classic this week. This boys’ varsity tournament is again an outstanding early season tournament in the North Bay. Tournament days and times are Thursday and Friday (4:00, 5:30, 7:00 and 8:30) with championship action on Saturday (11:00, 12:30, 2:00…
Vine Valley Athletic League Girls Basketball All League Team MVP – Alyssa Andrews, Vintage DPOY – Nicole Gleason, Vintage COY – Joe Donohue, Vintage 1st Team Trinity Merwin, Casa Grande Carly Johnson, Napa Sheriene Arikat, Petaluma Kate Isley, Vintage Kennedy Midgely, Sonoma Valley 2nd Team Siena Young, Napa Isabella Wright, Justin-Siena Emma Reese, Casa Grande…
The NBL – Oak, NBL – Redwood, and the Vine Valley Athletic League all play their league tournaments this week. Here is the schedule for the championships CHAMPIONSHIPS: All games Friday NBL – Oak: Girls at 6:30pm, Boys at 8pm. Both games at Windsor High School. NBL – Redwood: Girls at 6:30pm, Boys at 8pm….
Basketball season is upon us! The weather gets colder, playoff football comes, and the majority of the athletes move inside for basketball. Foundation games tip off on Tuesday night. Vine Valley Athletic League The new league that has three Sonoma County Schools in it. Petaluma, Casa Grande, and Sonoma Valley. Since this is the inaugural…