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Little League: Petaluma Valley Juniors throw combined one-hitter, stay alive in state tournament
What a way to avenge a loss. Petaluma Valley Juniors did just that on Friday, shutting out Pacifica 8-0 behind a combined one-hitter from Callaway Haluska, Colt Cilia and Chris Kircher. Now, with one win apiece, the clubs will meet once more in a winner-take-all finale Saturday for the Northern California title. “Altogether, we improved our hitting with runners in scoring position,” Petaluma ...
Little League: Petaluma National 10u starts state tournament with rout
The Petaluma National Little League’s 10-and-under All-Star team kicked off its state tournament campaign in style Saturday evening, thrashing Corcoran 9-1 to move on to the next round. In the friendly confines of Larkspur’s Joe Wagner Field, PNLL threw a combined one-hitter on the mound, with Corcoran’s lone run of the game coming on an error. Brendan Albright started it off with four innings ...
Petaluma's Minna Stess is set to skate Summer Olympics in Paris.
photo credit: Minna StessPetaluma's Minna Stess (right) pictured with her father Andrew,after claiming bronze at the 2023 World Skate championships in Rome. After a park skating bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships, Petaluma’s Minna Stess battled through Olympic qualifying to claim a spot in the Paris 2024 summer games. "I swear every contest I got more nervous and more nervous and more nervous," Stess said through laughs. The successful qualification campaign, spread across a number of competitions including make or break outings in China and Hungary, had a few bumps - falls really - for the 18-year-old Petaluma native. "Budapest, I...
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