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Little League: Petaluma Valley juniors survive late rally by Pacifica to win Northern California title
Petaluma Valley Little League now has a Northern California championship team. The league’s juniors squad survived some late-inning drama Saturday night to hold on for a 4-3 win over Pacifica in Rocklin, their second straight victory over Pacifica in as many days. The team is only the second Petaluma Valley Little League representative to make it to the regional postseason tournament and first ...
Without Parity, Matt Smith Says He'll Pull His Five Bikes From NHRA Motorcycle Class
‘Our bike count gets lower and lower and lower every race we go to,’ Matt Smith says. Gaige Herrera has carved an NHRA record by being the class’ only winner this season, and Smith lays blame with the sanctioning body. Smith vows, ‘I hope they fix it. If...
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.
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...
37-Year-Old Brooke Boak Blasts Personal-Best 50 Free (25.20) on Day 4 of Novato Sectionals
LCM (50 meters) Results on MeetMobile: “2024 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionals”. Brooke Boak impressed on the final day of Novato Sectionals with a personal-best 25.20 on her way to the women’s 50 freestyle win on Sunday night. The 37-year-old Stanford alum shaved .14 seconds off her previous-best...
14-Year-Old Tanishi Gupta Climbs NAG Rankings With 1:01.26 100 Fly at Novato Sectionals
LCM (50 meters) Results on MeetMobile: “2024 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionals”. Alto Swim Club 14-year-old Tanishi Gupta ripped a personal-best 1:01.26 to win the women’s 100 butterfly on Saturday night, highlighting the third night of Novato Sectionals. Gupta dropped more than half a second off her previous-best...
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