community sports

• Petaluma shines through the fog at Windsor

  By JOHN JACKSON ARGUS-COURIER SPORTS WRITER

  Friday November 6, 2009 3:00 am

  

  Terry Hankins

  Petaluma High's defense made passing and running life difficult for Windsor quarterback Dj King.

  Not even the fog that clung tenaciously to Windsor High’s shiny new all-weather turf could obscure Petaluma Trojan dominance under very bright Friday night lights.

• Gauchos escape Healdsburg with 25-14 win

  By GEORGE HAIRE FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER

  Friday November 6, 2009 3:00 am

  

  Sumner Fowler

  Casa Grande's line took control of the game in the second half.

  Outplayed in the early going, the Casa Grande Gauchos rallied for three second-half touchdowns to overhaul upset minded Healdsburg 25-14 Friday night at Recreation Field.

• SV girls on a quest for NCS title

  Friday November 6, 2009 3:33 pm

  Now the real quest begins for the St. Vincent High girls soccer team. After capturing another North Central League I South championship and compiling a sparkling 14-1 record, St. Vincent is after the North Coast Section Division III championship that it has been denied for the last two years by Sonoma Academy.

• North Coast Section soccer scores

  Thursday November 5, 2009 3:24 pm

  North Coast Section soccer scores and schedule.

• Casa Grande boys beat Drake in first-round NCS game

  Thursday November 5, 2009 12:52 pm

  The Casa Grande boys soccer team defeated visiting Sir Francis Drake High School, 2-1, Wednesday night in the first round of the North Coast Section Division I playoffs.

• Petaluma girls score early, often

  Petaluma scores early, often

  Thursday November 5, 2009 11:33 am

  It took Petaluma less than three minutes to take away any potential drama in its first-round match against visiting Fortuna in the North Coast Section Division I soccer playoffs Wednesday night at Durst Field.

• Trojan opponents will be double-teamed by coaches

  By JOHN JACKSON ARGUS-COURIER SPORTS EDITOR

  Thursday November 5, 2009 11:12 am

  

  New Petaluma basketball co-coach Rick Krist

  When Petaluma High basketball players talk about double teaming the opposition, they mean with their coaches.

• Sports Briefs

  Thursday November 5, 2009 11:03 am

  Lacrosse signups, softball signups, update on Banister, Camp for a Cure.

• High school sports schedule

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 4:18 pm

  Upcoming high school games and events.

• Tomales clinches fourth straight NCL II championship

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 4:13 pm

  Tomales High’s Braves won their fourth straight North Central League II football championship Saturday.

• St. Vincent starts fast, finishes spectacularly

  By JOHN JACKSON ARGUS-COURIER SPORTS EDITOR

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 4:01 pm

  

  Steve Farley

  St. Vincent’s Steve Blanchette (17) runs through a St. Helena tackle attempt as teammate Connor Kulasingam tries to help. Blanchette highlighted St. Vincent’s victory with a 103-yard pass interception return for a touchdown.

  The first time St. Vincent High School’s Mustangs had the football against St. Helena Saturday afternoon, they scored on their second play. The second time they were in possession, it took them half that long.

• JJ Says: Brownlie makes history at the Petaluma Golf and Country Club

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 3:52 pm

  We often get so wrapped up in high school and youth sports that we neglect the other end of the spectrum.

• Trojans try to stay step ahead

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 3:29 pm

  

  Sumner Fowler

  Dalton Johnson (20), Drew Pawlan (8) and the Petaluma secondary face another challenge against D.J. King and Windsor’s Jaguars.

  A wild card, or more appropriately, a wild dog has emerged in the Sonoma County League football race.

• 200 wins for Steve Ellison

  By GEORGE HAIRE FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER

  Wednesday November 4, 2009 11:48 am

  

  Crista Jeremiason/The Press Democrat

  Caoch Steve Ellison's Petaluma High teams have won 200 football games.

  Petaluma unleashed a punishing ground attack to overpower Sonoma Valley, 34-0, at Durst Field on a night when the Trojan players capped the victory by hoisting their record-setting coach in front of many appreciative Trojan followers.

• JJ Says: Store prep sports excitement, and there is no energy crisis

  Tuesday November 3, 2009 3:30 pm

  One of the great things about high school athletics is that the emotions are real.

• Petaluma and Casa Grande girls open NCS playoffs at home

  Monday November 2, 2009 4:47 pm

  The league champion Casa Grande and St. Vincent high school girls soccer teams both received first round byes in the North Coast Section playoffs. The Petaluma girls and Casa Grande boys teams are both in the playoffs, but must play first-round games Wednesday,

• Trick play helps treat Gauchos to a big win

  By JOHN JACKSON ARGUS-COURIER SPORTS EDITOR

  Friday October 30, 2009 3:00 am

  

  Sumner Fowler

  Casa Grande's Conner Waggoner strips the ball away from Analy's Steven Hutchison. Waggoner recovered for Casa to stop a Windsor drive.

  One big trick led to an even bigger treat for the Casa Grande High School football team on the eve of Halloween.

• Sims runs Trojans over Sonoma

  By GEORGE HAIRE FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER

  Friday October 30, 2009 3:00 am

  Fullback Ricky Sims rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns as Petaluma made quick work of the mistake-prone Sonoma Dragons, 34-0, at Durst Field on Friday. It was the eighth consecutive win for the undefeated Trojans, and the 200th victory in the career of veteran football coach Steve Ellison.

• St. Vincent girls NCL I South champions

  Friday October 30, 2009 6:00 pm

  The St. Vincent High School girls soccer team put the finishing touches on the NCL I South championship.

• Casa tries to stop Windsor's win streak

  By ERIC BRANCH THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Friday October 30, 2009 12:09 pm

  

  Sumner Fowler

  The Casa Grande defense will have its hands full tonight against D.J. King and the SCL-unbeaten Windsor Jaguars.

  As one of the Empire's best two-way players, Windsor's D.J. King enjoys plenty of tackles and touchdowns.