Monday, May 14, 2012
Freshman Emma McCarthy and her teammates are focusing on glory at the North Coast Section meet this week.
The Redwood High School girls aren't ready to get out of the pool just yet. After celebrating their ninth consecutive Marin County Athletic League title on Saturday, the Redwood girls are now looking forward to the North Coast Section swimming championship. Redwood freshman Emma McCarthy, who won the 200 freestyle and was second in the 500 free, is setting the pace for the Giants. Teammate Ariana Traub is also in the NCS hunt, according to the Marin IJ. The NCS competiton is May 17-19 at the Concord Community Pool.
Two members of the North Bay Aquatics Club are told they can't join their St. Ignatius high school teammates in the championships, but their coach is taking the blame.
Redwood High's Grant Collins and the Marin Highlanders will compete in the eight-team National Championship tournament.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
A NorCal championship race in Novato, Bike to Work Day and a month-long Team Bike Challenge are all part of National Bike Month to "celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride."
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Saturday, May 5
A quick glance at the hundreds of cyclists on the Mill Valley Bike Path, the trails of Tamarancho or the roads of West Marin any day of the week reveals that every month is bike month in Marin. But when National Bike Month comes around each May, the Marin County Bicycle Coalition makes sure that those who haven't yet taken to the power of the pedal have plenty of reasons to do so. Adding to the buzz is Sunday's NorCal High School Cycling League champtionship race at Stafford Lake in Novato, where several Marin teams including Redwood High School will attempt to hold on to their high rankings. The Marin coalition has unveiled plans for 17 "Energizer Stations" for the Bay Area’s 18th Annual Bike to Work Day on May 10, with volunteers (…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
After clinching the regular-season crown, the Redwood boys are trying to sew up the league title against Tam.
After dominating the courts all season, Redwood High's boys tennis team faces just one last challenge to its crown. The Giants (18-7) defeated Justin-Siena 6-3 in Tuesday's Marin County Athletic League semifinals to clinch a championship showdown. Redwood, the regular season champion, hosts Tam today at 4 p.m. in the MCAL playoff finals. Giants coach Paul Markowitz gives a lot of the credit to his No. 1 doubles team of John Hansen and Cale Van Brunt, who have been nearly perfect this season. It wasn’t the best of starts for the 2012 Tam High boys tennis team, but it’s certainly setting up for a big finish. The Red-tailed Hawks topped Branson 5-4 Tuesday in a nearly four-hour match to advance to the championship. Head coach Bill Washauer …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Before taking on the Philadelphia Phillies, Giants will hold moment of silence for victims, including residents of Larkspur, Tiburon and Belvedere.
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Monday, April 16
The San Francisco Giants will honor the victims of Saturday's fatal yacht crash, including Major League Baseball's first-ever "batgirl," prior to tonight's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, a team spokeswoman said. Alexis Busch, of Larkspur, is one of four people who remain missing after the yacht they were traveling in crashed near the Farallon Islands shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday. The body of a fifth sailor, Marc Kasanin, 46, of Belvedere, was recovered after the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the San Francisco Yacht Club. The Giants will have a moment of silence prior to the singing of the National Anthem before tonight's 7:15 p.m. game in honor of the sailors, team spokeswoman Staci Slaughter said. …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
All-Star Mark Teixeira, a first baseman for the New York Yankees, to oversee 850+ Patch communities as 'Commissioner of Patch Baseball.'
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Saturday, April 14
Patch, AOL’s platform of over 850 hyperlocal news, information and engagement sites -- including Healdsburg and other Sonoma County Patch sites -- has appointed Mark Teixeira, four-time Gold Glove winner, as the Commissioner of Patch Baseball. The New York Yankees' first baseman and two-time All-Star will interact with Patch users by regularly responding to questions, sharing baseball tips, and posting exclusive videos. Teixeira will also offer young athletes advice on how to stay in shape and why healthful eating is so important for optimal performance. “I live in a Patch town now and I keep tabs on my original hometown via the Patch site there, so I’ve seen the ways that Patch supports its communities,” commented Teixeira. “I’m …
Fans will be admitted at no cost, can reserve their seating section for the season, receive a special one-day-only discount, meet players and coaches and win door prizes.
The San Rafael Pacifics are hosting a season pass Launch Party at Albert Park in San Rafael on Sunday, April 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will coincide with the North American League Tryout, directed by Pacifics Manager Mike Marshall. Yuma Panthers manager and three-time National League All-Star Garry Templeton and scouts from several major league teams will also be in attendance. The San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays have committed scouts to the event. Additionally, at the Season Pass Party, fans can purchase a 2012 Pacifics Season Pass — which will grant them access to all 42 Pacifics’ home games — receive a special one-day-only discount. Those who do purchase their Season Pass will enjoy a ballpark …
Monday, April 9, 2012
Josie Nordrum leads the Giants' mountain biking team to a key victory as the NorCal championships draw near.
The Giants thundered across the tricky terrain at Laguna-Seca recently, led by Josie Nordrum, who outraced Branson's Kate Courtney to the checkered flag. Redwood High School rode away with the victory in the third of the five scheduled races this season in the NorCal High School Cycling League. Redwood (3,866 points) beat runner-up Salinas by 81 points and Drake by 98 points. San Rafael (3,635) finished fourth, followed by sixth-place Branson (3,497), seventh-lace Tamalpais (3,392) and ninth-place Marin Catholic (3,094) in the Division 1 race. Nordrum (1 minute, 24.15 seconds) won the varsity girls race by nearly 2 minutes ahead of second-place Courtney. On the varsity boys side, Marin Catholic's Taylor Smith (1:33.04) lost a wheel-to-…
Friday, April 6, 2012
Redwood grad Andy Lewis chooses "slacklife" over stardom.
Even If you weren't one of the millions who watched last month's Superbowl halftime show, you may still have seen the image of Andy Lewis, the "Will Ferrell look-alike" dressed in a toga who, for 30 stunning seconds, bounced on an elastic line alongside Madonna, and landed in the international spotlight. Countless sources, the New York Times, CNN and NBC, to name only a few, later reported that Andy Lewis, a former Greenbrae resident and 2004 Redwood High School graduate, was exhibiting his skills as a slackliner. The two-inch wide, tightrope-like trampoline, off which Lewis did his successive flips, is called a slackline. Lewis is a world record holder in the previously little known extreme sport called slacklining, a sport he helped …
Derek Wilson
1:42 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Thank you for sharing. I never got to know her, but Alexis sounds like a passionate and caring person. I hope we can honor Alexis and the others and keep their memories alive by living with the same passion. more ›