Padres sweep through playoffs

Eric completed his first season of Juniors in NOLL SOLL baseball, the next level up from Majors where games are played on a larger diamond.  It is truly an understatement that the season had its ups and downs, the second game of the year saw one of our impactful...

NCS Champs 2010

CPS softball played incredibly well this year, last night they were crowned NCS Division V champions, and deservedly so. The team played a total of 21 games since February, each a victory.  Some games were hard-fought, others blowouts, but in NCS play they ran the...

wire to wire

The 2010 CPS softball team accomplished a lot this year.  You don’t always believe the preseason predictions, but in this case, those who made them had an inkling. And so it goes from year to year, certain teams are loaded with talented seniors, the next year...

paddles UP people!

As long as my shoulder stays healthy, I paddle with the Oakland Renegades Dragon Boat team twice a week on Lake Merritt.  Pretty good stuff, check it out: oaklandrenegades.org

what I’m doing for father’s day

Scanning sfgate.com recently, I saw a still from Field of Dreams where Costner and Liotta are playing catch. The article referred to a KNBR promotion contest for Father’s Day, where 68 dads vie for the chance to play catch with their kid on the field before a...

we got a hoover over at 3rd

Nat’s back with her summer team, the Alameda Blaze.  Last weekend they ran into some very stiff competition in Stockton – 28 teams in an A-ball tournament.  Runs were scarce, defense shaky at times, pitching just OK.  Turns out it was just what they...