Junior Diego Marroquin (Petaluma High and SRJC) played 96 minutes on Thurday as a defender  in Sacramento State’s first-ever NCAA tournament win, a 2-1 triumph in overtime at Loyola Marymount. The victory sets up a Sunday match for the Hornets (12-5-3) at UCLA.  

Following are the top boys All-League honors for the 2009 season from the North Bay League: NORTH BAY LEAGUE All-League Boys Soccer MVP: John McFarlin, Santa Rosa, Jr., midfielder Coach of the Year: Jon Schwan, Santa Rosa

Following are the First Team boys All-League players for the 2009 season from the North Bay League: Jose Galindo, Santa Rosa, sr., forward; Diego Leon, Santa Rosa, jr., midfielder; Will Parente, Santa Rosa, jr., defender; Brad Taylor, Santa Rosa, jr., goalie; Alex Lemus, Elsie Allen, sr., forward; Jesus Garcia, Elsie Allen, sr., midfielder; Jorge Alvarez, Elsie Allen, soph., midfielder; James Asena, Maria Carrillo, sr., defender; Noah Orgish, Maria Carrillo, sr., defender; James Moberg, Maria Carrillo, soph., midfielder; Kameron Rose, Piner, sr., … Read More »

Following are the Second Team boys All-League players for the 2009 season from the North Bay League: Danny Chaparro, Santa Rosa, sr., midfielder; David Leceouche, Santa Rosa, sr., defender; Charlie Kirk, Santa Rosa, sr., midfielder; Wendell Scott, Santa Rosa, sr., midfielder; Jonathon Garcia, Elsie Allen, jr., forward; Jesus Galvin, Elsie Allen, jr., defender; Jesus Hernandez, Elsie Allen, fr., forward; Austin Meyer, Maria Carrillo, sr., midfielder; Marco Perez, Maria Carrillo, jr., forward; Robbie Sheppard, Maria Carrillo, jr., midfielder; Miguel Galvan, Piner, Soph., … Read More »

I wish I had been related to Joe Belluzzo. Then maybe I would have been a little more like him. By now you know that Joe died on Nov. 11. You know he was Sonoma County’s “Godfather of Soccer.” You know he came here a few decades ago from Italy by way of San Francisco. You know  he came with a soccer ball in hand and a passion for the game that is assuredly … Read More »

Corner Kicks doesn’t confess to being a seeding saviour or anything close. Nor will he dispute the integrity of the North Coast Section. But now that the tournament has run its course, it has been brought to our attention that there might have been a slight (in the NCS mind) or large (in the offended school’s mind) oversight on seeding Sunday. You could look this up, but I’ll save you the trouble. Boys … Read More »

The times, dates, opponents and sites have finally been set for the Santa Rosa Junior College men’s and women’s team as they enter the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) postseason tournament. The Bear Cub men and women will both play at home on their sparkling new field on Saturday in opening round games. The No. 5 seeded SRJC men (11-2-5) will entertain No. 12 seed De Anza at 2 p.m. The No. 4 … Read More »

The dates and the opponents and the sites have been set. Only thing lacking so far for the Santa Rosa Junior College men’s and women’s team as they enter the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) postseason tournament are the times. The Bear Cub men and women will both play at home on their sparkling new field on Saturday in opening round games. The No. 5 seeded SRJC men (11-2-5) will entertain … Read More »

Keeping up with another former Empire player – Christini Tognetti, the 2008 North Bay League MVP and Empire Player of the Year just finished her first season at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. At the conclusion of Tognetti’s initial D-Icollegiate season she was named to the West Coast Conference all-freshman team. The Gaels finished the season 9-11-0 after losing their finals to Loyola Marymount, 4-1. Following is from the from the Gaels’ website: Tognetti … Read More »

Here are Corner Kicks’ final boy and girls large-school Top 5 rankings for the season. BOYS 1. Santa Rosa (20-4-2) ’09 magic is over; trick is to do it all over again in ’10. 2. Elsie Allen (13-9-2) Too bad Lobos only played one good half against Marin Catholic in semis. 3. Casa Grande (14-9-2) OK, OK, Gauchos were much better than anticipated in the postseason. 4. Analy (15-6-2) Final ranking based on season record and performance vs. Marin … Read More »