Dave is married, has two children and lives in Castro Valley. He was born in San Francisco and grew up in Greenbrae, attending Greenbrae Elementary, Kent Junior High and Redwood High. A former editor of the Redwood Bark, Dave's first sportswriting job was with the Marin Independent Journal while attended Redwood High. Dave is an avid sports fan and covered the Golden State Warriors for 16 years for the Alameda Newspaper Group based in Oakland. He remains very active in youth sports, coaching soccer, basketball and softball, and can be contacted through his fantasy football Web site -- www.mrfantasy.com -- as well as via Facebook and LinkedIn.
The Terra Linda High athlete helps Sleepy Hollow Aquatics' 14-and-under boys squad earn a 22nd-place finish at the national event; four other San Rafael athletes help SHAQ shine as well.
Castro Valley's 16A travel-ball team sweeps three games Sunday to capture regional honors in Kent, WA. CVGSL 12-and-under teams also finish first in Novato and at home.
Luke Lederman, Marc Engler and Zach Serrao contributed big-time to their Big League All-Star team's amazing summer run, which ended with three narrow defeats in the World Series.
Ethan Hough credits his experience, both on and off the football field, with the Bulldogs as having given him the credentials to be selected as Dan Kenilvort's replacement.
The former Pirates quarterback, who had taken on an interim title when Dan Kenilvort stepped down in July, comes with high hopes, but no head-coaching experience at the varsity level.
The 42-year-old Fairfax native moves from KNBR to FM's only sports-talk radio show -- 95.7 The Game -- and thanks brothers Doug and Mike for making it all possible.
The former Marin Catholic and College of Marin tennis player has risen up the sports-talk radio ranks, thanks in large part to brother Mike, a P.E. teacher at Redwood.
The Fairfax native credits his brother Mike, now a San Rafael resident who coaches a variety of youth teams in town, in shaping his entertaining life in more ways than one.
Two of the host teams take Top 10 Northern California rankings into the 84-team event, with 54 squads — including 14 from Novato — kicking off Saturday morning at three local sites.
On her way home from the World Cup of Softball, a gold medal-winning slugger swung by Castro Valley High on Thursday night to share her experiences with 11- and 12-year-olds.
The 20-year-old daughter of one of Marin's top pitching coaches finally gets a chance to relax in her hometown after pitching U.C. San Diego to the NCAA Division II softball title.
The Novato-based 12-and-under girls softball team wisely recruited to the south when it faced the prospect of moving up to the "A" Division, a promotion that has gone smoothly this summer.
The Novato-based team's venture into the powerful "A" Division has resulted in three tournament titles, including one last weekend in Napa Valley behind the pitching of Carly Slack.
The Castro Valley Little League Junior Division All-Star team had to win five games in six nights to capture the District 45 tournament, but did so behind some great pitching.
With Riley Moore leading the way, the San Anselmo Baseball Association 12-and-under All-Stars easily captured the championship of a tournament San Anselmo proudly hosted.
When two jobs prove to be one too many, the Pirates' overworked three-year coach decides to turn things over to someone with more time; he's endorsing assistant Ethan Hough for the position.
The District 3 Little League champs lose two in a row at the Sectionals in Petaluma after being inches away from perhaps a different fate in their opening game against Vacaville.
Despite an exciting win over Oakland South in its opening game, the team of 13- and 14-year-olds needs a win Tuesday night in Benicia to earn a rematch with Petaluma in the finals.
Courtney Simonetti and Melissa McNair combine for a perfect game in the finals as the Heat, en route to its first championship of the summer, avenges an earlier loss to the host Rohnert Park Rebels.
Angelina Parker and Amanda Huerta are the hitting stars in Modesto as the Castro Valley 12-and-under softball team sandwiches shutouts around a surprising 6-4 win over USA Elite of Lodi.
