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.
A 14-1 baseball win over previously undefeated Dixie-Terra Linda stamps the Mill Valley Little Leaguers as the team to beat in single-elimination play; the 10-11 All-Stars also are rolling.
The Novato Heat 14A team has tapped into Southern Marin's rich talent base to supplement a roster of local stars ready to challenge Northern California's top fastpitch squads.
The Little League standout pitches well, but San Rafael's 11-12 All-Stars still come up short; the league wins at the 9-10 level behind the pitching of Keaton Flores and Jack Cottrell.
His home run and double make the difference against rival Novato South in the Little League 11-12 competition; Novato North has two wins already in a 'torturous' 9-10 tournament.
Led by the pitching of Carly Slack and Ashley Bottomley, the 12-and-under Novato girls softball team dominated the Rohnert Park competition last weekend to capture its first crown in the elite division.
In a tournament pairing the top teams of 13- and 14-year-olds from Marin and San Francisco, the A's knocked off the defending Junior Division champs before topping San Rafael 4-1 in the finals.
The Little League's 9-10 All-Stars rebound from an opening loss to edge Novato South thanks in part to a game-ending throw from Jonas Kaefer at the right field fence to second base for an out.
Little League squads in the 9-10, 10-11 and 11-12 age groups began pool play over the weekend in hopes of reaching a single-elimination tournament in July that will crown the All-Star champs.
The league's 9- and 10-year-old team opens the District 3 Little League tournament with a pair of nail-biting wins; the 11-12 squad uses home runs to escape with narrow wins on opening weekend.
A second-place finish at the 12-and-under Oakland Metro tournament featured an 11-8 win over a powerful Pleasanton team that had routed Synergy in an earlier meeting.
Babe Silva Park is the place to be for baseball fans as the District 3 All-Star tournament gets under way for Novato North's 11-12, 10-11 and 9-10 squads.
Teams in the 9-10, 11-12 and Junior divisions embark on a series of games they hope will qualify them for tournament play and lead eventually to the Little League District 3 championship.
Three teams representing the Little League embark on a six-game schedule, including an 11-12 showdown with rival Novato North on Sunday, en route hopefully to a district crown.
Four teams begin their quests for district titles Saturday, including the 11-12-year-olds, whose first step toward Williamsport, Pa., is facing Ross Valley at Joe Wagner Field.
The league will be represented in district play starting Saturday by four teams, all shooting to reach a single-elimination tournament that will be held in July.
All-Star squads coached by Mike Dibley (11-12), John Muschi (10-11) and Greg Mosher (9-10) play the first of six scheduled games Saturday in hopes of reaching the district quarterfinals.
After a short holiday break, Boyle Park will again be alive with the four squads representing the Mill Valley Little League going for district titles against competition from Marin and San Francisco.
The Tamalpais Union High School District employees are honored by the NIAAA for their interscholastic contributions to sports as well as for receiving high grades on a recent exam.
The former Marin County Athletic League president is honored by the NIAAA along with Redwood athletic director Jessica Peisch for their athletic contributions and high scores on a recent exam.
Charlie Fager and Cary Stansbury are behind a program for 10-and-under boys and girls that will start them off with smaller rackets, hitting softer balls on smaller courts Sundays at Drake High.
