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.
She and another Marin County woman, Sue Chelini, gain national recognition by the NIAAA for their contributions to interscholastic athletics as well as high marks on a recent exam.
Sue Chelini and Jessica Peisch receive prestigious honors from the NIAAA for their contributions to interscholastic athletics as well as high scores on exams taken in May.
The Tam District employees are selected for prestigious honors for their contributions to interscholastic sports as well as their high scores on exams taken in May.
Runners Section winner Tanya Fredricks of San Anselmo used to think Marin's annual race was overhyped, but after getting the winner's treatment, now she knows better.
The 60-year-old has made her mark on the race's record book, but one goal remains: To hit the tape hand-in-hand with her 64-year-old husband Roy someday.
Senior Spencer Ireland makes the all-league second team and freshman Jonathon Shaw gets Honorable Mention recognition, but no Giant makes the first team despite championship season.
Senior is one of four Red-tailed Hawks to earn all-league distinction, joining second-teamers Tucker Nichols and Chris Byrns and Honorable Mention choice Ethan Young.
Branson's Greg Mroz wins the league's top two honors when the Marin County Athletic League picks the best of the best in its recently completed golf season.
The Drake High senior makes the Honorable Mention list for the second consecutive year, the lone Pirate earning a distinction in the league's annual postseason balloting.
The senior at Branson High is distinguished for being both a winner and a gentleman when the league presents him the Player of the Year and Bobby Jones Sportsmanship awards.
Senior is among five honored by the Dipsea Race Foundation on a night when Melody-Anne Schultz of Ross, a two-time race winner, is inducted into the Dipsea Hall of Fame.
Selected along with four other high school seniors by the Dipsea Race Foundation, the Marin Catholic High student will use the money toward his education at the University of Michigan.
State cross country champ and NCS 1,600-meter winner joins fellow Tam High senior Hannah Berman among five seniors honored by the Dipsea Race Foundation.
Longtime Mill Valley residents used to watch the race; now they're very much a part of it, a competition that began when Peggy Davis outfinished husband Larry last year.
Red-tailed Hawks sophomore standout nabs Honorable Mention, while Branson senior garners a spot on the first team in the Marin County Athletic League's annual awards balloting.
Parker Shaw, the San Rafael basketball/baseball star, repeats his 2009 distinction, while Jake Toll-McKillop, just a junior, is honored as the league's best catcher.
Drake places two players on the all-league second team but none on the first unit despite nearly winning the MCAL Playoffs title and advancing to the North Coast Section Championships.
Junior standout is one of six Mustangs honored in the annual all-league balloting for baseball; Novato's Matt Mendelsohn is a first-team choice for the second year in a row.
The 25-year-old San Rafael native has recorded the fastest times in the last two Dipseas, yet has no wins to show for it because of the popular race's unique handicapping system.
Last year's second-team selection as an outfielder gets promoted in 2011 as a designated hitter/utility player; Redwood teammates Casey Levy-Tulloch and Cal Becker make the second team.
