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 NCS boys 1,600-meter champ and the 200-meter runner-up among the girls will have to be at their best in Clovis this weekend to make the finals at the prestigious meet.
The sixth-seeded Trojans use a six-run first inning to dispose of Albany in softball and now must deal with Alhambra of Martinez, but senior pitcher Sammy Schilling is ready for the challenge.
Nick Driscoll and Forrest Bousquette star in 3-1 quarterfinal win over Moreau Catholic of Hayward, setting the stage for another home game Wednesday against a foe that beat the Mustangs in May.
Boys lacrosse stars join Shea Mathews of the girls lacrosse team as the lone Giants to earn first-team distinctions; 13 others get named to the second team in the four spring sports announcing awards.
Lacrosse stars Brian Scott and Travis Parker and tennis standout Zak Bohegian honored by the league again in 2011; four other Red-tailed Hawks also earn first-team distinctions.
Drake has the Player of the Year, three first-teamers and two second-teamers in volleyball; three from tennis and one from boys lacrosse also bestowed first-team all-league honors.
Scoring three runs without getting a hit, watching a home run blow back into the park and getting another big hit from Brittany Nielsen, the Trojans advance to the NCS semifinals vs. Albany.
Shortstop Bridget Pacchetti and catcher Gianna Bruschera have supported their pitcher both offensively and defensively for a softball team that's now reached the NCS semifinals.
Terra Linda's Victor Gavallos, Eduardo Li, Daniel Mah and Jinil Fleischman get Honorable Mention awards, as does San Rafael's Ryan Kisner.
When the Marin County Athletic League selects its all-league teams in four sports, San Marin's Josh Bernstein grabs first-team boys tennis honors for the second year in a row.
Nick Driscoll gets the ball on the mound for the MCAL regular-season champs, who earned a first-round bye and now will break out the metal bats on their home field.
Senior who did all the little things right during the regular season belts a home run and drives in all four runs in a narrow win over Tam, advancing the Pirates to a Saturday matchup with Acalanes.
Carondelet up to bat after the Giants struggle against 13th-seeded Clayton Valley, needing a three-run uprising in the sixth inning to move into the tournament quarterfinals.
The Trojans open NCS play with an impressive 5-0 victory over Campolindo, but get little time to savor it with a road matchup against the MCAL runner-up just 24 hours later.
The Giants have squared off with Marin Catholic twice during the MCAL regular season, and tied both matches, an outcome that won't happen Saturday with the section title on the line.
Terra Linda, the only visiting team to win on the Hawks' field this season, is Friday's very familiar opponent as Tam looks to improve upon last year's runner-up finish.
After surprising Albany in the first round of NCS play, the Hornets earn a night game at Sonoma Valley, an atmosphere that should be quite familiar after Thursday's lighted practice.
Saturday's NCS quarterfinal matches two great pitchers, as San Marin's Dani Albini, coming off a no-hitter Wednesday, goes up against Nicole Ochoa, who beat Redwood earlier this season.
A four-year run of mostly wins comes to an end for Hawks seniors Storie Ledger, Kalia Rothlind, Phebe Miller and Essie Winer, who are denied in their bid for a third NCS championship.
The Pirates have swept three straight baseball games against the Hawks this season, using dominant pitching and catcher Paul O'Sullivan to limit its MCAL rival to a total of one run in those contests.
