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.
Tam has scored just one run in three baseball games against its MCAL rival this season, but it'll have metal bats at its disposal for Wednesday's NCS matchup.
One week after making the MCAL Playoffs for the first time under coach Brad Lucchi, the Trojans face Campolindo in the NCS first round, with Tam awaiting the winner.
The Red-tailed Hawks have split matches with Marin Catholic, but that was before the MCAL champion had one of its 'Big Three,' Phebe Miller, in the lineup.
When the NCS Championships begin Wednesday at Albany, the Hornets expect to pack a much more potent offense after having to hit with wood bats during the MCAL season.
The MCAL champs hope to do better than last year's semifinal bow-out when the NCS Championships begin Thursday with a matchup against Clayton Valley of Concord.
Top-seeded Marin Catholic uses bunts and squeeze plays to get to Pirates pitcher Alec Kenilvort, who earlier had staked himself to a one-run lead with an 380-foot home run.
Led by Annie Boyer, Megan Atkinson, Maddie Rubin and Lindsey Matteo, the Giants win their sixth consecutive MCAL title — fourth in a row for the seniors — by beating Tam 4-1 in the league finals.
After a 4-1 loss to Redwood in the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) championship game, Tam heads to the NCS playoffs, where it made the finals last year.
The Wildcats use bunts and squeeze plays, not to mention a 14-strikeout performance by pitcher Al Geraldi, to overcome Drake in the finals of the MCAL playoffs.
Senior quartet of Annie Boyer, Megan Atkinson, Lindsey Matteo and Paris Gravely would finish their prep careers 75-5 in MCAL games with a win in Saturday's playoff finals.
The Pirates, who have won 22 matches in a row, travel to Campolindo again Saturday night for the NCS finals after having beaten the Cougars in Moraga a year ago.
Justin-Siena poses a major roadblock in Friday's MCAL playoffs semifinals in a matchup that features a classic showdown between slugger Hailey Breakwell and Hawks ace Kim Scarsella.
Coming off an impressive win over Tam, the Drake High baseball team must beat a quality San Marin club to earn a spot in the MCAL Playoffs championship game on Saturday night.
A fabulous regular season behind it, San Marin takes on Drake in the MCAL semifinals Friday needing two wins in two nights to capture the championship.
Madison Livingston leads the Redwood girls to the league championship with two individual wins, while Scott Bole touches first in three events — including a relay — at the annual finals.
Red-tailed Hawks earn a three-peat thanks also to Jake Weber and Riley Sykes; Baca, Fineman and Neugebauer stand out on the girls squad
Mustang stars not only win specialties but also contribute to a relay win; Megan Campbell and Celeste Malatesta stand out among the Mustangs' girls at the annual championships.
The Pirates' boys standout records a couple of second-place finishes at the annual swim championships; Bailey Kinsolving does most of her best work in third-place relay efforts.
The Giants' girls team uses incredible depth to lead the way at the MCAL Championships, while Zachary Cooperband and Sam Perrella stand out among the boys.
While he's winning the 100 and 200, 11 different Hornets girls contribute to a third-place team effort and earn tickets to the NCS Redwood Empire event this week.
