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September 25 - October 1, 2023
Issue No. 504
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Pete Wismann pictured on his 100th birthday with Dave Newhouse | | |
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Saying Goodbye to the Oldest 49er
by Dave Newhouse
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Pete Wismann isn’t a generally recognized name in San Francisco 49ers history, but he holds a distinction that younger 49ers will have difficulty emulating — as the franchise’s oldest living player. Think 100 years, you Niner pups.
Wismann died at home in Palo Alto on Sept. 5 at the age of 100 years, 11 months, having barely outlasted the previously oldest living 49er, halfback Ken Casanega, an original 49er in 1946, who passed away Oct. 10, 2021 at 100 years, 8 months. Staying power, both men.
“My dad had a peaceful transition,” Wismann’s daughter, Kris, told me. “He was a happy man who had a happy life, very content. He was very hard-working, but he loved what he was doing.”
Either on the football field or laying brick, the latter shortening his NFL career in the 1950s.
When Wismann joined the 49ers in 1949 as a 15th-round draft pick from St. Louis University, the franchise was part of the All-America Football Conference, which originated in 1946 and folded after the ’49 season. Wismann, a center-linebacker, remained a 49er through 1952, then retired to become a full-time contractor. He rejoined the 49ers in 1954 when they had a center shortage, then retired permanently from football.
Now there are no 49ers left who played in the 1940s, or who served during World War II, when Wismann broke up his college years to serve as a Marine, reaching Saipan just before the war ended. The ranks are shrinking, come to think of it, of living 49ers who played in the 1950s. Or 49ers, like Wismann, who played both ways.
“I was a good snapper for the kicker,” he said when interviewed for Sports Today late last year, “and I was a good tackler, head on all the time, though I never had a head injury.”
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Pete Wismann during his playing days
And those were the days of leather helmets and no face masks, back when the 49ers were in their infancy. They were among four AAFC teams accepted in the NFL in 1950 along with the Cleveland Browns, the original Baltimore Colts and the New York Yankees football franchise. Those Colts played one season in the NFL before folding. The Yankees lasted two seasons in the NFL before becoming the Dallas Texans, a one-year transition before morphing into the more modern Baltimore Colts, who now play in Indianapolis.
Wismann experienced one losing season as a 49er, 3-9 in 1950, though recalling overall that, “Our scoring kept us down. We didn’t rate with everybody. I think we’d do pretty well today, but we wouldn’t be big enough.”
He was 6-2, 218 pounds as a 49er, when his top salary was $6,000. "But because I was laying brick at the time,” he said, “ I didn’t need the money.” He even put in a barbecue and swimming pool for team owner Tony Morabito.
His personal highlight was intercepting Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham twice in a 1949 game against Cleveland, a 56-28 Niner victory that snapped the Browns' 28-game winning streak.
After football, he became a full-time brick mason and home builder in and around Palo Alto, continuing that work into his 90s, though mostly then as a supervisor.
“It was very family,” said Kris, remembering her childhood. “Every night, my mom had dinner at 5 p.m. My dad would come home exhausted. He taught us how to ski, we went to Tahoe on vacation, but when we went on a trip, he’d say, ’The train is leaving.’ He was a man of few words, but with great action.”
Jerry Tinney, who worked for Wismann as a brick layer before becoming a contractor himself, said of his lifetime friend: “He was a tough boss, but whatever he asked you to do, he’d do it himself. He was a nice man, very kind, who wouldn’t allow any swearing on the job.”
Lawrence William Wismann was his birth name, but he was nicknamed Pete after “Pete the Tramp,” a syndicated comic strip which ran from 1932 to 1963. Contradicting that image, Kris said her father was, “always well-dressed.”
There will be a private family ceremony for Wismann, who is survived by his first wife, Cessi, and four children: Kris, Terry, Debbie and Cessie Ann, plus eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A son, John, predeceased his father. Pete Wismann was divorced, then married a second time. After that wife, Shirley, died, he remarried Cessi, who will turn 100 herself Nov. 23. Thus for Pete Wismann the home builder, quite a marital reconstruction.
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Dave Newhouse's journalism career spans more than half a century, including 45 years at the Oakland Tribune before his retirement in November 2011. Newhouse is the author of 19 books. His most recent book, Goodbye, Oakland, is available in bookstores and from Triumph Books. Dave grew up in Menlo Park, graduated from San Jose State, and has radio and television experience, in addition to his work as an award-winning sportswriter and columnist. For earlier articles by Dave published in Sports Today, click HERE.
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What's Up, America?
The Solheim Cup ended in a tie, so Europe's Women Golfers keep the title. Better than our FIBA or whichever tournament the USA's NBA-player team lost in, in an international disgrace. The USA's Women's World Soccer team did not fare so well either. And I just checked and England and the USA are locked in a 6-6 tie in the Westchester Cup, in USA Polo action.
It's up to the Ryder Cup, with the USA's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" team vs. Europe. Sahith Theegala won last week, and Lucas Glover (age bias, 42), won two and was on a roll. Mix it up, Team Captains, and you'll have a better chance. The pressure's on. Harman and Homa I like, and Brooks, if he thinks it's a Major. The rest should be competitive all the way. Let us yell "USA!" at least once!
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
https://www.cce-mcle.com/aboutus
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Oakland A's 0, Detroit Tigers 2
Oakland Roots SC 2, Monterey Bay FC 2
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Nashville SC 1
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Portland Timbers 2
Special Feature
Saying Goodbye to the Oldest 49er, by Dave Newhouse
Features & Commentary
Don't Wait to Donate! -- Now At #504! -- Your Support is Welcome!
Games 2 and 3, Not Perfect...by Howard Pearlstein
Jason Giambi, from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
Organizations
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Cal State University East Bay
Golden Gate Fields
Golden State Warriors
Oakland A's
Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Soul
Oakland Spiders
Saint Mary's College Gaels
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants
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San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Sonoma Raceway
St. Francis Yacht Club
Stanford Cardinal
University of Pacific Tigers
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna
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Rock 'n' Roll!
Sep. 30 -- Oct. 1, 2023
San Jose
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Oakland A's 0
Detroit Tigers 2
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Saturday, September 24
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Oakland Athletics left fielder Esteury Ruiz went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases as the A's dropped their 2023 home finale to the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, on Sunday, September 24th at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
Oakland Athletics second baseman Zack Gelof (right) and left fielder Esteury Ruiz (foreground) execute a double steal as Detroit Tigers second baseman Zack Short (upper left) waits for a throw during the fourth inning. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Broadcaster Interview with Mike Krukow
He's one of the most beloved broadcasters in baseball. Our own Mike Krukow sits down with Amy G. to talk about his journey from the field to the booth, how his five children serve as his muse and his amazing friendship with his broadcast partner Duane Kuiper.
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Vote today for Brandon Crawford to win the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One: given to the player who represents positive contributions
on and off the field.
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Tony Kemp is your 2023 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One. We were proud to recognize Tony during a pregame presentation on Sept. 15, as part of our
Roberto Clemente Day.
The Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One is the annual recognition of a Major League player who best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions both on and off the field. This is baseball's most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers.
This season, Kemp has once again teamed up with Players for the Planet and One Tree Planted to serve as a player ambassador to further the organizations’ mission to plant trees in urban communities. Kemp has pledged to plant 100 trees in urban communities for every stolen base and extra base hit he records throughout the season. To culminate the season-long initiative, Kemp will participate in a community tree planting event later this month.
Kemp also committed to supporting HCP Cureblindness, a nonprofit working to eradicate preventable and curable blindness throughout under-resourced communities worldwide. For each walk Kemp records this season, he will donate $100 to HCP Cureblindness, helping to empower their work worldwide.
Show your support and appreciation for Tony by voting today! Voting for the Roberto Clemente Award closes Sunday, Oct. 1.
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CHASE CENTER ANNOUNCES PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA APP WECHAT
Chase Center Joins WeChat As A New Information Hub For Chinese-speaking Visitors And Fans
SAN FRANCISCO – The Golden State Warriors and Chase Center announced the debut of Chase Center’s official WeChat social media account ahead of Eason Chan performance. With 48 million Golden State Warriors fans in China and 16 million followers across Chinese and Japanese social channels, Chase Center is the first multi-purpose venue in North America to have an official WeChat account and is the first in the NBA to provide comprehensive venue information in Chinese.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.warriors.com
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Goodbye, Oakland
Scheduled book signings with authors Andy Dolich and Dave Newhouse
to be announced
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Dave Newhouse invites you to a discussion and book signing for Goodbye, Oakland from Triumph Publishing
Thursday, October 12, in El Cerrito
Barnes & Noble, 6050 El Cerrito Plaza, 6 pm
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San Jose Earthquakes 1
Nashville C 1
PayPal Park, San Jose -- Saturday, September 23
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San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jackson Yueill (#14) takes a long-range shot. The San Jose Earthquakes tied Nashville SC, 1–1, in a MLS Matchday 34 game at PayPal Park on September 23, 2023 in San Jose, California. © 2023 Alex Ho. | |
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San Jose Earthquakes defender Rodrigues (#26, L) and forward Matthew Hoppe (#12, R) look to score on a corner kick in the
second half. © 2023 Alex Ho.
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Nashville SC defender Walker Zimmerman (#25) deflects the ball in front of San Jose Earthquakes defender Paul Marie (#3).
© 2023 Alex Ho.
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San Jose Earthquakes forward Matthew Hoppe (#12) and defender Paul Marie (#3) celebrate Hoppe’s equalizer in the 74th minute.
© 2023 Alex Ho.
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Hardly Trivial by T. Buff | |
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To think, I thought I knew a fair amount about Sports!
In putting together trivia questions, I have found I don't know that much, even when important stats and
records are involved.
Did you know a team in the NFL lost a record
29 consecutive regular season games? Another NFL
team lost 26 consecutive games. Who are the two teams that can claim the notoriety for such a feat?
The record was set long before the 1970 NFL/AFL merger and could probably be attributed to World War Two when some teams had to merge to keep a team on the field. The second was after the 1970 NFL/AFL merger.
(See answer below...)
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Oakland Roots SC 2
Monterey Bay FC 2
Cal State University East Bay, Hayward
Saturday, September 23
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With the season quickly wrapping up, there are only two more home games remaining and every point counts towards making the championship playoffs. The Roots faced off against their closest rival, the Monterey Bay Football Club on Saturday evening, who quickly took a breakaway in three minutes to score, which was eventually leveled before halftime. That sequence was repeated in the second half with the tie coming in the extended injury time. Final score: Roots 2, Monterey Bay 2, at California State University East Bay, Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, Oakland, CA. Caption and
photo by Ron Sellers.
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Memo Diaz (#23) looks to connect with one of his teammates, as he lines up a free kick just inches away from the box, the result of a handball by a Monterey Bay defender. Caption and
photo by Ron Sellers.
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Putting his head first, Johnny Rodriguez (#17) looks to direct the ball forward to continue the offensive movement midway through the first half. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Games 2 & 3 -- Not Perfect, But Getting Better All The Time
by Howard Pearlstein
And if we had a “perfect” game, whatever that might be, then what? Every game won, sulking discontent: “Yeah, it was ok, but not like …”
The Niners were pretty good against the Rams and Purdy’s nifty QB sneak into the end zone was a surprise and a delight.
First, I’m invoking the right to curmudgeonly cranky-old-fartiness toward stupidity. That option becomes the property of anyone in the writing game after the age of 70.
Such as one journalist who was faint-praising Purdy as a “young, cocksure quarterback…” Cocksure? All, “Hey, look at me?” Purdy? Get real. Mahomes is cocksure – and he backs it up.
Purdy, like Montana was and is quiet and confident. No braggadocio. Since Purdy’s his first appearance in a pre-season game, his stillness in the pocket told you he wasn’t out there to be watched – he was out there being the watcher.
And as the Bay Area press, always looking for some nit to pick, worries about Purdy’s arm strength, bear in mind that they always dissed Mr. Montana for the same, i.e. couldn’t throw the long pass. But factual or not, Bill Walsh made short passes into a devastating answer to the pass rush, what became called, “dink and dunk.” (As it was to some extent when the Rams' QB Stafford was using it with quick release in the first half.) And now it’s having “too much” arm because of a few post-rehab overthrows. Just can’t seem to please some people at all.
But in the realm of pettiness and incompetence, the Rams game Fox News announcers took the prize as the prototype for second-rate -- knowing very little about the Rams and less about the Niners. As an announcer, Mark Sanchez lived up to his record as a quarterback – half and half -- in wins vs loss (57W – 56L), passing efficiency (86TD – 89INT). In other words, he gets it wrong about as often as he gets it right. Kevin Kugler should be better, but not this time.
They couldn’t stop talking about rookie receiver Puka Nucua and the record-setting number of passes he’s caught. And, true -- he‘s pretty damn good and tough, even though the extra padding for his ribs will have him looking like the Michelin Man before long. But all stressing his numbers really did was remind us that Cooper Kupp was still out.
And – in a serious, “Oh man, DON’T say that, don’t…” they went on about Stafford’s amazing elusiveness, how no one was able to sack him. Well, maybe because 193 games started -- sacked 445 times. Last year, nine games/29 sacks. But this year – they went on: Huzzah! NO SACKS! And were leaning into that fact more than half way through Game 2. Over and over again.
I thought all NFL announcers knew this – you don’t go jinxing a player by extolling super stats during a game. Usually it’s about a field goal kicker (“He’s been PERFECT… ooops!”)
Whether it was the football gods laughing or Fred Warner taking it as a dare, that was it -- end of the third quarter, Warner came in like a cruise missile and levelled Stafford.
As for Thursday night football, you know what I think about that – it’s the totally gold-plated bastard child of unrestrained greed mated with a total lack of concern for the men who play the game. An insatiable appetite for more and more TV money in the corporate offices.
There is no way to expect that those who play football as it’s played in the NFL can recover enough from a game to play another one in three-and-a-half days.
That said, the 9ers were very good, better in some ways than against the Rams.
But, my head was not quite there. Having watched “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” Johnny Depp’s 2016 Wonderland sequel on Wednesday, I couldn’t stop seeing Giants coach Brian Daboll as one of the Tweedle Twins. At least when he was smiling.
I was glad to see that Third-and-Jauan still lives. (Two catches for 31 yards.)
And finally, as Wonderland Storybook plays go, the best: seventh round Ronnie Bell caught his first NFL TD pass from seventh round Brock Purdy.
Can’t top that for real life fantasy football.
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Howard Pearlstein has been a few places and done a few things.
An old friend once said, "Howard, you live your life like you're trying to fill in a dust jacket blurb." Well, then all I have to do is write a book that will get published.
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Jason Giambi -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee | |
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I try to attend all the sports teams' fanfest to see who shows up. In 2009(?) I went to the Oakland A’s FanFest and got as many signatures as I could. One of those players was Jason Giambi. I stood in a long line to get to his table and when I finally got to him he was pleasant and signed my baseball.
Rich Yee, Sports Today Photographer
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Dillon Debord Is Ready For Anything
Dillon Debord is the Track Manager and former Track Foreman at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. He has been with the track for coming up on 10 years and simply put, he "loves it here.” His hard work and dedication throughout the years are admirable and his dry humor and sharp wit endear him to the team. He considers racing to be a true part of who he is saying, "It's in my blood."
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For more information, click HERE.
www.weathtechraceway.com
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San Jose Earthquakes 1
Portland Timbers 2
Providence Park, Portland, OR
Wednesday, September 20
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MATCH RECAP: Earthquakes 1, Portland Timbers 2
San Jose prepare for second match of the week against Nashville SC Saturday
PORTLAND, Ore. – The San Jose Earthquakes fell to the Portland Timbers 2-1 on the road on Wednesday night at Providence Park in Portland, Ore. Forward Matthew Hoppe made his first MLS start and scored his first goal for San Jose and forward Cade Cowell became the youngest player in MLS history to earn 100 MLS appearances.
The first half saw goalkeeper Daniel make a diving save against a Timbers’ free kick save in the 25th minute to keep the game scoreless until just before halftime. The Quakes conceded a late goal in stoppage time to end the first half down 1-0.
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For more information, click HERE.
www.sjearthquakes.com
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No. 1 Cal Tops No. 4 Stanford In Instant Classic
Bears Erase Another 5-Goal, 4th-Quarter Deficit
LOS ANGELES – It's an exceedingly rare sight seeing a team come back from five goals down in the fourth quarter, but one wouldn't know it from watching the California men's water polo team this past year.
The Golden Bears (12-0) have now done it twice in the same win streak.
No. 1 Cal trailed No. 4 Stanford (8-3) 14-9 with just over six minutes to go in regulation in Saturday's MPSF Invitational Semifinal at USC's Uytengsu Aquatics Center. With little room for error, the Bears quickly turned things around with a frenzy of goals and clutch defensive stops. Max Casabella tied the game with two seconds left in the fourth quarter and Albert Ponferrada later smashed in the winning goal in the second sudden-victory period.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.calbears.com
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Aussies Lead Stanford
Cardinal women second, men ninth at Virginia Invite
EARLYSVILLE, Va. – Stanford freshman Amy Bunnage led the Cardinal women to second place at the Virginia Invitational on Saturday in her collegiate debut.
In Stanford's second meet of the cross-country season, the No. 9 Cardinal women beat 10 other teams ranked among the USTFCCCA top 30, scoring 104 points to No. 2 Northern Arizona's 48. Bunnage was sixth and the top underclassman.
Two-time NCAA track and field champion Ky Robinson took third in the men's race, with No. 4 Stanford scoring 275 to place ninth in a race that featured 14 ranked teams at Panorama Farms, the site of this year's NCAA Championships.
Stanford's leaders -- Bunnage and Robinson – are both from Australia. Bunnage, from Melbourne, is the Australian under-20 track record-holder at 3,000 meters and a six-time Australian champion, at the U20, U18, and U17 levels. Robinson, a senior from Brisbane, is the reigning NCAA outdoor champion at 5,000 and 10,000.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE.
www.gostanford.com
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MILLAN WINS IN SINGLES IN SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Carolina Millan was able to secure a singles win on Saturday as she competed alongside Irena Muradyan at the USTA Intercollegiate Classic at the University of San Diego.
Millan won her first singles match of the day 6-2, 6-2 in straight sets over the University of Southern California's Isabelle Lee.
Muradyan fell short in her lone singles match 6-0, 7-5 to BYU's Tina Li.
Millan played a second singles match and fell in a thrilling three-set, 10-5 tiebreak. The pair fell short during their doubles match, 6-3.
UP NEXT: Millan and Muradyan will compete in two doubles matches starting at 8 and 9 a.m. on Sunday, followed by a pair of consolation singles matches before returning back to San Jose.
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For a full report, click HERE.
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VB | Gaels Swept by San Diego Despite
Strong’s Big Match
SAN DIEGO — Led by eight blocks from Kjersti Strong, Saint Mary's (6-8, 0-2) played well at the net against the San Diego Toreros (5-6, 1-0), but it wasn't enough to slow down the USD offense, as they swept the Gaels (18-25, 17-25, 22-25). After a difficult road test to open up conference play, the Gaels will look to regroup in their return home to Moraga.
FEARSOME FRONT
For the seventh time this season, the Gaels out-blocked their opponent, winning the battle at the net 11-8 today. Kjersti Strong was the biggest contributor to the blocking front for Saint Mary's, tallying a career-high eight block assists. Clarissa Klein was not far behind with four block assists, while the trio of Kristen Erland, Hannah Taylor and Abby Castillon each contributed three. It was the ninth time this season that Gaels have reached double-digit blocks in a single match, after doing it just five times a season ago.
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For a full report, click HERE.
#GaelsRise
www.smcgaels.com
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Dons Fight Back in Second Half to Draw Falcons
USAF ACADEMY - Coming from behind in the second half, the University of San Francisco men's soccer team (5-1-3) battled back from down 2-0 against Air Force (0-8-1) on Saturday night as the Dons fought to draw the Falcons, 2-2, at Cadet Soccer Stadium.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Just 63 seconds into the match, Zane Alafranji ripped the first shot of the evening for either side, but unfortunately hit the post to begin the contest.
Shortly after, Carter Rizzo got the Falcons on the scoreboard early as the forward found the back of the net at the 2:18 mark. San Francisco quickly tried to find the equalizer as the Dons tallied four shots between the ninth and 17th minutes, which included attempts from Alafranji, Max Chretien and two from Constantinos Michaelides.
In the 18th minute, the Falcons took advantage of a USF foul as midfielder Remi Smith scored off a penalty kick to give Air Force a 2-0 lead.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Broncos Fall By One Against #12 UC Irvine
LOS ANGELES – Santa Clara men's water polo did everything they could and nearly pulled off yet another upset for the second consecutive day at the Overnght/MPSF Invitational, but unfortunately for the 19th-ranked Broncos, No. 12 UC Irvine was able to hold on in the final minutes to pick up the victory. The Broncos fell 11-10 to the Anteaters in what was their third game of the tournament that resulted in just a one-goal difference (loss to No. 8 UC Davis and win over No. 14 Cal Baptist). Santa Clara finished the Overnght/MPSF Invitational in 10th place.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Broncos had plenty to cheer for on Sunday. After falling behind 4-1 early in the first period, Santa Clara punched back and was tied 6-6 at the half after Gavin Fisher scored inside the final minute of the second.
The teams exchanged two more goals in the third period to make it 8-8 at the start of the fourth. UC Irvine struck first in the fourth, but Billy Barry, who finished with a team-best three goals on the day, evened the score right back up on the ensuing possession. Three minutes later, it happened again with Irvine taking a 10-9 advantage and the Broncos tying it right back up on a Reese Jenican score with 4:20 to play.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.santaclarabroncos.com
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MEN’S GOLF TRAVELS TO COMPETE IN THE NICK WATNEY INVITATIONAL
FRESNO, Calif. – The Pacific men's golf team, fresh off a tenth-place finish at the USF-Howard Intercollegiate to open the season, has their eyes set on the Nick Watney Invitational, hosted by Fresno State, starting on Monday, Sept. 25 at the Fort Washington Country Club.
The two-day event marks the tenth straight season the Tigers will participate in the Nick Watney Invitational. Last year, the Tigers turned in an 11th-place performance in the 14-team field. Long Beach State finished in first place in last season's Nick Watney Invitational with a 30-under-par 822.
This year's 14-team field features nine schools from California (Pacific, Cal Baptist, CSU Fullerton, CSUN, Fresno State, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's (CA), UC Irvine, and UC Riverside) and three schools from Utah (Southern Utah, Utah State and Utah Valley). Gonzaga and Seattle University round out the competition.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.pacifictigers.com
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Pioneers Play to Scoreless Draw at CSUSM
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Cal State East Bay women's soccer wrapped up its 2023 non-conference schedule on Saturday at Cal State San Marcos in San Marcos. The two teams played a back-and-forth match and in the end, played to a 0-0 draw.
In the first half, both teams would spend a considerable amount of time in their offensive zones. The lone shot of the half for the Pioneers came in the ninth minute off the foot of Isabella Hernandez but her shot went just left of the frame. The Pioneers were outshot 4-1 in the half.
THe Pioneers and Cougars each had three shots with one coming on frame. The Pioneers would have final chance to score in the 89th minute on a Harlye Holliday shot that was saved by the Cougars' Allison Marcure.
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For a full report, click HERE.
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Winners Announced at 59th Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club
Variable sailing conditions hounded this year’s 79-strong Rolex Big Boat Series fleet, but the competition was as fierce as ever for the 59th edition of the West Coast’s premier racing event. The unpredictability influenced the leaderboards daily, with shifts across most of the eight classes competing. From a challenging ebb coupled with strong gusts in the low 20s on Thursday, to diminishing breezes each subsequent race day, even the most seasoned RBBS competitors had to work hard to earn points. But, that’s sailboat racing!
Heading into the final day of navigating the Bay’s famous currents and wind shifts, five class wins were still up for grabs as nearly 700 sailors left the docks. Only Shawn Ivie helming his Express 37 Limitless, and Shepard Kett racing his well-seasoned Santa Cruz 50 Octavia could feel satisfied that their teams were free and clear, having banked six bullets each in their respective classes.
Prior to racing on Sunday, in a longstanding StFYC tradition, boats first rounded A Buoy in front of St. Francis Yacht Club to drop flowers in the water in remembrance of recently departed sailors and friends.
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