Monday, May 14, 2012
In a blonde wig, bikini and stick-on tattoos, Beth Rypins of Napa won the 5-mile kayak portion of the Great Russian River Race, which drew more than 400 paddlers and a total of 700 people to the Sonoma County event. She also won Best-Dressed.
Napan Beth Rypins, a former professional river rafter and paddler for 25 years who owns Wine Country CrossFit, won overall first place in the five-mile kayak competition during Saturday's Second Annual Great Russian River Race in Healdsburg. Rypins told Healdsburg Patch she had been off the river for a while, but when she heard about last year's event, she decided to dust off her paddling chops and jump in for the 2012 return of the 5-mile river race. "Since I had the advantage of experience, I decided to start way back and work myself up, picking people off," said Rypins, who also won the day's "Best Dressed" award, sporting a blonde wig, bikini and pasted-on tattoos. "I had to work really hard to pick people off, but I did it," Rypins …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Longtime Rohnert Park resident Tor Hansen is working on a documentary about Rancho Cotate Football, and in this week's newsletter, he's asking for public input on "Greatest RCHS Football Players of All Time."
In this week's newsletter on longtime resident Tor Hansen's film on Rancho Cotate football — a documentary he's currently making — the Rancho alum is asking the community who is the greatest Cougar of all time. Here's what he had to say: I thought we'd try something a little different this week. Please be so kind as to help me select the greatest RCHS football players of all time. If you click on the "Give Feedback" link you'll be taken to a very short three-question poll hosted at surveymonkey. This week's questions ask for your personal top three in the categories of QB's, tailback/halfbacks and fullbacks in RCHS history. It'll only take a few minutes, you set your own criteria for choosing and you'll be helping formulate a master list …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The two-time All-Star will be a regular contributor on the news site, answering questions, posting exclusive video and offering advice to young athletes
Patch has signed a big-league name to our roster. Mark Teixeira, a two-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner currently playing first base for the New York Yankees, has been named "Commissioner of Baseball" at Patch. Teixeira, who turns 32 today, will be a contributor on Patch sites around the country, including Mentor Patch. He will be answering questions from readers, offering advice to young athletes, and posting exclusive videos. “I live in a Patch town now and I keep tabs on my original hometown via the Patch site there, so I’ve seen the ways that Patch supports its communities,” said Teixeira in the announcement from Patch. “I’m excited to be a part of that by connecting with Patch users who have the same passion for …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Camps are open to boys and girls of all skill levels, ages 6-14. Three dates are scheduled over the months of April and May.
Sign up while you still can — Sonoma State's men's and women's soccer teams — the Seawolves — are offering free two-hour soccer camps this spring! The soccer clinics are scheduled three Fridays over a two-month period, from 5 to 7 p.m. Dates are April 13, April 27 and May 4, located at the practice fields at Sonoma State University, between the softball and baseball fields on campus. The camps are offered to boys and girls, ages 6 to 14 — all skill levels can sign up! "Children will have the opportunity to learn basic soccer skills in a fun, challenging and age-appropriate method, including instruction, exercises and entertaining competition," the Seawolves said in a news statement. The programs are run by NCAA Division II coaches and …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Stop by the Rancho Cotate High School parking lot between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Come show your support for the Rancho Cotate Cougar Boosters Saturday! From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Cougar Den will be open for special one-day only sales and e-waste recycling. The yard sale is in the parking lot at the high school. All proceeds benefit the Cougar Boosters.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Officials say the move will aid in student learning, focus and achievement.
An ambitious schools reconfiguration that would split two local elementaries, add a 7th and 8th grade to Thomas Page and expand 6th grade at Lawrence Jones unanimously passed the school board last night. Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Kaufman said when the idea was first introduced that the move would be a bold, yet positive move for the district. "We noticed we have a lot of combination classes — grades one and two together, for example, three and four or five and six," she said. "We looked at the numbers and we could have smaller class sizes, while at the same time having fewer combination classes." According to Superintendent Robert Haley, the change is aimed at: "The biggest thing is really to improve instruction by having an …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
This focused 6th grader combines athletics and scholastics for a bright future!
Each week, Rohnert Park Patch will feature a remarkable kid, teen, youth group, sports team, or even college student that amazes us with their achievement. Doing one or two activities well can be a challenge for a lot of kids, but this weeks' Whiz Kid manages to do a whole lot more! Patch Whiz Kid of the Week Name/Age: Theo Kolybakos / 11 School: Attends Evergreen Elementary School. Achievement: Theo is being recognized for not only being a great student at Evergreen, getting all 3s, but also is very well-rounded outside of school. In school, Theo enjoys science and physical education the most. He also really enjoys writing because it gives him an opportunity for, "creative expression where I can make whatever I want happen." His love of P…
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
If you vowed to get fit, lose weight or stay healthy in 2012, get started at a local health club.
Feeling a little bloated? Still looking at that plate of Christmas cookies but thinking about freezing half of them? That fruitcake still untapped? Welcome to the end-of-year weight gain, and with it the New Year’s Resolution. According to the U.S. Government four of the top six New Year’s resolutions are fitness related – the other two are get a better education and get a job, appropriately. How can Patch help? Well you could send us all those cookies and fruitcakes, but maybe a better service would be for us to list the local health clubs and their monthly rates (not including membership or start-up fees) and services. This way you have the information you need to keep your resolution. After that, it’s up to you. First up: The new 24 …
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The team moved the first tryouts from Sonoma State in Rohnert Park, Calif. to University of San Francisco.
The tryouts have been moved Oakland, Calif. The San Rafael Pacifics Baseball Club has moved its first open tryout from Rohnert Park to University of San Francisco, according to the team's spokesman Theo Fightmaster. A prior conflict moved the tryout from its original scheduled date and place on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Calif. according to Fightmaster. "In an effort to keep the tryout in Marin, the Pacifics exhausted every possible field option in the County," he said. "Given the time of the year, the number field closures, the demand for the few that are open, none were available." Now, the tryouts are scheduled for 9 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 22, at USF's Benedetti Diamond. "All accomplished players are …
Monday, January 2, 2012
Rohnert Park residents can register online as early as Jan. 1.
The second Sonoma Wine Country Senior Games are scheduled May 1 through June 10 and senior athletes age 50 and over from the Rohnert Park area who may have missed a chance to compete in the inaugural event last year can correct that situation starting Jan. 1. That’s when online registration opens for the games, which included seven sports last year but have been expanded to 14 sports this time with venues throughout the county. Sports for the 2012 Games will include archery, swimming, soccer, basketball, running, walking, tennis, bocce ball, golf, square dancing, table tennis, pickle ball and softball. Venues, which include Rohnert Park, are Lake Sonoma (archery), Santa Rosa Junior College (basketball and swimming), Juilliard Park (bocce …
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