URSULINE ADVANCES IN SOFTBALL TOURNEY

Ursuline defeated Orem, Utah, 4-3 in nine innings in an opening-round game

at the Las Vegas softball tournament.

The game was 1-1 when an international tiebreaking rule was used, placing

runners on second and third starting the eighth inning. Both teams scored a

pair of runs in the eighth before Taylor Ford singled home the game-winner in

the ninth.

Katie Fraga allowed just one hit and went the distance for Ursuline.

Ashley Wright, Kellie Carlton and Alexis Cooper each had two hits for

Ursuline. Wright tripled and drove in a run.

ALL-EMPIRE SPORTS BANQUET

Redwood Empire High School athletic directors will soon receive nominating

forms for the 10th annual Press Democrat event scheduled for the evening of

Thursday, May27 at Santa Rosa JC.

Forms must be completed and returned via fax by Monday, May3 so that a

committee of sports reporters, coaches and school administrators can select

the top large- and small-school athletes and scholar-athletes of the year.

Comcast Cable Television's Dave Cox, an award-winning producer of the Game

of the Week, will emcee the event annually attended by more than 500.

SRJC RUGBY

Humboldt State's club rugby team will play the U.S. Coast Guard in the

opening round of the men's collegiate DivisionII national championships at

Nashville, Tenn., after defeating Santa Rosa JC in the Pacific Coast

Championships at Salt Lake City on Sunday.

Humboldt defeated SRJC, 28-16. SRJC finished the season 9-2-1, with both

losses coming to Humboldt.

Georgia Southern, Salisbury, Pittsburg, USC, Arkansas State and Northern

Colorado advanced to the Elite Eight tournament March17-18.

SRJC BASEBALL

The Santa Rosa JC baseball team has a bye today before traveling to

Stockton on Thursday to play San Joaquin Delta College.

The Bear Cubs (15-5, 13-2 Bay Valley Conference West) are ranked No. 8 in

Northern California. San Joaquin Delta (11-9, 7-6) is ranked No. 12 and plays

in the BVC East.

Mendocino College (6-15, 4-10 BVC West) hosts Solano College (12-11, 5-8)

today.