Sports Editor Bryan DeMain writes about the Mid-Valley sports scene every Friday.
DeMain Event
- OPINION: 4 Gridley girls overcome the odds at state track meet
- Mark Nielson had no fancy uniforms, no assistant coaches or even a selection process. He scraped together four 9- and 10-year-old girls for the Hershey Nor Cal State Championships in San Jose on Saturday. "It was like David vs. Goliath," he said. ... Full story
- OPINION: Yes, cycling is cool
- My name is Bryan DeMain and I'm a cycling fan. I forced my sons to wait 100 minutes for guys on bikes to whiz by them in less than 30 seconds. Then we left. How could I do that to them? Here are a 3- and 5-year-old, sitting around Wheatland High, w... Full story
- Taking a minute to recognize a legend
- He coached for more than 40 years. The game was as big as it got as a profession, a close second to his family. On Sept. 9, Frank "Bud" Van Deren enjoyed a home DVD of his family and then shortly after passed away at his home at age 85. Those who ... Full story
- Are you ready for some football? We are
- It's hot. The grass-to-skin combo makes for an itchy start, but it's nothing compared to the summer's first stinger. The days of getting away with an easy hour of weights are long gone — it's hell week. Two-a-days, cramps, jugs of water and s... Full story
- All-area: It was like pulling teeth
- Jim Stassi, Eric Lay, Dave Deniz, John Kukuruda, James Bowen, Jake Stassi — these are the names that were bouncing around the sports desk for weeks. And not just at work ... There were times when the all-area baseball conversation carried on ... Full story
