Local Lessons: Inland Empire Amateur

I covered the Inland Empire Amateur Golf Championships on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, and Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, and came away with some blood on my hands… and my tape recorder… and my pants. No. I didn’t commit murder. I simply shook hands with tournament leader Nick Paez. He apparently had open blister(s) on his right hand. … Continue reading

Middleborn Is Like A Caterpillar

I scheduled to meet Samantha “Sam” Middleborn in the office of Cal State San Bernardino sports information director Mark Reinhiller. Mark is one of the good guys. His hometown is in North Dakota, but he stretched his wings, became a renaissance man and grasped upon a sweet gig in the education sector. And he’s a gentleman about it. Anyway, Mark provided me … Continue reading

COLLEGE COURSE: Coyotes Men’s Soccer

Perhaps the most interesting of CSUSB’s fall sports, the Men’s Soccer team may be facing the program’s golden era dead in the eye. All-American junior keeper Tanner Olinger has his back to goal and nothing makes a team feel more comfortable than an unbeatable teammate in between the pipes. If he can stay healthy — and all indications are that he’s … Continue reading