Any time a team is held to just one hit, they are almost assured of a loss. But that was far from the case in the Lincoln-Washington softball game Thursday at Rossi Field.Despite batting just 1-for-21 as a team, Lincoln scored plenty of runs — taking advantage of 18 free passes from Washington pitchers — to win 14-8 in an Academic Athletic Association game.Mary Ganal walked four times and scored four runs and three other Mustangs scored twice as Lincoln (17-1 AAA) clinched the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the San Francisco Section playoffs. Read More

As the CEO of Global IP Solutions, a media-processing company specializing in Voice over Internet Protocol products, one would think Gary Hermansen’s business model would deal with state-of-the-art technological developments and complex industry materials. Instead, Hermansen prefers to theorize with much simpler objects — rocks. Read More

Two games in two days against the same team equaled the same result for the Washington baseball team.Kevin Shue pitched an eight-hitter and O’Koyea Dickson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead the Eagles past Galileo at Big Rec, the second consecutive time in as many days Washington beat its Academic Athletic Association rival in convincing fashion.With the win, the Eagles moved two games ahead of the Lions in the AAA standings. Washington is 13-2, while Galileo falls to 11-4. Read More

Tommy Mora pitched a four-hitter and went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to lead Washington to a 14-4 win over Galileo in an Academic Athletic Association baseball game at Hennessey Field.With the score tied 1-1, the Eagles exploded for 10 runs in the third inning with Mora, O’Koyea Dickson (2-for-3, two RBIs) and Chris McMahon each knocking in two runs apiece with timely hits. Read More

In high school softball, where a starting pitcher can suit up every single game on the mound for her team, the relationship between the staff ace and the everyday catcher can mean the difference between a great season or a miserable one.For Lincoln pitcher Christine Collins and battery mate Tuai Tunai, that relationship could not be stronger — and the results are telling. The Mustangs are experiencing their most successful season in more than 20 years. Read More

With their 120-98 thrashing of Portland on Wednesday, the Warriors completed a dramatic late-season turnaround. For their efforts, they found themselves in a position that has been foreign to them since 1994 — a postseason participant.Just months ago, the Warriors were foundering with a 26-35 record and it seemed that they would extend their NBA-worst streak of consecutive seasons without a playoff berth to 13. Read More

Whether the perception is accurate or not, corporate lawyers aren’t traditionally seen as harbingers of good, seeking to defend the everyman from dishonesty.But that’s exactly how San Francisco attorney Reid Kathrein sees his role."I really like the David and Goliath thing," said Kathrein, who was recently named head of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP’s San Francisco office. "I grew up with that mentality, to help out the little guy against the big corporation. Every day now I wake up excited to go after our cases." Read More