Andy Boogaard



JOHN WALKER / THE FRESNO BEE
Clovis West pitcher J.D. Salles, left, with father, John Salles, far left, and Clovis pitcher David Rohm, right, with father, Dave Rohm, far right, show their family ties.
    For TRAC baseball standouts, it's in the blood Because one was a Salles and the other a Rohm, it was a given they would play baseball, be groomed by fathers who had succeeded in the game and, some day, likely contribute to high school programs in the Fresno-Clovis area.

What couldn't have been predicted was this:

11:04:57 PM Thursday, May 8, 2008


Knights living out volleyball fairy taleThe most remarkable story in Valley high school sports this spring -- or is it this year? -- can be found at Palm and Barstow avenues, where they have a legendary coach, wear two shades of blue and have been known to make the other teams' parents see red.
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
11:05:19 PM Thursday, Apr 24, 2008

Patrick shaping his legacy, one piece at a timeJoe Patrick probably had no idea, but little James was paying attention all those summers in the mountains.
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
10:46:41 AM Friday, Apr 11, 2008

Luckily for Negrete, crash took only his gameKyle Negrete has a question for dad, and it's a deep one.
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
10:57:14 PM Friday, Apr 4, 2008

Relief couldn't be sweeter as Roosevelt baseball ends a streakWhen it was over, the 13-1 season-opening win over Fresno Christian on Tuesday, the 16 Roosevelt baseball players met in a dogpile near the pitching mound, hugging, high-fiving and shedding a few tears.
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
07:47:58 AM Friday, Mar 14, 2008

Wrestler learns the price of goldUnder normal circumstances, for a high school wrestler in Clovis -- in the Central Section, in California, for that matter -- this would be the epitome.
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
11:55:28 PM Thursday, Mar 6, 2008

STRENGTH BEYOND NUMBERSKen Papi's office at Fresno High is small but warm and unmistakably reflective of where the blood flows in the Warriors' 34-year baseball coach.
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
11:41:33 PM Monday, Feb 25, 2008

Eagles offer golden welcomeElliott Berry arrived in Fresno from St. Louis 18 months ago without father, mother or friend. And, to play basketball -- his passion -- he was asked to join a family.
By Andy Boogaard / The Fresno Bee
09:56:58 AM Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008



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