Santa Rosa Press Democrat podcasts

The journey to bring lights to Piner High School's athletic fields has been decades-long. At 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 24, the Prospectors will host Novato High in Piner's first home night football game in school history.

In the latest podcast episode of "Overtime with Kerry Benefield," we talk with Piner senior and football player Colton Roy about what lights mean to the team and to the student body in general.

Chris Ziemer is athletic director and girls' soccer coach at Sonoma Academy. He's also a lifelong fan of the game of soccer.

As the World Cup unfolds in Russia, Ziemer shares his expertise on teams to be reckoned with and players to watch in the latest episode of the podcast "Overtime with Kerry Benefield."

Cloverdale High senior Ray Sayago knew little about football when he signed up to play for the Eagles his freshman year. In fact, on his first day of practice he put on his pads backwards. But the sport and the team experience made his high school journey more rewarding.

The "Drinking Stories" podcast is back. This episode features local vintner David Ramey, who opened his Ramey Wine Cellars in 1996 after helping put the Matanzas Creek and Chalk Hill wineries on the map.

The varietal is gaining more attention, especially as it's a featured grape of the new Petaluma Gap wine region. David also talks about why some instead call it "shiraz" and what foods it pairs best with.

Martha Toledo, cantante zapoteca de Oaxaca, nos habla de la cultura oaxaqueña en California y de la situación de la mujer en México. Además, nos canta a capela.

The "Drinking Stories" podcast continues its exploration of the different varietals around in Sonoma County with a discussion on cabernet sauvignon.

Nate Weis of Silver Oak walks us through what makes this big, bold red so popular — and so darn pricey. Weis also talks about what consumers should look for when trying to decipher what bottle to buy.

The Cardinal Newman High School girls basketball squad won the Div. 4 CIF state title last season. They also return all five starters from that team. Pressure? No, just great expectations. We talk with coach Monica Mertle about focus, motivation and what comes next in this episode of "Overtime with Kerry Benefield."

Given the wealth of talented winemakers around the area, we are starting a discussion of all the different varietals we have in Sonoma County.

We are starting a series where we will have one winemaker talk about one specific variety of grape.

First up is Alison Crowe, director of winemaking at Plata Wine Partners. She will be discussing pinot noir, that ornery grape that was thrust into the spotlight more than a decade ago with the movie "Sideways."

Crowe breaks down what makes Pinot Noir so special and what to know when selecting a bottle.

The more than three decade coaching career of Rancho Cotate's Ed Conroy is coming to a close, but not before his Cougars make a run at the Div. 3 North Coast Section football tournament.

The Cougars earned the No. 3 seed and will host St. Mary's of Albany Friday night. Hear Conroy's take on that game, as well as his thoughts about how area teams in other divisions may do in the post season in the latest podcast episode of "Overtime with Kerry Benefield."