I知 Richard T. Estrada and I知 the high school sports editor at The Bee. I知 a graduate of Modesto Junior College and Stanislaus State, and have been a reporter at The Bee for 24 years.

I have a small livestock business in eastern Stanislaus County, and enjoy working on the ranch when not covering sporting events. I知 married and have two sons, Vincent and Nicholas, who graduated from Oakdale High and went on to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

I can be reached at restrada@modbee.com.

Ron Agostini has covered sports for The Bee since May of 1977. He has served as a beat reporter and a sports columnist over the years.

A graduate of East Union High School of Manteca, San Joaquin Delta and Fresno State, he was employed by the Selma Enterprise and The Manteca Bulletin before he came to Modesto. He enjoys being with his family and playing golf.

He can be reached at ragostini@modbee.com.

I知 Brian VanderBeek and like most of the Bee writers, I cover many topics.

During the summer, you値l likely see me at John Thurman Field. During the fall, I値l be on the sidelines or at Stanislaus State or Modesto Junior College.

I attended Ripon High and MJC and graduated from Fresno State. I covered sports in Delaware and the New York Metropolitan Area from 1985-96 before returning home to join the Bee. I知 married and have two sons. Jordan is a junior at San Francisco State and Conner is a senior at Modesto High.

I can be reached at bvanderbeek@modbee.com.

I'm Stu Rosenberg and I'm The Bee's new sports reporter, though I'm not new to The Bee. This is my second tour of duty with the paper, for which I originally served as a copy editor, page designer and occasional fantasy sports columnist for more than 11 years.

Before coming to Modesto, I made stops at newspapers in Oroville, Red Bluff and Chico. I grew up in Lemoore and graduated from Fresno State. I'm married and have three children -- Riley, Hailey and Kyle.

I can be reached at srosenberg@modbee.com.