The California School Employees Association has joined the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section as a supporting partner for the 2009-10 school year.

The CSEA is the largest classified school employees union in the U.S. It represents nearly 230,000 classified employees from across the state.

“We’re thrilled that CSEA is coming aboard as a supporting partner,” Sac-Joaquin Section Commissioner Pete Saco said in a statement released by the section Monday.

The Sac-Joaquin Section represents 187 member schools, which have a combined enrollment of over 225,000 students. It offers championships in 23 different sports and has governed high school sports across the central valley since it was established in 1942. The Section is the second largest of California’s 10 athletic sections.

The CSEA was established in 1927.

CSEA joins a list of Sac-Joaquin Section sponsors and partners that includes Les Schwab Tires, Farmers Insurance, Wilson Sporting Goods, MaxPreps, KCRA High School Playbook, Tachikara, Mikasa Sports, California Correctional Police Officers Association, Herff Jones, Pepsi Bottling Group and KBCsports.com.

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Gregory Lane Hunter of St. Helena completed his fourth consecutive Sacramento Cowtown Marathon, which was held on Sunday, in a time of 3 hours, 46 minutes, and 9 seconds. Hunter placed 86th out of 329 finishers and was fifth in his age division.

He has completed 87 marathons. His latest time qualified him to compete in the 2011 Boston Marathon. Hunter had previously qualified to compete in the 2010 Boston Marathon.

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Spencer Schwandt of San Francisco State had his shot on goal attempt stopped and the Gators tied Chico State in double overtime Sunday in a California Collegiate Athletic Association men’s soccer game, 1-1.

Schwandt is from Napa and played soccer at Vintage High.

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Sonoma State’s volleyball team split its California Collegiate Athletic Association matches over the weekend.

Lindsay Brown of Napa had 29 kills, nine defensive digs, two service aces and two block assists as the 16th-ranked Seawolves shut out Cal State Stanislaus, 3-0, Friday in Rohnert Park. Brown’s younger sister, Nicki Brown, had 22 assists, five kills, eight digs and two service aces for Stanislaus. The Seawolves won by scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.

Lindsay Brown had seven kills, 47 assists, 16 defensive digs and two block assists in Sonoma’s 3-2 loss to Chico State Saturday. The scores were 24-26, 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-13.

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Devin Whitmill of Napa has started all 11 games for the Whitworth University (Spokane, Wash.) women’s soccer team, which is off to a 9-2-0 start. Whitmill is a sophomore defender/forward from Napa High.

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Solano Community College’s football team dropped its Bay Valley Conference opener Saturday, falling 23-21 in triple-overtime to Yuba College-Marysville. The loss leaves Solano at 1-4 overall.

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The Santa Rosa Junior College football team is No. 26 in the latest JCGridiron.com Dirty 30 rankings. The Bear Cubs are 4-1.

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The Presidents Cup has sold out, as it has since its inception in 1994. It’s set this week at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco. Tickets to the practice rounds, today and Wednesday, are still available via www.presidentscup.com. Tickets will not be sold at the gate.

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The Golden State Warriors will hold a practice session open to the public at Oracle Arena on Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Parking and admission to the event will be free for all fans, with doors opening at approximately 10:30 a.m. For more information on the Warriors, log onto www.warriors.com.

E-mail Executive Sports Editor Marty James at mjames@napanews.com or call 256-2223.