The fall prep sports schedule is over, as high school students are already turning out for the winter sports: basketball (both boys and girls), soccer (again, boys and girls both field teams) and wrestling (with co-ed matches).
Cross Country: For the Healdsburg High Greyhounds, the only remaining competition this season comes in the cross country regional and state finals; see accompanying story. Suffice it to say it’s been another championship season, and the team is entering the regionals with big energy.
Girls Golf: The sharp-shooting, hard-driving girls golf team won its second straight NCS Oak league championship with an undefeated regular season with a 244–276 victory over rival Cardinal Newman on Thursday, Oct. 15. A week later, it took second at the NCS Division 2 meet on Oct. 26, and finished 12th of 21 teams at the NCS Division 1 Championship on Nov. 2, at Monarch Bay, only one of two Division 2 teams in the competition.
Girls Tennis: The girls team held strong all season, ending with a 6-3 match record in its league. That was good enough for fourth place in the highly competitive North Bay league, but several players will continue to play next week in the North Coast Section individual championship meet. Look for a final tennis wrap in next week’s Tribune.
Girls Volleyball: The varsity team struggled this year to a 5-5 season record in the North Bay Redwood league for a third-place finish. It did advance to the Division 5 NCS championship tournament, falling in the first round to St. Bernard. But the freshmen and JV teams had much better seasons, JV going 4-3 on the season and the freshmen finishing 12-2 over the year.
Flag Football: New to Healdsburg this year was flag football, a high-speed, physical game for girls. They spent the season finding their rhythm in the sport, ending with only three wins over 18 games. But two of those wins were in league play, enough to keep them out of last place in the five-team North Bay Redwood league.
Football: It was a tough season for the hard-luck Hounds, despite another stellar year for senior Frank Rea. After two preseason wins, the Greyhounds lost five games and had to forfeit another, ending up 2-8 overall, 0-6 in league play. Along with cross country, football is the only sport offered to boys in the fall season.
Follow Healdsburg’s high school sports at maxpreps.com/ca/healdsburg/healdsburg-greyhounds.
