Sports

Windsor should battle Ukiah for top spot in new NBL

In a town full of basketball tradition, it's not always a junior varsity team that people are talking about. The JV programs usually consist of players who are preparing for their opportunity to play on the varsity team. In small towns it's common to see athletes pulled up to the varsity as early as their freshman year, again building the brand of varsity sports teams and sometimes overlooking junior varsity programs. In Cloverdale this was not the case. A senior-driven varsity team with limited space that included seven players that will walk across the stage in June, the JV Eagles benefited by putting a quality group of athletes together to win the 2018 NCL-1 JV league pennant.

Hoot Owl is one of the oldest vineyards in Alexander Valley, but for the past seven years it’s been the training and competition course for Healdsburg’s cross country team. Known as the Top of the World for its expansive vineyard views, the 3.1-mile course provides an aerobic hill workout for runners—a challenge not only for Greyhounds but for visiting teams as well.

Analy opens up at home against #12 Miramonte  

Local high school soccer teams will begin a final push for a spot in the postseason this week, as they play out the final matches of the North Bay League schedule.

Windsor pushes record to 2-4 entering three-week hiatus

It was a bittersweet ending to the fall soccer campaign for Analy and El Molino girls last week, as midnight struck for both West County teams in the North Coast Section playoffs.

Eagles have won eight of last nine

The local high school girls basketball season is nearing the halfway mark in the North Bay League this week, as the Lions and Tigers negotiate a challenging schedule in their respective divisions.

Wednesday, Aug. 17 was the first day of school for the sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Willowside Middle School.