Schools

The week just passed encapsulated the great baseball program built by coach Joey Gomes with the Healdsburg Prune Packers. Tons of powerful offense paired with fantastic pitching and defensive web gems, on a team built with rising stars from across the country. It is frankly surprising to see the determination and great chemistry within a team like the Packers after only a month of playing together.

It’s no fun being on a losing team, and it might be less fun coaching one. But Jonathan Nuttall, who just completed his second year in the role with the Healdsburg High girls volleyball team, has a welcome perspective to share...

Their current record is 4-4-3 (one could say they tie a lot of games), but the league season has yet to begin. The cagey coach Herbert Lemus admits he frontloaded the schedule to give his team the experience they’d need...

Cloverdale High School baseball and softball teams are nearing the finish line in league play this month, hoping to build momentum for what is hoped will be a strong postseason run.

Healdsburg High School students had the week off for spring break, and while that slowed down the sports calendar for the time being, things should pick up next week, as games stack up two and three times a week into May.

“As far as securing a win, we just really need to maintain focus and take care of the little things,” said coach Taylor Tappin. “Most of our games have been lost because we lose focus on defense or special teams, and give up too many big plays. If we can lock in and do our jobs, then we should be able to play with anyone in our league.”

There’s more than one high school in Healdsburg. As well as the public Healdsburg High School, three miles up Bailache Road south of town is the Rio Lindo Adventist Academy, a private boarding school for grades 9-12. The total enrollment is only 108, on...

Week two of the league campaign was a good one for Cloverdale High School teams, as the varsity boys and girls combined for four wins in five outings.

Cloverdale bounced by Woodside Priory in Nor Cal tourney

Cloverdale High School baseball and softball teams are within shouting distance of first place at the halfway point of league play, hoping to make a strong push as they enter the final phase of the regular season.