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Eagles softballers surge; horsehiders drop two

One quarter into last Friday's Healdsburg football game against Lower Lake, the word in the press box was that the two teams – then tied, 6-6 – were pretty evenly matched. “It’ll take a mistake or a lucky break for somebody to win,” said a long-time Boosters member. Then the breaks started...

If Jonathan Nuttall is half the coach he is cheerleader, the Healdsburg Greyhounds volleyball team is headed for the playoffs. Only in his second year as a high school head coach, the youthful design-engineer-by-day, volleyball-coach-by-night is already surprised by this year’s team.  “Maybe it’ll be...

The Lady Eagles finished up a championship fall soccer campaign last week, falling to Middletown, 3-1 in the semifinals of North Coast Section Division-3 playoffs.

When last we checked in with the Lady Greyhounds in their hunt for a follow-up championship season in the Redwood division, they had just dispatched the Elsie Allen Wolves with ease, 62-9. But dreams of another undefeated league season evaporated in the next game when they took to the road against Ukiah High, new to the NBL-Redwood league.

“We knew we were the favorites to The Greyhounds were favored to win the match, but the girls didn’t let that go to their heads and they played clean, dominant volleyball three sets in a row,” Nuttall said. They hit season highs in both aces (32) and kills (28). Senior Sophia Turic alone served nine aces, and libero Melissa Casas Gatica wasn’t far behind with eight...

There are not one but two high schools in Healdsburg, and this year for the third time they met in an early-season basketball game. Of the series, this was the best game yet, according to Rio Lindo's athletics director...

“Leading the stats are junior forward Jairo Mendoza with 7 goals and 3 assists. Senior goalkeeper Roy Paz has recorded 3 shutouts,” reported coach Herbert Lemus. “Most of our forwards are in the score sheet with different players providing the assists which is good for our team.”

This one hurt. It could have been mistakes made, balls fumbled or penalties called, but in the end, the Vikings proved their strength and quickness throughout the rugged game. Coach Rosales put it bluntly, “It is very difficult to win against any team when we turn the ball over five times and those possessions all lead to scores.”...

The Healdsburg girls tennis team is off to another strong season with several match victories already. Last year’s No. 1 player, Meher Dhiman, is back as a senior in the top slot, followed in order by Amelia Wickersham, Claire Berry and Sana Katsuki.