Schools

“It is hard for a season like ours to end so abruptly,” said coach Lago on Monday. “One day we have plans to go deep into the playoffs and the next we run into a private school with extraordinary talent and size.”

When it came down to the North Coast Division 4 playoff tournament, Healdsburg found itself ranked 9 out of 12 teams. So going the distance to the finals—scheduled to take place this coming weekend—was always a long shot...

By greg clementi

The season ends with two games against Piner, on May 7 (in Healdsburg) and May 9 (at Piner). League and division playoff schedules are yet to be announced, but the Greyhounds have had good luck in post season play in recent years, under coach Mark Domenichelli.

After waiting for the post-season playoffs to conclude, the NBL-Redwood commissioners finally released the lists of All League selections in all sports—badminton, tennis and golf, as well as baseball and softball...

The Healdsburg varsity has won nine of their last 11 games and is on a four-game winning streak. This week, they end the Redwood schedule with a pair of games against Piner, whose 4-9 record places them fifth in the six-team league.

Cloverdale High School’s softball and baseball teams are coming off a perfect stretch on the league diamond, with both logging two wins last week.

The irregular thwack-thwop-pop of tennis rises up from the high school courts every afternoon of the week, and often on weekends, as the student-athletes of Healdsburg High School hone their serves, returns, backspins and lobs. It seems worth the while: The school’s boys tennis team is definitely competitive this year.