Schools

Ladies beat St. Helena, boys win a pair

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.

The Healdsburg High girls basketball team ended the regular 2023-24 season on a high note—a 15-game winning streak, capped by a 12-0 sweep of the other teams in the North Bay Redwood league. But now the going gets tough: a two-game championship series began on...

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.

The total amount of $70,835 was down slightly from last year’s $74,160, still the largest single-year donation given by the Boosters. It is a half-century-old organization of parents and former athletes who want to keep helping out the school’s sports.

The Healdsburg boys basketball team ended the first half of their season with a 3-9 record, while the Rio Lindo Academy boys and girls teams both ended with a 4-4 record heading into the Christmas break.

Healdsburg’s cross country program is historically strong, but this year’s runners have set a high bar even for Greyhounds. At the North Bay League Championships meet last weekend, on Nov. 8, three of the top four finishers in the boys varsity, and five of the top 10, represented Healdsburg.

The Cloverdale cross-country team put the final touches on a strong league season in a dual meet with Clear Lake on the 2.8-mile course at Bothe Park in St. Helena on Nov. 4.