Schools

Whatever the result of the year’s first gridiron game at Rec Park, the halftime period is worth its weight in gold—in the form of a giant check written out in the amount of $74,160 to the high school’s athletics programs...

As students return to Healdsburg High School this week, five sports programs including football for the boys, and volleyball for the girls, and others as well covered sports including cross country, golf and tennis...

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...

Four of Healdsburg High’s softball team were named to the NBL All League roster. First team selections were Claire Berry at first base and Izzy Osborn at second; second team members included centerfielder Celia Vallatton and Ashley Jenkins at third base...

All League selections are nominated by their coaches, and voted on by the entire coaching staff of the league. Given that the Healdsburg Greyhounds fell only midway in the playoff rankings, the choice of Pitcher of the Year is especially noteworthy: Alex Mauro-Manos, only a sophomore on the young Greyhounds team...

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...

The Greyhounds baseball team found some welcome success in its first playoff game, after ending the season with a five-game league losing streak. However as the No. 4 seed, the team met No. 1 seed Montgomery on May 8—and pulled off an upset. They compete in the division playoffs this week...

While the boys were toughing out their North Bay League Redwood playoff schedule, the girls softball team also made the league playoffs. They lost their last game of the regular season 11-0 against Piner, but their 4-7 Redwood division record qualified them for the four-team pennant playoff. Here's what happened next...

Healdsburg’s narrow path to an NBL Redwood baseball pennant opened a bit wider Wednesday afternoon. In dramatic fashion, the Greyhounds broke a 7-inning scoreless game on a two-out error by the Montgomery shortstop that allowed Tyler Swanson to score from second in the top of the eight inning.

Healdsburg ball fans should know that baseball and softball North Bay League championship games, for both the Oak and Redwood divisions, will be played here in town on Friday, May 10. Baseball will be hosted at Rec Park at 3:30pm (Redwood) and 6:30 (Oak). Softball games are played at the HHS varsity field (University and Monte Vista), Oak at 4:30 and Redwood at 7pm...