Annual Tournament Brings the Best to Town
The 74th year of the Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament kept both teams and fans busy last week during four days of action at Healdsburg High’s main gym, Smith Robinson, and its smaller, older East Gym.
“REIBT is a fundraiser traditionally used for Healdsburg basketball,”...
When sub-par play is a good thing
Far from the lights of Rec Park or the courts of Healdsburg High, one of the most successful athletic teams of this year, as it was last, is the girls golf team. Last year’s team won the NBL-Redwood pennant with a 10-0 record, besting each league opponent twice. This year’s team is off to another strong start, with a proven roster of players.
Another new coach to lead Healdsburg team
It’s getting to be an old story: This is the third straight year a new coach will take control of the team, the sixth time in eight years. That must be counted as a factor for the disappointing record the Greyhounds have run up since their last winning season, 2013. Perhaps, say the faithful again, this year will be different...
Lady Spartans Reach Semifinals, Fall to Pt. Arena
“It was an off night for our shooters,” Athletic Director Kevin Hardesty said. “The hustle and effort were there, but in the end we didn’t shoot well enough to advance.”
Circle the dates of the Healdsburg home games
The 2025-26 athletics season gets underway this week as the season’s first girls volleyball game is played on Thursday afternoon in Cloverdale. It’s followed by a weekend tournament at Vintage High School in Napa, then three more weeks of non-league play and tournaments before...
Eagles cagers ready to challenge for league hoops crown
Cloverdale hopes to unseat Willits as top dog in NCL-1
CHS Eagles boys basketball team tied for first place
Cloverdale High School varsity basketball teams enter the final stretch of league play this week, hopeful that a strong finish will land them a high seed in the upcoming North Coast Section playoffs.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
