Sports

As 2023 begins, the North Coast Section basketball teams embark on the core month of the schedule, with Healdsburg facing off in upcoming games against Redwood League opponents Santa Rosa, St. Vincent de Paul, Rancho Cotate, Piner, Windsor and Elsie Allen.  “I am really excited...

The Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament (REIBT) unspooled at both Smith Robinson and the East Gym on the Healdsburg High School campus, from Wednesday to Saturday last week.  Todd Sheehy, one of the tournament’s directors this year along with Lance Munselle, was understandably proud of...

REIBT? No, it’s not the sound a frog makes, but an acronym for Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament, the oldest continuous basketball tournament in Northern California, held in Healdsburg since 1949.  The four-day tournament began Wednesday evening with games at both Smith Robinson Gym and...

The North Bay Redwood League announced its fall season All League players in recent days, and several Greyhounds are on the list—including two Players of the Year in their sport.  Cross country phenom Kaeden Anderson, a sophomore, was named Runner of the Year, and Tehya...

Mark Domenichelli, the gold standard for baseball coaches in Healdsburg, has found his efforts rewarded. He guided the Spring 2022 varsity baseball team into the playoffs, ending the season with an 8-4 league record, 17-11 overall, despite the fact that the team roster was...

The books are closed on Healdsburg High’s fall sports season, which for the football Greyhounds ended in much the same way as it progressed all year, with a 48-16 drubbing by Piner. Their winless 2022 season is a disappointment, but as Coach Bear Gray...

The Healdsburg Greyhounds football team has had a difficult year, and returns to their home field for the season’s last game on Friday, Nov. 4.  Although the 2021 record of 3-6 raised hopes that the Hounds could compete this year, to this point they are...

A key game of the 2022 girls’ volleyball season took place Tuesday night at home for the Healdsburg Greyhounds, as they faced off against Rancho Cotate for the league lead with just a week left in the season.  Healdsburg girls’ volleyball lost the match, 3-0. Going...

Healdsburg High cross country runners, both girls and boys, are faring well so far this season in this popular prep sport. At the venerated Artichoke Invitational, an annual meeting of runners from large schools and small, races are run in separate heats for each...

The boys of early autumn are out on the practice field every waning day of the school week, and carry that energy into their varsity football games. It doesn’t convert to many points, but nobody finds an easy opponent in the Healdsburg High Greyhounds. And...