Schools

It was a mixed bag on the local high school diamonds last week, as the Cloverdale varsity baseball squad stayed in the NCL-1 title hunt while the defending league champion Lady Eagles saw their hopes diminish for a softball repeat.

Seemingly under the radar, while basketball playoffs stretched the late season and heavy rains kept students and parents indoors, spring sports nonetheless got underway at area high schools this past month.

Cloverdale runs record to 4-2; hosts Lower Lake on Friday

Scott Weidemier is trying to bring wrestling back to Healdsburg High School, with a team of 15 inexperienced student-athletes competing at the JV level, and hopes to build a varsity team next year.

The Eagle Award is presented to one student from each grade at the end of every quarter at Washington School in Cloverdale.

Healdsburg High's boys and girls soccer teams have been battling it out in preseason play, with the boys currently holding a 3-5-0 record and the girls 3-1-2.

In some ways, Healdsburg High and Sonoma Valley have similar football programs—new coaches, young rosters, each coming off disappointing seasons. And going into the Sept. 8 game, both were winless this year. In Sonoma last Friday, however, it was the host Dragons who earned their...

Healdsburg girls basketball team won a close game against Windsor, with Hailey Webb passing the milestone of 1,000 career points while Allie Espinoza led the team with 19 points.

The harsh reality of the North Coast Section playoffs sets in when one team celebrates while the other goes home.