Branson claims tiebreaker in decisive match against Redwood
Jeffery Huang and Pete Storell pulled out a dramatic super-tiebreaker victory in the decisive match as the Branson School boys tennis team pulled out a 4-3 win against Redwood on Monday.
Huang and Storell erased a match point at 8-9 in the super-tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles, winning the final three points to swing the match in Branson's favor. The Bulls also got wins at the Nos. 2-4 singles matches from Tommy Higgins, Chase Hoeveler, and Ishwar Jayaraman, respectively.
Redwood's Jackson Sichel won the top singles match, 6-0, 6-1, against Max Goldman.
• Gavin Kennedy pulled out a 2-6, 6-3, 10-8 victory at No. 1 singles to lift San Domenico to a 3-2 win against Urban on Monday. The Panthers also got victories from Parker Sadzeck at No. 3 singles and Zuzu Bikahi/Harry Wan at No. 1 doubles.
• Jack Millar and Qas Vidyarthi had wins at Nos. 1 and 3 singles, respectively, to help Marin Catholic to a 5-2 victory against Terra Linda. The Trojans won the other two singles matches, courtesy of Luca Ratra and En-Yun Liu at Nos. 2 and 4, respectively.
Boys golf
Branson's Ryan Herbst shot a 4-over-par 76 in the Champ Invitational at Silverado Country Club, helping the Bulls secure a 414419
win against Redwood. Brody Root paced the Giants with a 78. Branson (60) remains undefeated in league play this season.
• Hayden Thill shot a 38 and Max Berg added a 39 for Tam at Meadow Club on Monday, helping the Red-tailed Hawks to a 206-239 win against Archie Williams. Colton Mansbridge shot a 40 to lead the Peregrine Falcons, who defeated Novato 239286.
Prep softball
Maizy Crawford and Maddies Sofnas combined to collect seven hits and help Redwood secure a 5-3 win against Tam on Monday.
Crawford went 4 for 4 and scored a run while Sofnas went 3 for 4, drove in a run and scored twice. Josie Templeton and Gia Meyers had two hits apiece for Redwood (5-2-1, 3-0 MCAL).
The Giants scored two runs in both the third and fourth innings to extend to a 5-1 lead before Tam rallied for two in the seventh to make it close. Tam's Lauren Cummings drew a walk then Carly Waldeck hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 5-3.
Relief pitcher Stella Belluomini got the final two outs to close out the game. Redwood starter Georgia Pineda worked 5.1 innings, allowing nine hits and two earned runs while striking out 11 batters.
• San Rafael (6-2, 3-0) scratched out just enough offense from the top of the order to secure a 1-0 win against Archie Williams (06, 0-3) on Monday. The Bulldogs' 1-2-3 hitters had five of the team's six hits. Megan Murphy singled home Sophia Everett for the only run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Everett and Thomara Drummer had two hits apiece. Drummer (four innings, three hits allowed, nine strikeouts) and Murphy (three innings, one hit allowed, seven strikeouts) combined on the shutout. The Peregrine Falcons were led by Paige Murphy, who had two hits from the leadoff spot, pitched six innings and struck out 10 batters.
• Gabby Winnett delivered a two-run double to tie the game in the eighth inning against Terra Linda then came around to score the winning run on a passed ball as Novato picked up a 9-8 victory.
Prep baseball
Novato put together a five-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn an 8-3 victory against Sonoma Valley Monday. The Hornets scored on a Nathan Dito single, an error, a Julian Oliver sacrifice fly, and an Andy Gates double to blow the game open.
Oliver, Dito and J.P. Harmon had two hits apiece for the Hornets (7-3). Gates, Dito and Harman all had two RBIs.
• Amelia Thomas had three hits and scored twice but Marin Academy was unable to hold a three-run lead in a 5-4 loss to Ygnacio Valley. The Wildcats surrendered three runs in the fifth and single runs in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings.
• Both teams scored early and often as San Rafael lost to Albany 7-5. The Bulldogs (1-8) scored three times in the top of the first inning but Albany bounced right back with a three-run second inning. All 12 runs came in the first four innings. Dexter Jackson and C.J. Harter had two hits apiece for San Rafael.
• Carson Frame had two hits and drove in three runs to lift Tam to a 9-6 victory against Terra Linda. Tam scored three times in both the fourth and sixth innings to gain some separation. Kaiden Dossa had two hits and drove in a run for the Red-tailed Hawks (5-7, 5-2). Leon Cervantes had two hits for TL (1-10, 0-5) and Miles Finn had two RBIs.
Men's lacrosse
James Walker put together a five-goal, two-assist stat line to lead Dominican University to a 17-12 victory against Washington on Monday. The Penguins (5-5) host Texas A&M at 2 p.m. on Saturday.