Sports briefs: Tam, Redwood set for field hockey final

Sophomore Claire Johnson scored twice to lift the Redwood High field hockey team past University, 2-1, in Wednesday’s MCAL semifinals. Top-seeded Tam got two goals from Rowie Scobie in the fourth quarter to rally past No. 4 seed Marin Catholic 3-2 in the other semifinal.

Emi Navesi scored the first goal for the Red-tailed Hawks, who enjoyed a season of firsts. Tam had never beaten MC before this season but has now done so three times. Wednesday also marked the first time Tam has won a postseason game.

The Red-tailed Hawks (14-2-1) will host the championship game at 4 p.m. on Friday against Redwood (13-2-2). The Giants have won the past five MCAL titles, having beaten University 3-2 last season.

Redwood won the first meeting this season against Tam 2-0 on Sept. 10 before the two teams battled to a 0-0 stalemate on Oct. 4.

Girls volleyball

Katie Murphy had 20 kills and three blocks and Maddie Booth added 24 digs to lead Marin Academy to a 25-20, 18-25, 25-14, 25-19 victory over Convent in the Bay Counties League West semifinals on Wednesday.

Muriel Harris added eight kills and six blocks for MA (17-10), which advances to the Saturday’s title game against University. Ellie Yasuda added 26 assist for the Wildcats.

Girls tennis

Jordan Marotto topped Maya Riisgaard, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1 singles as Redwood went unbeaten in league following a 6-1 win against Tam on Wednesday. The Giants (16-0), who also got singles wins from Julia Povio and Julia Laury, will get a first-round bye and host a semifinal on Thursday.

Siena Moglen got the lone win at No. 2 singles for Tam (12-4), which opens the MCAL playoffs as the No. 3 seed.

• Clare Zhu and Deepti Bhat picked up wins at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, as San Marin geared up for the playoffs with a 7-0 win against Terra Linda on Wednesday. The Mustangs (10-6) were already locked in to the No. 4 seed in next week’s MCAL playoffs and will host No. 5 Marin Catholic on Tuesday.
• Archie Williams swept past San Rafael 7-0 on Wednesday, setting up an MCAL play-in game against Terra Linda on Friday. The Trojans (5-11) are set to host the Peregrine Falcons (5-11) after the teams split their two meetings in the regular season. Maya Evans and Siena Michelson led the way for Archie wins wins at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. The winner of the play-in faces Tam on Tuesday.
• Paloma Vano-Rice and Simone Schacter were victorious atop the singles ladder as Branson nailed down the No. 2 seed in next week’s MCAL playoffs with a 7-0 win against Novato on Wednesday. The Bulls (14-2) get a first-round bye and will host a semifinal on Thursday.

Prep football

Marin Catholic tight end/defensive end Jordan Rogers announced via social media that he is committing to play for UC Davis next season. UC Davis already features a number of former Marin Catholic standouts on its roster, including Michael Ingrassia, Matteo Perez, Gaven Cooke, Greer Arthur, and Trent Carrade.

Boys water polo

Vincent Krilanovich and Jake Carrera each scored three goals to lead Archie Williams past host Marin Academy, 13-5, on Wednesday to finish the regular season undefeated against MCAL foes.

The Peregrine Falcons (19-2, 8-0 MCAL) wrapped up the top seed in the MCAL tournament, with an earlier win over second-place Redwood (21-2, 7-1). Archie Williams has one final tuneup against Miramonte in a non-league game on Thursday.

The Wildcats (13-6, 5-3) got four goals from Matthew Giaque. Goaltender Lachlan Baldauf scored on a full-length shot that landed in the net. Marin Academy is scheduled to finish the regular season against non-league opponent Cardinal Newman on Friday.

• Bern Kent scored a game-high five goals and added four steals to help Tam take down Novato 13-5 on Wednesday. Andres Sternfels added four steals and five assists for Tam (13-10, 6-3), which enters next week’s MCAL playoffs as the No. 4 seed.
• Ossie Joplin led the team in goals as Redwood picked up an important 12-8 victory against Terra Linda on Tuesday. The win was the seventh league win in a row for the Giants (21-2, 7-1), who needed the victory to stay in front of the Trojans (11-8, 5-2) in second place in the standings. The regular season wraps up on Thursday with an MCAL play-in game, if needed, on Friday. The MCAL playoffs take place on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday next week.

Girls water polo

Holly Hovey fired up the Archie Williams High attack, and Elsa Kastner scored the winning goal with 12 seconds left to play as the Peregrine Falcons edged host Marin Academy, 8-7, Wednesday to secure the top seed for the MCAL playoffs.

Kastner’s shot went high and bounced off the hands of Wildcats goaltender Caroline Starrett, but the ball fell behind Starrett for the deciding goal. Hovey finished with a team-high four goals for the Falcons (16-3, 9-0 MCAL).

Hannah Reichley and Kelly Kurtzig each scored two goals for Marin Academy (18-5, 8-1), which took a 4-1 lead early in the second period. Hovey rallied the Falcons with two goals to tie the score going into halftime.

The top six teams advance to the MCAL playoffs, which begin Tuesday at Archie Williams.

The full story on this game can be found on marinij.com and in Friday’s edition.

• Redwood topped Terra Linda 12-6 on Tuesday in another game with playoff implications. The Giants (10-8, 5-3) moved a full game ahead of both TL (8-8, 4-4) and Marin Catholic (12-8, 4-4) for fourth place in the standings.

Reporting scores

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