Sports briefs: San Marin pitchers cap dominant week against Redwood

Three days after limiting Redwood to one hit, the San Marin High baseball team did it again to finish off the sweep with a 2-1 victory on Friday.

Tyler O’Keefe did the honors this time, holding Redwood to an unearned run while striking out three. Sean McGrath limited the Giants to one hit on seven strikeouts in a 2-0 win on Tuesday.

Redwood’s pitchers impressed as well as four of them combined to hold San Marin to five hits combined across the two games. Matthew Baldino, Dylan Procopio, and Trevor Krejdovsky had the hits on Friday.

San Marin (4-2, 4-1 MCAL) scored on a sacrifice bunt by Rory Ovick in the bottom of the fourth. Redwood tied the game at 1-1 following an error in the top of the fifth. San Marin went ahead 2-1 on an RBI double by Krejdvosky in the bottom of the sixth. Redwood (2-3-1, 2-2) went down in order in the seventh inning. Matthew Knauer had the lone hit.

• Eli Solem hit a pair of home runs to lift Tam to a 9-5 victory against San Rafael on Friday. Solem hit a two-run homer to start the scoring in the second inning then added a solo shot to lead off the fourth. Tito Fierstein had three hits, drove in a run and scored once for the Red-tailed Hawks (5-2, 2-0). Cruz Wexler and Aedan Bardoul hit home runs for the Bulldogs (4-5, 2-2).

Boys swimming

Paul Falzone (50 free, 100 breast) and Ari Blacher (200 free, 500 free) were double winners as Tam picked up a pair of wins — 112-53 against Marin Catholic and 128-10 against Branson.

Tam, which swept the relays, also got wins from Declan Murphy (100 free), Max Kolesnikov (100 fly) and Valentino Bertolucci Herrera (200 IM).

Girls swimming

Addison Everage (200 IM, 100 back) and Sabine Barringer (200 free, 100 free) led the way as Tam picked up a 127-43 win against MC and a 124-39 win over Branson.

Tam swept the relays and also got victories from Sophia Uhlhorn-Thornton (50 free),  Annika Hakes (100 fly), and Cat Philp (500 free).

Girls lacrosse

Audrey Spaly netted seven goals as the Branson School continued its hot start with Thursday’s 20-7 victory over Justin-Siena. Ava Grevelding scored four goals for the Bulls (3-0), and Lila Spaly added three goals. Maddie Schneider and Anna Jacobs tacked on two goals each.

Men’s lacrosse

Dominican University earned its first victory of the season Thursday with a 23-13 win over Adams State. Senior Luke Vando and freshman Chase Pacenta scored four goals each for the Penguins (1-5, 1-2 PacWest).

Women’s lacrosse

Taylor Pieri scored four goals as Dominican University wrapped up its Midwest swing with Thursday’s 21-3 victory over Saginaw Valley in Michigan. Stella Artukovich, Julianne Lane and Morgan Newkirk scored three goals each for the Penguins (6-0).

Boys track

Branson sophomore Shiloh Williams clocked a personal best in both the 100 and 200 meter to win both events. Williams ran the 100 in 11.61 seconds and the 200 in 24.25 seconds.

Archie Williams won the boys meet with 60 points, followed by Branson (27) and host Terra Linda (22).

Archie Williams junior Nick Ferguson won the 110 hurdles (17.56) and 300 hurdles (45.23), and was second in the triple jump to teammate Kris Hillesheim (39 feet, 6 inches). Hillesheim also won the high jump (5-6) and was second in the long jump to Branson’s Whitey Fraser (19-3.5).

Terra Linda’s throwers came up big as Tristan Collins won the shot put (37-6.7) and Ezequiel Rodas won the discus (94-10).

Girls track

Terra Linda senior Milena Taschian set a pair of personal bests to win the 100 (12.47 seconds) and 200 (26.92). The Trojans won the girls meet on their home track with 36 points to edge Branson (32) and Archie Williams (12).

Branson’s Imogen Brown won the 400 (1:01.53) and was second in the 200 with a personal-best 27.05. The Bulls’ Farah Allen won the 1600 with a personal-best 5:08.65. Archie Williams’ Ani Stieg won the 800 (2:21.40).

Boys volleyball

Senior Zach Wulff recorded 31 kills and three aces as Archie Williams beat Terra Linda, 25-17, 26-24, 25-20, 28-26, on Wednesday. Duco Nieulant added 10 kills and two aces for the Peregrine Falcons (5-6, 5-1 MCAL).

• Senior Beckett Shewey had 14 kills and four aces to help Redwood remain undefeated in league play with a 25-12, 25-20, 25-14, victory over San Rafael on Thursday. The Giants (9-2, 6-0 MCAL) are riding a five-game streak. Shewey had 11 kills in the Giants’ win over San Marin, 25-9, 25-14, 25-7, on Wednesday.
• In other Thursday matchups, Novato outlasted rival San Marin, 14-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-14, 15-9, and Terra Linda beat Marin Catholic, 25-15, 25-17, 25-12.