Sports Briefs: Dominican softball rallies past Central Washington

Dominican University softball rallied for a 5-4 victory Central Washington in non-conference action Saturday, closing out the Stan State Invitational at Turlock.

Aneesa Brewer tied the game with a three-run shot over the left-field fence. One inning later, with runners on first and second, the Penguins’ Taylor Rodriguez laid down a bunt. Wildcats pitcher Alex Fohr tried to pick off the runner at third, but her throw sailed wide, allowing the winning run to score.

The Penguins (5-5) face Cal State Monterey Bay on Wednesday in Seaside.

Girls basketball

Drew Schultz scored a team-high 16 points to lead Redwood High to a 47-21 victory over Marin Catholic to capture the MCAL championship with an undefeated league record. Kitty White had 14 points and Brooke Denler added 12 points for the Giants (21-6). Cece Biernat led the Wildcats (11-13) with 11 points. The full story is available online at www.marinij.com and will appear in Monday’s Marin IJ.

Boys soccer

Henry Miller and Sean Chamberlin scored as No. 4 seed Archie Williams beat No. 3 Terra Linda 2-0 on Saturday to capture the MCAL championship. The full story is available online at www.marinij.com and will appear in Monday’s Marin IJ.

Girls soccer

Luna Diaz and Sophie Arnal scored to lift the Branson School past Redwood, 2-0, to claim the MCAL championship. The full story is available online at www.marinij.com and will appear in Monday’s Marin IJ.

College baseball

College of Marin went deep into its bullpen during a 13-inning marathon Saturday, before an RBI-double to right field off closer James Dole gave Santa Rosa an 8-7 victory over the Mariners.

Ben Sebastiani was 4-for-6 with a RBI double for the Mariners, who got a three-run homer from Patrick Kozielec, as Marin rallied for a 7-4 lead in the top of the fifth. The Bear Cubs scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game.

Reliever Blake Tipper entered in the seventh inning and held Santa Rosa scoreless on four hits, with two strikeouts through three innings of work, before handing the ball to Sam Schnitzer, who struck out two and walked two in two innings of one-hit ball.

Basketball

The Branson School and Bulls boys basketball head coach Demetrius Roquemore are hosting a Middle School Basketball Skills Clinic, Feb. 18-19, from 10 a.m. to noon. The clinic is open to boys and girls in grades 6-8. and focuses on foundational skill development, confidence-building, and basketball IQ. It’s led by Branson basketball coaches and players and is designed as a community resource for middle school athletes looking to grow their game. For more information, or to register, visit www.bransonsummer.org.

Youth sports

San Domenico boys basketball coach Tyler Gaffaney is launching “Bring Back Play”, a grass-roots push to keep pickup games and unstructured play a part of children’s lives. Gaffaney aims to launch Free Play Fridays in San Anselmo and Free Play Sundays in Novato in the Spring, hoping to offer unstructured activities for children in grades 4-8. Children who sign up at www.bringbackplay.org arrive for a 3-hour session of free play where they “run the show.”

Reporting scores

Coaches are encouraged to report scores, stats and game details via email to sports@marinij.com or to @marinij_sports on Twitter following games. Anything that comes in after the deadline for print – around 8 p.m. typically – will be included the following day.