Sports Briefs: Tam’s Solem throws no-no against San Rafael
Eli Solem threw a no-hitter with seven strikeouts as Tam High shut down San Rafael, 9-0, on Tuesday. Solem helped his own cause with three RBIs at the plate. Cooper Kift and Ryan Simon had two hits each for the Red-tailed Hawks (7-2 MCAL, 10-6).
- Novato High got home runs from JP Harmon and Cohen Garcia, and Griffin Vorhaus anchored the mound with six strikeouts through five innings to help the Hornets to a 9-0 victory over Archie Williams on Tuesday. Vorhaus and Dari Liuzzi combined to throw a four-hitter for the Hornets. Novato banged out eight runs in the bottom of the second inning. Harmon scored twice and drove in four runs, while Garcia scored twice and had two RBIs. Jack Evans, Gilly Roth, Henry Hanavan and Mike Wick had hits for Archie Williams.
Boys lacrosse
Marin Academy lost 12-11 in Tuesday’s non-league showdown with Westlake. The Wildcats (7-5) are scheduled to continue their Southern California tour on Wednesday against Crespi.
- Tyler Smith netted a team-high four goals and Sal Carrow added three gorals as Novato rolled past Archie Williams, 14-1, on Monday. Johnny Roman scored twice for the Hornets (5-8), who also got scoring from Carlo Truex, John DeMartini, Reno Newell, Brian Yates and Parker Napp.
Boys tennis
Archie Williams High’s Johan Jacobs won a super tiebreaker at No. 1 singles as the Peregrine Falcons took a 6-1 victory over Terra Linda on Tuesday. Jacobs won 5-7, 6-4, 1-0, while Fin Donnelley and Henry Gamble won at No. 3 and 4 singles, respectively, for the Falcons.
- Tam’s No. 2 doubles pair won a super tiebreaker to help tip the scales in Tuesday’s 4-3 victory over Novato. The Red-tailed Hawks’ duo of Leo Susser and Ethan Camposano beat the Hornets’ Eli Hutchins and Diego Seligman Tovar 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (12-10).
- Novato edged San Rafael, 4-3, Monday in a see-saw match. At No. 2 singles, the Bulldogs’ Roman Krumrey won his super tiebreaker the Hornets’ Yamato Toshi, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0. On the court next door, Novato’s Alex Kirsten won a 12-10 super tiebreaker over San Rafael’s James Ward No. 3 singles.
Men’s basketball
Washington State sophomore post player A.J. Rohosy, a Marin Catholic grad, has entered the transfer portal after playing in 11 games the past two seasons.
College swimming
Mill Valley native Maddy Gruender was one of eight UC Santa Cruz swimmers to earn Academic All-District honors on Tuesday, as voted on by College Sports Communicators. The Tam High grad now advances to the national ballot for Academic All-American. It is the second All-District honor for Gruender.
Gruender and her teammates placed sixth in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:29.21 during the NCAA Division III Championships on March 23 as UC Santa Cruz finished 17th overall. Gruender also finished sixth in her heat during the 200 back (2:03.84), good enough for 22nd in the nation. She placed third in her 100 back heat (57.57), 28th overall in the country. Gruender finished 23rd in the 200 free.