Sports briefs: Tam takes first defeat, season ends in Open semifinals

Siena Moglen picked up a win at No. 3 singles but the Tam High girls tennis team’s undefeated run this season came to an end during a 6-1 loss to No. 1 University in the North Coast Section Open Division semifinals on Friday.

Moglen won her match 7-6 (4), 6-3. Tam, the No. 5 seed, went 21-1 this season.

Tam’s Chloe Mouret-Lafage and the doubles team of Bianca Botero-Cortes and Maya Riisgaard are set to compete in the NCS singles/doubles tournament which begins Monday.

• No. 4 Marin Academy’s season also came to an end with a 4-3 loss to No. 5 Northgate in the NCS D-II quarterfinals. The match came down to No. 1 singles, which went to a third set.

Prep honors

Marin Academy student-athletes took home honors as the Bay Counties League announced its all-league list this week for the fall season.

Girls golf: Marin Academy senior Stephanie Zola earned MVP honors after helping lead the Wildcats to the BCL title during an undefeated season. Wildcats seniors Elsa Anderson and Sterling Colpitts and sophomores Isabel Acosta and Kelly Lundgren were named to the All-BCL first team, along with San Domenico’s Mila Dawson.

Girls tennis: Marin Academy freshman Zoe Massey was a All-BCL singles first-team pick, while teammates Ann and Jane McDermott earned first-team doubles honors.

Girls volleyball: Marin Academy sophomore Vivi Orum and San Domenico junior Marin Louie were named to the BCL West all-league first team. Orum was earlier named to the BCL all-tournament team.

Cross Country: Marin Academy senior Luella Shepard was named to the girls first team.

Prep football

The Redwood Empire Conference is set to vote on a proposal next week that would see scheduled re-alignment in the four football divisions. The four-tiered league was put together prior to the 2024 season with the idea to shuffle the teams based on competitive equity every two seasons.

The current proposal, set to be voted on next Thursday, would see American Canyon and St. Vincent de Paul move into the top-tier Adobe Division while Vintage and Rancho Cotate would move down into the second-tier Valley Division.

Ukiah and Maria Carrillo would move up into the Valley while Napa and Tam move down into the third-tier Bay Division. Sonoma Valley and San Rafael would move up into the Bay, while Justin-Siena slides down into the fourth-tier Mountain Division.

Marin Catholic and San Marin (Adobe), Redwood (Valley), plus Terra Linda, Archie Williams and Novato (Mountain) would all remain put.

• Branson School quarterback Colby Buxton was named co-offensive MVP — along with Stuart Hall’s Maxon Craig — for the North Central League II. Branson’s Spencer Weinberg, Luke O’Connell, and Remy DeJean were named to the all-league team. Trevor Mathews was selected as an honorable mention.

Men’s basketball

Former Redwood High and Branson School star TT Carr powered a late rally effort for Cal, although the Bears came up short 99-96 against Kansas State on Thursday. Carr, who scored four points in final seconds of the game finished with six points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bears (3-1), who are scheduled to host Presbyterian on Tuesday in the kickoff to the three-game Empire Classic.

Reporting scores

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