Chala Rosenthal (20) from Archie Williams trips over sliding Redwood defender John Anderluh (14) at the MCAL boys soccer final in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Nate Wanger (7) of Tamalpais holds off Miles Reoch (3) of Terra Linda during the NCS Division III boys soccer championship between Tamalpais and Terra Linda at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif. on Mar. 1, 2025. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)Alis Dias Grijalva (9) of Terra Linda and Mateo Hale (5) of Tamalpais fight for a loose ball during the NCS Division III boys soccer championship at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif. on Mar. 1, 2025. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)Marin Academy’s Raya Leikin (8) gets the ball past Cardinal Newman defender Katherine Zeleny (18) at the North Coast Section DII girls soccer championship game in San Rafael, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)San Rafael’s Jaela Brown (6) gets the ball away from Tallulah Alatorre (5) of Saint Mary’s during their North Coast Section Division IV girls soccer semifinal game at Saint Mary’s College High in Albany, Calif. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. No. 6 San Rafael defeated No. 2 Saint Mary’s 1-1 (SR 5-4 on PK’s). (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Redwood’s Maya Saibel (15) heads down the court with the ball at their North Coast Section Division I girls basketball quarterfinal against Montgomery in Larkspur, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. No. 6 Redwood defeated No. 14 Montgomery 63-42. Saibel led all players with 23 points. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Marin Catholic wing Jocelyn Gigounas (21) looks for an open teammate under pressure from Redwood defenders Molly Gallagher (5) and Kitty White (30) during the second quarter of an MCAL girls basketball final, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 in San Rafael, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)Redwood’s Semetri Carr (2) Acalanes’ Ian Salmon (10) before scoring in the fourth quarter at the North Coast Section Division 1 boys basketball quarterfinal in Larkspur, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. No. 2 Redwood came back from a 12-point deficit late in the third quarter to defeat No. 7 Acalanes 62-52. Carr scored 41 points in the game. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)NJ Gray (24) of Branson holds the ball during a North Coast Section Division III boys basketball championship game between San Domenico and Branson at the College of Marin in Kentfield, Calif. on Feb. 28, 2025. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)Gavin Early (4) of San Domenico celebrates scoring a basket during a North Coast Section Division III boys basketball championship game between San Domenico and Branson at the College of Marin in Kentfield, Calif. on Feb. 28, 2025. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)Show Caption1 of 10Chala Rosenthal (20) from Archie Williams trips over sliding Redwood defender John Anderluh (14) at the MCAL boys soccer final in San Rafael, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Expand
The three Marin boys soccer teams to qualify for the NorCal playoffs were all gathered in one spot in Mill Valley on Saturday as Tam High and Terra Linda battled for the North Coast Section Division III title while Archie Williams — fresh off a D-II title win — watched from the stands.
The three teams were again gathered in one spot by the seeding committee on Sunday. Archie Williams was given the top seed in Division III with Tam earning the fifth seed and Terra Linda the seventh — opening up the possibility of another all-Marin playoff game this week.
Archie Williams (13-4-5) hosts No. 8 Sacred Heart Prep of Atherton (16-2-5) at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Red Hill Park in San Anselmo. No. 5 Tam (12-6-5) hits the road for a game against No. 4 Liberty Ranch of Galt (22-4-2) at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Should either Archie Williams or Tam win, that semifinal will take place in Marin at 3 p.m. on Thursday. If both win, they would face each other for the third time this year.
No. 7 Terra Linda (10-8-2) lurks on the other side of the bracket and begins its quest for a second NorCal title at No. 2 Hillsdale of San Mateo (19-1-2) at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Granada, the team Archie Williams defeated 3-2 for the NCS D-II title on Friday, is also in D-III for NorCals as the No. 3 seed.
Girls soccer
The seeding committee slotted Marin Academy in Division II, giving the Wildcats an opportunity to avenge Friday’s NCS D-II title loss to Cardinal Newman — although both teams would need to win twice to make that happen.
The No. 6 Wildcats (20-3-1) open the tournament on the road against Leland of San Jose (11-3-6) at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Cardinal Newman is on the other side of the bracket as the No. 4 seed.
San Rafael, making its NorCal debut after competing in its first section final on Saturday, is the No. 7 seed in D-IV. The Bulldogs (15-9-0), who fell 1-0 against Sonoma Valley on Saturday, hit the road for a quarterfinal against No. 2 Soquel (13-4-3) on Tuesday. The Bulldogs could see No. 6 Sonoma Valley again in Thursday’s semifinals if both teams advance.
Girls basketball
Marin Catholic has the best shot of any team from the county of making it to the State Championships in Sacramento in two weeks by virtue of it’s No. 3 seeding in the Division III bracket.
The Wildcats (21-11), fresh off their fourth consecutive NCS championship, host No. 14 Christopher of Gilroy (20-6) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Redwood was the lone Marin team to qualify for NorCals by way of a third-place game, defeating Clayton Valley Charter 72-65 on Friday night. The Giants (23-9) are seeded 13th and open on the road against No. 4 Lincoln of Stockton (21-8) at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Boys basketball
Redwood continues its postseason journey as the No. 9 seed in the D-I bracket. As such, the Giants (22-7) open with a road game against No. 8 Oakland Tech (23-5) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Branson also opens on the the road as the No. 11 seed in D-II. The Bulls (21-10), fresh off an NCS D-III title win over San Domenico on Friday, face No. 6 Archbishop Mitty of San Jose (14-13) at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
San Domenico is the lone basketball team from the county to receive a home game as the No. 8 seed in D-III. The Panthers (23-8) host No. 9 Aptos (24-6) at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
St. Vincent de Paul of Petaluma — which has a few Marin-based players on its roster including Jack Ellis, Dylan Chelew, and Tyler Chelew — is the No. 5 seed in the NorCal D-VI tournament. The Mustangs (19-11) travel to face No. 4 Sacramento Waldorf (27-3) on Tuesday. There is no state championship game for D-VI.
Originally Published: March 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM PST