Winter Sports Recap

Jake Post

April 16, 2025

Sports

Senior forward Sarah Farese dribbles through defenders trying to take the lead.

Across 4 teams, there were 19 all-league members in total, two players of the year and three Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) championships to pair with a couple of deep (NCS) North Coast Section runs. Redwood sports had quite a successful winter cycle for 2024-2025. Below are some recaps of the season for basketball and soccer.

Boys Basketball:
Leading Redwood basketball to its first NCS championship game in history and taking home his second MCAL championship, coach Jay DeMaestri had a milestone year, eclipsing 100 wins with the Giants. Ending the season with a record of 22-8, with the MCAL league record being 7-1, the boys finished the season ranked fifty-third in California according to MaxPreps. MCAL All-League Player of the Year was given to Redwood senior Semetri “TT” Carr and seniors Brennan Woodley and Simon Leonard were given honorable mention.

Girls Basketball:
The Giants jumped up 59 spots this season to end up being ranked an impressive 52nd in California. Their final record tallied at 24-10 with an undefeated league record, placing first in the regular season and taking home the MCAL championship. Their season in MCAL was nothing short of dominant, with all of their MCAL playoff wins by more than 18 points. The girls also made an NCS run, placing third. Junior Kitty White, senior Maya Saibel and junior Brooke Denler were all given the first team all-league achievement.

Girls Soccer:
Girls soccer came up just short of taking the MCAL pennant home, losing 6-5 to Tamalpais High School in penalty kicks. Despite this, they ended up having a great season with a record of 12-3-6. They finished the regular season second in the league with a record of 5-0-3. Their season ended with a close loss to Miramonte in the first round of NCS. The Giants’ All-League players included MCAL Player of the Year senior Sarah Farese, senior Tessa Marshall making first team, sophomore Teagan McCormick, sophomore Evie Dickerson, senior Ava Walkeryee making second team and sophomore Addison Ryba given honorable mention.

Boys Soccer:
Taking home another MCAL title in a thriller, the boys’ soccer team had yet another staggering season with a record of 8-3-5. Placing second in MCAL league in the regular season, the team held a record of 5-1-3. This year’s big wins for the team included a 3-2 against Woodcreek, a 2-1 victory over Terra Linda and a 3-2 win vs. Archie Williams. Senior Sam Gersch and junior Kamran Madani were named to the first team. Senior Masa Fujita and senior John Anderluh earned second-team honors and senior Eddie Diaz, senior Ben Sherry and junior Ike Gebhard received honorable mention.

Wrestling:
The wrestling team placed second as a team at the MCAL championships, went five for five in the finals, two third place winners and a fourth place winner. Seven of eight athletes qualified for NCS and as a team, they placed 22 out of 91 and had three medalists.

#sports #victory

About the Contributors

Jake Post, Reporter

Jake Post is a junior and in his second year writing for the Redwood Bark. His favorite aspect of Bark is covering sports and spending time with his peers. He plays basketball, baseball and playing golf at The Meadow Club in his free time.

Lucy Miller, Reporter

Lucy Miller is a junior and is in her second year writing for The Redwood Bark. She loves how through journalism you are able to explore your interests and write about current events in our community. Outside of writing for the program, Lucy plays for Redwood’s varsity lacrosse and field hockey team.

Graham Weir, Photography Editor

Graham Weir is a senior photographer for The Redwood Bark. He has contributed photos over the past two years. When he’s away from his camera, he enjoys playing lacrosse, cooking with friends and camping.