Shooting to win it all
Steelhead Saturday The annual fish festival at Lake Sonoma and other local events 2
More photos of the titlewinning Greyhound varsity girls team in action 6
Ruminations on redwoods Our ‘Snapshot’ writer takes a moment to think about the world’s tallest trees 7
HEALDSBURGTRIBUNE.COM
OUR 161ST YEAR
NO 10
MARCH 5, 2026
Canapés for a cause ● Gallery fundraiser to help ‘hot lunch Tuesday’ at church Staff Report
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Newman basketball court for the second half was the strongest team Healdsburg has fielded in a while, maybe all year. The players were poised, tactical and aggressive when they needed to be, willing to risk a bounce pass and take their shots. They rang
“Sip, Savor, Serve” was the theme of the fundraising event at the Paul Mahder Gallery last Thursday. About 150 guests moved through the rooms where gallery art was on display, chatting, sampling canapés and wine, and catching up. The Christian Foley-Beining Music Ensemble played background jazz, and the Downtown Bakery and Creamery catered the event. While the gallery has held fundraisers in the past, this one focused not on the wellto-do, but rather on those who do without. The fundraiser addressed the aging kitchen at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, which is a key element in the church’s care for the homeless. The kitchen, which in 2025 served 6,000 free meals to the people of Healdsburg, needs $30,000 to upgrade and modernize its stove, ventilation, plumbing—in short, everything. Indications so far are that the goal was met.
AFTER THE BUZZER An ecstatic varsity girls basketball team celebrates at the bench when time runs out, ending the Division 2 championship game on Feb. 28. It was Healdsburg's first North Coast Section title since 1991, 35 years ago.
Lady Hounds win title ● Basketball history comes around again with NCS playoff triumph
By Caleb Knudsen Healdsburg’s thrilling victory in the NCS Division 5 championship series, which culminated on Saturday night at Cardinal Newman gym in a solid 47-35 win over San Dominico, was long overdue. It was a hard-played game, though each team had its good quarters and its not-so-good quarters. Healdsburg leapt out
to a lead in the first quarter, despite the absence of senior center Claire Berry (she had a previously scheduled college interview, as the Greyhounds’ deep run into the playoffs had not been anticipated), but Amelia Wickersham’s dominant first period put them ahead 16-2. Though the road ahead proved to be bumpy, Healdsburg never relinquished its lead.
San Domenico has been in these playoffs before, winning the Division 2 title just two years ago. So it adjusted its defense, pressuring the Greyhounds into scoreless silence while making a 16-point run before the half. When it ended with Healdsburg clinging to a 22-18 lead, thanks to Maya Sherman’s timely 3-pointer, the Greyhounds retreated to a nearby weight room to talk things over. The team that emerged onto the yellow and red Cardinal