This blog post breaks down a busy Thursday–Friday slate of baseball, softball, cross country, and track events across Marin County and nearby counties. Local schools from Novato and Tamalpais to San Rafael and Marin Catholic will be hitting the road for a travel-heavy weekend.
There are marquee matchups, league battles, and out-of-area tournaments shaping a picture of Bay Area spring sports in full swing.
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Marin County’s Busy Week for Baseball, Softball and Track
For coaches, players, and fans, this week really reminds you how Marin’s sports calendar folds into the wider Bay Area scene. Thursday and Friday are packed with baseball, softball, cross country, and track meets.
There are early morning starts, afternoon showdowns, and late-evening finales. From the Solano College campus in Fairfield to the fields around Healdsburg, Marin teams chase wins while juggling travel logistics across Marin, Sonoma, and Solano counties.
Morning and Midday Showdowns
- Novato vs Pleasant Grove at 10 a.m. in Sacramento
- Marin County squads head to Solano College for a 1 p.m. clash
- Mendocino travels to Marin for a 2 p.m. game on Marin turf
These early starts set the tone for a day of cross-town travel and cross-county matchups. Fans from Novato to Gregory Hills (the fan hubs around Marin Catholic and Redwood country) will be juggling school duties with a real urge to catch as much action as they can before dusk.
Rivalries and Rematches Across Marin
From the hills of Tamalpais to the benches in San Rafael, this week brings a string of heated head-to-heads. Marin’s long-running rivalries and the Bay Area’s broader travel culture are on full display.
Expect multiple games in the COM and Mill Valley corridors, with teams stacking calendars against familiar foes and fresh opponents.
- Tamalpais (Tam) vs Branson in multiple contests at COM and in Mill Valley
- Novato visiting Tamalpais, and San Rafael hosting Novato and Marin Catholic in separate contests
- Terra Linda vs Archie Williams, with games spread across Terra Linda, Redwood and Rancho Cotate
- Redwood clashing repeatedly with Terra Linda, Tamalpais and Archie Williams
- San Marin travels to Branson, Windsor and Rancho Cotate; Branson also visits San Marin and Tamalpais
- Marin Catholic faces Redwood, San Rafael, and Novato, plus a home game against San Marin
- Dominican makes trips to Menlo and participates in out-of-state tournaments at Northwest Nazarene, Fanelli Classic and Stanford Invitational
- Non-league notes: Cardinal Newman, Pinole Valley, and Sonoma Valley appear as opponents for Redwood, Novato and Archie Williams
Waypoints across the Bay Area—from Larkspur to Healdsburg—highlight a travel-heavy week that tests depth and stamina for Marin’s programs. The late-afternoon and early-evening slots, often ranging from noon to 7 p.m., give fans a cross-section of the region’s elite programs and a running calendar of cross-town showdowns and out-of-area tournaments.
Venue Notes: Where the Action Unfolds
Marin teams pop up all over—a constellation of venues shows just how far the county’s athletic reach goes, not to mention the Bay Area’s sports obsession. You’ll catch games in Larkspur, Mill Valley, Rohnert Park, Kentfield, and Healdsburg.
The schedules? They’re packed, fast, and sometimes a bit chaotic. These places—plus out-of-area stops like Solano College and even the occasional reading room-friendly campus—really highlight Marin’s hunger for baseball, softball, cross country, and track.
Communities like Novato, San Rafael, and Marin Catholic get loud for their teams. If you’re a family trying to keep up, you’ll want to map out a few key routes.
Head into the Windsor corridor. Watch Redwoods and Tamalpais battle for bragging rights.
Get ready for late-night drives home from Rancho Cotate or the Stanford Invitational. It’s a wild stretch—full of that classic Marin athletic spirit and the Bay Area’s tangled web of leagues.
Honestly, there’s something about high school sports in towns like Novato, Mill Valley, Larkspur, and Kentfield that just sticks with you. Fans will tell you: every game here feels like a slice of Marin’s shared story, win or lose.
Here is the source article for this story: Sports in Marin: Thursday, Friday
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