Prep playoffs: Redwood, Terra Linda water polo teams advance to NorCals

The boys water polo teams from Redwood and Terra Linda High learned their fates when the CIF NorCal postseason brackets were released on Sunday.

The Giants (20-8), who made it to the North Coast Section Division I semifinals last week, were picked for D-I again for NorCals. Redwood, seeded sixth, opens with a quarterfinal match on the road at 5 p.m. Tuesday against No. 3 Bellarmine College Prep (19-7) in San Jose.

Terra Linda, fresh off an NCS D-II title victory against Marin Academy on Saturday, was placed in D-III. No. 4 Terra Linda (14-6) hosts No. 5 Woodcreek (15-11) at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Novato High.

Redwood won the NorCal D-II title last season after being selected as the No. 1 seed. The Giants won all three games comfortably and defeated Jesuit 14-17 to claim the title.

Girls tennis

Tam’s Gabriella Plonowski, fresh off an undefeated season in MCAL play, is the league’s only representative in the NCS D-I singles tournament, which starts Monday at James Logan High in Union City.

The D-II bracket, to be played at McKinleyville and Arcata high schools, features Branson’s Anna Rende, plus Marin Academy’s Eloise Sent and Amelia Thomas.

Redwood has a pair of entries in the D-I doubles tournament, also at James Logan. Gwenn Ricordel and Lindsey Reed, plus Ella Povio and Annesley Krawitt are in the 16-team field.

Marin has no entries in the D-II doubles tournament.