After posting a 1-13 MCAL record last season, the Tam High softball team is making a serious push for the playoffs following a win over last year’s regular-season champ San Rafael plus another victory against a Terra Linda team that entered the week without a loss.

The Red-tailed Hawks improved to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in league following strong performances by pitchers Eden Clark and Ava Lee.

Archie Williams stayed unbeaten in league play in softball and has a win streak going in baseball. The softball teams from Marin Catholic and San Marin both picked up big wins last week, with MC’s coming at San Marin’s expense.

Elsewhere, Redwood topped Marin Academy in a girls lacrosse showdown before MA turned around and took down Tam in another highly anticipated matchup.

The Redwood boys volleyball team is cruising toward the league title while Novato is making a push for the playoffs.

The Terra Linda boys swim team appears to be on track to defend its MCAL title from last season while the Tam girls — last season’s runners up — are off to another strong start.

Eden Clark and Ava Lee, Tam softball >> The Red-tailed Hawks put the MCAL on notice last week, posting wins over San Rafael and Terra Linda while also pushing Redwood to the limit in a 4-3 loss. Clark allowed just two hits while striking out nine to shut out San Rafael 1-0 on Wednesday. Lee survived a tough first inning then got rolling, striking out 14 hitters in a complete-game effort in a 13-4 victory against Terra Lind on Friday. Lee also excelled at the plate against TL, going 3 for 4 with five RBIs, including a three-run homer.

Sam Singer and Paige Murphy, Archie Williams softball >> Singer and Murphy combined to ensure that the Peregrine Falcons would be the last unbeaten team standing in the MCAL following wins against San Rafael and Terra Linda. Murphy was dominant inside the circle against the Bulldogs, allowing just two hits and an unearned run against 15 strikeouts in a 6-1 victory. Singer helped turn the tide against TL, which led 2-0 after the first inning, by hitting a go-ahead, three-run homer in the top of the third. All told, Singer had three hits, drove in four runs, and scored three times as Archie Williams rolled to a 15-2 victory.

Henry Hanavan, Archie Williams baseball >> Hanavan hit his first and second home runs of the season to help guide the Peregrine Falcons to a 3-0 week with a sweep against Branson and a 7-0 victory against Maria Carrillo. Hanavan drove in a run in the first game against the Bulls, hit a two-run shot in the second game, then capped his week with a three-run homer against Maria Carrillo on Saturday.

Dexter Jackson, San Rafael baseball >> Jackson collected his third hit of the game — a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the seventh — to rally the Bulldogs for a 5-4 victory against Redwood on Friday.

Lauren Fong and Taylor Testa, San Marin softball >> San Marin’s shortstop and pitcher put together a pair of strong games as the Mustangs went 1-1 with a 3-2 loss to Marin Catholic followed by a 10-0 win against Redwood. Fong drove in a pair of runs in both games, including a two-run single to get the Mustangs on the board against the Giants. Testa pitched both games, limiting Redwood to three hits across five shutout innings. Testa also drove in three runs, including a two-run double to put her team in front 4-0.

Anna Held and Malliah Foster, Marin Catholic softball >> Foster started both games inside the circle as MC secured a 3-2 win against San Marin and an 18-1 win against Novato. Foster allowed nine hits and two runs — one earned — against San Marin, but crucially worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning to earn the victory. Held had two hits and two RBIs against San Marin then put together a four-hit, four-RBI, three-run game against Novato.

Beckett Shewey, Redwood boys volleyball >> Shewey put up 20 kills, seven aces, and four blocks as the league-leading Giants rallied for a five-set win over its closest competitor — a 22-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-7, 15-7 victory against Tam on Thursday. The Giants improved their MCAL record to 10-0 and have swept second-place Tam (6-2).

Brooks Englert and Ryder Martinez, Novato boys volleyball >> The two sophomores were instrumental as Novato went 3-0 in league last week to even its league record at 5-5 on the season. Englert, the setter, had 42 assists against San Marin, 20 against Archie Williams, and 19 against Marin Catholic while putting up double digit assists in each game. Martinez, an outside hitter, had 18 kills against the Mustangs, eight against the Peregrine Falcons, and nine against MC while averaging 10 digs across the three games. The Hornets, who went 1-6 in MCAL play last year, swept the series against San Marin and avenged early season losses to Archie Williams and MC.

Lucy Miller and Lucy Jeffers, Redwood girls lacrosse >> Miller scored a team-high five goals and added two assists while Jeffers won five draw controls to help the Giants claim a 12-6 victory against Marin Academy on Tuesday. The game was a showdown between last season’s MCAL champions and last season’s Bay Counties League West champs.

Reese Goodenough and Elsa Anderson, Marin Academy girls lacrosse >> Goodenough scored four goals and had nine draw controls as MA bounced back from the loss to Redwood earlier in the week with a 12-9 victory against Tam on Saturday. Anderson chipped in with four goals and four assists against the Red-tailed Hawks, who are 3-0 in MCAL play this season.

Cameron Hellar, Ben Butler, and Nicholas Arinduque, Terra Linda boys swimming >> The defending MCAL champions were in top form on Friday, posting a 127-45 victory against Redwood on Friday. The Trojans were led by double winners Hellar (200 free, 500 free), Butler (100 fly, 100 back), and Arinduque (200 IM, 100 breast). All three swimmers were individual double winners for TL at lest year’s MCAL championship meet.

Addison Everage and Sophia Uhlhorn-Thornton, Tam girls swimming >> Everage and Uhlhorn-Thornton were the individual double winners as the Red-tailed Hawks posted a 138-43 win against Novato on Friday. One of Everage’s victories came in the 100 back while Uhlhorn-Thornton touched first in the 50 free. Everage is the defending MCAL champion in the 200 IM and the 100 fly.

Omar Williams, San Domenico boys track >> Williams won both hurdle events with season-best times at the Bay Counties League Meet #2 on Tuesday. Williams, who is also a basketball standout, won the 110-meter hurdles in 16.75 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 41.71.

Shade Murray and Hayden Thill, Tam boys golf >> Murray and Thill took turns leading the way for the Red-tailed Hawks last week. Murray shot a 34 at Mill Valley to lead Tam to a 188-230 victory against Novato on Monday. Thill tied for medalist honor with a 31 at Mill Valley as Tam posted a score of 166, good enough to beat both Redwood (170) and Branson (186). Murray was second on the team with a 32.