ROHNERT PARK >> Kevin Chavez scored twice and assisted on another goal as the Clear Lake High School boys’ soccer team opened the season with a 5-2 victory over Credo High School on Thursday afternoon in Rohnert Park.
Clear Lake’s team disbanded early last season because it didn’t have enough players, but the roster is 16 strong this season and could add another player in the next week or so, according to Clear Lake head coach Tony Paskaly.
“I think we’re going to be pretty good for the next couple of years,” Paskaly said.
Alexis Pizano, Luis Julian-Martinez and Luis Muniz also scored for the Cardinals.
Clear Lake led 2-1 after the first half.
“It looks like our team is coming together,” Paskaly said. “This was our first game and Credo’s fourth.”
In other soccer action Thursday:
Girls’ soccer
Upper Lake 6, Mendo 0
At Upper Lake, Rebecca Garner’s hat trick propelled Upper Lake to a non-league win over the Mendocino Cardinals, the Cougars’ first victory of the season.
“It was a good morale builder,” Upper Lake coach Mandy Robbins said of the shutout win. “They are finally clicking together as a team.”
Julia Mooney scored each of Upper Lake’s first two goals, the team’s first goals of the season, to make it 2-0. Garner scored later in the first half to make it 3-0.
In the second half, Garner sandwiched a pair of goals around a Katlyn Minnis score.
Minnis and Mooney also had assists as Upper Lake improved to 1-3 on the season.
The Cougars had 25 shots on goal. Upper Lake keeper Jazlyn Bonilla stopped all five Mendocino shots.
Volleyball
Healdsburg def. M’town
At Healdsburg, the Middletown Mustangs put up a fight in all three sets before dropping a 25-19, 25-15, 25-18 non-league match to the Healdsburg Greyhounds.
“Healdsburg is an amazing team,” Middletown coach Jennifer Breiner said. “We played really well. It was very exciting and back and forth.”
While the young Mustangs continue to make a lot of mistakes, Breiner said the team is improving and the mistakes can and will be fixed.
“We have a lot of room to grow as a team and I think you’ll see them do that this season,” she said.
Olivia Glosser led the Mustangs with five kills and three aces. Brittney Holt added three kills and three aces while Amy Herman had four kills, one ace and one block.
In the junior varsity match, Middletown rallied for a 18-25, 25-12, 15-13 victory, evening its season record at 2-2.
“They gave 110-percent effort,” Middletown coach Vanessa Davis said. “I’m very excited.”
Middletown leaders were Jazzmin Reyes with three digs, two kills and one ace, Isabella Dubois with four aces and one kill, and Jacklyn Best, who came off the bench to register four aces.
“She definitely helped us out,” Davis said of Best.
