title in 2013 and 2011. In July 2017, Novato's varsity football team was dropped due to lack of summer turnout. The school's loss gained local media coverage and was revived due to a player and parent push for fellow students to fill the spots of the team. The program has both JV and Varsity teams. Soccer The boys' soccer team came in first in the North Coast Section tournament for the first time in school history in 2007 beating Marin Catholic 1–0. As of the 2018–19 season, Novato had both Varsity and Junior Varsity for Boys and Girls' programs. Baseball The baseball program has won four MCAL titles and won the North Coast Section championship in the spring of 2007. Novato offers both JV and Varsity teams as of 2020. In 2020, spearheaded by the class of 2020 and parents alike, Novato’s baseball field was resurfaced with turf while its surrounding facilities were given a thorough facelift. Basketball The girls' basketball program won the California state Div. II championship in the 1986 season, in which they went undefeated, 35–0. In the 2017–18 season, the boys' program had Freshman, JV, and Varsity teams, with the Varsity team making playoffs for the first time in 6 years. The girls' program had a JV and Varsity team, with Varsity notably going deeper into playoffs than in previous years. On December 3, 2019, the Boy's varsity team beat cross town rival San Marin for the first time in five years. Water polo The Novato High School Varsity Water Polo team received third place at the county level. Both the boys' and girls' programs had JV and Varsity teams in the fall 2017 season. (Marin County Athletic League) in 2005 and 2006.. Wrestling The varsity wrestling team won the MCAL league title in 2012 and 2014, 2012 being the first MCAL title since 1993. The 1969 wrestling team, coached by the "Father of Marin wrestling", Ralph Cutler, won the NorCal championship tournament led by undefeated twin brothers, Ken & Kirt Donaldson. The Donaldson's were named Co-Outstanding Wrestlers, and subsequently attained NCAA Division I All-American status for the USAF Academy in 1971. Three-sport athlete Paul Robertson, was the 141 lbs. NorCal wrestling champion in 1970. Cheer and dance Novato has both Varsity and JV Cheer and Dance teams. Competing in various seasons throughout the year, the program supports both football and basketball at home games. The