ELK GROVE — Napa punched the Thundering Herd in the mouth Friday night.

The Napa High boys basketball team defeated Rio Linda 67-66 in the second round of the Bella Vista Bronco Roundup on Friday night.

Napa High’s boys basketball players are older and their female counterparts are on the young side.

Vintage High School wrestling coach Jim Lanterman said he has a very good turnout, but has a young squad.

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The St. Helena and Calistoga High boys basketball teams closed the Sutter Home Invitational on a similarly difficult note on Saturday.

Napa football fans had a funny flyer waiting for them at their cars on Friday night.

A girls basketball lineup like Justin-Siena’s this year comes around about as often as a lineup of the planets.

The Napa High girls basketball team broke a tie by allowing just two second-quarter points in Friday night’s 52-39 victory over McQueen-Reno in the second round of the Eagle Eye Engraving Tournament at Rodriguez High in Cordelia.

STANFORD — California bottomed out in the Big Game, and Stanford was left holding The Axe.

SACRAMENTO — Ron Artest and Kevin Martin each scored 26 points, and the Sacramento Kings spoiled former coach Rick Adelman’s return to Arco Arena by beating the Houston Rockets 107-99.