Jeanette Alvarez’s single to right field with two out in the seventh inning scored Caroline DeVincenzi from third base and gave Justin-Siena High School’s softball team a 4-3 win over visiting Tamalpais-Mill Valley in the first round of the Marin County Athletic League Tournament Tuesday.

Napa High’s Mackenzey Bard once again was honored with the Monticello Empire League’s Most Valuable Pitcher award. She shares it with Fairfield’s Melissa Logan.

Vintage’s Brandon Duncan fired an 87 Tuesday at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Tournament at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club.

Vintage’s Phil Holbrook made the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I semifinals last week and met up with rival and nationally-ranked Nick Andrews.

Napa and Vintage High Schools were both well-represented on this spring’s All-Monticello Empire League team.

Deke Holman used a 7-iron to record a hole-in-one on the par-3, 131-yard fifth hole at Napa Valley Country Club on May 13.

Today

The tide finally turned Tuesday afternoon.

Daniel Pardini hit leadoff home runs in the first and third innings to spark the Justin-Siena baseball team in a 3-1 win over Terra Linda in the first round of the Marin County Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday night.

First-place Abbey Carpets edged second-place Replay Sports behind Brooke McClellen’s three-hitter with 13 strikeouts over seven innings. At the plate, McClellen reached base all three times with two hits.  Jazmine Washington had a hit and two runs scored. Alison Demming reached base twice, with one hit, an RBI and one run scored. Olivia Johannsen had a hit and a run scored and Shannon Esser had a hit and two RBIs.

Next weekend will mark my favorite three days of the year.

Last week I made my first trip of the year up to Clear Lake in search of its famous largemouth bass. I found a number of surprises - some good and some not so good.

At the beginning of the season in November, the Giro d’Italia was my main focus of the early season. Every race and workout I did was intended to prepare me for the epic three-week race through Italy.

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