ST. LOUIS — Brett Wallace, the St. Louis Cardinals’ newly-minted No. 1 draft pick, arrived at Busch Stadium Tuesday night with his eyes — and ears — both wide open.

John Hagan isn’t putting any we-must-protect-our-home-turf expectations on his Joe DiMaggio baseball team heading into the Keith Connelly 4th of July Invitational.

Makenzie Miller was the winning pitcher for Kiwanis on Monday night’s first Major Division game at Napa Kiwanis Park. Kirra DeGarmo and Jasmine Rodriguez each went 2-for-3 and Miller was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Heather Manning was 2-for-4 for Jonesy’s.

From The Associated Press

The Napa Junior American Legion baseball team improved to 9-1 in District 5 play with a 5-1 win over the Vacaville Rattlers at Dixon High School on Monday night.

From The Associated Press

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Nicole Taylor got the win in the pitching circle for Steves. Gaby Rulon was 2-for-4 and Sam Thompson 1-for-2 at the plate. For Fosters, Berkeley Gagné hit an inside-the-park home run and Caroline Vellucci went 2-for-3.

Presley Bard, a 2006 Napa High graduate, will compete in Tuesday’s finals of the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., after capitalizing on a miraculous opportunity with a lifetime best swim in Monday’s semifinals.

Northern California holds hundreds of great recreation lakes and thousands of campgrounds for every level of camper.

Register fishing report author Bill Ryan (left) and angling partner Lora Trinchero of St. Helena show off their catches from a recent outing to Clear Lake. See column, below.

I Tried My Best ... but it wasn’t enough. Here’s the back story: Many of my loyal readers have been concerned that I can’t seem to beat my fishing partner, Lora Trinchero, in our friendly (?) contests on the boat.