This time the Calistoga High guys are on his side.

The Napa National 11-12-year-old All-Star baseball team’s season ended in the District 53 playoffs Friday night in Benicia.

Luie Knudson earned the win Thursday in the Senior Division game at Kiwanis Park. She also went 2-for-3 at the plate. Teammate Michaela Hamilton went 1-for-1, while MacKenzie Caswell went 1-for-2.

Ben Ballantine threw a complete-game three-hitter in Napa’s blowout victory Thursday.

Amber Daly eaned the win for Silverado and helped her cause at the plate by going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

A lifetime of fishing experiences can teach an angler the finer points of how to catch fish — what kind of bait to use, where the secret hot spots are, when is the right time of the day and of the season.

Ahh, July is upon us — and for every professional cyclist, July is synonymous with the Tour de France.

Napa’s Krider Racing team found itself on some unfamiliar ground recently — it wasn’t in the winner’s circle.