Winning pitcher Lucinda Knudson helped her cause with two hits as Bicycle Works won Wednesday night’s Senior Division playoff game at Napa Kiwanis Park. Maria O’Byrne added two hits and a pair of RBIs, and Nicole Beltran also had two hits in the game, which was decided by the international tiebreaker. Jessica Brady took the pitching loss for MIV.

Vintage High senior-to-be Lonnie Handy finished second in the Young Men’s Pole Vault with a mark of 12 feet, 6 inches at the AAU West Coast Junior Olympics in Reno last weekend. Winner Doug Delporto, of the Reno Tahoe A team,, leaped 13 feet.

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St. Helena High graduate Chris Yeakey’s athletic career saw its share of twists and turns.

The under-13 Napa Arsenal premier boys soccer team won the Pro-Am Beach Soccer Championships June 21-22 in Santa Cruz, then finished second in the US Club Soccer Region G Championships July 5-8 in Boise, Idaho.

Napa RoadRunners 12-and-under B fastpitch softball team took second place in the Sandy Shotwell Softball Tournament in Benicia last weekend.

Up in the hills just beyond the southeast corner of Napa can be found a wonderland of wildlife.

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

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Donny Robinson, a 2001 Napa High School graduate and member of the three-man BMX team that will represent the United States at the Beijing Olympics next month, will be featured in a special episode of cable network MOJO HD’s “A Shot at Glory,” a 10-part series that delves into the mindset and motivation of America’s most promising and extraordinary athletes.