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Aaron Trigg converted a three-point play to cap a 14-3 run that gave Napa Valley College’s men a 75-64 win over Mendocino in Bay Valley Conference basketball action in Ukiah.

Erika Hornsby’s 21 points weren’t enough for the Storm as it fell in Friday night’s Bay Valley Conference opener in Ukiah.

After finishing the Marin Catholic tournament with back-to-back narrow defeats, the Napa High boys (5-8)  beat Vanden of Fairfield (8-5), 71-61, at home Friday night.

Dustin Mertens scored 16 point, had seven rebounds and five steals for the victorious Braves. JasonDogherty had seven points and five rebounds. Matt Goetz, Trey Boles and Gianni Romano had six points apieces for Justin (3-6) in the Marin County Athletic League opener.

Teal Geyer had 17 points, 14 rebounds and nine steals as Justin improved to 10-2 by rolling in its league opener.

St. Helena defeated Craig, Alaska, 48-36, on Friday in the seventh-place game of the Clark Cochrane Christmas Classic in Ketchikan, Alaska.

The Braves (5-9 overall) lost their Marin County Athletic League opener on the road Saturday. After trailing just 15-13 at halftime, they struggled to keep their focus and intensity, coach Steve Jones said. Sally Taylor had eight points and Ashley Ford added six points and 15 rebounds to lead Justin-Siena, while Lacey Orona chipped in four points and six rebounds, Jordan Tang three points, Covey Haden and Bridget Flynn one point apiece, and Karen Johnson three boards. The Braves host Terra Linda at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Crushers’ fourth straight win put them at 9-3. J Nicolos had 14 points followed by Alex Igbal with 13 and Joey Moussa with 11.

Napa finished second in the Wine Valley Classic, falling in the title game. Taylor Martin earned all-tournament honors. He scored eight points in the championship game. Matt Osivwemu had seven points and Joel Garcia six.

Their Monticello Empire League opener looked like a playoff opener for the Justin-Siena and Redwood-Larkspur girls basketball teams Saturday night.

Shannon Rankin scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on Saturday night to lift the Indians (10-4) at home.

California’s largest outdoor and travel event is coming to our area this month.

Charlotte Cosca, 8, caught her first fish, an 8-inch rainbow trout, on a fly using a Ted Migdal special.