The team arrived at the Ketchikan airport and we quickly took a brief ferry ride to the mainland. There we were greeted with an abundance of snow.

St. Helena High’s varsity boys basketball team posted a seventh-place finish at the Clarke Cochrane Christmas Classic in Ketchikan, Alaska at Ketchikan High School last week.

The Crushers led 20-4 after the first quarter and held the Wolves scoreless in the second half of Thursday’s rout.

The Braves fell to 5-10 overall and 0-2 in league play with Tuesday’s home loss.

The Vintage High School girls basketball team wrapped up the nonleague portion of its schedule with a 63-24 rout over visiting Woodland on Thursday night.

Napa played well in the first half of Wednesday’s road contest in Fairfield, but the Indians were worn down in the second half by the Mustangs’ full-court pressure.

The Indians finished the nonleague portion of their schedule at 8-7 overall.

For a different way to enjoy the natural beauty of Napa’s hills, Skyline Park offers the sport of disc golf.

Pete Czerkies (left) and his son Michael teamed up to reel in this 25-pound king salmon on the Trinity River.