Napa star's hanging loose
A semifinal match at a wrestling tournament is a moment of truth.
Vintage grad puts down his clubs to caddie
J.J. Jakovac made a career change about nine months ago.
College Women's Basketball: Marin 56, Napa 50
The Storm relinquished a seven-point halftime lead in Wednesday night’s BVC home loss.
Varsity Boys Basketball: Cloverdale 80, St. Helena 59
The Eagles breezed to a 42-29 lead at halftime and increased their advantage to 58-38 after three quarters against the Saints on Tuesday.
Storm halts Marin to snap loss streak in Bay Valley play
The Napa Valley College men’s basketball team broke a three-game losing streak, shutting down the College of Marin-Kentfield Wednesday night, 77-48.
Varsity Girls Basketball: St. Helena 55, Cloverdale 30
The Saints clinched their first league championship in school history in Tuesday night’s road game, ending Cloverdale’s streak of 10 consecutive league crowns.
JV Boys Basketball: St. Helena 36, Cloverdale 21
The Saints (11-7 overall) pulled away with a game-ending 16-5 surge Tuesday night. Peter Del Bondio paced St. Helena with 14 points, while Alec Fetzer scored eight and Carson Heywood seven.
JV Boys Basketball: Vacaville 68, Napa 51
The Indians (6-17 overall) fell to 1-6 in Monticello Empire League play on the road Tuesday night.
JV Girls Basketball: Justin-Siena 43, Tamalpais 31
The visiting Braves (23-2 overall) improved to 13-0 in Marin County Athletic League play Wednesday in Mill Valley, outscoring the third-place Hawks in every quarter — including 9-4 in the third — and clinched the league title for a third straight season.
JV Girls Basketball: Vintage 46, Fairfield 36
The Crushers (19-5 overall, 5-2 MEL) broke open Tuesday night’s MEL road game with a 16-4 fourth quarter, which included a 10-0 run.
Freshman Girls Basketball: Justin-Siena 35, Novato 30
Bridgett Flynn had 17 points, 14 rebounds and three steals to lead the Braves (12-11 overall, 8-3 MCAL) in Tuesday’s victory. Ashley Ford had five points, 15 rebounds and five steals. Karen Johnson and Jordan Tang each added four points, with Johnson also grabbing seven boards. Sally Taylor and Covey Haden each scored two points, with Haden snagging six steals.
Freshman Boys Basketball: Novato 56, Justin-Siena 48
The Braves lost Tuesday’s MCAL game in Novato.
Wine Country Aquatics competitors turn in sterling efforts
Fourteen swimmers from Wine Country Aquatics of Napa made starred at the Vallejo Zone 3 short course meet last weekend:
Hole-in-one at Silverado Resort
George Fujikawa used a 4-iron to ace the par-3 second hole on the Silverado Resort North Course Jan. 17.
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Cherry Pie Criterium results
The top finishers in each category at the 34th annual Cherry Pie Criterium bike races Sunday at the southern end of Napa Valley Corporate Park:
Trout plants vital for state's environment
California’s anglers are not the only ones upset about the court-ordered ban on stocking trout in more than 170 of the state’s lakes and streams.
La Rochelle leads Cal into Stanford dual
NOTES AND QUOTES for a Thursday in the Napa Valley:
Bragging rights
Keith Bentz of Pope Valley caught and released this Trinity River steelhead in mid-December.
Fishing report: Sweeney's anglers report stripers bite on sturgeon rigs
Napa River
National Wild Turkey Federation dinner March 6
The Napa Valley chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold its 12th annual fundraising dinner on March 6 at the Native Sons Hall.
Die-hard fan strikes out at San Francisco Giants big FanFest
The Register’s Web guy, Brian Kennedy, is a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan. As a byproduct of that devotion, he is a huge follower of Cy Young Award-winning ace pitcher Tim Lincecum.
