Pat Lazzari had 10 points, four rebounds and two assists for Justin-Siena (5-21 overall, 0-15 Marin County Athletic League) Thursday night.

Dustin Mertens (17 points, four rebounds, four assists), Jake Dunkle (six points), Trey Boles (nine points, three rebounds), Gianni Romano (eight points), and Mark Wangeman (seven points, nine rebounds) played well in Thursday night’s game.

Justin-Siena (16-10 overall, 9-5 Marin County Athletic League) turned up the defense against MCAL regular-season champion Branson Thursday night at Dominican University in San Rafael.

The Braves wrapped up their season Thursday, going 24-2 overall and 14-0 in the Marin County Athletic League.

Justin-Siena High School qualified for the CIF North Coast Section Team Dual Wrestling Championships on Saturday at Eureka High.

The Storm (4-5 overall) split a doubleheader in its home opener on Thursday, winning the opener behind starting pitcher Ryon Dudley’s six solid innings, and dropping the nightcap when the Rams scored four times in the top of the extra inning.

Justin-Siena (13-11 overall) won its final Marin County Athletic League game Wednesday night, ending the league season 9-3 and clinching second place.

Napa County will play a part in the Amgen Tour of California, a professional road cycling race, which begins Sunday — rain or shine.

The unknown is nothing new for Vintage High wrestler Giovanne Valdez.

Allie Fratessa of Wheelock, Texas — the granddaughter of Frank and Joyce Panigazzi of  Napa, Charles and Vickie Gewalt of Loomis (formerly of Napa), and Leo and Ann Fratessa of Sonoma — recently traveled to West Monroe, Louisiana to compete in an American Quarter Horse Association show, the  Sugar Bowl Classic, Dec. 27-31 at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center.

The black bear nicknamed “Lil’ Smokey” by his rescuer was returned to the wild recently by DFG personnel. The bear was released at a remote site in western Siskiyou County.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Friday in the Napa Valley:

Dave Houck recently took his 5-year-old sons, Russell and Bradley, sturgeon fishing at the mothball fleet.

The Oakland Raiders unveiled a logo Thursday that will commemorate the organization’s 50th year of professional football during the 2009 season.

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.