Vintage prevailed over Elk Grove Wednesday behind the outstanding pitching of freshman Alex Ridling.

It was a scoreless game until San Marin-Novato scored in the bottom of the seventh inning to win.

Napa (7-5 overall, 3-2 Monticello Empire League) defeated Vintage Thursday in the first of three Big Game match-ups.

Elliott Stratton (44), Chris Somers (46), Eric Locken (47), Clark Carston (49), Brandon Shamieh (50) and Dwight Boyko (non-scoring 51) played for the Braves in a Marin County Athletic League match at the Meadow Club in Fairfax.

It’s not often after a Big Game that both teams go home happy.

Justin-Siena (6-2 Marin County Athletic League) got singles wins from Andrew Kelley (6-2, 6-2), Justyn Thomas (6-2, 6-2), Andrea Casasco (6-1, 6-3), Matt Andre (6-0, 6-0) and Austin Burns (6-2, 6-4).

• Napa Valley 8, Contra Costa 0

Justin-Siena (6-2 Marin County Athletic League) got singles wins from Andrew Kelley (6-2, 6-2), Justyn Thomas (6-2, 6-2), Andrea Casasco (6-1, 6-3), Matt Andre (6-0, 6-0) and Austin Burns (6-2, 6-4).

Ashley Syme, a striker, scored the game’s only goal early in the second half of Thursday’s Marin County Athletic League game in Novato.

Philip Holbrook (6-1, 6-0), Zach Wagner (6-4, 6-0), Jonathon Bush (7-6, 6-2) and Joel Lee (6-1, 6-4) won for Vintage (6-1 overall, 4-1 Monticello Empire League) in singles matches against Vacaville.

Rebecca Steen’s goal in the last five minutes of the first half got Napa’s offense going in a Monticello Empire League game at the Raider field.

After a three-year stretch without having a guest of honor, the Saints Athletic Association’s annual Fajita Fest will revere former St. Helena High teacher and coach Gordon Anderson.

The Napa Valley College baseball team bounced back from a loss to Mendocino-Ukiah by scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to beat host Solano Community College-Fairfield Thursday, 11-8, in a Bay Valley Conference game.

In our modern culture, hunters must continually battle against an ugly reputation that has been unfairly placed upon them.

Ken McKim, 92, of American Canyon proudly displays one of his many fish caught on a family trip to Gold Lake. This 13.6-pound mackanaw was caught trolling.

The Napa Valley Fly Fishers Club turns 40 years old this year. Please join us to celebrate at our Annual Fundraising Banquet on Saturday, April 4.

For the fourth time in five years, the Oakland Raiders will open the NFL regular season in prime time  when they host San Diego on Monday night, Sept. 14 on ESPN.

“The Talk.”