With its 15-0 score, it might seem as if the Vintage badminton team’s win over host Napa lacked the mutual effort typical of many Big Game contests between the cross-town rivals.

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Trevor Diskin was ready to go Wednesday when the Napa High School baseball team arrived after a 21⁄2 -hour ride to Castroville for its 10 a.m. opener at the Monterey Peninsula Easter Classic.

Tyler Cravy tossed a three-hitter with a season-high 17 strikeouts as the Napa Valley College baseball team defeated visiting Los Medanos 6-2 in Bay Valley Conference action on Wednesday.

In the final elimination games of the 9th/10th grade boys Optimist Youth Basketball 2009 season, Long Electric held off Mark Coleman Insurance, 42-40, and will move on to the semifinal round. Leading Long Electric was Alex Holman with 15 points and eight rebounds, Brian Barincoat with eight points, and Ian Burgison and Faris Shweiky, each with six points.

Will French pitched very well in relief for Justin-Siena (6-8 overall, 5-5 Marin County Athletic League) in Wednesday’s 10-inning game in Novato. French, a right-hander, allowed two runs (both unearned) on two hits, walked one and struck out three in 71⁄3 innings.

The gobbling started before we had even set up. Just minutes earlier, hunting partner Matt Schwanebeck and I had split up to take our respective positions.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Thursday in the Napa Valley:

Motorcycle madness will take over Infineon Raceway during a three-day stretch as race fans are invited to the 4th annual Two-Wheel Thunder, April 20-22.

Danny Giovannoni (left) and Ron Davis battled with this 65-inch Napa River sturgeon for about 45

Man, I thought we made it out of the woods when Terrell Owens signed with Buffalo.

Man, I thought we made it out of the woods when Terrell Owens signed with Buffalo.