Sports capsule
Napa High dancers to star in ‘Please Don’t Stop the Music’ starting May 8
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College Baseball: Yuba 8, Napa Valley 1
Ryon Dudley took the loss after going five innings. Nate Azevedo and Phil Fortaleza pitched in relief for the Storm.
Varsity Baseball: Terra Linda 8, Justin-Siena 7
Terra Linda out-hit visiting Justin-Siena 12-8 and scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to win it. A pair of RBI singles won it for Terra Linda.
Varsity Baseball: Armijo 8, Vintage 3
Robby Rivera started and took the loss for visiting Vintage Thursday, throwing five innings and allowing six runs (four earned) on seven hits, striking out five and walking four batters.
Varsity Girls Soccer: Branson 3, Justin-Siena 1
Playing its last game of the season, Justin-Siena fell behind 2-0 at halftime at College of the Marin-Kentfield.
Local women's golf
Silverado Resort Women’s Golf Association
JV Baseball: Sir Francis Drake 13, Justin-Siena 6
Drake scored seven runs in the first inning against Justin-Siena (9-11 overall, 6-6 Marin County Athletic League) in last week’s game. Nick Martinez took the loss. Will French and John Blanchard pitched well in relief.
Youth Lacrosse: Napa Force wins two
The Napa Force Junior Lacrosse Club boys varsity defeated the Stockton Spartans 12-3, then whipped Mendocino 13-1.
'Cats tennis back on top
They’re baaaccckkkkk!
JV Baseball: Napa High 10, Vacaville 0
Napa (14-9 overall, 8-5 Monticello Empire League) was powered by Randy Keen’s game-ending three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday.
Napa High blanks Bulldogs
A season full of amazing finishes got even more unbelievable for the Napa High baseball team on Thursday.
Braves golfers earn at-large CIF bid
The Justin-Siena High School boys golf team was awarded an at-large bid into Monday’s CIF North Coast Section North Qualifier, which starts at 8 a.m. at Peacock Gap Golf and Country Club in San Rafael.
Varsity Softball: Justin-Siena 4, Marin Catholic 3
The Braves (12-6 overall, 9-6 Marin County Athletic League) won a thriller Wednesday in nine innings.
A nice visit to the Suisun wood duck nursery
Springtime is nesting time for waterfowl.
Meeks to earn top ranking in martial arts Saturday
NOTES AND QUOTES for a Friday in the Napa Valley:
The Karting Kid
Someday, Doug Braddock Jr. might be auto racing’s biggest superstar.
It's Ferrari time in Sonoma
The North American Ferrari Challenge Series returns to Infineon Raceway this weekend, May 1-3. Practice will be held on Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with
Western Conference predictions
As a recovering Seattle Supersonics fan, one might think I couldn’t care less about the NBA or its looming postseason.
Eastern Conference predictions
Is there anything sadder than watching an aging NBA team trying to defend a championship only to crumble to pressure, injuries and uniforms featuring a hideously outdated mascot?
Carl, Ryan recognized by OWAC
At the Outdoor Writers Association of California meeting in Fairfield on April 19, outdoors columnist Guy Carl received the first-place award in the action photo category for “An Otter World” (above) that appeared in the Napa Valley Register.
Fishing report: Striper season returns to Napa River
Napa River