Brianna Stade will be leaving a national championship spiritleader team when she graduates in June from Napa High School.

Matt Jimenez had a hit and an RBI, then picked up the save to lead St. Helena to a 4-2 North Central League I South baseball victory at Lower Lake.

Motorcycle racing revs up again Saturday

Today

It was a dark and rainy morning as the first fishermen arrived at Lake Hennessey for the annual George Carl Kids’ Fishing Derby.

Face it, folks, it is far easier to keep track of who has NOT tested positive for "performance enhancing substances," in baseball than it is to keep track of those busted in the Steroids Era.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Tuesday in the Napa Valley:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Reed Sorenson completed a one-day test session at Infineon Raceway on Wednesday.

Riders Mat Mladin and Jamie Hacking enter the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown in Sonoma next weekend atop the AMA Pro Road Racing point standings

Every angler and photographer in Napa County will want to attend the May 14 meeting of the Napa Valley Fly Fishers.

Mike McDaniel of Napa scored a nice tom turkey on a muddy, rainy, early-morning hunt in Gordon Valley with his uncle, Gary McDaniel. His gobbler weighed in at 20.5 pounds, with an 81⁄4-inch beard and 1-inch spurs.

I remember it like it was yesterday, the first time I ever saw a major league baseball field with my own eyes.