Tristan (Austin) Ruiz played softball year round as a youth, but volleyball and basketball were a big part of her life as well.

Water polo and swimming are always interconnected for Katrina Husted, with basketball providing a nice transition between the two.

The Vintage High School boys tennis team kept its first postseason in 10 years alive on Wednesday with a 5-4 upset of host Folsom, the Delta River League champion, in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I quarterfinals.

The Crushers’ No. 1 doubles team of Angelina Lapid and Princess Dulay won the MEL title on Tuesday, going unbeaten in the tournament.

Crusaders senior Dan Cravalho has been voted first team all-Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League by the league’s coaches.

Justin-Siena continues the Marin County Athletic League Tournament Friday with a semifinal-round game against No. 2 seed Sir Francis Drake at Alberts Field in San Rafael at 7 p.m. The Braves, the No. 3 seed, began the tournament with an 11-6 win over San Marin-Novato Tuesday. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $4 for students/seniors, and $3 for children under 12.

The Braves’ season ended Monday at the CIF North Coast Section Tournament of Champions, which was held at the Meadow Club in Fairfax.

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 Thursday in the Napa Valley:

The Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki team enters the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown at Infineon Raceway, May 15-17, on a definite high.

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.