Napa Sheriff’s/Matt Salsman Insurance got its first North Bay East Joe DiMaggio League win Thursday, battling back from an early six-run deficit to beat the Vallejo Mets, 8-7, at the Veterans Home of California’s Cleve Borman Field.

The Napa American Legion 19’s came from behind to stun Top Speed Baseball of Tiburon 16-14 on Tuesday, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning at Cleve Borman Field in Yountville.

Alex Robben was the fastest runner and most powerful hitter on the Napa High softball team this spring, but the physical aspects aren’t what make her most passionate about the game.

The Napa American Legion 13-and-under baseball team poses after winning the championship game of the Elk Grove Tournament last weekend, 7-4. Pictured are (back row, from left) coach Pete Santora, Alex Rocha, Tyler Whitehead, Reed Oster, Ryan Imhoff, Andrew Hinshaw, Austin Abernathy, coach Mike Odell, (front row) Diano Pachote, Stephen Santora, Michael Odell, Jack Good, Grant Wright, Sam Davison, Mateo Fernandez, Kaleb Schnaible and Scott Premo.  Submitted photo

On June 4, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its official opinion regarding the water pumping operations in California’s Central Valley.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Friday in the Napa Valley:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano will compete in the Bennett Lane Winery 200, presented by Supercuts, NASCAR Camping World West Series race at Infineon Raceway on Saturday, June 20.

Here’s a look at the latest local angling action:

John Rutherford and his son Aiden (above) caught this 25-inch, 8-pound rainbow trout on the Upper East Carson River with a Spiderman children’s pole and an old minnow lure Aiden found on the bank. They had purchased the Spiderman pole at Sweeney’s a couple of weeks prior to fish at their pond at their home in Napa.