Scott Thom won’t be taking a vacation this summer. He’s putting most of his time and energy into basketball.

Harley’s Waterproofing defeated Fairfield Bats, 4-2, to win the Area 53 Little League Tournament of Champions in action at Garfield Park. The victory capped a 5-0 run in the tournament. Harley’s finished 15-1 in the regular season record and 21-3 overall. The team was made up of Kyle Sager, Nolan Brown, Ezyrah Villanueva, Adam Phillips, Mario Llamas, Aric Cortez, Jordan Abernathy, Blake Jacques, Justin Harp, Jose Gonzalez, Bennett Shaw and Talia Rizzo. The team was led by manager Dennis Cooney and assistant coaches Jose Cortez and Robert Jacques.

Napa Community Bank recently wrapped up the 2009 Napa Little League Majors Division title.

Napa United, the Under-13 Division I boys soccer team, won its second consecutive Norcal Premier League title on Saturday. 

The Napa Sheriffs-Matt Salsman Insurance Joe DiMaggio League baseball team swept a three-game series from the St. Helena Masons over the weekend

Ethan Speizer had three hits, including a home run, with two RBIs to lift Raneri & Long/Coleman Insurance to a series sweep of the Vallejo Spartans in DiMaggio League play on Sunday. John Roscoe had two hits and an RBI. Jake Dunkle singled. Austin Barlow was the winning pitcher.

Coleman Insurance beat Foster’s 5-3 in Napa Valley Fastpitch Softball Association play on Monday. Mariah Gelista had four hits, with a double. Kaitlyn Lewis went 2-for-4 with a triple. Kasey Van Camp and Catelyn Blanc had two hits each for Fosters.

Harley’s Waterproofing defeated Fairfield Bats, 4-2, to win the Area 53 Little League Tournament of Champions at Garfield Park. The win capped a 5-0 tournament run. Harley’s finished 15-1 in the regular season and 21-3 overall. That team was made up of: Kyle Sager, Nolan Brown, Ezyrah Villanueva, Adam Phillips, Mario Llamas, Aric Cortez, Jordan Abernathy, Blake Jacques, Justin Harp, Jose Gonzalez, Bennett Shaw and Talia Rizzo.  The team was led by manager Dennis Cooney and assistant Coaches Jose Cortez and Robert Jacques.  Submitted photo

My backyard neighbor Tom McNicholas sent me an e-mail the other day, and Tom — once a Brooklyn boy and lifetime Brooklyn Dodgers fan in the “Borough of Kings” — asked me if I knew about a book that was written on how my beloved New York Giants had stolen the 1951 National League pennant from “Dem Bums” from Brooklyn.

A couple of months ago I shared a story about my experience as a volunteer counting steelhead trout in the Napa River.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Wednesday in the Napa Valley:

Memo to 1986: Sorry, but we’re stealing your NBA draft.

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

The 2009 Raider Nation Celebration is set for Saturday, Aug. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.