Allen Wheelan and Christian Zavala, both 13, have received their international certifications as first-degree junior black belts in Tae Kwon Do from the Napa Taekwondo Academy.

North Bay BMX is hosting a state championship qualifier race, drawing riders in from all over Northern California, on Saturday, June 27 at Kennedy Park.

Napa Valley Engraving topped Coleman Insurance, 9-4, in a Napa Valley Girls Fastpitch Association contest on Wednesday at Kiwanis Park.

Christina Dunbar and Makenzie Miller combined for 10 strikeouts for Kiwanis on Friday at Kiwanis Park. Morea Donahue had 10 strikeouts in a complete game for Coleman. There were very few hits in the game, as Coleman errors were the difference.

The California Tornadoes 12-under softball team finished second in the NorCal ASA State Championships Junior Olympic “A” Tournament in Sunnyvale on June 20.

When Brien Crothers tells people he ran a third of the way across Northern California two years ago and plans to do it again today, he doesn’t try to come off as superhuman.

I can’t guarantee that any reader who writes a long e-mail criticizing two paragraphs of one of my stories will get the same response, but George Slinsen had a good point.

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

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

Mike Copithorne (middle) of Napa’s Off the Hook Fly Fishing Travel outfitter landed this rare permit. Fishing reporter Bill Ryan estimated it to be about 20 pounds, and said dedicated anglers have fished a whole lifetime without catching one.

I’ve changed my mind about the L.A. Clippers picking Blake Griffin.