NOTES AND QUOTES for a Wednesday in the Napa Valley:

Kelsey Scanlon, a starting outside hitter for Justin-Siena High School for three years, is averaging 1.92 kills and 1.96 sets per game as a freshman for the Emerson College volleyball team. Emerson is located in Boston.

Emerson, which plays in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, is off a 7-1 start. Emerson took second place in the Days Inn of Campton Invitational Tournament, which was held in Plymouth, N.H. The Lions also won each of their four matches during the Emerson/Wentworth Invitational Tournament.

The 5-foot-8 Scanlon, who is from Sonoma, had 11 kills in a 3-1 win over Salve and 12 kills in a 3-2 win over Ramapo College. She is starting for Emerson.

She graduated from Justin-Siena in June with honors. As a senior, Scanlon was First-Team All-Napa County, as she registered a team-leading 11 kills per match for the Marin County Athletic League co-champion Braves.

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Taylor Bickell of Napa tied for fifth in the girls championship flight of a Northern California Golf Association Junior Tour Fall Series event last weekend at Pajaro Valley Golf Club in Royal Oaks.

Bickell had rounds of 82 and 75 for a 157 total in the first Fall Series event.

The NCGA Junior Tour makes its next stop Saturday and Sunday at Haggin Oaks in Sacramento.

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Napa Christian has had a difficult time with fielding a boys soccer team, but its girls volleyball team is a go for the 2009 season.

The Knights play in the CIF North Coast Section’s Small School Bridge League.

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Kyleigh McAhren is averaging 1.89 kills and 1.89 digs per game for the Bucknell volleyball team, which is 3-6 overall.

Last year, McAhren was selected as the Patriot League/Baden Rookie of the Week (Nov. 10).

At Justin-Siena, McAhren was a four-time letterwinner in volleyball and three-time letterwinner in basketball.

The Napa resident also received the All-Academic Scholastic Team Championship Award for both volleyball and basketball as a senior.

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KVON-1440 AM Sports Director Ira C. Smith will be the guest of the “KVON SportsVine” Saturday. The hour-long show, hosted by Terry Simpkins, Charles Kennedy and Mark McLeod, airs from 9 to 10 a.m. on KVON.

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Santa Rosa Junior College, off to a 2-0 start, is No. 16 in the latest JCGridiron.com Dirty 30 football rankings.

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LPGA stars Lorena Ochoa, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis and Juli Inkster are entered in the CVS/pharmacy Challenge,  which will be played at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, Sept. 24-27.

For additional information, visit www.cvslpga.com or call (925) 725-0148.

E-mail Executive Sports Editor Marty James at mjames@napanews.com or call 256-2223.