The Braves bowed out of the Marin County Athletic League playoffs with a 25-18, 25-19, 15-16 first-round loss Tuesday in Ross.

Jamie Marshall had 11 kills and 16 digs as the Saints won on the road, 25-15, 25-18, 25-9, Tuesday night in North Central League I South action.

The Saints won 25-20, 25-7 on the road Tuesday, improving to 17-7 overall and 5-2 in the NCL I South.

Napa High went 2-3 in the Super 8 Tournament Saturday with victories over Union Mine and Granite Bay and losses to St. Francis, Oak Ridge and Union Mine.

The Storm fell to 0-10, falling behind by four goals in the first half.

Alex Nelson sparkled in goal during the first half, then moved to forward and scored the goal to spur the Crusaders to a Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League win at Napa Valley College. Nelson’s tally came nine minutes into the second half and broke a scoreless tie with the visitors from Elk Grove.

Napa High’s 10th-place finish and a score of 484 at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Girls Golf Championships at The Reserve at Spanos Park Monday was a 28-stroke improvement over the previous week.

When the Napa Valley College volleyball team walked into Yuba’s gym after a two-plus-hour ride to Marysville a month ago, the Storm must have felt like it was entering an ancient Roman Colosseum.

The girls tennis season continued Tuesday for Justin-Siena High School, which resumed play in the Marin County Athletic League Championships.

Hole-in-one at Silverado Resort

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Upvalley boys and girls soccer is represented across the board in the CIF North Coast Section Div. III playoffs.

In its 2009 session, California’s lawmakers voted on numerous bills that directly impacted sportsmen.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Wednesday in the Napa Valley:

Here we go with our annual installment of how did this guy make an NBA roster, Version 2009

Jacob Young of Napa nabbed this 24-inch striped bass while fishing on the shore of the Napa Valley Yacht Club. He used frozen anchovies for the bait.

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