Former Napa spiker lands coaching job with Skyline clubJessica Backhus of Napa recently accepted a position with the Skyline Volleyball Club. Backhus, who played right-side hitter for NCAA-Division I Saint Peter’s College of New Jersey after a successful high school career, will be the club coach for Skyline VBC and will also be responsible for volleyball operations.
November 2nd, 2009
Players bid farewell to Sonoma Golf ClubSONOMA — It’s hard to say good-bye to a golf course as beautiful and historic and challenging as the Sonoma Golf Club. But that is exactly what players did as the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the final event of the Champions Tour’s 2009 season, wrapped up a seven-year run here Sunday in glorious conditions.
October 31st, 2009
Well-wishers warm Watson's heartSONOMA — Tom Watson couldn’t get into his e-mail account when he returned home from the British Open in late July.
Mat coach returns to JustinAfter a two-year hiatus, Roger Bubel is returning to Justin-Siena High School as the Braves’ head wrestling coach. The announcement was made by athletic director Michael Fisher.
American Canyon's Llave claims net titleBenedicto Llave of American Canyon won three straight matches to capture the boys 14 challenger division of the Hunter Gallaway’s Tennis Academy Challenger and Novice, a U.S. Tennis Association Northern California event earlier this month.
Napa-Vintage Big Game tickets availableNOTES AND QUOTES for a Thursday in the Napa Valley: Vintage High School, the host school for this year’s Big Game, has announced that tickets will be available for purchase online at the Vintage High webstore beginning today.
October 14th, 2009
Pickett helps Fresno State to 1-0 victoryRachel Pickett was credited with a combined assist in the Fresno State women’s soccer team’s 1-0 win over visiting Louisiana Tech Sunday.
October 13th, 2009
Valley hoop stars eye showcaseHigh school basketball players from Napa, Vintage, Justin-Siena and St. Helena have been invited to the fourth annual “North Bay’s Finest,” an instructional showcase event that will be held Oct. 17 and 18 at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park.
Talley nabs top-10 finish for ColoradoThe University of Colorado’s Emily Talley recorded her first top-10 finish of the season, as she tied for eighth place individually in the CU Heather Farr Memorial in Erie, Colo., Tuesday. It was her best finish of the season so far.
Napa soccer pro inks new contractNapa’s Carlos Diaz was signed last week by W Connection, a soccer club from Trinidad and Tobago which plays in the TT Pro League of Trinidad.
September 28th, 2009
First anniversary for Justin-Siena's Dodd StadiumJustin-Siena High School’s Dodd Stadium, an all-weather turf and track facility built through public/private fundraising partnership, marked its one-year anniversary this month.
Bay Area brothers set for InfineonBay Area natives and brothers Ed and Martin Lauber are in the field for the sixth annual Classic Sports Racing Group Charity Challenge, which returns to Infineon Raceway Saturday and Sunday in Sonoma. There will be more than 200 historic race cars with drivers racing throughout the weekend on the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course.
September 22nd, 2009
NVST standout Sicard sparkles in Hawaii meetBrittany Sicard of the Napa Valley Swim Team recently traveled to Hawaii as a member of the Pacific Swimming Western Zone All-Star Team.
September 21st, 2009
Former Napa three-sport great enters shrineTristan (Austin) Ruiz wasn’t in the gym when Napa High School’s volleyball team took part in summer workouts in the early ’90s. Ruiz wasn’t even in town.
Boyett sparkles in Ducks' winJohn Boyett started at free safety for the University of Oregon and had nine total tackles as the Ducks beat Purdue, 38-36, in a nonconference game Saturday night at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore.
Napa's Gibson lands job with EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles signed second-year guard Mike Gibson, their sixth-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, to their practice squad Sunday.
Napa, Vintage in football scrimmages here Friday nightThe bright lights of Napa Memorial Stadium will usher in the 2009 high school football season Friday with freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams from Napa and Vintage playing in a three-way scrimmage.
Napa Valley is truly football territoryThere are so many different sports that I cover throughout the course of a year, but I seem to spend the most time on football.
Napa's Tronstad gathers gold medals at Masters track meetNOTES AND QUOTES for a Friday in the Napa Valley: Ken Tronstad of Napa won five gold medals at the Western States Masters Track and Field Championships, which were held July 31-Aug. 2 at UC Davis.
Napa Valley stars sparkle in ClassicNapa Valley players produced their share of big plays for the West team in Saturday night’s East-West Charity All-Star Football Classic at Memorial Stadium.
NOTES AND QUOTES for a Wednesday in the Napa Valley:The Justin-Siena High School girls soccer team will host the San Francisco Nighthawks Saturday night when they face the Portland Rain in a Women’s Premier Soccer League game starting at 7 p.m. at Dodd Stadium.
O'Byrne enters elite Naval Academy programMaria O’Byrne, a junior at Napa High School and a three-sport athlete for the Indians, has been selected to attend the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program in Annapolis, Md. There were over 16,800 applicants this year and O’Byrne was one of a select group of 2,250 that were chosen.
Ex-Vintage star all-conference for Cal State East BaySamantha Sciutto, a freshman who plays third base for Cal State East Bay of Hayward, was named to the all-California Pacific Conference First Team for softball.