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.
Vintage grad Wallace fourth in 1,500-meter runSophomore Lea Wallace took fourth place in the women’s 1,500-meter run for Cal State Sacramento at the school’s Mondo Invitational Saturday.
La Rochelle enjoys Cal's NCAA titleThe UC Berkeley women’s swimming team won its first-ever NCAA championship Saturday night at the Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas. The Golden Bears, who have former Vintage High School and Napa Valley Swim Team member Natalie La Rochelle, finished with 411.5 points, ahead of second place finisher Georgia with 400.5 points.
Napa’s Yorkin eyes best pro season so farMatt Yourkin can’t explain what happened exactly, other than to say something finally clicked late in the 2008 season when he was pitching for Jupiter, a high Class A team in the Florida Marlins organization.
Vintage grad helps boost Stanislaus to twinbill victoryNapa’s Tomas Donnelly hit two home runs in the second game Sunday as Cal State Stanislaus swept a nonconference doubleheader and completed a four-game weekend sweep of St. Martin’s at Warrior Field in Turlock.
Rod Woodson: Great player, classy guyA few years ago, I got in my car and made the hour-long drive to Pleasanton to see my nephew, Brian, play in a youth football game.