Executive Sports Editor Marty James has been with the Napa Valley Register since 1979 and is a graduate of Sacramento State. He is a member of the Associated Press Sports Editors, California Prep Sportswriters Association, and the California Golf Writers Association.

Yousef Baig is a Napa Valley Register sports reporter. In the search for nuances in a world of absolutes, his regularly occurring column “Other Side of the Fence” attempts to bridge the gap between trending topics, social issues and their relationship with sports. Its one goal: critical thought.