American Canyon High School brings back 10 players who received All-Vine Valley Athletic League honors last year, looking to improve on a second-place league finish.
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Vintage High senior Dario Freschi, who helped win a league title as a junior after an injury nixed his sophomore season, has committed to Saint Mary's College.
The St. Helena High School Athletic Hall of Fame will induct the Saints' 1958 baseball team, which might have done even better than 14-3 had playoffs existed.
The Napa High School Spiritleaders recently completed a three-day Pro Dance Camp put on by Professional NFL and NBA veteran cheerleaders and dancers at NHS.
Joel Ilao has been hired as head coach of Justin-Siena's varsity volleyball program after serving on the freshman team's staff last year.
Ron Berg, a 1959 St. Helena High graduate who starred in football, basketball, baseball and track there, will enter the school's Athletic Hall of Fame on Nov. 2.
Max Alvarez, a 2009 Napa High grad who had 108 career soccer goals and helped win a football section title, enters the school's athletic hall of fame Oct. 12.
Sofia Reiswig, a 2024 Vintage High graduate, is the Napa Valley Register's Napa County Girls Soccer Player of the Year for a second season in a row.
Jaden Washington, a 2024 Justin-Siena graduate who led the Braves to league and section titles, is the 2023-24 Napa County Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
The superlative winners and finalists on the Napa Valley Register's 2023-24 All-Napa County Boys Basketball Team.
Justin-Siena junior Jordan Washington, named Vine Valley Athletic League Player of the Year for the league champs, is also the Napa County Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
The superlative winners and finalists on the Napa Valley Register's 2023-24 All-Napa County Girls Basketball Team.
John O'Connor, who thought he was too old to coach softball before guiding Napa High School to seven playoff berths in 10 years, will enter the NHS Athletic Hall of Fame.
Vintage High track and field athlete Sophie Nassiri came back from January foot surgery to return to the postseason and sign with Benedictine College of Kansas.
Calistoga High senior Carlos Aviña is the 2023-24 Napa County Boys Soccer Player of the Year, the first Wildcat to receive the honor in at least 30 years.
The superlative winners and finalists on the Napa Valley Register's 2023-24 All-Napa County Boys Soccer Team.
Angelo Cabral, a 1993 graduate who starred in football and baseball, will be one of eight new inductees into the Napa High Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 12 at the Elks Lodge.
Prolific Prep of Napa Christian Director Philippe Doherty was happy to see the hard work of alumni Yves Missi and Adem Bona come to fruition at the NBA Draft.
St. Helena wrestling standout Piper Pike was due to make the state meet four months ago after coming up two places short at sections the year before.
The Calistoga High softball team had one senior this year in Flor Sanchez. The rest of the Wildcats will be back to try to improve on this year’s two-win season.
Near the end of its nearly winning, 7-8 season, the Calistoga High baseball team suffered 19-0 and 18-1 losses to Sonoma Academy and a 15-3 shellacking at the hands of Technology High.
The crosstown rivalry between Napa High and Vintage has been very competitive over the decades in several sports, but no series is closer than that of Big Game Mini-Golf.
Roger Harris, 63, has stepped down as the only head coach American Canyon High softball has ever had, having made eight playoff trips in 13 varsity seasons.
Larry Allen, an offensive lineman who played for Vintage High as a senior in 1988 and went on to help the Dallas Cowboys win the Super Bowl in 1995, died Sunday at age 52.
The St. Helena High softball team fell 19-0 to longtime powerhouse East Nicolaus in a Northern California Division IV semifinal at home Thursday afternoon.
The Justin-Siena baseball team fell 1-0 to Central Catholic in Modesto in a semifinal on Wednesday after beating King’s Academy 10-2 in Sunnyvale on Tuesday in the NorCal playoffs.
The Justin-Siena baseball team wrapped up a dominant North Coast Section Division 4 playoff run with an 11-1, five-inning rout of Piedmont for the title Saturday in Oakland.
The St. Helena High softball team repeated as North Coast Section champion, winning in Div. 4 over Del Norte, 2-1, after taking the Div. 5 crown last year.
The St. Helena High softball team, seeded No. 1 in the North Coast Section Division 4 playoffs, beat No. 2 Del Norte 2-1 for its second straight title Friday night.