When a new basketball coach comes with a full Ironman triathlon and several half Ironmans under his belt, one wonders if his players will be able to make it through his practices.

A small but talented group of young athletes from the Napa Track Club traveled to North Carolina to compete at the USA Youth Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.

Jason Hagan struck out seven batters, including the side in the first inning, as Napa opened Keith Connelly 4th of July Invitational Tournament action with a 7-0 win over Windsor Thursday at Borman Field in Yountville.

The Napa American Legion baseball team outlasted host Reno 19-11 in a wild game on Wednesday.

Justin-Siena High School graduate Brett Wallace made his professional baseball debut with host Quad-Cities on Wednesday night, but a group of four Cedar Rapids pitchers almost stole the show.

Experts tell us that 2008 has been the worst June on record for wildfires in California.

Jerry Duncan of Napa recently caught this 28-pound halibut off Angel Island.