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Thirteen high school boys golfers from throughout the Napa Valley qualified for Monday’s North Coast Section Division 2 Championship/Division 1 Individual Qualifier at Valley of the Moon Golf Club in Santa Rosa.
Ten of them get to go as teams. Representing Justin-Siena will be Charlie Keller, Nathan Jewell, Sam Gomez, Andrew Crist and Bruno Freschi. Playing for St. Helena will be Rehn Bothof, Jonah Anders, Miles Dunham, Micah Meraz Ha, and Ethan Drumm.
Qualifying individually were Vintage’s Thomas Walder and Nick Young, and American Canyon’s Brandon Torres.
Varsity Baseball
St. Helena 13, Kelseyville 9
The Saints scored 11 runs in the second inning and led 13-0 after the top of the third before hold off the Knights in Friday’s North Central League I road win.
Micah Marquez (3 for 4, double, 2 RBIs, run scored), Harrison Ronayne (2 for 5, home run, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored, Spencer Printz (2 for 4, double, RBI, walk, run scored) and Jasper Henry (2 for 4, double, 2 RBIs, walk, 3 runs scored) led St. Helena’s 11-hit attack.
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Also contributing were Miles Harvey (1 for 2, double, walk, 2 RBIs), Thomas Herdell (1 for 3, walk, run scored), Orlando Segura (walk, 2 runs scored) and Josh Johnson (run scored).
The second-place Saints (13-7, 10-1 NCL I) host first-place Middletown (13-10, 12-1 NCL I) before visiting third-place Fort Bragg for a doubleheader on Friday.
Varsity Softball
St. Helena 9, Kelseyville 0
Tahlia Smith pitched the first five innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 11, and went 3 for 3 at the plate with an RBI, walk, 4 stolen bases and 3 runs scored to lead the Saints in Friday’s NCL I road win.
Aribella Farrell, who pitched two innings of hitless relief with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks, went 1 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored at the plate.
Skylar Fruetal (1 for 4, double, 3 RBIs) and freshman Caelyn Farrell (1 for 2, hit by pitch) – a JV player making her varsity debut because the varsity was shorthanded – rounded out the hitters. Sofia Cupp (hit by pitch, RBI, run scored), Blythe Brakesman (walk, run scored), Andrea Tobon (run scored) and Alexandra Hill (run scored) also contributed.
The second-place Saints (14-6, 10-1 NCL I) host Middletown at 6 p.m. Tuesday before visiting first-place Fort Bragg for a doubleheader on Friday.
Today in sports history: May 8
1968: Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter pitches perfect game
1968 — Jim “Catfish” Hunter of the Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-0. It is the first perfect game in the American League regular season in 46 seasons.
1970: Walt Frazier scores 36 points to lead NY Knicks over LA Lakers for NBA title
1970 — Walt Frazier scores 36 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 113-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA championship in seven games.
1993: Lennox Lewis scores unanimous 12-round decision over Tony Tucker
1993 — Lennox Lewis of Britain scores a unanimous 12-round decision over Tony Tucker in his first defense of the WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
2012: Josh Hamilton becomes 16th player to hit four home runs in a game
2012 — Josh Hamilton becomes the 16th player to hit four home runs in a game, launching a quartet of two-run drives against three different pitchers to carry the Texas Rangers to a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
2014: Houston Texans take Jadeveon Clowney with first pick in NFL draft
2014 — The Houston Texans takes South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney with the first pick in the NFL draft. The draft’s other big name, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, sits until Cleveland makes its third trade of the round and grabs the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner at No. 22.
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