Trailing Redwood High 22-13 in the fourth quarter, a lifeless Justin-Siena football team clearly needed a miracle to come from behind and keep its North Coast Section playoff hopes alive.

CLEAR LAKE — The Clear Lake High School football team ran away from St. Helena in the second half of Friday night’s 27-3 win over the Saints.

VACAVILLE — Maybe the Napa High football team will use what it saw on the other side of the ball Friday night as motivation to prepare better in the offseason.

All year long, Steven Ceciliano has been dreaming of getting the call up to the varsity level for Vintage High School.

The Napa High School boys soccer team avenged last fall’s season-ending playoff loss to Franklin with a 2-1 Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I opening-round win in Elk Grove on Friday afternoon.

The Vintage girls water polo team kicked off what it hopes is a deep playoff run with an 11-4 decision over Modesto on Friday at Johansen High School.

Friday’s Bay Valley Conference match between Napa Valley College and the College of Marin-Kentfield has been postponed until next week.

A week after defeating Vintage 40-12, the Indians were scheduled to make up a game against Wood, but the Wildcats were forced to forfeit.

An extra point made the difference in Thursday’s game, as the Braves went for a two-point conversion in the second half and didn’t convert.

Tryouts for TCA NorCal Volleyball Club begin Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8, and continue Nov. 15, all at Napa High School.

It was a record-breaking night for running back Zach Zuniga and the Vintage Crushers, who got their first win of the 2009 high school football season.

The annual dinner for the Napa chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be held this Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Napa Elks Lodge. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m., and at 7 p.m., their famous prime rib dinner will be served, including fine wines from Gauge Winery.

Here we go with our annual installment of how did this guy make an NBA roster, Version 2009

Here’s a look at the latest local angling action:

Duane Cole said he felt he was on the menu when a mountain lion confronted him while he was hunting in the Elkhorn Mountains near Boulder, Mont. on Oct. 26.

Cece Mitchell of Napa reported that the annual Mitchell/Fitch fishing derby at Lake Almanor was “a bust” this year, but 3-year-old grandson Hunter Mitchell helped his dad Jason land a 2-pound, 13-ounce trout.