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Marty James articles
Marty James is Napa Valley Register's Executive Sports Editor. Marty can be reached at mjames@napanews.com
November 14th, 2009
Crusher stars determined to get faster, stronger in offseasonWhere does Vintage High School go after a disappointing 1-9 football season?
November 11th, 2009
Mirda wins all-Napa league finalIt’s been a year of championships for the Napa High School girls tennis team.
Huddleston does it allDick Huddleston was a big part of Vintage High School’s undefeated 1980 football team, a starting outside linebacker who was All-Monticello Empire League and All-Napa County for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section champion Crushers.
November 7th, 2009
Crushers open soccer playoffs with win over FolsomAll year long, Steven Ceciliano has been dreaming of getting the call up to the varsity level for Vintage High School.
When it rains, it scores!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.
November 6th, 2009
Boyett earns feathers with DucksCoach Troy Mott wasn’t about to let John Boyett get down on himself over an injury that he suffered during spring football practices at the University of Oregon earlier this year.
November 2nd, 2009
Valley College Notebook: Boyett gives Oregon boostJohn Boyett, a redshirt freshman from Napa, started at the rover position and tied for second on the University of Oregon’s defense in tackles as the Ducks beat USC Saturday, 47-20, in a key Pacific-10 Conference game before a crowd of 59,592 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore.
October 31st, 2009
Vacaville keeps Crushers winless on seasonVACAVILLE — Vacaville High School was dominating Friday night, scoring four touchdowns in each half to beat Vintage, 56-7, in a Monticello Empire League football game at Tom Zunino Stadium.
October 28th, 2009
Prep Water Polo: City rivals set to collideThursday is “Senior Day” for the Vintage High School girls water polo team, which has already locked up a spot in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs.
October 27th, 2009
Schwandt loves his gameThere are just two games to go in the 2009 regular season for the San Francisco State men’s soccer team.
October 26th, 2009
Napa runner starsLauren Swartz experienced a wave of emotions in her first marathon.
October 22nd, 2009
Running game revivedConrad Alvarez was impressed by a number of qualities that he saw in Zach Zuniga during a freshman football practice at Vintage High School in 2007.
October 19th, 2009
Now she’s Storm starCharelle Braden graduated from UC Davis two years ago, earning a degree in exercise biology. She enjoyed the academic offerings, which she said challenged her from year to year.
October 17th, 2009
Crushers still winless after loss to Wood in MEL openerVACAVILLE — In a matchup of 0-5 teams, Wood High scored three second-half touchdowns to beat Vintage 39-23 at Tom Zunino Stadium on Friday.
October 12th, 2009
Valley College Notes: Pacific Union booters off to hot startAt 3-1-1 overall, the Pacific Union College men’s soccer team is off to its best start in school history.
October 8th, 2009
Storm keeps surging with sweep of MarinA five-game win over Yuba College-Marysville was a turning point in the 2009 Bay Valley Conference volleyball season for Napa Valley College. But there is still a lot of work to do for the first-place Storm, which swept the College of Marin-Kentfield here Wednesday night.
October 3rd, 2009
Vintage's Homecoming a tough oneLooking to try to continue the momentum it had last week with the spread offense, Vintage High School instead took a step backwards and lost on Homecoming to Bethel-Vallejo Friday night, 20-6, at Napa Memorial Stadium.
September 30th, 2009
Great Vintage football team honors Orrick memoryVintage High School’s undefeated 1980 football team, which won Monticello Empire League and CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I titles while extending a winning streak to 19 games over a two-year period, was one of the best I’ve ever seen.
September 23rd, 2009
Coach, grid star honoredThis year’s Justin-Siena Alumni Hall of Honor has a sports theme to it, as two of the inductees, Frank Defilippis and Tim Borman, are a big part of Braves’ athletics.
September 22nd, 2009
Napa High's Dream TeamThere were no offseason weightlifting, conditioning or speed training programs.
September 21st, 2009
Cal star earns top tourney honorKevin Crossland felt like he had a perfect batting average going by the time he arrived at Meadowood Napa Valley Sunday.
September 19th, 2009
Russ Orrick, 1961-2009The word got around town quickly in the summer of 1978 that there was a pretty good athlete enrolling at Vintage High School for his sophomore year.
September 17th, 2009
Like father, like sonMatt Orrick has seen old game films of his father, Russ Orrick, one of the very best athletes to come out of the Napa Valley.
September 15th, 2009
Vets to lift PUCHeather Jacobson, a 6-foot-2 junior outside hitter who was All-California Pacific Conference Honorable Mention last year, returns to the Pacific Union College volleyball team. Jacobson was the Pioneers’ leader in kills, kill percentage, blocks and service aces during the 2008 season.
Vintage thinks big this autumnCoach Dennis Sweeney said there are two questions that the Vintage High School boys soccer team is dealing with:
September 12th, 2009
Crushers routed in openerROHNERT PARK — Russ Orrick’s name is all over the record books at Vintage High School.
September 9th, 2009
Vintage spikes Justin-SienaVintage High School played a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Foundation match last week, but the 2009 volleyball season really started Tuesday night for the Crushers.
September 5th, 2009
Kids honored by Anthony Gee Project, treated to A’s gameNOTES AND QUOTES for a Saturday in the Napa Valley:
Football Insider: Boyett makes Ducks debut with five stops against Boise St.In his first game for the University of Oregon, John Boyett of Napa had five total tackles (two solo stops and three assists) in the Ducks’ 19-8 loss to host Boise State in the season opener for both teams Thursday night.
Football season is finally hereVintage High School was not at full strength for Friday night’s scrimmage.
September 4th, 2009
Local kids return to college gridsAfter catching a 16-yard touchdown pass for Occidental College in the third quarter of a nonconference football game against Chapman University last year, Jason Lehman’s thoughts immediately turned to Brother Jerome Gallegos.
Indians' Gibson ready to get pro career off ground after injuryMike Gibson reported to the Philadelphia Eagles’ training camp at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., in late July with a theme for the 2009 season.
Crushers' conditioning should help in fourth quarterVintage High School coach Billy Smith did not have to question his team’s work ethic once during the offseason.
September 3rd, 2009
Napa, Vintage in football scrimmages here Friday nightThe bright lights of Napa Memorial Stadium will usher in the 2009 high school football season Friday with freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams from Napa and Vintage playing in a three-way scrimmage.
August 12th, 2009
Raiders' Higgins makes run for itJohnnie Lee Higgins doesn’t put a time on how fast he can run a pass route or return a punt.
July 29th, 2009
Raider Nation Celebration on tap at Coliseum Aug. 8The 2009 Raider Nation Celebration, a family fun day, is Aug. 8, from 1-5 p.m. at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
July 28th, 2009
Silver and Black are backIt’s July, but if you’re an Oakland Raiders fan, it’s that time of year you’ve been anxiously awaiting.
June 16th, 2009
Coaching great passesClint Smith, Napa High School’s head baseball coach from 1972 to 1983 and a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame, died Monday at Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center after a short illness. Smith was 79.
December 3rd, 2008
Justin-Siena football title game moved to AlhambraJustin-Siena High School will play in its fifth CIF North Coast Section championship football game in nine years Friday when the Braves face Salesian-Richmond at 7 p.m. at Alhambra-Martinez.
August 26th, 2008
Miller’s Timilick new Truckee gemTRUCKEE — Some of the biggest names in golf are finding their way to Truckee.
August 25th, 2008
Classic Soccer event set this weekThe 11th annual Wine Country Classic Soccer Tournament, sponsored by the Napa Valley Soccer Club and featuring 40 teams, is August 30 and 31 at the Raiders field, Redwood Middle School, Harvest Middle School and West Park Elementary School.
August 19th, 2008
Croxdale shines for HornetsJake Croxdale, only a few weeks removed from Napa High School, carried 10 times for 32 yards during the first scrimmage of fall camp for the Cal State Sacramento football team Saturday. The controlled scrimmage was held at the team’s practice facility north of Hornet Stadium.
August 18th, 2008
Steggall’s taking baseball to next levelTim Steggall’s college baseball journey reads like a road map.
August 15th, 2008
Scoreboards donated to local high schoolsThe National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have partnered to donate two new basketball scoreboards for the new gymnasiums at Napa and Vintage high schools.
Tall task on tap for TraskRyan Trask is playing maybe the best golf of his life.
August 11th, 2008
Raiders in Napa three more daysTraining camp continues today for the Oakland Raiders, who have two practices at Redwood Middle School in Napa.
Stanislaus volleyball player, NHS graduate lauded for academicsNapa’s Nicki Brown, a setter for the Cal State Stanislaus volleyball team who averaged 5.67 set assists per game last year, was named California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic for the 2007-08 academic year. Student-athletes were recognized by the league for their athletic and academic achievements.
A hand for HumpertIt was more than 60 years ago, but Frank Humpert hasn’t forgotten just how much of a help Dr. Harry McPherson was in his life.
August 8th, 2008
Race for the goldYou’d think that Olympic qualifier Donny Robinson would be pretty tired after all the work he puts into bicycle motocross (BMX) as a national and world champion each day.
August 7th, 2008
Raider learns ropes on D-lineJay Richardson said his rookie year in the NFL at defensive end for the Oakland Raiders was an eye-opening experience.
Kiffin hopes 49ers show how young Raiders have progressedAfter two weeks of going against teammates in training camp, all NFL clubs this weekend will be able to see a real, live — opponent.
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