https://nvcstorm.com en-us https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260512n6f7t6 The California Community College Athletic Association State Championships presented all kinds of challenges for the Napa Valley College men’s golf team. To begin with, there was the Arnold Palmer Classic Course, at SilverRock Resort, in La Quinta. It’s a challenging par-72, 7,239-yard layout. According to its website, www.silverrock.org, it has “massive native bunkers and stunning water features.” Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260512n6f7t6 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260512kimitv Friday, April 24, the last day of the regular season, was so very eventful for the Napa Valley College baseball team. It was the season-ending game, with the Storm rallying for a 9-8 win over College of Marin-Kentfield, the Bay Valley Conference champion. It marked a three-game sweep and also the fourth straight win for the Storm, who finished conference play in fifth place. It was “Sophomore Day,” with head coach Derek Mayer honoring the team’s 12 sophomores later in the day. “We just had a different energy about us” the last week of the season, Mayer said. Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260512kimitv https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260511l2at1g By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Napa Valley College opened the California Community College Athletic Association Men’s Golf State Championships on Sunday, posting a 309-team score in first-round play at SilverRock Resort’s Arnold Palmer Classic Course, in La Quinta, CA. The Storm, the Big 8 Conference North Division champion for the third year in a row, is tied for seventh place going into Monday’s second and final round. The 3C2A state tournament is a two-day, 36-hole event, played at SilverRock Resort, a par-72, 7,239- yard layout. Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260511l2at1g https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260507pal3wa AMERICAN CANYON – Coach Bob Freschi has a meeting at the start of the year for players in the Napa Valley College men’s golf program. Freschi uses the meeting, in August, to tell everyone that “this is where it begins, our journey.” It’s a journey that begins with David Knox, the Storm’s assistant coach and a PGA Class A golf professional who is the Director of Instruction at Napa Golf Course, leading the fall program. It’s during the fall semester when qualifying rounds for players are held at several courses, including Silverado Resort’s North and South Courses, Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, Napa Golf Course, Eagle Vines Golf Club in American Canyon, Yolo Fliers Club in Woodland, Green Valley Country Club in Fairfield, and Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo. Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260507pal3wa https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260507ofieri By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com AMERICAN CANYON – Coach Bob Freschi has a meeting at the start of the year for players in the Napa Valley College men’s golf program. Freschi uses the meeting, in August, to tell everyone that “this is where it begins, our journey.” It’s a journey that begins with David Knox, the Storm’s assistant coach and a PGA Class A golf professional who is the Director of Instruction at Napa Golf Course, leading the fall program. It’s during the fall semester when qualifying rounds for players are held at several courses, including Silverado Resort’s North and South Courses, Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, Napa Golf Course, Eagle Vines Golf Club in American Canyon, Yolo Fliers Club in Woodland, Green Valley Country Club in Fairfield, and Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo. “They put in the time and the efforts to make themselves a better overall golfer,” Freschi said on Wednesday, prior to a team practice at Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, the Storm’s home course. “That's what we strive to do. And then they qualify to get into the spring team.” It’s a journey that continues in mid-January, which is the start of Napa Valley’s season beginning with dual matches. “It's a process,” said Freschi. “I feel like our team has really improved as the season went on. That's a great testament to these young men that commit every day to being out here at practice and not transferring blame on anybody or the golf course, committing to themselves and one another, and in our program.” Freschi calls his team the “Fab Freshmen.” Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260507ofieri https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260505s1fu09 The Napa Valley College men’s golf team will end its 2026 spring season by playing in the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships in La Quinta, CA. By placing second on Monday at the 3C2A-North Regional Championships at Bayonet Golf Course, in Seaside (Monterey County), the Storm secured a spot in the field at the state tournament, May 10-11. Napa Valley posted team scores of 305 on Sunday, May 3 and 311 on Monday, May 4 for a 616 two-day total. Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260505s1fu09 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260501q6gmde It’s a big week, especially when it comes to road trips, for the Napa Valley College men’s golf team. On Monday, April 27, the Storm was at Copper River Country Club, in Fresno, playing in the final Big 8 Conference tournament of the spring season. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260501q6gmde https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260428qnvv9j The Napa Valley College men’s golf team played in its final Big 8 Conference tournament of the spring season, taking second place on Monday, April 27 at Copper River Country Club, in Fresno. Napa Valley, the Big 8 Conference North Division champion, posted a 299-team score, finishing as the runner-up in a field of eight teams. Five players posted scores in the 70’s for Napa Valley. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260428qnvv9j https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260428ivg1j7 Unleashing a 14-hit attack and scoring two runs in a ninth-inning comeback, the Napa Valley College baseball team won its second straight game over College of Marin, the Bay Valley Conference’s first-place team, beating the Mariners, 9-8, on Thursday, April 23 in Kentfield. It was the third straight overall win for Napa Valley (14-24 overall, 10-10 Bay Valley). Dylan Brown led four players with multi-hit games for the Storm. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260428ivg1j7 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260427mvfzp8 Napa Valley College’s baseball team concluded the 2026 regular season, coming from behind to beat College of Marin on Friday, April 24 in Kentfield, 9-8, and completing a three-game sweep of the Mariners. Napa Valley (15-24 overall, 11-10 Bay Valley) ends the season on a four-game winning streak. The Storm finishes the Bay Valley in fifth place, and was 6-4 over its last 10 games. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260427mvfzp8 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260423pzt2yc Napa Valley College’s baseball team began a three-game Bay Valley Conference series against College of Marin in Kentfield on Wednesday, April 22. The Storm was the home team for Game 1. A four-run seventh inning was the difference, as Napa Valley went on to a 4-2 win over Marin. Marin scored two runs in the eighth inning. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260423pzt2yc https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260423ne7o76 AMERICAN CANYON – Napa Valley College made it a three-peat, winning the Big 8 Conference’s North Division men’s golf title for the third year in a row, as four players posted scores in the 70’s at Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards on Wednesday. In their final home match of the 2026 spring season, the Storm shot a very impressive 5-over-par 293 team score, navigating their way on the par-72, 6,800-yard course that was soft and also wet in areas from rains earlier in the week, and taking first place in a field of four teams. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260423ne7o76 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260421lirea7 AMERICAN CANYON – It took Will Hutton and his mom, Lisa Hutton, three days to drive from their home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Napa Valley College, in January. Along the way, they spent one night in Eugene, Oregon, and then the next night in Sacramento, after going to see an NBA game, with the Kings facing the Washington Wizards, at Golden 1 Center. From there, it’s about an hour to Napa – which is Will Hutton’s new home, as a freshman on the Storm men’s golf team. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260421lirea7 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260420o33iiw Myles Gray and Wyatt Smith each homered and the Napa Valley College baseball team scored in every inning except the ninth on the way to a 26-7 Bay Valley Conference win over Contra Costa College on Friday, April 17 in San Pablo. The offense was in high gear, with Napa Valley totaling 23 hits, including seven extra-base hits. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260420o33iiw https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417nit3r7 Contra Costa College-San Pablo picked up its first win of the Bay Valley Conference baseball season, holding off host Napa Valley College in 11 innings at Storm Field, 8-7, on Thursday. Napa Valley made a late comeback, scoring two runs in the eighth inning and tying the game, 7-7, with a two-run rally in the ninth inning. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417nit3r7 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260415txlrsr Ian Ross and Haden Stephen combined on a shutout, striking out 13 batters, Ty Francis had a four-hit game, and Nico Velasquez drove in five runs as the Napa Valley College baseball team beat host Contra Costa College on Tuesday, 22-0, in San Pablo. It was the first game of a three-game Bay Valley Conference series. Napa Valley (11-23 overall, 7-9 Bay Valley) snapped a three-game losing streak. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260415txlrsr https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260414qyd57n The Napa Valley College men’s golf team tied for third place in a Big 8 Conference North Division tournament on Monday, April 13 at The Reserve At Spanos Park, in Stockton. Napa Valley posted a 316-team score in a field of four teams. Leading the Storm was Peyton Alexander with a 76, Will Hutton with a 78, and Dominic Taverrite with a 79. Next was Lawrence Collins with an 83. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260414qyd57n https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260414qek1w2 Ryan Rice was a two-sport athlete, playing basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring, at Casa Grande High School-Petaluma. He was used to everything what went into playing two sports each year – the amount of time and work that’s required, the preparation and training, the overall total commitment. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260414qek1w2 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260408rye9qk It wasn’t that long of a team meeting for Napa Valley College following a 21-4 Bay Valley Conference baseball loss to Los Medanos College-Pittsburg on Tuesday at Storm Field. There wasn’t much that Derek Mayer, the Storm’s head coach, had to say to his team. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260408rye9qk https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260408j5gvee The Napa Valley College men’s golf team took third place in a Big 8 Conference North Division tournament on Monday, April 6 at Castle Oaks Golf Club. It’s a par-71 course in Ione (Amador County). With three players posting scores in the 70’s, Napa Valley turned in a third-place finish, in a field of four teams. Napa Valley posted a 300-team score. The Storm was led by Lawrence Collins, with a 1-over-par 72. Next was Will Hutton, with a 2-over-par 73. Ian Hall carded a 4-over-par 75. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260408j5gvee https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mm3sy1 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Three players posted scores in the 70’s and Napa Valley College was the team champion at a Big 8 Conference North Division men’s golf tournament at The Ridge Golf Course, in Auburn, on Monday, March 30. Napa Valley won with a 306-team score. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mm3sy1 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mkfqpr Napa Valley College was not able to hang on to a three-run lead and lost to host Solano Community College on Tuesday, 7-4, in a Bay Valley Conference baseball game in Fairfield. Napa Valley was leading, 4-1, in the fifth inning in Game 1 of a Bay Valley Conference series. Solano came from behind, scoring five runs in the sixth inning and one run in the seventh inning. It was the second straight loss for the Storm (9-19 overall, 5-5 Bay Valley). The Storm dropped to 2-15 in away games. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mkfqpr https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mie340 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Coach Bob Freschi learned something about Kylee Scroggs right before the season-opening dual match for the Napa Valley College women’s golf team last fall. It was on Sept. 3, with Scroggs arriving at Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, the Storm’s home course in American Canyon, ready to tough it out. Scroggs, a freshman, had a sore throat. As an extra precaution, she went to the Student Health Center at Napa Valley College to get checked out. “She still wanted to play. I'm like, ‘This is a dual match. You don't have to play,’ ” Freschi said last week from his office in the Athletic Department. The response that he got from Scroggs that day went like this: “No, I’m going to play.” Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mie340 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406l0c3tq Napa Valley College’s baseball team concluded a three-game Bay Valley Conference series with Solano Community College, losing the second game, 7-1 on Thursday, April 2 at home, and winning the third game, 12-4 on Friday, April 3 on the road. The Storm (10-20 overall, 6-6 Bay Valley Conference) is in fifth place in the conference standings. Napa Valley was held to four hits, left seven runners on base, and struck out eight times in the 7-1 loss. The Storm scored its only run of the game in the sixth inning. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406l0c3tq https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kn3qnb Myles Gray did not take any time off from baseball when he returned to his home in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, last summer. Gray got right to work. He played for the Ladysmith Pilots, a team in Ladysmith, B.C.  Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kn3qnb https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kcukgf Myles Gray, Ryan Rice and Devan McMinn all had two hits, but the Napa Valley College baseball team lost at home on Saturday, March 28, falling to Laney College-Oakland, 16-2, in a Bay Valley Conference game at Storm Field. Gray was 2-for-5 with one RBI, Rice was 2-for-3 and McMinn was 2-for-3 to lead Napa Valley (9-18 overall, 5-4 Bay Valley Conference). It was the third and final game of a Bay Valley Conference series. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kcukgf https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260327o2elsm By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Wyatt Smith had a big day with the bat, with a double, triple and home run, and Napa Valley College’s offense was in high gear, exploding for 15 hits, as the Storm beat host Laney College-Oakland, 9-6, in a Bay Valley Conference baseball game on Thursday, March 26. It was the second game of a three-game series. The Storm (9-17 overall, 5-3 Bay Valley Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak. Ian Ross and Ryan Oliveri combined to limit Laney to six hits. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260327o2elsm https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260327nz4z67 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Ian Hall was the individual low medalist and Napa Valley College was the team champion at a Big 8 Conference North Division men’s golf tournament at Elkhorn Golf Club in Stockton on Wednesday, March 25. Hall was the only player in the field in red numbers, posting a 1-under-par 70. Napa Valley had five players with scores in the 70’s on the way to a 5-over-par 289 team-score. It was a season-low team score for Napa Valley, the first-place team in the North Division. Will Hutton fired a 1-over-par 72, Lawrence Collins had a 2-over 73, Peyton Alexander carded a 3-over 74, and Dominic Taverrite had a 6-over 77 for Napa Valley. Charlie Larson (81) also played for the Storm. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260327nz4z67 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260326la2uti By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Nico Velasquez homered and the host Napa Valley College baseball team had 14 hits, but the Storm lost the opening game of a Bay Valley Conference series on Tuesday, March 24, falling to Laney College-Oakland, 10-9. Velasquez was one of five players to have two-hit games for Napa Valley (8-17 overall, 4-3 Bay Valley Conference). It was the second straight loss for the Storm. The game was tied, 9-9, going into the ninth inning. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260326la2uti https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260325rdy5d6 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Arianna Aguilar and Jazmine Fontilla are among a group of four players from Napa Valley College who were named to the 2025-2026 All-Bay Valley Conference women’s basketball team, Storm head coach Paul DeBolt announced. Aguilar, a sophomore guard, and Fontilla, a sophomore point guard, were each named All-Bay Valley first-team. The Storm’s Marticia Pollard, a sophomore forward/post, and Layla Butler, a freshman point guard, were each named All-Bay Valley honorable mention. After finishing in fourth place in the Bay Valley standings, the Storm advanced to the postseason. Aguilar scored a career-high 36 points, Fontilla had 18 points and Pollard had 11 points, but Napa Valley lost to host Sacramento City College, 96-79, in Round 1 of the California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regionals on Feb. 25. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260325rdy5d6