By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com

The Napa Valley College men's golf team had four players post scores in the 70's and the Storm took third place at the NorCal Preview, a Big 8 Conference tournament, on Monday, March 16, at Black Horse, in Seaside (Monterey County).

Napa Valley shot a 304-team score.

All eight teams from the Big 8 Conference played in the tournament, which had a field of 48 players.

Dominic Taverrite led the Storm, with a 1-over-par 73.

Lawrence Collins and Will Hutton each posted rounds of 4-over-par 76.

Ian Hall carded a 7-over-par 79.

Also, playing for the Storm was Peyton Alexander (83) and Charlie Larson (89).

Reedley College took first place with a 289-team score.

Sierra College-Rocklin was second with a 293-team score.

Also, playing in the tournament:

Modesto Junior College and Fresno City College, each with 314-team scores; San Joaquin Delta College-Stockton, 319-team score; San Jose City College, 322-team score; and Taft College, 345-team score.

Peyton Woods of Fresno City was the low individual medalist with a 2-under-par 70.

Tying for second place individually was Leo Eisner of Reedley and Oliver Boulter of Sierra, each with 1-under-par 71's.

* Marty James is a freelance writer who makes his home in Napa. He retired on June 4, 2019 after spending 40 years as a sports writer, sports editor and executive sports editor for the Napa Valley Register, a daily newspaper in Napa County. He is a 1979 graduate of Sacramento State and a member of the California Golf Writers & Broadcasters Association. He was inducted into the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame in 2016, the Vintage High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019, and the Napa High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.