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NVC men’s golf team champion at Big 8 Conference North Division tournament

Napa Valley College’s Lawrence Collins is shown earlier in the season at Silverado Resort in Napa
Napa Valley College’s Lawrence Collins is shown earlier in the season at Silverado Resort in Napa
Posted: Apr 06, 2026

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.

The Storm was led by Will Hutton, who fired a 73, and Lawrence Collins, who carded a 74.

Peyton Alexander had a 79.

Also, playing for Napa Valley was Dominic Taverrite, with an 80; Ian Hall, with an 85; and Josh Hull, with an 87.

Napa Valley is in first-place in the Big 8 Conference North Division.

Taking second place, with as 312-team score, was Modesto Junior College.

Placing third was Sierra College-Rocklin, with a 313-team score.

Finishing fourth, with a 314-team score, was San Joaquin Delta College-Stockton.

* 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.