https://nvcstorm.com en-us https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241118lcl952 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com The Napa Valley College women's soccer team concluded the Bay Valley Conference round-robin tournament by beating Merritt College, 3-1, in Oakland on Friday, Nov. 15. It was the regular-season finale for the Storm (8-3 overall, 6-2 Bay Valley). Annie Sanchez, a sophomore forward, scored two goals to lead Napa Valley. Phoebe Arbabaraghi, a freshman forward, scored a goal. Thais Thompson-Rangel, a freshman midfielder, had two assists. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241118lcl952 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241112hyj9mp The Napa Valley College women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to host Los Medanos College in a Bay Valley Conference round-robin tournament match on Friday, Nov. 8 in Pittsburg. The Storm’s Leila Newberry, a freshman midfielder, scored on a penalty kick in the 70th-minute of the second half after Annie Sanchez, a sophomore forward, was fouled Newberry’s goal tied the match, at 1-1. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241112hyj9mp https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241104o47t25 The host Napa Valley College women's soccer team opened the Bay Valley Conference’s round-robin tournament with a 4-2 win over Solano Community College-Fairfield on Friday, Nov. 1. Napa Valley (7-2 overall, 6-2 Bay Valley) went ahead in the match, scoring two early goals in the first half. The Storm scored two goals in the second half. Thais Thompson-Rangel, a freshman midfielder, scored two goals to lead the Storm. Annie Sanchez, a sophomore forward, and Amy Alfaro-Vega, a sophomore forward, each scored a goal. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241104o47t25 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241024o4rlc6 Photos by Marty James By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com The Napa Valley College women's soccer team has scored 28 goals so far this season. The prettiest of the bunch could be the one that Leila Newberry, a freshman center-back, pulled off in Tuesday’s Bay Valley Conference match against Los Medanos College-Pittsburg. Taking a corner kick in the 83rd minute of the second half, Newberry launched a beautiful shot that angled perfectly in for a goal. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241024o4rlc6 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241021m6vu2y By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Thais Thompson-Rangel scored two goals and Isabel Frias made five saves as the Napa Valley College women's soccer team won its second straight match, with the Storm beating Yuba College, 3-2, in Marysville on Friday, Oct. 18. Napa Valley (5-1 overall, 5-1 Bay Valley) is in third place in the conference standings. The Storm has scored 25 goals in six games, an average of 4.17 goals per game. Napa Valley, thanks to goals by Thompson-Rangel, a midfielder, and Natalie Montoya, a midfielder, took a 2-1 lead at halftime against Yuba. Yuba opened the scoring at the 15-minute mark. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241021m6vu2y https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241016ja5uys Thais Thompson-Rangel scored three goals, a hat trick, and Phoebe Arbabaraghi scored two goals as the host Napa Valley College women's soccer team won its Bay Valley Conference match on Tuesday, 6-4, over the College of Marin-Kentfield. Thompson-Rangel, a midfielder, scored two goals in the first half, as the Storm took a 5-3 lead at halftime. Arbabaraghi, a forward, also scored two goals in the first half. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241016ja5uys https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241015kxtbkh The Napa Valley College women's soccer team lost its first match of the 2024 season, falling 4-1 to host Solano Community College in Fairfield on Friday, Oct. 11. After starting out the Bay Valley Conference season with three straight wins, the Storm suffered their first loss, as Solano scored three goals in the first half and took a 3-1 lead at halftime. Napa Valley (3-1 overall, 3-1 Bay Valley) has outscored its opponents, 16-8, and is averaging four goals per game. Katelyn Walbolt, Briana Shafer, Bella Plascencia and Julia Hagerman scored goals for Solano. Walbolt’s unassisted goal came at the five-minute mark of the game. Shafer’s unassisted goal came at the 18-minute mark. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241015kxtbkh https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241009n6hqjf The Napa Valley College women's soccer team won its third straight match on Tuesday, beating host Woodland Community College, 3-1, in a Bay Valley Conference game. It’s a perfect 3-0 start to the season for Napa Valley, which was ahead 2-1 at halftime. It’s also a perfect 3-0 start to the Bay Valley Conference season for the Storm. Napa Valley has outscored its opponents, 15-4, so far. Woodland scored the first goal of the game, at the 20-minute mark. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241009n6hqjf https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241007hdhgmk The Napa Valley College women’s soccer team won its second straight match to start the 2024 season, beating Contra Costa College-San Pablo, 4-3, in the Storm’s home opener on Friday, Oct. 4. It was also a Bay Valley Conference game for the Storm (2-0 overall, 2-0 BVC). In two games so far, Napa Valley has scored 12 goals. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20241007hdhgmk https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240930m7wjr5 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Annie Sanchez, a sophomore forward who was named as the Bay Valley Conference’s Most Valuable Player last year, picked up right where she left off, scoring two goals for the Napa Valley College women’s soccer team, helping the Storm to an 8-0 win over host Merritt College-Oakland on Friday, Sept. 27. Sanchez, a Napa High School graduate, scored goals in both the first half and second half, kicking off the 2024 season for the Storm, who did not play any nonconference matches. Napa Valley got three goals, a hat trick, from both Thais Thompson-Rangel, a freshman midfielder, and Phoebe Arbabaraghi, a freshman forward, as the Storm started off its season with an explosive scoring attack. Amy Alfaro-Vega had four assists, Thompson-Rangel had two assists, Isabel Frias had one assist, and Sanchez had an assist for Napa Valley (1-0 overall, 1-0 Bay Valley). Leading the Storm into the fall season is Sanchez, one of three returners. She scored nine goals last year. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240930m7wjr5 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240820po0v3f By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com With his golf bag in hand and his family by his side, Dominic Taverrite called his arrival at Napa Valley College on Friday “just a really surreal experience.” It was move-in day for Taverrite and many of the school’s student-athletes, who arrived throughout the day and checked into River Trail Village, a brand-new, beautiful on-campus housing complex that opened in August. Taverrite said he has spent his whole life dreaming of playing college golf. At Napa Valley, he will get that opportunity, playing in a program led by head coach Bob Freschi. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240820po0v3f https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240729j32kt9 Photos by Marty James By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Alfredo Hernandez and Napa Valley College have a connection that spans years and years. Hernandez was in elementary school when his older sister, Dalila Hernandez, would drop him off, either at the Math Department or the McCarthy Library, while she was taking a class at NVC. It’s where Alfredo spent part of day after school – getting his homework done, reading, and staying on top of his studies as a student at Vichy Elementary School. It’s where he got his AA degree in Natural Science in 2012. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240729j32kt9 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240722kmzp3y By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com The Storm Cup, a golf tournament that benefits student athletes at Napa Valley College, is Monday, August 19, at Napa Valley Country Club. The second annual Storm Cup is sponsored by the Napa Valley College Foundation. The driving range opens at 10:45 a.m. The tournament has a 12 p.m. shotgun start. Lunch is included. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2024-25/releases/20240722kmzp3y https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231130rvj1sx The Bay Valley Conference honored players from Napa Valley College with two of its top awards on the 2023 All-BVC women’s soccer team, Storm head coach Mark Corbett announced on Thursday.  Annie Sanchez, a freshman forward, was named as the BVC’s Most Valuable Player.  Ariel Nunez, a freshman, was named as the BVC’s Goal Keeper of the Year.  Brianna Munoz, a freshman defender, was named first-team All-Conference.  Jasmine Alonso, a sophomore defender, was named second-team All-Conference.  Napa Valley (5-8-2 overall, 4-6-2 Bay Valley) took fifth place in the conference standings.  Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231130rvj1sx https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231113mejec1 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com The Napa Valley College women's soccer team concluded its 2023 fall season, traveling to Mendocino College in Ukiah and battling to a 2-2 tie in a Bay Valley Conference match on Nov. 9. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231113mejec1 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231101qrvpdz By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Head coach Mark Corbett called the Napa Valley College women's soccer team’s 4-1 Bay Valley Conference win over host Merritt College-Oakland Tuesday the “best team performance of the season so far.” Napa Valley (5-6-1 overall, 4-4-1 Bay Valley) had all 12 players available for the match. Annie Sanchez, a freshman forward, scored two goals to lead the Storm. Brianna Munoz, a freshman defender, scored a goal. Melina Shaline-Solis, a freshman forward, scored a goal. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231101qrvpdz https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231025pcw3ze By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Mark Corbett can’t say enough about the all-around effort and quality of play that his Napa Valley College women’s soccer team – with just 11 players and no reserves – consistently puts forth in matches. “I think it was a team-collective effort,” Corbett said, following the Storm’s 6-1 loss on Tuesday at home to Los Medanos College-Pittsburg, the Bay Valley Conference’s first-place team. “We spoke about not stopping, getting back when we lose the ball, getting back behind it. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231025pcw3ze https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231024nrwt55 The Napa Valley College women’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 tie in a Bay Valley Conference match against host Solano Community College on Friday, Oct. 20 in Fairfield.  Napa Valley (4-5-1 overall, 3-3-1 Bay Valley) is in fifth place in the conference standings.  Napa Valley and Solano each scored a goal in the first half of the game. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231024nrwt55 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231016mouqng By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com It doesn’t matter to Annie Sanchez, a freshman forward, if it’s eight, nine or 10 players who are on the field for the Napa Valley College women’s soccer team. The consistent all-out, all-around effort, both in the first half and second half, is still going to there for the Storm, which is playing with limited numbers this year, said Sanchez. “We all know that it's a team effort. And at the end of the day, we all kind of have to muscle through it,” said Sanchez. “We just push through it together, even if it's painful for all of us. So why not stay in pain together. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231016mouqng https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231009jgak32 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Annie Sanchez scored all three goals, a hat trick, to lift the Napa Valley College women’s soccer team to a 3-2 Bay Valley Conference win over visiting Merritt College-Oakland on Friday, Oct. 6. Sanchez is a freshman forward for the Storm (2-3 overall, 1-1 Bay Valley). Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231009jgak32 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20230927o9uz5n By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Napa Valley College went into Tuesday’s Bay Valley Conference women’s soccer opener with just 11 players, as the Storm was missing Ariel Nunez, a freshman goal keeper. Nunez was out due to a concussion that she suffered near the end of a practice on Monday. “Unfortunately, we’ve had injuries, and it put us up against a big disadvantage in terms of losing a fantastic goalkeeper,” said Storm coach Mark Corbett. “We’re pretty limited in terms of being able to make changes.” Areli Ramirez-Ruiz, sophomore defender, took over at goal keeper for the Storm. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20230927o9uz5n https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20230915hv0hz5 Mark Corbett doesn’t have one job. He has four jobs. Corbett is the head coach for Napa Valley 1839 FC, a National Premier Soccer League team, that plays in the West Region’s Golden Gate Conference. He is the head coach for Napa United’s under-19 girls team. He is the head coach for the Napa Valley 1839 FC under-23 women’s team. He is also the head coach for the Napa Valley College women’s team, which after a one-year absence of not playing due to not having enough players, is back on the field and off to a 1-1 start in nonconference matches. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20230915hv0hz5 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2021-22/releases/20211021mmay4w Mark Corbett is doing everything he can to build a women’s soccer program at Napa Valley College.  There is the individual skill and team work he does with the players during the spring and summer months.  There is the work he does organizing and planning for team-bonding purposes, such as a recent trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo for Fright Fest, and getting together for team meals.  Thu, 21 Oct 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2021-22/releases/20211021mmay4w https://nvcstorm.com/general/2021-22/releases/20210831l95uz8 Photo: Head coach Mark Corbett speaks to the Napa Valley College women’s soccer team during its spring season in May. Napa Valley had two scrimmages during the spring. The Storm beat College of the Redwoods-Eureka, 4-0, and lost at home to Lake Tahoe Community College-South Lake Tahoe, 5-0. It’s a big week for Napa Valley College fall sports teams By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com There is a lot going on in the athletic department at Napa Valley College. Fall sports – consisting of men’s and women’s soccer, women’s golf and women’s volleyball teams – are underway, with games starting this week. That’s not all. Men’s and women’s basketball teams are at work, practicing and preparing for the season ahead. Baseball and men’s golf play in the spring, but both programs are going strong, with offseason training sessions during the fall. “Everything is pretty much in full swing,” NVC Athletic Director Jerry Dunlap said on Monday. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2021-22/releases/20210831l95uz8 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2021-22/releases/20210816qqwzfu It’s a big week at Napa Valley College.  It’s the first full week of the fall semester.  It’s also a return to competition for two of the Storm’s teams.  Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2021-22/releases/20210816qqwzfu https://nvcstorm.com/general/2020-21/releases/20210517l69tzo There were just seven players on the women’s soccer team at Napa Valley College when Mark Corbett took over as the Storm’s head coach in August of 2020. That number has increased big time, with Corbett getting more and more commitments from players as he goes about building and organizing a program in advance of the Storm returning to playing nonconference and Bay Valley Conference matches in the fall. Mon, 17 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2020-21/releases/20210517l69tzo https://nvcstorm.com/general/2020-21/releases/20200820muk72p Mark is a UEFA A licensed coach, has a BSc Degree in Football Coaching, Development and Administration. With over 10 years of experience developing academy players at Portsmouth F.C., he has also coached at Chelsea F.C. and MLS Camps. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2020-21/releases/20200820muk72p https://nvcstorm.com/general/2019-20/releases/20200313kk1apk Due to concerns over COVID-19, the California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors voted to postpone indefinitely, practices outside of regularly scheduled classes, and competition for all spring sports and those sports in their nontraditional seasons. The CCCAA Board understands the impact this will have on our student-athletes. The CCCAA will be working to minimize those impacts when it comes to student-athlete CCCAA eligibility, as well as at the four-year college level.  For more information and updates, visit the CCCAA website.  Fri, 13 Mar 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2019-20/releases/20200313kk1apk