By MARTY JAMES

martyjames.sports@gmail.com

Host Napa Valley College and Mendocino College-Ukiah tied, 3-3, in a Bay Valley Conference men's soccer match on Friday, Oct. 25.

There are six matches to go in the regular season for Napa Valley (2-9-3 overall, 2-2-2 Bay Valley).

The Storm trailed 1-0 in the game against Mendocino.

Napa Valley tied it, 1-1, and was behind, 2-1.

The Storm came back to tie the match, 2-2, and went ahead, 3-2.

Mendocino scored late in the match to tie it, 3-3.

Scoring goals for Napa Valley were Gedeon Ilunga, a sophomore forward, Dawson Le, a freshman midfielder/defender, and Jesus Medina, a freshman midfielder.

Napa Valley continues its season on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at College of Marin-Kentfield in a Bay Valley match at 4 p.m.

* 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.