By MARTY JAMES

martyjames.sports@gmail.com

The Napa Valley College men's soccer team got a goal from Gabriel Cendejas in a 2-1 Bay Valley Conference loss to host College of Marin on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in Kentfield.

Cendejas, a sophomore defender, scored at the 70th minute mark of the second half to tie the match, 1-1. Mateo Villanueva-Martinez, a sophomore midfielder, had the assist.

Napa Valley (2-10-3 overall, 2-3-2 Bay Valley) was behind, 1-0, at halftime.

Richard Amador Garci scored an unassisted goal for Marin at the 23rd minute mark of the first half.

The winning goal for Marin came at the 74th minute mark from Angel Hidalgo Castan. The assist went to Garci. Napa Valley's goal keepers, Angel Olvera-Vega and Carl Osifo-Doe, each had two saves.

Napa Valley is at home on Friday, Nov. 1 for a Bay Valley match against Woodland Community College 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.