Local athletes earn 8 wins at NCS Meet of Champions

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The Big Picture has the results from the North Coast Section Track and Field Meet of Champions that determined the athletes who will compete at the CIF State Meet this weekend in Clovis. Also, how did the first two rounds of the NCS Baseball and Softball play0ffs turn out?

The EBAL Power Rankings has the latest in baseball and softball rankings, with no movement in either poll.

What to Watch gives you the schedule for the NCS baseball and softball playoffs, as well as when and where the CIF State Track and Field meet takes place.

That’s it for another week of the 2023-24 Tri-Valley Preps Playbook! Got a great story idea? Let me know at acesmag@aol.com! Have a great year and I look forward once again to seeing how our local athletes compete!

Local athletes earn 8 wins at NCS Meet of Champions

EBAL came with eight wins in the North Coast Section Meet of Champions Track and Field Championships that were held at Dublin High School last weekend. See that plus highlights the from softball, baseball and golf sectional tournaments…

Power Rankings as of May 20.

EBAL SOFTBALL POWER RANKINGS

1) Livermore (21-5): The No. 2 seed in the D-II playoffs, the Cowboys out-scored Ukiah and Alhambra 20-0 to roll into the semifinals where they will host Benicia on Tuesday.

2) California (16-8): The defending champions beat Berkeley (8-0) and San Ramon Valley (9-4) to advance to the D-I semifinals where they will host Amador on Tuesday.

3) Amador Valley (14-11): The Dons advanced to the NCS D-I semifinals with a 10-0 win over Heritage and a 5-2 win over James Logan. Faces No. 1 California on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

4) Granada (12-9): Opened D-I play by outlasting Foothill 11-10 but then dropped the second game 5-1 to College Park.

5) San Ramon Valley (13-12): The Wolves beat Freedom 9-5 to open the playoffs but then fell to California 9-4 in the second round.

Others: Dublin (13-8-1), Foothill (12-10), Carondelet (9-10), Monte Vista (5-13), Dougherty Valley (4-16).

EBAL BASEBALL POWER RANKINGS

1) Granada (27-1): Moved one win from a spot in the D-I finals with a 7-0 win over Dublin and a 11-1 thumping of James Logan. Plays host to No. 4 Acalanes on Tuesday.

2) De La Salle (19-6): Stormed into the NCS semifinals with wins over Liberty (10-0) and Heritage (13-3). Plays host to College Park on Tuesday.

3) San Ramon Valley (16-11): The Wolves were the No. 6 seed but were upset be No. 11 Castro Valley by a 5-3 final

4) Foothill (13-13): Gave No. 5 seed Casa Grande all it could handle but fell 3-2 in the first round of the D-I playoffs.

5) Livermore (14-12): The Cowboys won their D-II opener beating American Canyon 9-4, but they fell to No. 3 Ukiah 3-1 in the second round.

Others: Amador Valley (10-14), Dublin (10-14), Monte Vista (15-12), California (11-13), Dougherty Valley (7-16).

Tuesday, May 21

North Coast Section Baseball Playoffs Semifinals (seeds in parenthesis)

D-I: Acalanes (4) at Granada (1), 5 p.m.; College Park (3) at De La Salle (2), 5 p.m.

North Coast Section Softball Playoffs Semifinals (seedings in parenthesis)

D-I: Liberty (7) at College Park (3), 5 p.m.

D-II: Alameda (5) at Casa Grande (1), 5 p.m.; Benicia (3) at Livermore (2), 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

North Coast Section Softball Playoffs Semifinals (seedings in parenthesis)

D-I: Amador Valley (4) at California (1), 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

No events scheduled

Friday, May 24

CIF State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Buchanan High (Clovis)

Field events qualifying, 3 p.m. Track events qualifying, 5 p.m.

North Coast Section Baseball Playoffs

Championship game, TBD

North Coast Section Softball Playoffs

Championship game, TBD

Saturday, May 25

CIF State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Buchanan High (Clovis)

Field finals, 4:30 p.m. Track finals, 5:45 p.m.

Pleasanton Preps: Foothill boys and girls volleyball score NCS titles

It had been 14 years since Foothill won the girls and the boys NCS titles in the same school record. Following the Foothill boys’ thrilling 25-23, 13-25, 25-18, 25-22 win over Castro Valley on May 9, the Falcons now stand as the reigning NCS champs in both the boys and the girls divisions.

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Dennis Miller is a veteran sports writer and editor, covering sports in the Tri-Valley for over 35 years. In addition to being the editor of Tri-Valley Preps Playbook, he has written a weekly column for Pleasanton Weekly and PleasantonWeekly.com, “Pleasanton Preps,” since 2011. Email him at sports@pleasantonweekly.com.

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