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Welcome to the Playbook!
It’s time for another week of the Tri-Valley Preps Playbook, your inside source for all sports when it comes to the East Bay Athletic League. Join me each week for some honest feelings about the good, the bad, and the ugly side of high school athletics!
The Big Picture looks at the final weekend of the 2024 Fall sports which brought 15 CIF State championship football game. What a run it was for every team.
EBAL Power Rankings will be back after Christmas with the first basketball and soccer rankings!
Fast Five introduces Amador Valley soccer player Leo Wiedemeyer. Check out his favorite quote is a wise piece of advice.
The Playbook is off for the next two weeks for the winter break. Happy holidays!
Got a great story idea for something coming up in the winter? Let me know at acesmag@aol.com!
From the sidelines,
Dennis Miller, Playbook Editor
Northern California gets the best of SoCal overall in football state championship games
The 2024 fall high school sports season came to an end this past weekend with 15 CIF State Championship football games, played throughout California.
Pleasanton Preps: After upending McClymonds, Amador Valley set to play for state football championship
With their 44-33 win over McClymonds for the NorCal regional title, the Amador Valley Dons are in the CIF D-3 AA State championship against Frontier of Bakersfield at Long Beach Community College on Friday night.
We interview high school athletes and coaches all the time. Occasionally we ask them questions that have nothing to do with sports. Here’s one:
Name: Leo Wiedemeyer
School/Grade: Amador Valley High (2027)
Sport: Soccer
Favorite streaming channel: Netflix
Music: Rapper Burna Boy
Must follow on social media: Jared McCain on TikTok
Favorite fast food: Panera
Quote: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” (Albert Einstein)
Do you have someone you want us to interview? Email us.
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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