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Welcome to the Playbook!
It is time for another week of the 2025-26 prep sports year! The Playbook takes you inside the East Bay Athletic League, writing about outlooks, updates and insights into all the sports, along with profiles of athletes and opinions regarding controversial issues in high school sport!
The Big Picture looks at how the EBAL athletes performed at the NCS Meet of Champions Track/Field Championships. Also, a quick update on the NCS baseball and softball tournaments.
EBAL Power Rankings have very little movement in the softball and baseball rankings as we head into the final week of the NCS playoffs.
What to Watch has the week two schedule for NCS baseball and softball, as well as the schedule for the CIF State Track/Field Championships.
If you know of a great story or have any questions, please reach out either by email at acesgolf@aol.com or by phone at 925-200-0719.
From the sidelines,
Dennis Miller, Playbook Editor
Who’s left in postseason pursuits for track-and-field, softball and baseball in Tri-Valley
Foothill softball stuns defending champs, No. 1 seed to reach NCS semifinals.
Power Rankings as of May 26.
EBAL SOFTBALL
1. Livermore (25-2): The Cowboys were seeded third in D-I when they should have been No. 1. Got a bye, then beat a good Liberty team 6-1 to advance to the semifinals.
2. San Ramon Valley (20-6): The Wolves did beat Livermore in the EBAL playoffs and got the No. 2 seed. After a first round bye, they beat American Canyon 6-3 to advance to the semifinals where they host Livermore.
3. Granada (13-13): The Mats fell 2-1 in the D-I first round at American Canyon to end their season.
4. Foothill (13-11): The Falcons jump back into the top five with a pair of road wins in the D-II NCS playoffs. First, they beat Cardinal Newman 11-3, then take out top-seeded Marin Catholic 8-6 in extra innings to advance to the D-II semifinals.
5. Carondelet (15-10): The Cougars end up losing five of their last seven games, including falling 5-3 to Liberty in the first round of NCS D-I.
Others: California (15-12), Amador Valley (7-12-1), Dublin (9-15), Monte Vista (5-16), Dougherty Valley (0-19).
EBAL BASEBALL
1. De La Salle (20-4): The Spartans are the top seed in the D-I playoffs and survive a pair of tight ones, holding off Heritage 11-10, then topping Novato 4-3 to advance to the semifinals.
2. Monte Vista (19-7): The Mustangs knocked off Liberty 4-3 in the first round but then dropped a 3-1 game to Clayton Valley to fall out of the tournament.
3. Granada (18-8): The Mats take a pair of games, beating San Ramon Valley 6-5, then Alhambra 8-6 to advance to the D-I semifinals.
4. Dublin (17-8): The Gaels dropped a 6-3 game to Clayton Valley in the first round to end their season.
5. San Ramon Valley (13-9-2): The Wolves lost to Granada 6-5 in the D-I playoffs.
Others: Foothill (14-11), Amador Valley (10-14), California (11-12-2), Livermore (6-18), Dougherty Valley (5-18).
Today (May 26)
NCS baseball, D-I semifinals: Redwood at De La Salle, Granada at Clayton Valley, 4:30 p.m.
NCS softball, D-I semifinals: College Park at Alameda, Livermore at San Ramon Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Tomorrow (May 27)
NCS softball, D-II semifinals: Northgate at Salesian, 3:30 p.m.; Casa Grande at Foothill, 4:30 p.m.
Friday (May 29)
CIF State Track/Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Buchanan High, Clovis: Field events 3 p.m. Track events, 5 p.m.
NCS Baseball Championship games: Semifinal winners, TBD.
NCS Softball Championship games: Semifinal winners, TBD.
Saturday (May 30)
CIF State Track/Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Buchanan High, Clovis: Field events, 4:30 p.m. Track events, 5:45 p.m.
NCS Baseball Championship games: Semifinal winners, TBD.
NCS Softball Championship games: Semifinal winners, TBD.
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Foothill girls’ lacrosse wins NCS championship
The Foothill High School girls’ lacrosse team completed an incredible postseason run, beating University 8-7 to win the North Coast Section Division II title and finish what turned out to be one big road trip.
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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