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7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.12: Playoff Weather (w/ Dom Ingrassia)
It’s A 7 Friday Night Mega-Playoff Pod, Plus San Marin QB Dom Ingrassia Joins The Show To Share About The Mustangs Historic Win Over Marin Catholic As Coach Eidson waxes poetic about a nip in the air, the changing leaves and the stadium lights turning on by 5 o’clock,... Read more
HISTORY LESSON | Pittsburg Football Thrives In Present After Embracing Past
Museum Visit Helped Prep Pittsburg Football Prior To Pirates Routing Rival Antioch To Finish Regular Season At 10-0 A few days before the 105th edition of the Big Little Game, Pittsburg High coach Charlie Ramirez took his team on a field trip. With rival Antioch set to come to... Read more
OVERDUE | Foothill Volleyball Wins First NCS Title Since ’10
With Come From Behind Win Over Marin Catholic, Foothill Volleyball Improved To 36-1 And Snapped Four Game Skid In NCS Finals Appearances PICTURED ABOVE: Nisa Kincaid (left) and Katie Salonga (5) join teammates in celebrating a Foothill point late in the NCS championship match. (Chace Bryson photos) Katie Salonga... Read more
LEGWORK | Acalanes Football Thrives After Finding Running Game
Running Backs Jack Miller & Jack Giorgianni Have Become A Balancing Force For An Acalanes Football Team On The Brink Of An Outright League Title PICTURED ABOVE: Jack Giorgianni carries the ball against Las Lomas-Walnut Creek on Oct. 27. (Ben Enos photos) Over the first three games of the... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.11: It’s All Happening
This Week’s 7 Friday Night Episode Dives Into Sac-Joaquin Section Playoff Brackets, Engages On The Pittsburg Or San Ramon Valley Debate & Reprises “Dumb Football” This week the crew breaks down the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff brackets and shares thoughts on the biggest surprises, best first-round matchups and best potential... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.10: Memories & Mayhem (w/ Acalanes WR Trevor Rogers)
Heavy Hearts Take Center Stage As 7 Friday Night Pays Tribute To The Late De La Salle Assistant Steve Jacoby; PLUS Acalanes Receiver Trevor Rogers Visits The entire 7 Friday Night team opens the show on a somber note as they gather to share some thoughts on the passing... Read more
OF MUSTANGS AND MEN | Hardened Monterey Trail Football Team Rolls On
Monterey Trail Football Found Strength, Cohesion During Tough Nonleague Slate — And After 35-34 Win Over Grant, They’re Metro League Champs Once Again PICTURED ABOVE: Monterey Trail captains, from left to right: Elijah Folau, Elijah Wilder, Cam Haynie and Joseph Barrientos. (Ben Enos photos) When adversity hits, the most... Read more
GOLDEN DAY FOR KNIGHT | Menlo School’s Kate Hsia Delivers Rare Tennis Feat
Junior Singles Player Kate Hsia Produces Golden Match Of 48 Consecutive Points In A Mid-October Win During West Bay Athletic League Play Story & Photos: Pam McKenney for Menlo School Menlo’s legendary coach Bill Shine has been around tennis for over 60 years, his teams have won 27 Central... Read more
De La Salle Football Mourning Death Of Longtime Assistant
BREAKING: De La Salle Football Will Host El Cerrito With Heavy Hearts Tonight Following Death Of Defensive Line Coach, Steve Jacoby PICTURED ABOVE: Steve Jacoby, left, stands next to Justin Alumbaugh during the national anthem prior to the game at Folsom on Sept. 22. (BEN ENOS Photo) The De... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.09: An Instant Classic
All Three 7 Friday Night Personalities Share Thoughts On Being At Last Week’s Thriller Between De La Salle & San Ramon Valley; PLUS Previews, Picks & MORE All three members of the podcast just happened to be at the biggest game of last week, and perhaps the biggest game... Read more
DANVILLE DANDY | San Ramon Valley Pushes De La Salle To Brink
With Senior QB Luke Baker Leading The Way, San Ramon Valley Football Nearly Became First Section Team To Beat De La Salle Since 1991 — But Spartans Managed OT Escape Even if you removed all the historical significance — namely that the San Ramon Valley football team was a 35-yard... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.08: Talkin’ Trojans (w/ Coach Casey Taylor)
With Both Hosts Back Together, 7 Friday Night Delivers An Hour Of NorCal Football Talk & Welcomes Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills Coach Casey Taylor Onto The Show SportStars’ managing editor, Chace Bryson, returns to the command seat and promptly screws up a recording session. However, he and Ben persevere... Read more