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THREE FOR 3 | No. 3 Seed Pittsburg Wins Third Straight NCS Title
Using Its Seed As Motivation, Pittsburg Football Topped San Ramon Valley For A Third Straight North Coast Section Division I Crown As a first-year head coach about to lead the Pittsburg High football team into the playoffs, Charlie Ramirez was handed a gift a few weeks back.  The North... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.14: Pirates & Pies (w/ Charlie Ramirez)
It’s Championships. It’s Thanksgiving. It’s A 7 Friday Night Content Wonderland! This Week Has Analysis, Picks And A Visit From Pittsburg’s Head Coach It’s our annual Thanksgiving/Section Championship episode full of delicious (yeah, we went there) commentary on all things pigskin along with a visit from Pittsburg coach Charlie... Read more
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT | Expectations Soar For Loaded Mitty
Behind A Pair Of National Team Standouts, Archbishop Mitty Opens Season In The Top 5 Of Multiple National Rankings — And It’s Built To Stay There This time last year, McKenna Woliczko was simply a freshman trying to make a big enough impression to be considered for the Archbishop... Read more
STILL THE ONE | De La Salle Football Makes It 31 Straight
Despite Two Major Challenges From San Ramon Valley, De La Salle Football Upholds Three-Plus Decade Of Excellence Over North Coast Section Presented without context, the numbers associated with the De La Salle-Concord football team’s dominance of its own backyard never cease to amaze. 31 straight North Coast Section titles.... Read more
FULLY OPERATIONAL | Healthy Rancho Cotate, Scrappy Heritage Roll In Div. II
Jacob Pruitt, Physical Run Game Power Rancho Cotate Past Granada; Heritage Takes Down Redwood With Its Own Physicality PICTURED ABOVE: Rancho Cotate quarterback Jacob Pruitt, left, and Heritage running back Mekhi Adenandus. (Ben Enos photos) Look good, feel good. Feel good, play good. The Rancho Cotate football team is... Read more
COLE AS ICE | Inderkum’s Ricky Cole Has Tigers On Target
Inderkum-Sacramento Quarterback, A Touchdown Sensation, Leads Tigers Into The Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I Quarterfinals Ricky Cole might be the first quarterback to dream about his passing records being broken while he’s still in the midst of the record-setting season. The 5-foot, 10-inch junior signal caller of Sacramento’s Inderkum High... 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