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SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Sept. 13
Little Debate Should Surround The Top Of Our Initial 2022 NorCal Volleyball Rankings As St. Francis-Mtn. View & Mitty Dominate Early • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Monday, Sept. 12. No previous rankings this week since it’s our first Top 20 of the season. PICTURED ABOVE: Erin... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.10: High School Football For The Soul
NorCal Football Talk Helps The 7 Friday Night Hosts Ease Their 49ers Pain As Pittsburg Coach Victor Galli Visits To Talk Pirates Vs. Folsom This Week • PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg Coach Victor Galli Holds Up The CIF NorCal Plaque In 2017. (James K. Leash photo) Depressed by the play... Read more
All According To Plan | Acalanes Football Executes To Perfection
With Big Plays At The Right Time, The Acalanes Football Team Came From Behind To Beat Sheldon-Sacramento And Remain Unbeaten • PICTURED ABOVE: Acalanes junior QB Sully Bailey. (Ben Enos photos) Check, check, check. For three-plus quarters against host Sheldon-Sacramento, the Acalanes football team executed its game plan. Bubble... Read more
Miramonte Runs On Duncan
Orinda’s Miramonte High Football Team Opened Its Season 2-0 Behind 6-foot-6 Luke Duncan — A UCLA-Bound Quarterback Supercharged By A New Position Coach • PICTURED ABOVE: Luke Duncan warms up prior to the Matadors’ Sept. 2 game vs. Encinal. (Ben Enos photos) With his Miramonte High football team leading... Read more
The Fun Bunch | San Ramon Valley Volleyball Keeps It Light, Hits It Hard
Mixing Positive Energy With Plenty Of Talent, San Ramon Valley Volleyball Sets Out To End A Nine-Year Section Championship Drought • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior captains Morgan Daetz, right, and Audrey Ross ham it up during a water break. (Chace Bryson photos) It’s early evening on Sept. 1, and inside of... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.9: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 3)
The 7 Friday Night Team Returns For Another Week Of NorCal Football Picks, Some Feeling Better Than Others • We’re back for another week of NorCal football picks. 7 Friday Night host Chace Bryson is looking to build off of a strong week, while co-host Ben Enos and Coach... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.8: Football’s Gamblers & Winners
Host Chace Bryson Returns From Vegas Just In Time For A 7 Friday Night Football Buffet, Plus Sheldon-Sacramento Coach Chris Nixon Visits • PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of The Sheldon High Football Team Walk Off The Field During Their Win Over Nevada Union. (Sheldon HS Football photo/Twitter) After covering the... Read more
Super Serra | Padres Stun De La Salle, Rise To Top Of NorCal
With A 14-Point Fourth Quarter Comeback, Serra Football Defeated De La Salle For The First Time In 12 Tries, Takes Over NorCal’s No. 1 Rank • PICTURED ABOVE: Serra junior quarterback Maealiauki Smith. (Chace Bryson photos) An attempt to parse all the storylines at play in the Serra football... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.7: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 2)
The 7 Friday Night Team Attempts To Regroup After A Rough Round Of NorCal Football Picks In The First Week Of Full Action • While the first week of full NorCal action delivered plenty of excitement on the field, there was less enthusiasm in Picksville. Hosts Chace Bryson and... Read more
Made Of Honor | How The Honor Bowl Became A Showcase For More Than Football
After 10-Plus Years, Honor Bowl Creators Reflect On The Origins And Evolution Of Event That Brings High School Football And Military Appreciation Together • Sometimes, out of great suffering and loss can come great hope and reward. The War in Afghanistan that began in 2001 as Operation Enduring Freedom... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.6: Serra Versus All Y’all
Serra 3-Star Lineman Ryan Silver Joins 7 Friday Night As The Padres Look To Beat NorCal’s No. 2 And No. 1 Teams — On The Road — Back-To-Back • Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos have a ton of talk about after a thrilling first week of football across... Read more
Fashionably Late | Rancho Cotate Football Opens 2022 Slow, But Strong
A Late Running Bus, Sluggish First Half Couldn’t Derail The Rancho Cotate Football Team From A Strong Start To A Season With High Expectations • PICTURED ABOVE: Malik Cleveland Leads Rancho Cotate Onto The Field. (Ben Enos photos) Liam Keaney and his Rancho Cotate-Rohnert Park teammates worked all spring... Read more