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Taft girls volleyball, seeking first title in a decade, gets top seed in L.A. City Section Open Division playoffs
Taft has won five L.A. City girls volleyball titles in program history, but the Toreadors are still seeking their first Open Division championship. Following losses in the Open Division finals the past two years, Taft begins its pursuit of a potential third consecutive appearance in the championship match as... Read more
Sierra Canyon, Mater Dei lead loaded field in Southern Section Division 1 girls volleyball playoffs
The only source of optimism for the elite eight teams selected to compete in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls volleyball playoffs is that it’s not a single-elimination tournament. Instead, Sierra Canyon, Mater Dei, Huntington Beach, Mira Costa, Marymount, Redondo Union, Los Alamitos and Temecula Valley will compete in... Read more
Sequoia and Carlmont to Meet for Third Time in Playoffs

With Capuchino’s loss to Burlingame later that night on May 10, the Ravens secured one of the PAL Bay’s five automatic CCS playoff berths. Carlmont (14-13, 5-9 PAL Bay) was later selected as an at-large.

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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
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.30: Championships & Gravy
Section Finals And Thanksgiving Week Collide On 7 Friday Night As We Break Down Semifinal Results And This Week’s Biggest Title Tilts • PICTURED ABOVE: Clayton Valley senior Ahmad Shatnawi (Ben Enos photo) Our Championship/Thanksgiving Week episode features hosts Chace and Ben discussing the riveting semifinals they saw last... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.29: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 13)
It’s A NorCal Football Picks Bonanza As The 7 Friday Night Crew Tackles Several Section Semifinals. PLUS: More “Dumb Football” • PICTURED ABOVE: San Marin-Novato senior WR Frankie Quinci. (David Gershon photo) It’s a week full of section semifinals, so finding good games to pick certainly wasn’t hard for... Read more
Jacked Up | Tyler Jacklich Powers Central Catholic Into Semis
Senior Running Back Tyler Jacklich Ran For 288 Yards And Four TDs As Central Catholic Rolled Monterey Trail For A Date With Top-Seed Folsom • Tyler Jacklich knows his history when it comes to high achieving running backs that have come through the Central Catholic-Modesto football program.  A standout... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.27: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 12)
With Playoffs Entering Full Swing, The 7 Friday Night Team Takes On A Grueling Slate Of Games For Its NorCal Football Picks • PICTURED ABOVE: Granite Bay QB McCade Long With Offensive Linemen, Kameron Kaminski (65) And Talae Tuimaunei (54). (Chace Bryson photo) With nearly every section having moved... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.26: Postseason Buzz
Early Upsets, Intriguing Matchups And Seeding Conundrums — The 7 Friday Night Crew Tackles It All As NorCal Playoffs Fully Arrive • PICTURED ABOVE: Yuba City senior Nick Afato (Ike Dodson photo) After the Sac-Joaquin Section ushered in the postseason last week, the rest of the major sections will... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.24: Let’s Get Ugly
Clayton Valley Coach Tim Murphy Joins The Show As 7 Friday Night Dives Deep Into CV’s Big Game With De La Salle; Plus SJS Playoff Talk & More • The show ushers in a major week of NorCal football action as the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs begin while a number... Read more
All Together Now | De La Salle Baseball Ready For Playoffs
De La Salle Baseball Charges Into The Postseason With A Deep Camaraderie — And A Senior-Heavy Roster Loaded With Pitching Depth • PICTURED ABOVE: From L to R, De La Salle leaders Cal Randall, Cade Cushing and Anthony Martinez. (photo c/o De La Salle Baseball) With the postseason looming,... Read more
All Gas, No Brakes | Ponderosa Basketball Revs Up For Act II
As The Playoffs Arrive, The State’s Last Remaining Unbeaten Div. II Team Is Ready To Prove The Last Three Months Were No Fluke • There was always an end game. And the Ponderosa basketball team’s seniors have reached it.  The high school’s 2022 class of hoopers have had high... Read more