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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 starts out this week with a shout out to the Livermore girls’ softball team for winning the Championship flight of the Livermore Stampede. Then we look at EBAL baseball, softball and volleyball as they head into the second half of the season!
EBAL Power Rankings see a new number one in softball while the other two sports pretty much stay the same.
What to Watch has some key games as league play gets underway with the second half of the EBAL season.
The Fast Five visits with Granada cheerleader Allyssa Dankwardt. Her genre of music and her favorite artist gets two thumbs up.
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
Livermore softball dominates hometown Stampede tournament
“This week we are here to announce Livermore High went 5-0 in the tournament and won the title of the Championship flight.”
Power Rankings as of April 14.
EBAL SOFTBALL
1. Livermore (15-1, 5-0): The Cowboys go 5-0 and win the Championship flight of the Livermore Stampede, beating Willow Glen (1-0) and Saint Francis (2-1) in the bracket play portion. They deserve the top spot right now.
2. San Ramon Valley (12-5, 5-1): The Wolves go 3-2 in the Stampede, beating Granada, Liberty and Whitney.
3. Carondelet (10-4, 3-1): The Cougars drop their first two games of the Livermore Stampede, then close out the tournament with three straight wins.
4. California (6-7, 2-2): The Grizzlies go 1-4 in the Livermore Stampede picking up their lone win against Granada by an 8-4 final.
5. Granada (8-8, 4-2): The Mats beat Freedom 5-2 for their lone win in the Livermore Stampede, going 1-4.
Others: Amador Valley (5-6-1, 2-3), Foothill (7-7, 1-4), Dublin (5-10, 1-4), Monte Vista (3-8, 2-3), Dougherty Valley (0-8, 0-5).
EBAL BASEBALL
1. De La Salle (9-3, 3-0): The Spartans had a week off and enter the remainder of the season as the team to beat.
2. Foothill (9-4, 3-0): The Falcons won a pair of non-league games beating Northgate 12-6, then Campolindo 17-6. Big two-game set with Granada this week.
3. Dublin (12-3, 2-2): The Gaels went 4-0 in tournament play during the break and now have won their last five games.
4. Monte Vista (8-5, 2-1): The Mustangs go 2-1 in tournament play, beating Berean Christian and Livermore, while losing to Redwood.
5. San Ramon Valley (8-4-2, 2-2): The Wolves tied in two of their four tournament games during the break and went 1-1 in the other two.
Others: Granada (9-5, 3-1), Amador Valley (7-7, 2-2), California (7-5-2, 0-3), Livermore (4-11, 0-4), Dougherty Valley (2-11, 1-3).
EBAL BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
1. Livermore (25-4, 6-2): The Cowboys keep their big season alive, rolling through a tournament with a 5-0 mark last weekend.
2. Dublin (17-3, 6-1): The Gaels appear ready for the final weeks of the season.
3. San Ramon Valley (17-7, 7-0): The Wolves are the lone unbeaten team in the EBAL and are coming off an EBAL week where they beat De La Salle and Foothill.
4. De La Salle (14-14, 5-3): The Spartans go 2-4 in tournament play against a field that boasted some of the top teams in Northern California.
5. Foothill (12-10, 5-3): The Falcons have shown the ability to play with any team on any given day.
Others: Granada (16-6, 4-4), Amador Valley (13-12, 1-7), California (16-11, 4-4), Monte Vista (11-9, 1-7), Dougherty Valley (7-14, 0-8).
Today (April 14)
EBAL boys’ volleyball: Granada at Dublin, 5:30 p.m.; Livermore at Foothill, 6:30 p.m.
EBAL softball: San Ramon Valley at Livermore, 4 p.m.
Tomorrow (April 15)
EBAL baseball: Granada at Foothill, De La Salle at Monte Vista, both 4 p.m.
EBAL boys’ volleyball: Dublin at San Ramon Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday (April 16)
EBAL boys’ volleyball: Livermore at Dublin, 6:30 p.m.
EBAL softball: Amador Valley at Livermore, 4 p.m.
Friday (April 17)
EBAL baseball: Foothill at Granada, 4 p.m.
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We interview high school athletes and coaches all the time. Occasionally we ask them questions that have nothing to do with sports. Here’s one:
Name: Alyssa Dankwardt
School and grade: Granada (senior)
Sport: Sideline cheer
Favorite streaming channel and favorite show: Netflix / “Chicago Med”
Favorite genre music and favorite performer: Country / Megan Moroney
Who is a must follow on social media: Ken Cradic (influencer)
Favorite fast-food restaurant and meal: Chipotle / kids’ quesadilla with guacamole
Favorite quote: “Anything can happen.”
Do you have someone you want us to interview? Email us.
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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