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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 looks at the improbable run of the Livermore High baseball team as they claimed the North Coast Section D-IV title and are now in the CIF NorCal tournament. Also see CIF State Track/Field results and take a look at the spring All-EBAL teams.
EBAL Power Rankings have a change at the top of the softball rankings, while the baseball rankings remain pretty much the same.
What to Watch has the schedule for the CIF NorCal baseball and softball tournaments.
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
‘One of the most unexpected runs’: 11-seed Livermore Cowboys win NCS baseball championship
The lone mistake NCS made was seeding 6-18 Livermore down at No. 11. The Cowboys went on to take the Division IV banner, but it wasn’t easy …
Power Rankings as of June 2.
EBAL BASEBALL
1. De La Salle (22-4): The Spartans win yet another NCS crown, this beating Redwood 4-3 in the semifinals, the 6-0 over Granada in the finals.
2. Granada (19-9): The Matadors beat Clayton Valley 3-1 in the semifinals, then fall 6-0 to De La Salle in the finals.
3. Monte Vista (19-7): Season over.
4. Dublin (17-8): Season over.
5. San Ramon Valley (13-9-2): Season over.
Others: Foothill (14-11), Amador Valley (10-14), California (11-12-2), Livermore (10-18), Dougherty Valley (5-18).
EBAL SOFTBALL
1. San Ramon Valley (23-6): The Wolves roll to the NCS title with a 17-1 win over College Park in the finals. In the semifinals they beat Livermore 5-4.
2. Livermore (25-4): The Cowboys drop three of their final four games. They fall 5-4 to San Ramon Valley in the semifinals, then fall 3-0 to Alameda in the third-place game.
3. Granada (13-13): Season over.
4. Foothill (13-11): The Falcons pull off the 8-7 win over Casa Grande in the D-II semifinals but fall 2-0 in the finals to Northgate.
5. Carondelet (15-10): Season over.
Others: California (15-12), Amador Valley (7-12-1), Dublin (9-15), Monte Vista (5-16), Dougherty Valley (0-19).
Today (June 2)
CIF NorCal Baseball Quarterfinals, D-I: Saint Francis (8) at De La Salle (1), 4 p.m.; Granada (7) at St. Mary’s (2), 4 p.m. D-IV: University Prep-Redding (7) at Livermore (2), 4 p.m.
CIF NorCal Softball Quarterfinals, D-I: San Ramon Valley (5) at Saint Francis (4), 4 p.m. D-III: Foothill (7) at Las Plumas-Oroville (2), 4 p.m.
Thursday (June 4)
CIF NorCal Baseball Semifinals, D-I: De La Salle-Saint Francis winner vs. Valley Christian-Bullard winner, TBD. Granada-St. Mary’s winner vs. Elk Grove-Soquel winner, TBD. D-IV: Livermore-University Prep-Redding winner vs. Immanuel-Lowell winner, TBD.
CIF NorCal Softball Semifinals, D-I: San Ramon Valley-Saint Francis winner vs. Destiny Christian Academy-College Park winner, TBD. D-III, Foothill-Las Plumas winner vs. Rodriguez-East Nicolaus winner, TBD.
Saturday (June 6)
CIF NorCal Baseball Championship games: Semifinal winners, TBD.
CIF NorCal Softball Championship games: Semifinal winners, TBD.
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Inside Foothill’s underdog run in NCS softball tournament
“I told the girls this was the best softball game I had seen,” Foothill coach Greg Chandler said. “The girls deserved it.”
LARPD, Foothill students partner to offer community sports equipment box at park
Want to give tennis, Frisbee or other recreational sports a try, but don’t have any equipment? A new pilot project at one Tri-Valley park this summer seeks to break down that barrier.
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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