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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 is all about the Livermore High boys’ volleyball team as the Cowboys are putting together one of the best seasons for any EBAL team in years.
EBAL Power Rankings has some movement in baseball, but volleyball and softball stay the same.
What to Watch has the schedule of some key games as the seasons get close to the end of the regular season. (The Fast Five has a week off for spring break and will be back next week.)
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
Cowboys riding 12-match winning streak in boys’ volleyball
It’s been a good year for athletics at Livermore High. But the one sport that has really caught my eye is the boys’ volleyball team. The Cowboys sit 27-4 overall and 8-2 in EBAL play and have put together a 12-match winning streak.
Power Rankings as of April 21.
EBAL BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
1. Livermore (27-4, 8-2): The Cowboys kept the top spot by beating Foothill and Dublin last week.
2. Dublin (19-4, 8-2): The Gaels beat San Ramon Valley and Granada but fell 3-1 to Livermore.
3. San Ramon Valley (18-9, 8-2): It was a tough week for the Wolves as after beating Cal to open the week, they lost to Dublin (3-1) and Dougherty Valley (3-1) to fall from the EBAL unbeaten ranks.
4. De La Salle (16-14, 8-3): The Spartans beat Dougherty Valley and Monte Vista to stay in the hunt.
5. Foothill (15-12, 6-4): The Falcons fell 3-1 to Livermore but came back to close the week with a win over California.
Others: Granada (16-8, 4-6), Amador Valley (15-12, 3-7), California (16-13, 4-6), Monte Vista (11-11, 1-9), Dougherty Valley (10-16, 1-9).
EBAL BASEBALL
1. De La Salle (10-3, 4-0): The Spartans beat Monte Vista 4-0 in eight innings and stayed as the team to beat.
2. Dublin (14-3, 4-2): The Gaels moved to the No.2 spot with a pair of wins over Dougherty Valley
3. Monte Vista (8-6, 2-2): The Mustangs fell 4-0 in extra innings to De La Salle.
4. San Ramon Valley (8-4-2, 2-2): The Wolves split games with Amador Valley last week, winning 11-0, then losing 5-3.
5. Granada (11-5, 5-1): The Matadors swept Foothill and jumped into the top five. They take on Amador this week.
Others: Foothill (9-6, 3-2), Amador Valley (8-8, 3-3), California (9-5-2, 2-3), Livermore (4-13, 0-6), Dougherty Valley (2-13, 1-5).
EBAL SOFTBALL
1. Livermore (17-1, 7-0): The Cowboys are now the top ranked team in Northern California as they beat San Ramon Valley (7-5) and Amador Valley 4-0.
2. San Ramon Valley (12-6, 5-2): The Wolves beat Monte Vista 10-0 to open the week then fall 7-5 in the showdown with Livermore.
3. Carondelet (12-4, 5-1): The Cougars kept the pressure on Livermore, beating Dublin and Monte Vista.
4. California (9-7, 4-2): The Grizzlies’ offense looked great as they topped Amador Valley (13-2) and Dougherty Valley (19-0).
5. Granada (8-9, 5-2): The Gaels beat Dougherty Valley but then fall 4-0 to Castro Valley in a non-league game.
Others: Amador Valley (5-8-1, 2-5), Foothill (9-7, 3-4) Dublin (5-12, 1-6), Monte Vista (3-11, 2-6), Dougherty Valley (0-10, 0-7).
Today (April 21)
EBAL boys’ volleyball: Dublin at Foothill, 5:30 p.m.; De La Salle at San Ramon Valley, 6:30 p.m.
EBAL softball: Livermore at Carondelet, 4 p.m.
Tomorrow (April 22)
EBAL baseball:Amador Valley at Granada, De La Salle at Foothill, Dublin at California, all 4 p.m.
Thursday (April 23)
EBAL boys’ volleyball:Foothill at Livermore, Amador Valley at San Ramon Valley, both 6:30 p.m.
EBAL softball: California at Livermore, Carondelet at Granada, San Ramon Valley at Foothill, all 4 p.m.
Friday (April 24)
EBAL Baseball: Granada at Amador Valley, Foothill at De La Salle, California at Dublin, all 4 p.m.
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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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