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Boys Football:
Foothill (Pleasanton) 38, Castro Valley 12, Aug 30, 2021
Boys Football:
Foothill (Pleasanton) 38, Castro Valley 12, Aug 30, 2021
Boys Football:
Dublin 21, Heritage (Brentwood) 6, Aug 30, 2021
Boys Football:
Livermore 20, Livingston 13, Aug 27, 2021
Boys Football:
Amador Valley 37, Milpitas 7, Aug 27, 2021

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Sports Calendar

Friday, September 24
Boys Football
Foothill (Pleasanton) at Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Foothill (Pleasanton) at Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Deer Valley (Antioch) at Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Liberty (Brentwood) at Dublin 7 p.m.
Boys Football
San Leandro at Granada (Livermore) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Newark Memorial at Livermore 7 p.m.
Boys Football
El Cerrito at Monte Vista (Danville) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) at San Ramon Valley (Danville) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
California (San Ramon) at Dublin 7 p.m.
Boys Football
California (San Ramon) at Dublin 7 p.m.
Boys Football
San Ramon Valley (Danville) at Foothill (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
San Ramon Valley (Danville) at Foothill (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Fremont (Oakland) at Granada (Livermore) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Livermore at Monte Vista (Danville) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Livermore at Monte Vista (Danville) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) at Vallejo 7 p.m.
Boys Football
San Ramon Valley (Danville) at Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
San Ramon Valley (Danville) at Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) at California (San Ramon) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) at Foothill (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Dublin at Granada (Livermore) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Dublin at Granada (Livermore) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) at Foothill (Pleasanton) 7:30 p.m.
Boys Football
Monte Vista (Danville) at Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.
Boys Football
Monte Vista (Danville) at Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 7 p.m.

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Sports Headlines

Twins might be one of EBAL's best sibling athlete combos ever
Grayce and Kenny Olson may be the one of the top sister-brother athletic combos ever in EBAL. Grayce is a four-year starter for the Falcons girls' volleyball team; Kenny is one of the top football players in the league this year. Wednesday, 5:24 PM | 1 comments

Power Rankings for weekend of Sept. 17-18
SRVUSD's California High stays first in EBAL's Mountain division with a 4-0 record. Pleasanton's Foothill is back on top in the Valley division, knocking Livermore down to third. Tuesday, 4:51 PM

Power Rankings for weekend of Sept. 10-11
This week Cal and Livermore top their EBAL divisions, knocking San Ramon Valley and Foothill down. Wednesday, 3:23 PM

What to Watch: Sept. 17 to 23
As we get closer to the start of the EBAL League, there are three games this week that stick out to me as games to watch, with all three telling us a little more about the teams. Wednesday, 2:51 PM

Pleasanton Preps: We must never forget Sept. 11
I am also compelled to write about that day because it needs to stay relevant, and it needs to continually resonate with generation after generation of middle school and high school students. They must never forget. Wednesday, 1:31 PM

St. Francis pulls off football upset for the ages, beating De La Salle
Matt Dougherty connected with Nico Andrighetto on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 15.7 seconds left in the game as St. Francis pulled off a monumental, historic upset of De La Salle, 31-28, Friday night in Mountain View. Monday, 4:24 PM

Power Rankings
Each week I will rank the East Bay Athletics League teams in each division -- Mountain and Valley -- as well as give you the next opponent. These will change every week based on their performances from the current week. Wednesday, 1:38 PM

Monte Vista's girls' golf team one to watch
Monte Vista's girls' golf team went 8-0 last spring and finished No. 2 in the country. This year they are starting out strong with two members of last year's team and a new captain. Tuesday, 4:41 PM

Foothill bids farewell to longtime football scoreboard operator Isaacs
When Foothill High School's opening night football win over Castro Valley came to an end on Aug. 30, it also ended one heck of a streak for a scoreboard operator/announcer for the Falcons, Randy Isaacs. Wednesday, 2:11 PM

Dons, Falcons off to strong starts early in 2021 season
Two games into the 2021 high school football season, Amador Valley coach Danny Jones and Foothill headman Greg Haubner would be hard-pressed to ask for much more from their teams. Wednesday, 3:05 PM

Cowboy up: Livermore football coaches, players want to be the team to beat
For the last 15 years, the Livermore football team hasn't been a legit contender. Last spring, though, coach John Wade and his Cowboys showed they will not be taken lightly, going 5-1, including an opening night win at Foothill. Thursday, 9:17 AM

Friday night lights and Monday night football
It wasn't quite the opening night of high school football that people had hoped for as poor air quality from the raging fires in Northern California forced the postponement of several games Friday night. Wednesday, 7:02 PM

Sensational start for Foothill girls' volleyball
It has been a sensational start for the Foothill girls' volleyball program, with the Falcons starting 2-0 in EBAL play and 7-0 overall. Wednesday, 7:01 PM

Future looks bright for SRVHS offensive lineman
In high school football, offensive linemen often get overlooked. For San Ramon Valley High offensive lineman Jackson Brown, it is exactly the opposite. He's impossible not to notice. Wednesday, 10:34 AM

Pleasanton Seahawks coach reprimanded for conduct at swim meet
A year after being criticized in multiple news reports for alleged behavior on the job, the nationally renowned Pleasanton Seahawks swim coach is back in hot water again -- this time for video showing him throw a cone at a swimmer. Tuesday, 11:34 AM | 1 comments

Pleasanton Preps: Arioto ready to compete for USA Softball at Olympics
Valerie Arioto, the 2007 Foothill graduate, is arguably the top athlete to ever come out of the East Bay Athletic League and is now in Japan with Team USA, ready to represent the United States in softball at the Olympic Games. Sunday, 11:26 AM

Remembering my dad, Harry Miller
As I write this, I am still stuck looking for words to describe my feelings. The obvious words like saddened, devastated, heartbroken and crushed certainly apply, but there is a feeling lingering that I do not know how to describe. Tuesday, 4:12 PM

Hope 100 Golf Marathon returning to Pleasanton
The Hope 100 Golf Marathon will be back at Pleasanton's Castlewood Country Club next month after the annual fundraiser took a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday, 11:35 AM

Cyril twins perform at racquetball nationals
Arya Cyril and Esha Cyril, twin sisters, doubles partners and current seniors from the Quarry Lane School in Dublin, recently competed at the USA Racquetball 2021 National Junior Championships held in Iowa. Friday, 8:41 AM

Lady Cavs win national rugby tournament in Utah
Local underdog rugby team, Pleasanton Cavaliers, brought home the trophy after a successful run by its team of under-18 girls at the North American Invitational (NAI) 7's tournament last month in Salt Lake City. Friday, 8:30 AM

Amador's LaHa reflects on teeing it up at U.S. Women's Open
For Jaclyn LaHa, an incoming junior and star golfer for the Dons, she can add one twist to her summer story none of her classmates can boast of -- playing in the U.S. Women's Open, teeing it up among the world's best at Olympic Club. Tuesday, 4:33 PM

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                                            [headline] => Cowboy up: Livermore football coaches, players want to be the team to beat
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                                            [front_paragraph] => For the last 15 years, the Livermore football team hasn't been a legit contender. Last spring, though, coach John Wade and his Cowboys showed they will not be taken lightly, going 5-1, including an opening night win at Foothill.
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                                            [headline] => Friday night lights and Monday night football
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                                            [front_paragraph] => It wasn't quite the opening night of high school football that people had hoped for as poor air quality from the raging fires in Northern California forced the postponement of several games Friday night.
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                                            [date] => Wednesday, 7:02 PM
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                                            [headline] => Sensational start for Foothill girls' volleyball
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                                            [front_paragraph] => It has been a sensational start for the Foothill girls' volleyball program, with the Falcons starting 2-0 in EBAL play and 7-0 overall.
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                                            [date] => Wednesday, 7:01 PM
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                                            [headline] => SRVHS offensive lineman gets noticed on and off the field
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                                            [front_paragraph] => In high school football, offensive linemen often get overlooked. For San Ramon Valley High offensive lineman Jackson Brown, it is exactly the opposite. He's impossible not to notice.
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                                            [headline] => Pleasanton Seahawks coach reprimanded for conduct at swim meet
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                                            [front_paragraph] => A year after being criticized in multiple news reports for alleged behavior on the job, the nationally renowned Pleasanton Seahawks swim coach is back in hot water again -- this time for video showing him throw a cone at a swimmer.
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                                            [headline] => Pleasanton Preps: Arioto ready to compete for USA Softball at Olympics
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                                            [front_paragraph] => Valerie Arioto, the 2007 Foothill graduate, is arguably the top athlete to ever come out of the East Bay Athletic League and is now in Japan with Team USA, ready to represent the United States in softball at the Olympic Games.
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                                            [date] => Sunday, 11:26 AM
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                                            [headline] => Remembering my dad, Harry Miller
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                                            [front_paragraph] => As I write this, I am still stuck looking for words to describe my feelings. The obvious words like saddened, devastated, heartbroken and crushed certainly apply, but there is a feeling lingering that I do not know how to describe.
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                                            [date] => Tuesday, 4:12 PM
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                                                    [caption] => A golfer rushes to hit an approach shot during the 2019 Hope 100 Golf Marathon. After a one-year hiatus, the event is back on the schedule for 2021 at Castlewood Country Club. (Photo courtesy of Hope Hospice)
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                                            [headline] => Hope 100 Golf Marathon returning to Pleasanton
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                                            [front_paragraph] => The Hope 100 Golf Marathon will be back at Pleasanton's Castlewood Country Club next month after the annual fundraiser took a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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                                            [date] => Tuesday, 11:35 AM
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                                                    [caption] => Arya Cyril and Esha Cyril, twin sisters, doubles partners and current seniors from the Quarry Lane School in Dublin, recently competed at the USA Racquetball 2021 National Junior Championships held in Iowa.
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                                            [front_paragraph] => Arya Cyril and Esha Cyril, twin sisters, doubles partners and current seniors from the Quarry Lane School in Dublin, recently competed at the USA Racquetball 2021 National Junior Championships held in Iowa.
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                                            [date] => Friday, 8:41 AM
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                                            [headline] => Lady Cavs win national rugby tournament in Utah
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                                            [front_paragraph] => Local underdog rugby team, Pleasanton Cavaliers, brought home the trophy after a successful run by its team of under-18 girls at the North American Invitational (NAI) 7's tournament last month in Salt Lake City.
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                                            [headline] => Amador's LaHa reflects on teeing it up at U.S. Women's Open
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                                            [front_paragraph] => For Jaclyn LaHa, an incoming junior and star golfer for the Dons, she can add one twist to her summer story none of her classmates can boast of -- playing in the U.S. Women's Open, teeing it up among the world's best at Olympic Club.
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