John Wade has stepped down as the Miramonte High football coach, becoming the second high-profile coach in as many weeks to step down. In a phone interview with reporter Ben Enos, Wade said his decision was primarily based upon the hope of spending more time with his daughters.

Wade tentatively has plans to help out with the Chabot JC coaching staff, but should not be ruled out of a head coaching job in the Tri-Valley area. He lives in San Ramon and was recently a finalist for the California vacancy. He did not express interest either way in the opening at San Ramon Valley, created when Dave Kravitz resigned late last week.

Flip, flop and fly. Las Lomas four-star wide receiver recruit Diante Jackson has chosen Oregon, the original school he orally committed to in October. The Ducks’ official Web site lists letters of intent in the order they were received, and Jackson is listed as submitting his at 7:59 this morning. Ben Enos, who has been on this story since Jackson scored his first TD this season, will add more later.

9:30 update: Ben Enos here. And so begins letter of intent day eh? We’ll have to wait until the noon press conference at Las Lomas but in the end DIante went with the school he originally chose, Oregon. It’s turning out to be a huge year for Oregon in terms of getting East Bay athletes. You can add Diante to a list that includes Nick Cole, Avery Patterson, Keaton Arden and Jackson Rice. I’ll have more for you as the day goes, including quotes from Diante himself early this afternoon.

Well, Chace Bryson got a call a few minutes ago from De La Salle athletic director Leo Lopoz, who had the 2009 football schedule ready for release. Here’s what Chace wrote.

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We’ve got a couple slideshows for you to enjoy today. First, here is the weekly feature on the photos of the week.

Photos of the week

Next, in case you missed it, here’s the Cream of the Crop slideshow

Cream of the Crop

Ygnacio Valley coach Josh Davis said Thursday that he has stepped down as head football coach of the Warriors, citing a need for a change.

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By now, most wrestling fans know that De La Salle beat Granada 43-15 last night to open the EBAL league season. I was there to see for myself what was up and here are a few impressions I got (cue the Mighty Mighty Bosstones).

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Acalanes football coach Randy Takahashi has stepped down as coach of the Dons, but will remain the school’s athletic director.

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Local high schools were represented well on this year’s Maxpreps.com All-State football teams. Here’s a list of those selected

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Had a chance to talk to Las Lomas WR Diante Jackson today about his decision to switch his verbal commitment from Oregon to Colorado. Here’s some of what he had to say.

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Rivals.com (I believe it was actually first reported by a blog in Colorado named The Ralphie Report) is reporting tonight that Las Lomas WR Diante Jackson is headed to Colorado, switching his oral commitment from Oregon to the Buffaloes.

This switch has been rumored for quite some time. He took an extra visit to Boulder a little while ago and told me he loved every minute of it. He’s a four-star recruit on Rivals, so it should go without saying that the Buffs have to be pretty pleased tonight.

I’ll give the man himself a call later today and I’ll have an online-only interview up this afternoon. So, be sure to check back later.