The playoff pairings have been announced. Let’s see where teams landed, and break down the brackets.
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The Northgate Tournament, which is a perfect tuneup for the North Coast Section playoffs, always helps line up the top teams heading into the post-season.
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With just two weeks before the post-season, let’s take a look at the teams in the North Coast Section playoff hunt, by division. And remember, this doesn’t include the teams in the Redwood Empire area.
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Our player of the Year candidate previews continue as we move into the Diablo Foothill Athletic League and spotlight setter Sarah Vaccaro.
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As we continue to look at the top players in the East Bay who will be Player of the Year candidates, we now look to the top player on the top team in outside hitter Erin Sherwood
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Let’s stick with liberos as we continue our profiles of East Bay Player of the Year candidates. This week, the case is made Granada’s Melissa Summers.
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When talking about the best players in the East Bay, year after year, it is normally an outside hitter, sometimes a setter or a middle. And when it comes to choosing that player of the year, it is always one of those three, and usually someone who can put the ball down on the opponent’s side of the floor with extreme prejudice.
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We all know of the top teams in the area. We know Bishop O’Dowd will be a force in the Hayward Area Athletic League, we know Foothill will be in the running in the East Bay Athletic League
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So what did we learn at the Deer Valley Tournament? We learned that Presentation is a very, very good team, but let’s keep the discussion to the East Bay squads.
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As the season is officially off and rolling, let’s look at who the favorites should be in each league, before league play gets rolling.
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