Granada softball coach Fran Dillard has stepped down for family reasons after 11 years in charge of the Matadors program.

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Concord High softball coach Jerry Wills, who led the Minutemen to the North Coast Section playoffs in each of his eight seasons as head coach, died Wednesday due to complications from lung disease, his wife Beatrice said.

- Updated with service info

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I’m getting to this a little late, but figured it was noteworthy nonetheless. Today is the Under Armour All-American softball game at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. And, as she did last year, recent Deer Valley grad Emily Allard is participating. Allard is set to attend Northwestern in the fall.

I’ll post results from the game tomorrow.

Well, tomorrow’s the big day. Whatever corner of the Bay Area you’ll be in, you can find some good softball and hey, it’s your last chance. Let’s get to the matchups.

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I was going to wait until tomorrow but I figured ya’ll would enjoy a night to debate tomorrow’s games. So, here are the previews for tomorrow’s semifinal softball games.

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So, we’re on to the quarterfinal round this weekend. I won’t be in the office tomorrow, so I figured I’d toss out this weekend’s preview a day early. Enjoy.

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Well, it’s that time of year again. I’ve had a couple requests for a first-round preview, so I figured I’d go game by game for each of the first three divisions. So, enjoy!

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I gotta hand it to NCS, they’re really on top of things today. This may be the earliest they’ve ever gotten brackets up. All brackets are now up.

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Hey everyone. I know you’re probably expecting a live blog from the NCS seeding meeting since that’s normally our custom, but today we’re going to try the more laissez-faire approach. Since it’s a closed-door meeting, we’d just be sitting outside the NCS offices anyway, so when they post the brackets online, I’ll post them on here for everyone to see. Also, check tomorrow’s paper for a recap of the seeds and what they mean. Normally the seeds get posted mid-afternoon, so we can all wait together.

Here’s the latest East Bay Softball Poll. Enjoy

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