San Ramon Valley High’s 7-2 rout of Granada in EBAL girls soccer on Tuesday, coupled with Monte Vista’s 1-1 draw against California, clinched at least a tie for the regular-season title for the Wolves (15-1-4, 9-1-3 ).
The Mustangs (12-0-8, 7-0-6), with 27 points, trail the Wolves by three points with one league game remaining. San Ramon Valley will host Monte Vista at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, needing either a draw or a victory to claim the outright league championship.

Damian Mackey, the first-year football coach of John F. Kennedy-Fremont, is leaving the high school to take an administrative position and will not be the head coach of the Titans next season, he said Thursday.
“I had a lot of conversations with Mr. (Thomas) Hanson (Kennedy’s principal) at Kennedy. We both came to the conclusion that if I was going in this direction, this would be the best way to go,” Mackey said.
Mackey, who taught geometry at Kennedy, is now an administrator at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Hayward. He said he will be a volunteer coach for the Titans next season.
Kennedy athletic director John Webb said longtime assistant Dave Damewood is the interim head coach.
The Titans had a 2011 record of 2-8 overall and 2-4 in MVAL play. Mackey was the second head varsity football coach in Kennedy’s history. Pete Michaletos coached for 46 seasons before retiring after the 2010 season.

Trinity Wilson, one of the top high school track and field athletes in the country, said she will sign a letter-of-intent with UCLA on Wednesday.
“It was the best fit for me. Everybody was really team-oriented,” said the St. Mary’s High senior about UCLA. “I love the school.”

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De Anza High boys basketball player Rishard Williams suffered an apparent concussion during the Dons’ 73-46 loss to El Cerrito Friday night in the Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League.
Williams, a senior guard, hit his head on the court with 2:16 left in the first half.
He left the court on a stretcher and was taken to a nearby hospital, giving a thumb’s up to the crowd, according to El Cerrito assistant coach Raymond Thomas.
Thomas said Williams had some neck pain and was “a little dazed” but was able to move his extremities.

The Pleasanton Rage Soccer Club and Mustang Soccer League will both be having signing parties on Feb. 1, the first day of the national signing period. The Rage bash is at the Pleasanton Marriott, and the Mustang event is at the Mustang Soccer Complex.
An impressive total of 29 girls players from the two clubs combined will be honored. Here they are:
The Rage (11):
Georgia Barnes – University of Hawaii – Northgate High
Rebecca Beasley – Air Force Academy – Dublin High
Darlene Dang – Wellesley College – San Ramon Valley High
Jasmine MacDonald – Azusa Pacific – Granada High
Robin Mertens – Cal Poly – Albany High
Ani Nahapetian – Lehigh University – Amador Valley High
Bria Outland – University of Nevada Reno – Tracy High
Danielle Rodrigues – Fresno State University – Tracy High
Rachel Romero – Indiana University – Salesian High
Cassandra Scroggins – Chico State University – Foothill High
Heather Seeley – Colorado College – Dougherty Valley High
The Mustang 18:
Tye Madison, UCLA, Terra Linda
Haley Perkins, Chico State, Monte Vista
Angie Johnson, Amherst, Monte Vista
Victoria Burns, Washington, O’Dowd
Tyler Cunningham, UC Riverside, Rodriguez High
Celeste Martore, Cal, Castro Valley
Reilly Parker, North Carolina, SRV
Beth Ritter, UC Santa Barbara, SRV
Amanda Davis, Pepperdine, SRV
Shannon Hennessy, Pennsylvania, SRV
Celeste Boureille, Cal, Sacred Heart Cathedral
Tiffany Geer, San Diego State, Live Oak
Khayla Jones, Saint Mary’s, Pinole Valley
Ashley Love, Colorado-Boulder, Las Lomas
Noria Mitchell, Saint Mary’s, Dublin
Cassidy Nicks, Loyola Marymount, Carondelet
Julia Shockley, UC Davis, Logan
Allie Torru, Lafayette, Athenian

 Deer Valley senior goalkeeper Kara Leffle, who was hit in the head during Thursday’s game at Freedom, was diagnosed with a severe concussion and released from a local hospital Friday, according to her father, Ken Leffle.

After she was hit, Kara Leffle had no feeling in her arms and legs. She regained feeling in her arms and legs as she was airlifted to the hospital.

Check out this story about a common high school sports nickname:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/school-t-cougars-because-middle-aged-women-might-161402778.html

I spent some time trying to update the East Bay girls soccer rankings on Wednesday night, and by the time I stopped yanking my hair out I began praying to the soccer gods for strength and guidance.

No clue. The competition is that close.

The EBAL is crazy balanced and exciting. Four teams entered action Thursday night each within a point of first place: San Ramon Valley and Carondelet were tied at 4-1-2 with 14 points, one point ahead of Monte Vista (3-0-4) and California (4-2-1). Granada looms in fifth.

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There has been some movement in the poll, including a switch in the second and third spots.

The East Bay Prep Girls Basketball Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay. Records are through Monday.