Stories from the weekend (8/29-8/31)

Lots of high school football stories, as the Modesto Bee launched its eight-day HS football preview on Sunday. It's linked here, as well as many more stories.

There are several high school football stories out of the Modesto Bee this weekend. For a story on the Stanislaus District's must-see games, click here. For the District's top stadiums, click here. For an MMC preview, click here. For the TVL preview, click here. For a look at the Section's playoff format (including what the brackets would have looked like last year), click here. And for preview capsules on every league from down south (they're through the MMC and TVL at the moment), click here.

The Sacramento Bee's Joe Davidson weighed in on his top 10 football teams in the Sac-Joaquin Section. See his post - and already loads of comments attached to it - here.

The Calaveras Enterprise has a cross country preview story that leads with the Bret Harte boys, ranked #1 in the Section by dyestatcal.com. For Jeremy Malamed's story, click here.

Auburn Journal sports editor Todd Mordhorst has a column leading into the opening of the high school sports season. he's also got an announcement for a new web site: www.placersports.com. For Todd's story, click here.

The Auburn Journal also has a preview story on the Colfax volleyball team. For Todd Mordhorst's story, click here.

The El Dorado Hills Telegraph has a preview story on the Oak Ridge cross country teams. For Matt Long's story, click here. Long also has a story on the Oak Ridge football team as it nears its scrimmage game. For that story, click here.

And in the Folsom Telegraph, Long has a story on the Vista del Lago football team and its scrimmage. For that story, click here. And for a preview story on the Folsom soccer team, click here.

The Lodi News-Sentinel has a preview story on the Elliot Christian football team. For Richard Banas II's story, click here. ... The News-Sentinel also has a girls golf preview, leading with Lodi. For the story, click here.

Tokay's Holly Rankin motored to victory in the Stagg Cross Country Invitational. For Stephen Roberson's story in The Record, click here.

MaxPreps.com takes a look at the potential contenders for the CIF Division I state bowl games. Three Section teams (Grant, Casa Roble and Granite Bay) receive mention. For Kevin Askeland's story, click here.

ROUNDUPS: Forest Lake Christian volleyball beat Wilson. Click here. ... Oakmont soccer beat Lincoln-L 10-0. Click here. ... The Lodi volleyball team beat Edison. Click here. ... Chavez beat Central Valley for the Timberwolves Cup at Sierra. Click here. ... The Lodi schools beat the Stockton schools in their Stockton-Lodi volleyball challenge. Click here.